The Impact of the Louisiana Rail Infrastructure: A System Analysis and Plan
The objectives of this research are to work with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) to obtain way bill data; provide an updated Geographic Information System mapping of rail infrastructure with associated freight flow data; provide the necessary updates to the 2015 state rail plan per the requirements of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (PRIIA) of 2008; using waybill data, in conjunction with Implan, determine the current economic impact of rail in Louisiana and a benefit/cost analysis of potential future investments; outline the funding sources for rail including federal and state funding (including but not limited to USDOT, USDA, and DRA), and capital grant programs; identify areas with the potential to implement Public Private Partnerships; and identify corridors for investment that will maximize economic development opportunities, intermodal connectivity and improve the efficiency of Louisiana’s freight transportation system.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $149999
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Contract Numbers:
1000290
19-4SS
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration
5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A
Baton Rouge, LA United States 70808 -
Managing Organizations:
Louisiana Transportation Research Center
4101 Gourrier Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA United States 70808Louisiana Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 94245
1201 Capitol Access Road
Baton Rouge, LA United States 70804-9245 -
Project Managers:
Zeringue, Kirk
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Performing Organizations:
University of New Orleans
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orelans, LA United States 70148 -
Principal Investigators:
Stich, Bethany
- Start Date: 20181004
- Expected Completion Date: 20200103
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Commodity flow; Economic impacts; Financing; Freight transportation; Geographic information systems; Infrastructure; Investments; Mapping; Public private partnerships; Railroads; Waybills
- Identifier Terms: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
- Geographic Terms: Louisiana
- Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01684538
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Louisiana Transportation Research Center
- Contract Numbers: 1000290, 19-4SS
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Oct 29 2018 9:46AM