WisDOT’s Multimodal Priority Freight NetworkGovernor’s Freight Industry Summit

Draft November 12, 2012Sandra K. Beaupre’

Wisconsin DOT

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Presentation Overview

Multimodal Priority Freight Network Project Overview

Project Deliverables and Benefits

Future Activities and Next Steps

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Freight Network Project Overview - ContextTo better address freight-related issues, and be moreresponsive to freight industry concerns, WisDOT set out to:

Develop a prioritized transportation network that targets freight mobility needs

Establish a dynamic process that defines a short term program of potential activities, including ongoing data updates

Evaluate how to encourage increased integration of freight data into WisDOT program and policy decisions

Create an investment and decision support tool, rather than a long range plan or State Freight Plan

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Presentation to TPFC in August

• Key Discussion Pointso Preliminary Freight Network Analysis

Findings

o Freight Network Stakeholder Outreach to Date

• Areas for Future WisDOT Considerationo Policy Issues Based on Analysis Findings

o Policy Issues Based on Stakeholder Feedback Photo Credit: dsi-tms.com

Map Credit: ops.fhwa.dot.gov, 2007

Recent Activity

September – Held additional stakeholder meetings with air cargo representatives, additional Wisconsin trucking businesses and marine port operators

Documented where “Freight Factors” for other modes were already present, or could be incorporated

Completed Stage 1 scoring for Priority Highway Freight Network “Freight Factor” for program analysis

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High-level renderings of the state’s Multimodal Priority Freight Network

Communication tool for policy makers and freight stakeholders

Freight Network State Level Maps

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Draft High-Level Summary Map of Priority Highway Freight Network

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Draft High-Level Map of Railroads, Intermodal Container Facilities, Transloading Facilities, and Marine Ports

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Priority Highway “Freight Factor”Highway segment based scoring developed to

summarize many freight-specific data points

Highway segment scores over 1 have met at least one of the criteria thresholds, which were set high (all scoring values are well above the statewide average)

Higher scoring segments have a relatively higher freight mobility value, and can be used for prioritization

Scores could be used to match up with other Department data in GIS, informing the project initiation and scoping process

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Priority Highway Freight Criteria

Commodity flow characteristicsOriginating, Terminating, Internal and OverheadCommodities have different flow characteristics

and supply chains

High Truck Volume on routes not designated Corridors 2030 Backbone or Connector

Higher than average daily trucks per lane

WisDOT’s Primary and Secondary Oversize/Overweight Highway Freight Routes

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Identifying the Draft Highway Network

Criteria

Thresholds

Hierarchy

• Highway Freight Segments (traffic segments) assigned scores for priority ranking

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Draft Highway Freight Factor Priority Score Map

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WisDOT’s Freight Data Warehouse

Information about Wisconsin’s top freight commodities is contained in the Commodity Profiles

Template maps showing analysis of Wisconsin commodities, industry clusters and commodity flow

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Wisconsin’s Top Freight CommoditiesRaw Materials Manufactured

ProductsAgriculture – Crops,

Livestock and Poultry production

Mining – Construction and Industrial Sands; Stone and Aggregates; Coal and Metallic Ores

Forest Products – Logging and Timber

Food Products (value-added)Paper and Pulp Products, PrintingPrimary and Fabricated Metal

ProductsIndustrial and Commercial MachineryTransportation EquipmentClay, Concrete, Glass and Stone

Products (Construction)Lumber and Wood Products, FurnitureChemicals, Rubber and Plastic

ProductsHigh-Tech Computing, Navigation and

InstrumentsElectrical Equipment

Priority Freight Network:Commodity ProfilesTop Wisconsin freight

commodities by tonnage, value and regional economic importance

Profiles contain descriptive statistics, commodity flows and forecasts

Profile data helped identify critical freight routes and facilities

Maps showing highways and counties generating the most Food Product tonnage reveal Commodity Flow Corridors for further study and analysis .

Originating Food Tonsby County:

Less than 100,000

100,000 to 500,000

500,000 to 1 million

1 million to 2 million

Over 2 million

Originating Food Tonsby Highway:

Less than 50,000

50,000 to 500,000

500,000 to 1.5 million

1.5 million to 3.5 million

Over 3.5 million

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Freight Network GIS Benefits to WisDOTDynamic Trends can be quickly incorporated into alternatives

analyses – to make quality investment decisions in real-time

Analysis results are transferable to existing program prioritization algorithms

Planning and programming maps and data are easily shared within WisDOT through the interactive corridor maps application

Interactive GIS database allows WisDOT to add new features, like future data updates and analysis of change over time

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Screen shot from WisDOT’s Interactive Corridor Maps Application Tool for Planning & Programming Staff

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Future Activities & Next Steps

Finalize preliminary year end report on the Multimodal Priority Freight Network

Integrate freight data “Factors” into current and future programs

Update Commodity Flow Data to 2011 in early 2013, develop data maintenance and update policies for other information

Engage in ongoing dialogue with freight stakeholders

Continue efforts to improve and refine data and analysis methods

Thank You!Questions?