Beaver County Freight Profile

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1 Final Plan County Freight Profile SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA REGIONAL FREIGHT PLAN County Freight Profiles Page BE-1

2 Final Plan County Freight Profile County Freight At-a-Glance County Size: Population 2014: 169,392 Total Freight 2011: square miles with 54 municipalities.5 MTons Total Freight 2040: 28.6 MTons 55% increase vs Key Industries: Construction, Manufacturing, Retail Trade Similar to other locations in the region, freight developments in County were historically driven by the steel industry with heavy industrial and manufacturing sites located along the Ohio corridor. While remnants of such sites remain today, the county is now one of the most densely populated within the region and home to a variety of mostly light to medium manufacturing sites. It is also poised to see radical changes and further economic revitalization in the coming years as recent announcements by Royal Dutch Shell indicate that construction of a multibillion dollar ethane cracker plant west of will become reality. The cracker plant development is anticipated by many to be a game-changer for the region, introducing direct economic benefits and ripple effects for industry, manufacturing, and multimodal freight transportation opportunities well beyond the county s borders. Existing Freight Activity Areas Profile 3a While localized freight activity can be found throughout County, freight clusters are heavily concentrated along essentially the entire length of the Ohio corridor from the state line east to Allegheny County. A second string of clusters likewise follows the CSX and NS mainlines and PA, all of which parallel the, running north-south from the -Rochester area north to Lawrence County. Smaller clusters are also found in the northwest corner of County in Darlington Township, and along the northern county border in the vicinity of Ellwood City. Existing Transportation Systems Profile 3b Major east-west highway corridors for County include I- Pennsylvania Turnpike and PA, while north-south connections include I-3, PA, PA, and PA. Six different rail lines with Class I, II, and III services provide extensive rail options through the county, including major facilities such as the NS Conway Yard in the Conway/Freedom area. Coupled with barge travel along the Ohio, the Montgomery lock and dam, at least five multimodal transfer facilities, two general aviation airport plus east access via I-3 to Pittsburgh International Airport, County is generally well represented across the various freight modes. System & Commodity Details Profile 3c Highway Freight Network: Currently, only the Interstates I- and I-3 through County are included on the federally-designated National Highway Freight Network NHFN, and no intermodal connector or similar designated routes exist. As most freight development within the county does not typically follow the Interstate corridors, state routes including PA, PA, and PA provide key highway freight access and connectivity. Multimodal Connections: With direct access to the Ohio and extensive rail lines, a number of multimodal transfer sites operate within the county. Several sites are clustered in the area, including intermodal container transfers and truck-port-rail connectivity, and functioning as part of a broader industrial area that continues south into Allegheny County e.g., Leetsdale Industrial Park. The NS Conway Yard, barge terminals in, power plant activities in Shippingport, and apparent barge moorings in Midland all represent a strong multimodal presence throughout the county. Commodity Details and Influences: Seventh in overall commodity tonnage in the SPC region, County s outbound mix of freight is one of the region s most diverse with 15-20% each in nonmetallic minerals, coal, primary metal products, secondary traffic, and other commodities. In contrast, almost half of all inbound freight consists of coal alone. Mode share details also emphasize that access to the county s rail and water transportation systems are crucial for example, whereas most other counties typically see trucking as the dominant mode, County s inbound freight shares consist of % water, 27% rail, and only 22% truck. System Data and Analyses Profile 3d Trade Partners: In reviewing the intercounty highway freight flows for the SPC region, County s leading trade partners include each of the adjacent counties, notably with higher outbound traffic to Allegheny and Washington Counties. Beyond the SPC region and with a heavy emphasis on rail and waterborne freight, leading trade partners mostly span west into Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan, Indiana, and Wyoming. Highway Freight Operations: Highway truck volumes within County are highest along I- the Pennsylvania Turnpike, though much of that travel likely consists of through-traffic. Notable truck volumes also occur along I-3 and along the Ohio, PA and PA. Countywide, potential highway infrastructure restrictions include: 162 miles 10% of county total of weight restricted roadway including, for example, SR 1 and SR 2 4 restricted vertical clearance locations beneath highway bridges 5 restricted vertical clearance locations beneath railroad bridges 27 bridges with posted weight limits Truck delays in the county generally coincide with various arterial corridors, most notably including segments along PA in South Heights, PA in East Rochester, Broadhead Road south of the Valley Mall, PA in, and PA in Falls. Growth Potential: Based on existing land use, County mostly consists of residential, agriculture, forest, and undeveloped land, but with key pockets of industrial, commercial, and extraction activity along the Ohio corridor in,,, Shippingport, and Georgetown. Potential growth areas based on employment and commodity growth estimates appear to be concentrated mainly in the south-central portion of the county, with a focus between the PA, PA, PA, and PA corridors. Central to this growth is the future ethane cracker plant located west of and along the Ohio in the vicinity of the I-3/PA Interchange. Future Freight Focus Areas Profile 3e Regional Freight Network Considerations: As mapped on County Freight Profile 3e and in order to link multimodal freight activity areas and focus areas within County and across the region, freight-significant roadways beyond the federally-designated NHFN routes proposed for inclusion on the Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Highway Freight Network are: Intercounty Routes: PA north of I-3, PA, PA south of New Brighton Connector Routes: PA for approximately 2 miles west of I-3 to Montgomery Dam Rd, PA north of New Brighton, PA west of the Focus Areas and Potential Planning Actions: Key focus areas within County mainly entail multimodal freight access or connectivity interests, particularly along PA and PA parallel to the Ohio, as well as PA from the area to points north. Such interests are largely related to existing and proposed freight clusters along each corridor, including the future ethane cracker plant and potential offshoot developments that may dramatically affect freight and related economic activities within the county and across the region. The summary table on the following page and the corresponding map on County Freight Profile 3e highlight relevant freight focus areas and potential future planning actions specific to the county. A brief list of sample projects extracted from other planning sources that may also influence freight and goods movement on a broader regional level is also included for reference. County Freight Profiles Page BE-2

