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5-County Regional Transportation Study
Freight Movement - Working Group Meeting
April 3, 2009
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Geographic Region
Counties
Douglas
Johnson
Leavenworth
Miami
Wyandotte
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• Sponsors
• Advisory Panel
• Working Groups
• Stakeholders
• Public
Kansas DOTMid-America Regional Council
(MARC)Lawrence-DG Co. MPO
Advisory Panel
Working Groups
Parsons BrinckerhoffOlsson Associates
Shockey Consulting
• Mobility/ Accessibility/ Connectivity
• Land Use/ Economic Development
• Freight Movement
• Environment & Social EquityPublicStakeholders
5-County Study Structure
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• Focus on the growing and changing transportation needs.
• Lay the foundation for projects that are of regional and statewide importance.
• Apply an integrated approach for transportation planning.
Long-Term Transportation StudyBNSF
Kansas Speedway & Village West
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• Needs are great, but resources are limited.
• We need to work together!
• Priorities must be:
– Technically feasible
– Politically acceptable
– Financially realistic, and
– Regionally based
87TH Street & I-35
What Does This All Mean?
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• Discuss strategies & major concerns
• Clarify values & beliefs
• Decide what the region’s transportation system should be...
I-35 North at 151st St.
Set a Clear Vision for the Region
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• Examine Future of Freight Transportation
• Examine Current Issues
• Provide Input on Criteria to Prioritize Projects
Freight Movement Working Group
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• Freight-related comments from stakeholders
• Freight Issues
• Data/Information
Outline
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Leavenworth County
• Need new road
– connect BNSF Facility to I-70 & Leavenworth
• Widen US-24/40
• Truck Volumes in Leavenworth
Stakeholder Comments
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Douglas County
• Rail service to future regional landfill
• Complete the SLT
• Improve US-56
Stakeholder Comments
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Johnson County
• I-35 capacity improvements
• Rail grade separations in Olathe, Gardner, Edgerton
• Travel impacted by truck volumes
Stakeholder Comments
April 3, 2009 115-County Regional Transportation Study
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Miami County
• Shoulder widening needed on K-68
Stakeholder Comments
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Wyandotte County
• No freight-related comments
Stakeholder Comments
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• Impacts of growing truck & train volumes
• Impacts of roadway congestion
• Truck impacts on road conditions
Freight Issues
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• Impacts on the environment
• Need for truck-only lanes
• Safety
– Truck-car conflicts
– Rail-Highway grade crossings
Freight Issues
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Other:
Freight Issues
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KDOT Freight Study Data
KDOT Freight Summit Results
Maps of Rail and Roadway Systems
Land use Maps
Data/Information
April 3, 2009 175-County Regional Transportation Study
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Thank you for your help!
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