Statewide Transportation Planning Workshop - Ft. Smith, Arkansas July 2016

Oklahoma DOT Planning Process

Statewide Long Range Transportation Plan

Statewide Freight Transportation Plan

Arkansas Oklahoma Strong Ports Workshop

July 2016

Ft. Smith, Arkansas

Long Range & Freight Transportation Plans

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2015-2040 Oklahoma Long Range

Transportation Plan (LRTP), 

approved August 2015

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2018-2023 Oklahoma Freight Transportation

Plan   (OFTP), TBD

Oklahoma Long Range Transportation Plan

2015-2040

Basis

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Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21

st

 Century

(MAP 21)*

Purpose

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To provide general guidance regarding State’s goals

for multimodal mobility on surface transportation

system

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To comply with federal requirements* and ensure

eligibility for federal funds

State and Federal LRTP Goals

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Safe and Secure Travel

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Preserve and maintain infrastructure

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Provide mobility choice, connectivity, and

accessibility

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Support economic vitality

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Exercise environmental responsibility

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Provide for efficient intermodal system

performance and operation

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Performance Measures

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Safe and Secure Travel - 

T

raffic related  fatalities

     and serious injuries

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Bridge Condition – 

Number of structurally deficient

bridges

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Preservation of Pavement – 

Good/fair/poor

condition index for NHS highways

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Economic Vitality 

– Reliable f

reight travel time/speed

                        - Measure of freight tonnage

Selected LRTP Policies- Highway

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SYSTEM PRESERVATION

Preserve and improve the condition of highways

and bridges by implementing performance

measurement and asset management systems.

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SAFETY

Reduce fatalities and serious injuries on Oklahoma

highways…cable barriers and shoulders on narrow

two-lane highways

Selected LRTP Policies- Highway

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EFFICIENT SYSTEM

ENVIRONMENTAL  RESPONSIBILITY

Improve operational performance of  highways

…Use technology & traveler information; modify

interchange, interchange ramps, and/or intersections

…Make improvements w/i current footprint

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SAFETY

Provide safe and efficient National Highway System to

improve commercial motor vehicle mobility

…development of Ports of Entry

Selected LRTP Policies- Rail

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MOBILITY  CHOICE

Preserve 

and maintain existing passenger rail service to

provide people with multimodal options for intercity

travel

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SAFETY

Improve rail conditions, operations and safety

…improve rail-highway grade crossings

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ECONOMIC VITALITY

Improve rail-highway-port connections to facilitate

intermodal freight movement.

Selected LRTP Policies-

Waterways & Airports

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ECONOMIC VITALITY/CONNECTIVITY

            Enhance

intermodal freight connectivity through  improved 

by

targeting improvements to highways and railroads that

provide access to the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River

Navigation System (MKARNS) ports.

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CONNECTIVITY

Improve intermodal freight and passenger connectivity

through improved access to air cargo and aviation

facilities.

LRTP- Funding for the Future

Category

Category

Total Estimated Cost  = $37.5 Billion

Forecasted Revenue  = $28.5 Billion

(2013$)Dollars

Oklahoma Freight Transportation Plan

(

OFTP) 2018-2023

, TBD

Basis

● 

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation System

(FAST) Act

Purpose

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To provide outline of State’s freight transportation

activities and investments

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To comply with federal requirements and ensure

eligibility for federal funds

OFTP – Required Plan Contents

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Identify freight trends, needs, issues

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Describe freight policies, strategies, performance

measures

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Describe how Plan will address national freight policy

goals

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Identify bottlenecks & congestion locations

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Propose & screen strategies

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Develop fiscally constrained five year freight investment

plan

Freight – FAST Act

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation

 National Highway Freight Program

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Freight Network

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Annual formula $ to States

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Discretionary $ to States (FASTLANE)

Freight Network

Interim

 NMFN includes National Highway Freight Network (PHFN, U/R CFCs)

                    Final Primary Highway Freight Network + critical freight corridors

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                                                              plus …

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‘’

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Class I railroads; Great Lakes; 50 airports w greatest landed weight

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Public ports w 2M tons of trade annually

* 

– 

Port of Catoosa, OK & Helena AR Port

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Inland & intracoastal waterways - 

MKARNS

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Other strategic freight assets and intermodal facilities

(designated by Under Sec. of Commerce)

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*http://www.navigationdatacenter.us/wcsc/porttons14.html

Freight Formula Funds to States

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Funds to states for efficient movement of freight on

National Highway Freight Network

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State may

use up to 10% for intermodal or rail

freight projects

Discretionary Freight funds

Competitive grants (FASTLANE)

Criteria

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 Improve safety & reliability of freight movement

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Generate regional/national economic benefits

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Reduce congestion & bottlenecks

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Improve connectivity of modes

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Enhance resiliency & protect environment

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Improve roadways vital to nat’l energy security

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Address impact of population growth on goods/person mobility

Eligibility

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highway, rail, water intermodal freight project

US DOT – Agencies involved with freight

Under US DOT – Safety, Modes, Operations, Regulatory, Management  …

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FAA: Aviation

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FHWA: Roadways and Bridges

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FRA: Railways

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MARAD: Maritime

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FMCSA: Trucking and Motorcarrier Safety

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NHTSA: Automobile Safety

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OIG: Inspector General

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OST: Office of the Secretary

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PHMSA: Pipelines and Hazardous Materials

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SLSDC: St. Lawrence Seaway

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STB: Surface Transportation

Long Range & Freight Transportation Plans

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Comments?

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Questions ?

Oklahoma Department of Transportation

http://www.ok.gov/odot/Programs_and_Projects/

Transportation_Programs/LRTP_2015-2040.html