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Increase Efficiency of Highway Freight

Increase Efficiency of Highway Freight. Wisconsin’s Initiatives. AASHTO BOD Workshop 9:30am to 11:30am. Nov 2012. Mark Gottlieb, P. E. Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Chair AASHTO Subcommittee on Highway Transport. Wisconsin DOT Today Overview.

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Increase Efficiency of Highway Freight

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  1. Increase Efficiency of Highway Freight Wisconsin’s Initiatives AASHTO BOD Workshop 9:30am to 11:30am Nov 2012 Mark Gottlieb, P. E. Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Chair AASHTO Subcommittee on Highway Transport

  2. Wisconsin DOT TodayOverview • Freight Operations and Safety • GLRTOC • Wisconsin Truck Parking Grant • Safety and Design Support • TS&W Study & Recommendations • OSOW FN • Configuration focused • MOU – Minnesota/Wisconsin Permits • Freight Reform Initiative • AASHTO SCOHT Resolution *Source: Wisconsin Connections 2030 Plan; WisDOT Strategy 2010-2011

  3. Freight Operations and Safety GLRTOC Partners & Mission The Great Lakes Regional Transportation Operations Coalition (GLRTOC) • Founded 2009 • Eight Member Agencies • Mission: Improve cross-regional transportation operations in support of regional economic competitiveness and improved quality of life.

  4. Freight Operations and Safety GLRTOC Strategies & MCOM Award • Three Strategic Focus Areas • Efficient freight operations • Reliable mobility • TIM / ETO • Multistate Corridor Operations and Management (MCOM) Award (2013-2015) • Connected Centers and Gateway System Expansion • Smart Work Zone Collaboration and Performance

  5. Freight Operations and SafetyTruck Parking • FHWA Discretionary Truck Parking Grant. • Received $1.0 million (Requested $1.8 Million). • Revising work plan based on new budget. • Plan will include both public rest stops and private truck stops along I-94. • Building from lessons learned from the experiences of Minnesota, Michigan, and others gaining efficiencies. • Goals: • Provide real time information about available parking space upstream and online. • Support integrated multi-state regional transportation operations and services for our freight stakeholders.

  6. Freight Operations and Safety Safety and Design Support • ICE – Intersection control evaluation • Review new designs to balance freight mobility and safety. • Ensure new impediments are not created. • Infrastructure design support • Work with designers as freight equipment and infrastructure design continue to evolve and improve to ensure changes to the system adapted to these changes. • Work Zone Mitigation • Balance repairs and modifications with freight mobility and safety.

  7. Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations • 2005 Wisconsin Act 167 mandated creation of a Joint Legislative Council study committee on highway weight limits. • That committee’s recommendation: require WisDOT to contract for a comprehensive TS&W study, focusing on economic benefits, infrastructure protection, and safety. • Comprehensive TS&W study requirement included in 2007 state budget. • Study was completed in 2010 and performed with no predetermined outcomes or expectations. • Study laid the groundwork for the Freight Reform Initiative.

  8. Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations Oversize Overweight Freight Network • Permitted loads growing exponentially • Designate routes for majority of OSOW vehicles • Include redundancy for detours! • Concept has allowed: • Designers to know what needs to be accommodated on which routes. • Planners to shape project priorities/project scheduling. • Construction crews to balance system repairs and maintenance with Freight Mobility. • Permit, Operations, and Enforcement staff to have a reliable routing and incident alert notification.

  9. Truck Size & Weight Study & RecommendationsConfiguration Based • Wisconsin has 36 permit or statutory exemptions for commercial oversize or overweight loads (5 more if Implements are included) • Permits for Non-divisible Loads: 12 Permit Types • Permits for Divisible Loads: 14 Permit Types • Statutory Exemptions: 10 (15 with IoH) • Most recently enacted permits follow federal bridge formula and are consistent with the WI Truck Size/Weight Study • TS&W study looked at a cross section of vehicle configurations. • Like recent regulatory changes and the goal moving forward is to focus on the physics of the load configuration not commodity.

  10. Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations MOU with Minnesota • Harmonize permit conditions and size/weight law between states. • Work together on development of an electronic interface between MN and WI permit systems. • This Portal will eliminate having to enter duplicative application data. • Both states will review their portions of the route and issue permits according to existing state law. • Have regular operational contact to keep the sister state informed on near border restrictions and head off cross-border re-routes.

  11. Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations Freight Reform Initiative • Aligning DOT actions to industry needs and Wisconsin’s economic engine. • Empowering DOT to respond to and create growth opportunities for Wisconsin. • Proactive approach to enacting transportation legislation and regulations that impact business. • Forging strategic partnerships with industry.

  12. Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations Freight Reform Initiative • Invite Industry to Participate in annual Freight Summits • “Freight Friendly” regulations • Develop Multimodal Freight Network

  13. Truck Size & Weight Study & Recommendations Freight Reform Initiative • Regulations should: • Preserve or improve safety • Ensure competitive and efficient freight regulation and infrastructure • Balance economic benefits and rate of infrastructure degradation • Streamline and minimize procedures • Strive to maintain a level playing field • Address energy and environmental needs through efficiency and innovation “Freight Friendly Wisconsin”

  14. AASHTO SCOHT ResolutionBackground • SCOHT Committee and Specialized Carriers met in Milwaukee July 2012. • Two charges of the Committee and themes coming out of the meeting: • Size and Weight Study requirements in MAP 21 • Permit condition harmonization • Resolution does not speak to Size and Weight. Only permit operational conditions.

  15. AASHTO SCOHT ResolutionBackground • Manufacturing and production has shifted for ship and build to build and ship even across state lines. • These shipments are most often carried by specialized trucks with state issued permits. • Permitted loads are increasingly being delayed at borders between states. • These delays cost shippers and carriers significant lose or revenue.

  16. AASHTO SCOHT ResolutionBackground • Goal is to focus on initial operational issues as opposed to all issues at once. • Resolution has been sent to SCOH and BOD for adoption. • At the same time Resolution has been adopted by AASHTO Regional SCOHT committees and work to harmonize within each region is underway.

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