local and state partnerships: freight in north central pa
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Presentation by Amy Kessler, North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission, at the Freight Partnership V meeting, July 31, 2013 in Washington, DCTRANSCRIPT
Amy Kessler: North Central Pennsylvania RPO Freight Partnership V Meeting – July 31, 2013 Washington, DC
The Appalachian Region: 200,000 square-mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi
Pennsylvania: 44,816.61 Square-miles
North Central RPO
• Sq. Mi - 5,100
• Pop -224,000
• 43 people per sq. mi.
• Roughly the size of the state of Connecticut
Success: An opportunity to encourage and link Land Use – Transportation and Economic Development Decision-Making
Challenges Faced?
Planning is typically done in silos Private Sector Confidentiality
Public Perspectives Fear of the unknown
DuBois Intermodal Facility – A Public-Private Project Success Story
Partnership between:
North Central PennDOT Township Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad
First/Last Mile Issues: • Intersection geometry/control • Poor turning radii • Congestion/choke points
BEFORE: 2 Major Freight Corridors
BEFORE:
DuBois Intermodal Facility – A Public-Private Project Success Story
Getting truck access to the site: • Rural – 2 lane roadway
• No intersection signal control
• Poor truck turning movements
DuBois Intermodal Facility – A Public-Private Project Success Story
Canadian National (CN) lumber reload center opened on October 1, 2005 Fully Operational and at Capacity. Looking for additional land to expand All “external’ infrastructure improvements have been made Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)
AFTER:
AFTER:
DuBois Intermodal Facility – A Public-Private Project Success Story
Road improvements made by PennDOT and North Central RPO
• Roadway widening
• Turning Lane
• Signalized intersection
• Railroad crossing improvement
Improvements made by Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad
• Internal roads
• Rail sidings
DuBois Intermodal Facility – A Public-Private Project Success Story
• The site provides Intermodal Solutions to companies throughout the region
• Provide discounted backhaul freight rates and economic incentives for shippers moving freight to the west.
Oil & Gas Piping – Marcellus Shale Industry
DuBois Intermodal Facility - A Public-Private Project Success Story
DuBois Intermodal Facility – Construction Grade Lumber. Railroad Ties and Pipe
• The DuBois location is within reach of several major markets including Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York and New Jersey
Questions?
A hundred years after we are gone and forgotten, those who never heard of us will be living with the results of our actions.
- Oliver Wendell Homes, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