3 Final Plan County Freight Focus Areas, Potential Planning Actions, and Sample Projects Freight Focus Area Focal Points Potential Planning Actions Sample Projects with Regionally-Relevant Freight Influence Potential Map Key BE-1 BE-2 BE-3 BE-4 Category Location Description West of PA /PA 989 freight and multimodal activity, high truck tonnage area PA freight and multimodal activity; brownfield development area PA /PA freight and multimodal activity PA at I-3 Interchange, high truck tonnage area, and future ethane cracker plant Freight Activity Future Development Infrastructure Operations Access & Connectivity Stage x x x x 2 x x x x 2 x x x x 2 x x x 2-6 BE-5 Falls Truck travel via PA x 2 BE-6 Homewood PA light freight activity x x x x 2 Actions Ohio, PA, and PA Multimodal Freight Corridor Assessment PA Freight Access and Connectivity Assessment Future Development Opportunities Shell Ethane Cracker Plant 60 acre dismantling yard Former J & L Steel Mill Highway Candidates TIP, TYP, SPC LRTP, PA Turnpike Commission I-: Bridge Replacement $150M 2020 I-: Mainline Bridge Replacement over Brush Creek $6M 2019 I-3/PA Intersection Realignment $60M ST PA 2004 Freedom Road Improvements $82M ST PA Hwy Restoration Ohio State to SR 4004 $10.3M MT PA Hwy Restoration Allegheny Co to PA $10.1M MT PA 3 Koppel Bridge Replacement $9.75M ST, $21.5M MT Rail Candidates RTAP, RFAP, PA State Rail Plan Middleton Properties West 4,800 track rehab; 2,700 new track $0.6M 2015 PA SW RR Rehabilitate five tracks, a pit track, turnout $0.5M 2015 PSWR Track and Yard Improvements Project $4.4M ST NS Main Line Track Stabilization Project $60M LT Inland Waterways USACE Upper Ohio Navigation Study RE: Emsworth, Dashields, and Montgomery Locks and Dams BE-7 Koppel PA 3 multimodal activity x x x 1 Monitor local freight activity, truckrail connectivity, and operations Other Candidates and Visionary Projects SR Underpass Intermodal Site SPC LRTP Zelienople Airport Interest in business / warehousing activity Note: Project samples were extracted from other planning sources and shown here for reference only; they do not necessarily reflect current project details, priorities, or funding commitments for any specific program. Note: ST Short-Term , MT Mid-Term , LT Long-Term Legend: Planning Actions Stage 1 Outreach and Screening 3 Study Phase 5 Programming and Funding 2 Concept Development 4 Engineering and Design 6 Implementation and Monitoring Legend: Freight Focus Area Categories Corridor Economic Freight Localized Multimodal Travel Development Clusters Freight Sites Activity County Freight Profiles Page BE-3

