RES2023-07: More Effective Use of Tennessee Waterways to Account for Competing Uses and Address Freight Congestion

The United States inland waterways system (IWS) directly connects 28 states and plays a crucial role in the nation’s competitiveness and economic growth supporting efficient, safe, and sustainable transport for multiple commodities including agriculture, chemicals, and building materials. The state of Tennessee (TN) is one of the 12 states with the largest movements of freight via the inland waterways. Considering the economic impact and other benefits (e.g., safety, reduced environmental externalities and truck traffic) to the state and local communities, a closer look at the current IWS conditions, connectivity, operations, and redundancies is warranted. As a state, TN needs the tools and data to identify opportunities for federal funding and areas to invest (capital and operational) to take full advantage of the available capacity, increase efficiency, safety, and resiliency, and reduce externalities from freight movements in TN.

• Record URL:
  https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/long-range-planning/research/researchsummary/res2023/RES2023-07_One_Pager.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/long-range-planning/research/final-reports/RES2023-07%20Final%20Report%20Approved%2008.21.2024.pdf

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $150074
• Contract Numbers:

  RES2023-07

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  James K. Polk Building
  Fifth and Deaderick Street
  Nashville, TN  United States  37243-0349
• Managing Organizations:

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  James K. Polk Building
  Fifth and Deaderick Street
  Nashville, TN  United States  37243-0349
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Memphis

  Center for Intermodal Freight Transportation Studies
  3815 Central Avenue
  Memphis, TN  United States  38152
• Principal Investigators:

  Golias, Mihalis

• Start Date: 20220801
• Expected Completion Date: 20240131
• Actual Completion Date: 20240731
• USDOT Program: Transportation, Planning, Research, and Development

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight traffic; Inland waterways; Strategic planning
• Geographic Terms: Tennessee
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01854595
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Tennessee Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: RES2023-07
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 12 2022 11:49AM