Louisiana Intermodal Transportation Infrastructure Study: Feasibility Analysis for Inland Waterway Container Transport Systems within the Lower Mississippi Region and the New Orleans Metropolitan Area
The primary objective of this study is to conduct an analysis of successful inland waterway container transport in selected U.S. locations and to assess the feasibility of this transportation mode within the Mississippi River corridor. A "marine highway" initiative is being proposed by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) to encourage a shift of cargo movements from traditional surface transportation modes to maritime systems. This research will be conducted in partnership with the New Orleans Regional Planning Commission (RPC). As a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), the RPC has the distinct advantage of providing a regional perspective on transportation systems. This project will allow the RPC to expand their traditional perspective to include the regions extensive maritime transportation assets as well as a perspective of resilient freight transportation utilizing inland waterways as an alternate delivery system.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $70000.00
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Sponsor Organizations:
Gulf Coast Research Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency
Louisiana State University
3221 P.F. Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA United States 70803 -
Performing Organizations:
Gulf Coast Research Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency
Louisiana State University
3221 P.F. Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA United States 70803 -
Principal Investigators:
Swigart, Stanley
Amdal, James
- Start Date: 20100101
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: RiP Project 27914
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Container terminals; Feasibility analysis; Infrastructure; Inland waterways; Intermodal transportation; Marine terminals; Water transportation
- Geographic Terms: New Orleans (Louisiana)
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01463771
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Gulf Coast Research Center for Evacuation and Transportation Resiliency
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:29PM