Theodore Roosevelt ExpresswayAnnual Meeting

Watford City, November 26, 2013Plenty to Do…

Amid Growing Opportunities

Joe KielyVice President of Operations

Ports-to-Plains Alliance

Securing the Benefits of Commerce to North America’s Energy & Agricultural Heartland

Mission: Ports-to-Plains is a grassroots alliance of communities and businesses whose mission is to advocate for a robust transportation infrastructure to promote economic security and prosperity throughout North America's energy and agricultural heartland.

Membership:• Government of Alberta• Alliances:

• Theodore Roosevelt Expressway

• Heartland Expressway• Municipalities• Counties• Economic Development• Chambers of Commerce• Businesses

172 current members in U.S. and Canada. Expanding into Mexico.

Corridor Growth Projections – North Dakota Truck Exports 2002-2040

Corridor Growth Projections – South Dakota Truck Exports 2002-2040

Corridor Growth Projections – MontanaTruck Exports 2002-2040

North DakotaExports by Truck

DESTINATION 2002 2011Change

2002-2011 2025 2040

Change 2002 -

2040

Change 2011-2040

Colorado $117 $304 160% $584 $919 687% 202%Kansas $110 $59 -46% $106 $168 53% 184%Montana $439 $530 21% $923 $1,450 230% 174%Nebraska $160 $160 0% $289 $415 160% 160%New Mexico $4 $45 989% $93 $143 3372% 219%Oklahoma $56 $78 39% $194 $378 571% 384%South Dakota $765 $1,839 140% $6,284 $12,249 1500% 566%Texas $250 $335 34% $570 $843 237% 151%Wyoming $58 $143 148% $245 $296 414% 107%Domestic PTP $1,959 $3,493 78% $9,287 $16,860 761% 383%Domestic National $26,609 $34,924 31% $63,344 $101,517 282% 191%Mexico Thru Texas $5 $8 79% $22 $38 743% 370%Canada thru ND/MT $299 $791 165% $1,947 $3,353 1022% 324%Total PTP Corridor $2,262 $4,292 90% $11,256 $20,252 795% 372%

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework (FAF3)

Corridor Growth Projections – North Dakota Truck Exports 2002-2040

US – 282%

NA – 795%

PTP - 761%

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework (FAF3)

Corridor Growth Projections – South Dakota Truck Exports 2002-2040

US – 214%

NA – 754%

PTP - 770%

DESTINATION 2002 2011Change

2002-2011 2025 2040

Change 2002 -

2040

Change 2011-2040

Colorado $289 $184 -36% $291 $332 15% 80%Kansas $241 $201 -17% $289 $323 34% 60%Montana $43 $111 159% $264 $281 553% 152%Nebraska $1,263 $1,615 28% $2,462 $3,061 142% 89%New Mexico $16 $26 63% $33 $37 135% 44%North Dakota $488 $7,322 1399% $12,487 $23,477 4706% 221%Oklahoma $91 $98 8% $135 $152 67% 55%Texas $598 $472 -21% $607 $610 2% 29%Wyoming $333 $424 27% $855 $999 200% 136%Domestic PTP $3,363 $10,454 211% $17,424 $29,272 770% 180%Domestic National $31,942 $46,304 45% $69,553 $100,229 214% 116%Mexico Thru Texas $5 $8 79% $22 $38 743% 370%Canada Thru ND/MT $115 $154 34% $309 $434 276% 181%Total PTP Corridor $3,483 $10,616 205% $17,754 $29,744 754% 180%

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework (FAF3)

