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Gaston Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan Update Freight Plan 2007. Goal: To satisfy the SAFETEA-LU requirements by including freight planning in the GUAMPO Long Range Transportation Plan. Objectives Identify Gaston Urban Area’s freight network
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Gaston Urban AreaMetropolitan Planning Organization2030 Long Range Transportation Plan UpdateFreight Plan 2007
Goal: To satisfy the SAFETEA-LU requirements by including freight planning in the GUAMPO Long Range Transportation Plan. Objectives • Identify Gaston Urban Area’s freight network • Determine the freight impact on existing infrastructure • Assess the communities perception of freight • Identify existing transportation projects with freight impact • Create a freight planning strategy GUAMPO Freight Plan
Freight Roadway Distribution Existing Freight AADT 2030 Freight AADT
Major freight employers are located near I-85 • I-85 existing/2030 LOS D & E Freight Transportation Access
Highway Improvements G a s t o n U r b a n A r e a 2 0 3 0 L o n g R a n g e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P l a n U p d a t e
Rail Improvements G a s t o n U r b a n A r e a 2 0 3 0 L o n g R a n g e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n P l a n U p d a t e
Gaston Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization2030 Long Range Transportation Plan UpdateFreight Plan 2007