4 SW PA Regional Freight Plan Profile 3a County Freight Profile Existing Freight Activity Areas Legend Freight Activity Localized Freight Activity Freight Activity Cluster Roadways Darlington Ohio Corridor 8 Shippingport Harshaville New Big 1 12 Falls West 14 Northern Communities Ellwood City Corridor 1 3 Central / Southern Communities 4 Ohio Freedom Zelienople Eastern Communities Interstates U.S. Highways State Highways Secondary Roads Railroads Class I Class II Class III Other Major s Urbanized Areas County Boundary State Boundary Key Freight Cluster Areas South Heights Harmony - Conway East Rochester West of Industry - Shippingport Midland Georgetown - Glasgow Falls Homewood Koppel Ellwood City Darlington Township Ü Monongahela Miles

5 SW PA Regional Freight Plan Profile 3b County Freight Profile Existing Transportation Systems Legend Roadways Interstates U.S. Highways State Highways 1 Darlington Shippingport Harshaville 3 New Big County Montgomery Falls 1 West Ellwood City Ohio Freedom Zelienople Zelienople Muni Secondary Roads Primary Highway Freight System Truck Facilities Rest Area/Service Center - Public Travel Plaza/Truck Stop - Private 0 Truck Parking/Weigh Station no facilities Truck Idle Air/Electrification Runaway Truck Ramp XW Intermodal Facilities Air & Truck Port & Truck à Rail & Truck x Truck & Truck &3 Truck - Port - Rail Railroads Other o Intermodal Connector Freight Related Class I: CSX Transportation Class I: Norfolk Southern Class I: Canadian National Railway Class II: Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad Class II: Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Class III Railroads Commercial Aviation Airport 79 Ü Monongahela p General Aviation Airport Tunnels with Hazmat Restrictions Lock/Dam Fleeting Area Major s Urbanized Areas County Boundary State Boundary County Seat Miles

6 Frieght MTons SW PA Regional Freight Plan County Freight Profile System & Commodity Details National Highway Freight Network NHFN Primary Highway Freight System PHFS Routes I- PA Turnpike Non-PHFS Interstate Routes I-3 Freight System Details Profile 3c Rail Networks Class I Rail CSXT CSX Transportation NS Norfolk Southern Class II Rail BPRR Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad Class III Rail AOR and Ohio Railroad PSWR Pennsylvania Southwestern Railroad YSRR Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad Freight System Details Intermodal Facilities see numbered location on Profile 3b Pittsburgh Intermodal Terminals, Inc. 28 General Material Terminals 29 Con-Am Warehouse & Distribution Services, Inc. Regional Distribution & Manufacturing 74 Pittsburgh Intermodal Terminals Interstate Miles of Highways and Railroads by Type US Highway PA State Routes Class I Rail Primary Highway Freight System PHFS Not on PHFS Class II Rail Class III Rail PHFS Intermodal Connectors None Additional Freight Roads Included as part of National Network NN No additions beyond NHFN Other not covered by NHFN or NN PA, PA, PA, PA Key Crossroads New Galilee: I-3 Vanport-Rochester- Area: multiple junctions between I-3, PA, PA, PA, and PA Access Ohio Tonnages by Commodity max tonnage shipped in 2014 Total: 21 million Coal: 14.5 million Petroleum: 1.3 million Crude Materials: 3.5 million Airports Commercial Aviation None General Aviation County Airport Zelienople Municipal Airport County Population Clusters 2014 Census Estimate 70% 7% 7% 6% 5% 5% Hopewell Township Center Township Economy Borough City Falls City Remainder Total County Population: 169,392 Key Industries by County Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction Utilities Construction Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Year Freight Data 55%.5 Commodity Details Outbound Mode Share Water, 38% Rail, 8% Truck, 54% Trading Partners and Inbound/Outbound Commodities based on 2011 tonnage millions Top Five Outbound Commodities MTons Commodity Group MTons Commodity Group 1.4 Nonmetallic Minerals 1.6 Nonmetallic Minerals 1.4 Coal 5.5 Coal Top Five Inbound Commodities 1.2 Primary Metal Products 0.6 Primary Metal Products 1.2 Secondary Traffic 0.7 Petroleum or Coal Products 0.7 Clay, Concrete, Glass or Stone 0.8 Clay, Concrete, Glass or Stone 5.9 Top 5 Subtotals 81% 9.2 Top 5 Subtotals 82% 1.4 Other Subtotals 19% 2.0 Other Subtotals % Retail Trade Total All Commodities 11.2 Total All Commodities Transportation and Warehousing Industry comprises more than 15% of the county's freight-related employment Industry comprises more than 5% of the county's freight-related employment Inbound Outbound Inbound Mode Share Water, % Truck, 22% Rail, 27% Top Five Outbound Trade Partners Top Five Inbound Trade Partners MTons Trade Partner MTons Trade Partner 0.9 Allegheny County, PA 1.2 Marshall County, WV 0.4 Jefferson County Area IN 1.0 Casper Area WY 0.4 County, PA 0.8 Charleston Area WV 0.3 Detroit-Warren-Flint Area MI 0.7 Weirton-Steubenville Area OH 0.3 Washington County, PA 0.6 Allegheny County, PA 2.3 Top Total Subtotals % 4.3 Top 5 Subtotals 38% Source: Mergent Intellect Employment and Business Database Other Subtotals 70% 6.9 Other Subtotals 62% 7.3 Total All Commodities 11.2 Total All Commodities

7 Profile 3d SW PA Regional Freight Plan County Freight Profile System Data & Analyses Bridge and Roadway Vertical Weight and Clearance Restrictions HPMS Truck Counts Intercounty Highway Freight Flows ,000 Butler Armstrong Indiana 2,001-3, ,001-5, Land Use 2010 Industrial and Commercial Residential Extraction Mixed Urban, Transportation, Utilities PM Peak Truck Delay seconds Forest, Wetlands, Other Undeveloped s and Lakes Commercial Services Miles > 0 PM Peak Truck Delay Identified Freight Growth Locations 20 Miles Land Use Classification Agriculture Notes: Desire Lines represent tonnages on highway network only. Outbound Inbound Scale = 10,000 tons Legend Fayette 11 Westmoreland Greene Washington 2 > 5,000 Allegheny 1,001-2,000 3 Average Annual Daily Truck Traffic Lawrence Legend for Restrictions Map above Vertical Clearance Below Highway Bridge Feet 11.5 to Feet 12.5 to Feet 13.5 to 14 Feet Vertical Clearance Below Railroad Bridge Feet Feet Feet Feet Bridges with Posted Weight Limit Bridge Limited to One Truck 2-5 Tons 6-15 Tons Tons Tons Tons Roadways with Posted Weight Limits State Routes Secondary Roads

8 SW PA Regional Freight Plan Profile 3e County Freight Profile Future Freight Focus Areas Legend Regional Freight Network Candidates Regional Routes Intercounty Routes Connector Routes 1 Darlington Shippingport 3 New Big Falls BE-04 BE-06 BE-07 BE-05 BE-03 BE-02 Ellwood City Ohio Freedom 288 Zelienople 79 National Highway Freight Network National Highway Freight Network PHFS Intermodal Connectors Freight Related Roadways Interstates U.S. Highways State Highways Secondary Roads Railroads Class I Class II Class III Other Major s County Boundary State Boundary Freight Focus Areas West BE-01 Corridor Travel Economic Development Freight Clusters Localized Freight Sites Mulitmodal Activity Harshaville NOTE: Refer to table and Map Key on page BE-3 for freight focus area details. 79 Ü Monongahela Miles