ARKANSAS STATE FREIGHT PLAN Arkansas River M 40Strong
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ARKANSAS’ STATE FREIGHT PLAN Arkansas River (M 40)/Strong. Ports Workshop July 28, 2016 Michael Henry, P. E. Transportation Planning and Policy Division Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
The Plan � � � Arkansas’ first compressive Freight Plan Cambridge Systematic Notice to Proceed was given on April 24, 2015 Draft expected in September Will cover all modes of transportation
Freight and the Arkansas Economy 60 � 50 4. 4 Construction 5. 0 40 7. 8 30 8. 4 20 9. 0 Transportation/ Warehousing Retail Trade Wholesale Trade Agriculture 10 16. 4 0 Economic Output ($ Billions) Manufacturing � $51 Billion of output from freight dependent sectors 43 percent of the total economic output from the state of Arkansas
Freight and the Arkansas Economy 900, 000 800, 000 700, 000 600, 000 500, 000 � 50, 000 67, 000 Wholesale Trade 84, 000 Transportation/ Warehousing 157, 000 400, 000 300, 000 164, 000 Construction Manufacturing Retail Trade 200, 000 100, 000 0 259, 000 Employment Agriculture � 781, 000 employees in freight dependent sectors 50 percent of the total employment in Arkansas
How is the Freight Moved?
Arkansas’ Commodity Distribution
How is the Freight Moved?
Top Waterway Commodities Tonnage (1, 000’s) Commodity Percent of Total Inbound Outbound Intra Total 9 6, 408 1 6, 418 37% 2, 337 199 100 2, 636 15% Nonmetallic Minerals 442 168 1, 785 2, 395 14% Petroleum or Coal Products 634 1, 175 141 1, 951 11% 1, 589 326 1 1, 915 11% Chemicals or Allied Products 690 49 0 738 4% Coal 373 36 1 410 2% Metallic Ores 278 42 5 326 2% Fabricated Metal Products 89 113 0 202 1% Food or Kindred Products 148 50 0 198 1% All Others 109 111 0 220 1% 6, 697 8, 676 2, 035 17, 409 100% Farm Products Waste or Scrap Materials Primary Metal Products Total
Waterway Demand
MKARNS Historical Tonnage Moved Year Millions of Tons 2004 12. 9 2005 12. 3 2006 12. 8 2007 12. 1 2008 11. 0 2009 10. 8 2010 11. 1 2011 10. 6 2012 11. 4 2013 12. 2 2014 11. 7
Ports and Waterway Needs Port Needs � � � Road Improvements Rail Improvements Other Land-based Improvements Maritime Improvements Equipment Waterway Needs � � � MKARNS 12 -ft Channel Critical maintenance on locks, dams, and dredging Upgrading locks with tow equipment Greater utilization of the MKARNS Grant program for ports Marketing program for ports
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