Rickenbacker Inland Port Multimodal Infrastructure Improvements Ohio Conference On Freight September 12, 2013
Rickenbacker Inland Port Fast Facts 12 Miles Southeast of Columbus, One Day Truck Drive to 50% of US and Canada Populations Two 12,000 Ft. Airport Runways 110,000 Metric Tons Air Cargo, 300,000 Container Transfers in 2006 Double-Stack Rail Service from Port of Norfolk Active Foreign Trade Zone 2
Infrastructure Projects at Rickenbacker Norfolk Southern(NS) Intermodal Terminal Alum Creek Drive Extension o (Rickenbacker Parkway) Pickaway East-West Connector Alum Creek Corridor/I-270 3
RGLP Aerial Map 4
NS Intermodal Terminal Heartland Corridor o Multi-state, public-private partnership o Link Central Ohio directly to Port of Norfolk o High-speed, double stacked container loads o 30 tunnels + 20 other overhead structures being cleared for increased height loads o $151M investment 5
NS Intermodal Terminal 284 Acres, Miles of Track Ultimate Capacity 400,000 lifts per year Rail Spur to Rail Campus Rickenbacker Global Logistics park (RGLP) 6
Heartland Corridor Map (Insert) 7
Rickenbacker Global Logistics Park 1,576 Acre Business Park and Logistics Hub Owned by Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA), Duke Realty Corp and Capitol Square, Ltd. Rail Campus Intermodal Campus Air Cargo Campus North Campus 8
Alum Creek Extension Later Named Rickenbacker Parkway New 4-Lane Divided Facility From SR 317 Directly to Intermodal Terminal 4.5 Miles Improved Connectivity to I-270 Direct Access to Rail, Intermodal, and Air Cargo Campuses 9
Pickaway East West Connector Connect South Side Rail Terminal and Rail Campus RGLP to Interstate Highway System Via US 23 5-Lane New Construction with RR Grade- Separation, Interchange at US 23 and Connector Roads for Local Network Accelerated Design and Construction 10
Pickaway East-West Map 11
Alum Creek Drive / I-270 Interchange Franklin County Engineer Estimates Alum Creek/I-270/Groveport Road Cost More Than 40,000 Hours of Unnecessary Travel Delay Per Year (Cars and Trucks) This is the Proverbial Front Door to Rickenbacker 12
Alum Creek Corridor/I-270 13
Alum Creek / I-270 Interchange Groveport Road Grade Separation Over Alum Creek With Roundabouts on Either Side (East-West) New Interchange (Upgrades, Redesign and Expansion) 14
Related Parties and Stakeholders Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce Franklin County MORPC ODOT Pickaway County Engineer Pickaway Progress partnership Columbus Regional Airport Authority Pickaway County Commissioners 15
What Are The Expected Benefits? First 10 Years Should See: o $660M transportation cost savings to shippers o Reduction of 49 million truck miles in Ohio o Significant reduction in emissions 16
Over The Next 30 Years 9500 Direct jobs 10,900 Indirect Jobs 34 Million Sq. Ft. Industrial/Logistic Development $1.2 Billion in Building Construction $15.1 Billion Economic Impact $800 Million + Direct Local, State, School Tax Revenues $1.26 Billion of Indirect Tax Revenues FRA-70-13.54 PID 77372 Ohio Department of Transportation 17
Source http://www.rickenbacker.org/intermodal/ benefits.asp Economic and Environmental Benefits Analysis for Proposed Rickenbacker Intermodal Facility, April 10, 2003, Norbridge and TranSystems 18
Questions & Answers? Andrew Schneider, AICP 614-433-7800 amschneider@transystems.com 19