I-10 Western Connected Freight Corridor

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1 I-10 Western Connected Freight Corridor CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS STUDY

2 I-10 Corridor Coalition Created among the four state transportation agencies along the western portion of Interstate 10: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

3 I-10 Corridor Coalition Coalition intends to share agency expertise and resources, jointly test technologies and operation improvements, implement improvements by state or across the corridor, and share best practices within the Coalition. This study is the first project to be executed under the Coalition.

4 I-10 Western Connected Freight Corridor Pooled Fund Study Funded through FHWA Transportation Pooled Fund program, combining transportation planning funds from all four states.

5 GOAL: produce a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for implementing operations and technologies that create a streamlined, connected vehicle experience for safe carriers across the I-10 Corridor, reducing friction for goods movement and expanding economic development in the West.

6 I-10 Western Connected Freight Corridor Pooled Fund Study Project administered by Team lead by Completed by Including March 2018

7 What Is a ConOps? A ConOps is a user-oriented, non-technical document that describes a system's operational characteristics from the viewpoints of various stakeholders who will use the system.

8 The ConOps Will Identify possible operations and technology improvements that could ease goods movement in the I-10 Corridor Engage stakeholders in determining corridor improvements that could have the biggest benefits for Corridor users Understand the factors that could affect implementation of suggested improvements Develop high-level scenarios of improvements, how the scenarios would operate, and why those scenarios would be more beneficial than alternatives Allow further detailed plans for implementation of operations and technology improvements to be developed by each state or across the Corridor

9 I-10 Western Connected Freight Corridor Area of Study

10 Economic Importance of I-10 Corridor I-10 connects metropolitan areas with high concentrations of transportation and logistics employment (a measure of freight activity), with these rankings among metro areas nationally: Los Angeles (4th) Riverside-San Bernardino (5th) Phoenix (11th) Houston (6th)

11 Economic Importance of I-10 Corridor I-10 connects major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports, as measured by the following measures: Short tons of Total Trade per year: Los Angeles, 60 million Long Beach, 78 million Houston, 241 million Beaumont, 87 million Total containers per year: Los Angeles, 8.1 million TEUs Long Beach, 7.2 million TEUs Houston, 2.1 million TEUs

12 WESTERN CONNECTED FREIGHT CORRIDOR Study Process Task Develop the Work Plan Corridor Inventory and Stakeholder Identification Information Search and Synthesis Description Define study tasks, deliverables and schedule Collect information from state DOTs on corridor facilities and function; identify stakeholders and interests for project input and communication Summarize and synthesize relevant information to build a tool box for development of the needs assessment; identifying possible operational improvements and technology that could be deployed in I-10 corridor

13 WESTERN CONNECTED FREIGHT CORRIDOR Study Process Task Needs Assessment Develop and Verify Integrated Freight Corridor Concepts with User Operational Scenarios Identify Corridor Implementation Issues Description Collect input on user needs by interviewing stakeholders, and by workshops in each state to identify and prioritize user needs for the corridor Develop alternative corridor concepts and operational scenarios; get feedback from a User Advisory Group on what would work best for corridor users Evaluate and rank alternative corridor concepts and operational scenarios; determinate which will be further developed in the ConOps

14 WESTERN CONNECTED FREIGHT CORRIDOR Study Process Task Develop Concept of Operations Compile the Final Report Description User-oriented document that describes system's operational characteristics from end-user viewpoint; Develop high-level scenarios of improvements, how they would operate, and why those scenarios would be more beneficial than alternatives; allow detailed plans for implementation of operations and technology improvements to be developed by each state or across the Corridor; builds on/incorporates other tasks content in approachable document. Incorporate task deliverables in usable, approachable, easily understood document for future corridor efforts.

15 Technical Advisory Committee State/Agency Arizona Department of Transportation California Department of Transportation New Mexico Department of Transportation Texas Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Member Reza Karimvand Dianne Kresich (Project Manager) Matt Hanson Paul Sittig Caroline Mays Tom Kearney

16 WESTERN CONNECTED FREIGHT CORRIDOR Study Schedule Element Planning Corridor Inventory and Technology Review Stakeholder Needs Assessment Connected Corridor User Scenarios Imagining a Future I-10: ConOps Development QTR4 QTR1 QTR2 QTR3 QTR4 QTR1

17 What Freight Programs Could Be Possible Along Corridor? Freight Stakeholders will determine the most needed freight programs to be enabled by the Corridor ConOps, but corridor programs could include: Interstate credentialing and permitting for regular and oversize/overweight movements. Truck parking and reservation systems. Transponder and roadside detection technology for safety and weight enforcement. Truck platooning and other commercial motor vehicle automation. Corridor-wide information on congestion, work zones and weather.

18 For More Information: If you have questions about the study or suggestions for operational improvements and technologies to improve freight movement along the I-10 Corridor, contact: