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SASHTO 2009 Water: The New Multimodal Outlook

SASHTO 2009 Water: The New Multimodal Outlook. September 1, 2009 US DOT / Maritime Administration By Lauren Brand South Atlantic Gateway Office. Cargo Preference Deepwater Ports & Offshore Activities National Port Strategy & Strategic Ports Ready Reserve Fleet Shipyards

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SASHTO 2009 Water: The New Multimodal Outlook

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  1. SASHTO 2009Water: The New Multimodal Outlook September 1, 2009 US DOT / Maritime Administration By Lauren Brand South Atlantic Gateway Office

  2. Cargo Preference Deepwater Ports & Offshore Activities National Port Strategy & Strategic Ports Ready Reserve Fleet Shipyards Title XI shipbuilding loan guarantees Hurricane Recovery Assistance Port & Terminal Infrastructure Development America’s Marine Highways Port Security Grants Shipper & Carrier Outreach Workforce Development What does the US Department of Transportation/Maritime Administration do?

  3. Gateways Represent the Region to MARAD & MARAD to the Region • MARAD’s Gate- way Offices at key U.S. ports. • New York • Norfolk • Miami • Chicago • St Louis • New Orleans • Seattle • Long Beach • San Francisco • Houston (TBD)

  4. “Gateway” Point of Access to Another Network • We work with the following on regional projects focusing particularly on planning and environmental issues • MARAD HQ staff, state and local authorities including MPO’s • Congressional representatives at the local district • A broad range of port, shipper and carrier stakeholders

  5. What Else Do Gateway Offices Do? • Identify transportation bottlenecks and ways to improve freight movement • Serve on National Port Crisis Team reporting on regional and local events • Work on environmental and community challenges in the ports and their intermodal connections • Perform field reviews for various grant programs

  6. MS DOT & SASHTO to MARAD Aug 3, 2009 • “The I-10 corridor is much more than a Highway and Maritime corridor. To understand its depth and reach, state and federal governments need to consider the whole modal network as interconnected rather than each mode separately.” Mr. Butch Brown

  7. MS DOT & SASHTO to MARAD (cont’d) • “Regionally, the (Southeast) Alliance’s ports and waterways play an integral role off the I-10 Corridor but are only one piece of a much larger modal system...This means adopting a regional system perspective between the modes, i.e. rail, truck, marine vessel, aviation and pipeline, which works to improve modal performance by utilizing corridor operations.”

  8. Major Freight Truck Bottlenecks Source: Cambridge Systematics, Inc. for FHWA October 2005

  9. North American Rail Network (Bottlenecks & Congestion Areas) Note: Atlanta area rail network most congested in South Atlantic

  10. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 established theAmerica’s Marine Highway Program • Marine Highway Corridors: Designating Corridors will integrate the Marine Highway into the surface transportation system and encourage the development of multi-jurisdictional coalitions to focus public and private efforts and investment.

  11. America’s Marine Highways:

  12. Recommended Marine Highway: I-10 between Texas and Florida Recommended by Mississippi Department of Transportation w/the Southern Assn of State Highway Transportation Officials on Aug 3, 2009

  13. Projected Congestion Along I-10 by 2020 Source: Wilbur Smith Associates & FHWA

  14. Marine Highway Corridor Recommendations Received for Southeast US as of August 28th • I – 10 Sponsor: Mississippi DOT • I – 40 : Oklahoma DOT & Arkansas Waterway Commission • I – 49 : Port of Morgan City, LA • I – 55 : Southeast Missouri Regional PA • I – 65 : Ohio DOT • I – 95 : The I-95 Coalition • In development: I-2 Beltway, Puerto Rico Final Rule Anticipated Early Fall 2009

  15. What is the Next Step?

  16. Next Step:Marine Highway Project Designation • Designating Marine Highway Projects is aimed at mitigating landside congestion by starting new or expanding existing services to provide the greatest benefit to the public in terms of congestion relief, improved air quality, reduced energy consumption and other factors. Designated Projects will receive direct support from the Department of Transportation.

  17. Marine Highway Projects • DOT Support to Designated Projects May Include: • Promote the Service with planners, private sector and decision makers. • Coordinate with ports, state DOTs, MPOs, government and private sector to support the service. • Pursue Memorandums of agreement with other Federal entities that own or ship cargos. • Designation on Secretary’s list of high-priority transportation infrastructure projects to expedite permit review. • Work with planners to incorporate in transportation planning. • Assist with developing individual performance measures.

  18. Final quote from MS DOT application to MARAD • “Mississippi, in coordination with the Southeast Alliance, understands the dynamics of the multi-modal infrastructure necessary for today’s 21st century economy. … The AMH program will be integrated into the surface transportation system maximizing the development of intermodalism in the region.”

  19. Thank you for welcoming me aboard! Lauren Brand 305-890-6016 Lauren.Brand@dot.gov www.marad.dot.gov

  20. Marine Highway Projects • Application Evaluation Criteria • Overall Benefit of the Project: • Scope: How much freight or how many passengers would be impacted? • Impact: Are the reductions in critical areas? • Public benefit: What are the benefits in congestion reduction, energy savings, emissions, and safety? • Return on Investment/Feasibility: • Offsetting Costs: What publicly funded expenses does the project alleviate? • Feasibility: Is it likely to achieve self-sustaining operation? • Cost Effectiveness (Government): What is the cost to the government to support the project?

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