RES2016-36: Improving resilience of freight networks in West Tennessee

This project developed models and tools of freight network vulnerability and resilience that capture both long/medium range pre- and post-disruption network conditions. This research used the demand/supply of the passenger and freight road network of the greater Memphis metropolitan area, an important freight hub in the nation’s transportation system and of significant importance to the Midwest region of the U.S. Deliverables include a report on state of the art and practice of network vulnerability and resilience, a GIS based tool and a mathematical model to identify vulnerable freight links and routes, and a mathematical based tool to identify investment options to improve and maximize resilience of the passenger and/or freight network in TN. These products can be used by TDOT, regional, and local public agencies to further improve their respective freight planning processes.

• Record URL:
  https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/long-range-planning/research/final-reports/REES2016-36_FinalReport_approved.pdf

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $148243
• Contract Numbers:

  RES2016-36

• 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: 20161214
• Expected Completion Date: 20190213
• Actual Completion Date: 20190213
• USDOT Program: Transportation, Planning, Research, and Development

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disaster resilience; Freight transportation; Geographic information systems; Mathematical models; Network analysis (Planning); Risk assessment
• Geographic Terms: Memphis (Tennessee)
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01764387
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Tennessee Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: RES2016-36
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 4 2021 3:44PM