hrtpo and urban freight r/r operations
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HRTPO and Urban Freight R/R Operations Robert B. Case, PE, Principal Transportation Engineer
HRTPO Involvement in Freight Rail
1. Recommendations for reducing conflict between rail and highways
2. Reporting rail needs developed by others3. Promoting the consideration of freight4. Promoting projects which help freight rail
HRTPO Involvement in Freight Rail
1. Recommendations for reducing conflict between rail and highways
2. Reporting rail needs developed by others3. Promoting the consideration of freight4. Promoting projects which help freight rail
Suffolk Rail Impact Study (2007)
• Purpose– To analyze the effects of increasing rail traffic
through Suffolk on mobility and safety of its citizens
– To provide the City with options to reduce the impacts
Traffic Impact of an Inland Port in Hampton Roads (2011)
• Purpose:– To examine the impacts
an inland port located on the western edge of Hampton Roads would have on regional highway congestion.
HRTPO Involvement in Freight Rail
1. Recommendations for reducing conflict between rail and highways
2. Reporting rail needs developed by others3. Promoting the consideration of freight4. Promoting projects which help freight rail
Regional Freight Study (2007)
• Purpose– To identify, develop, and
evaluate transportation strategies to improve the movement of goods.
Future Needs for Rail
• Heartland Corridor Project• Commonwealth Railway Line
Purchase• APM Terminals Rail Yard Expansion• Suffolk Connection from CSX to
Commonwealth Railway• Portsmouth Subdivision Height
Clearances• Intermodal Improvements- Crewe
to Suffolk• Double Stack Clearance
Improvements for CSX
HRTPO Involvement in Freight Rail
1. Recommendations for reducing conflict between rail and highways
2. Reporting rail needs developed by others3. Promoting the consideration of freight4. Promoting projects which help freight rail
Freight Transportation Advisory Committee (FTAC)
• Purpose– To advise the HRTPO Board re freight– To raise awareness of importance of freight– To collect public input re freight
FTAC Membership
• Butch Crane, K-Line America• Keith Helton, Givens Transportation• Ron Drogan, CrossGlobe Group• Bill Bell, Northrop Grumman• Chris Luebbers, Norfolk Southern• Art Moye, Va. Maritime Assoc.• Curtis Hall, Target• Brien Craft, Wal-Mart Distribution
FTAC Activities
• Co-sponsored inaugural Virginia Freight Transportation Summit
• Produced “A Region United” video promoting the importance of freight movement to Hampton Roads citizens.
HRTPO Involvement in Freight Rail
1. Recommendations for reducing conflict between rail and highways
2. Reporting rail needs developed by others3. Promoting the consideration of freight4. Promoting projects which help freight rail
Prioritization Tool
• Used for selecting projects for HRTPO Long-Range Transportation Plan – from which all capacity-building highway and
transit projects must be selected
• Rail– Candidate intermodal projects are given points
for “Improves Freight Movement by Rail”
Regional Performance Measures
• Purpose– To set targets and determine progress thereby
informing selection of projects
• Measures include:– Rail Mode Share, freight w/ local origins– Rail Mode Share, freight w/ local destinations
– Targets for these:
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