Corridor Growth Projections – MontanaTruck Exports 2002-2040

US – 136%

NA – 96%

PTP - 69%

DESTINATION 2002 2011Change

2002-2011 2025 2040

Change 2002 -

2040

Change 2011-2040

Colorado $152 $77 -49% $151 $171 13% 123%Kansas $29 $13 -55% $15 $17 -41% 31%Nebraska $46 $22 -53% $28 $29 -38% 32%New Mexico $12 $12 7% $13 $14 23% 15%North Dakota $223 $195 -13% $287 $335 50% 72%Oklahoma $12 $5 -54% $7 $8 -36% 39%South Dakota $253 $152 -40% $219 $307 21% 103%Texas $54 $54 0% $87 $110 105% 105%Wyoming $865 $1,086 26% $1,346 $1,792 107% 65%Domestic PTP $1,644 $1,615 -2% $2,153 $2,783 69% 72%Domestic National $20,036 $23,977 20% $34,510 $47,278 136% 97%Mexico Thru Texas $3 $5 89% $18 $30 956% 459%Canada Thru ND/MT $134 $231 72% $432 $677 404% 193%Total PTP Corridor $1,782 $1,852 4% $2,603 $3,489 96% 88%

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Freight Advisory Committee and State Freight Plan

• Interim Guidance: October 15, 2012

The Department also strongly encourages all States to establish State Freight Advisory Committees. Such Advisory Committees are an important part of the process needed to develop a thorough State Freight Plan. Bringing together the perspectives and knowledge of public and private partners, including shippers, carriers, and infrastructure owners and operators, is important to developing a quality State Freight Plan.

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Freight Advisory Committee and State Freight Plan• Status of Freight Advisory Committees

• North Dakota• No Freight Advisory Committee• State Rail Plan in Place• North Dakota Strategic Freight Planning

Analysis -Phase II: 2006-2008 • Statewide Strategic Transportation Plan

• South Dakota• No Freight Advisory Committee• State Rail Plan in Process• Statewide Long Range Transportation Plan• No State Freight Plan

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Freight Advisory Committee and State Freight Plan• Status of Freight Advisory Committees

• Montana• No Freight Advisory Committee• Department of Transportation Director Mike

Tooley serves on National Freight Advisory Committee

• State Rail Plan in Place• No State Freight Plan

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Freight Advisory Committee and State Freight Plan• Suggested Action Items

• Encourage State DOTs to develop State Freight Advisory Committees per MAP-21

• Encourage development of a State Freight Plan per MAP-21

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Primary Freight Network (PFN)

• Guidance: November 19, 2013

DOT seeks comments on the routes identified in the draft initial highway PFN of 26,966 miles, including the specific identification of roadways that freight partners and stakeholders believe should be included or removed.

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Primary Freight Network (PFN) – United States

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Primary Freight Network (PFN) – North Dakota

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Primary Freight Network (PFN) – South Dakota

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Primary Freight Network (PFN) - Montana

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Primary Freight Network (PFN)

• Suggested Action Items

• Determine DOT response to 27K PFN and support that Response

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Critical Rural Freight Corridors (CRFC)

• Guidance: November 19, 2013MAP-21 provides that a State may designate a road within the borders of the State as a CRFC if the road is a rural principal arterial roadway, and: • has at least 25 percent of the AADTT of the road measured in

passenger vehicle equivalent units from trucks (FHWA vehicle class 8 to 13); or

• provides access to energy exploration, development, installation or production areas; or

• connects the highway PFN, a roadway described above, or the Interstate System to facilities that handle more than 50,000 20-foot equivalent units per year, or 500,000 tons per year of bulk commodities.

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Critical Rural Freight Corridors (CRFC)

• Suggested Action Items

• Urge State DOTs to establish CRFC per MAP-21

• Entire TRE from the Rapid City, SD to Montana/Canada border should be identified as a Critical Rural Freight Corridor.

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Critical Rural Freight Corridors (CRFC)

• Suggested Action Items

• Corridor meets criteria as rural principal arterial roadway

• Corridor provides access to energy exploration, development, installation or production areas.

Federal Transportation – MAP-21Critical Rural Freight Corridors (CRFC)

• Suggested Action Items

• The role of the TRE in the Ports-to-Plains Alliance Corridor; that connects to energy exploration, development, installation or production areas in the Bakken, Niobrara, Permian and Eagle Ford plays, makes it a Critical Rural Freight Corridor.

Joe KielyVice President of OperationsP.O. Box 9Limon, CO 80828P: 719-775-2346C: 719-740-2240joe.kiely@portstoplains.comwww.portstoplains.comwww.ptpblog.com