APPENDIX A. ONGOING AND PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CORRIDOR
This appendix presents a summary of transportation deployments currently being built or planned in the next 20 years in the corridor States.
Highways
For highway improvement projects, the information is derived from long-range plans for States, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and other planning organizations. The intent is to identify infrastructure improvements that might potentially affect freight transportation along the corridor. The focus is on information that is available in the public domain, e.g., websites. The relevant sources of information were identified and the lists of planned improvements in the next 20 years were tabulated. This list contained in Table A-1 was tabulated prior to the passage of ISTEA-LU. For the most up-to-date listing of projects the reader is prompted to go to the following web sites:
- Illinois
2004-2006 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program www.dot.state.il.us/opp/stip2004_06.html - Indiana
http://www.in.gov/dot/pubs/transportimprove/index.html 1995 Statewide Long-Range Multimodal Transportation Plan and 25-Year Transportation Plan www.in.gov/dot/pubs/longrange/ - Michigan
MDOT 2004-2008 Five-Year Transportation Program and 2004 - 2006 State Transportation Improvement Program www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9621_14807---,00.html - Ohio
ODOT Statewide Transportation Improvement Program www.dot.state.oh.us/planning/File%20Directory/STIP.htm - Pennsylvania
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program http://www.dot.state.pa.us/internet/secinet.nsf/frmPage2GeneralInformation?OpenFrameSet&Frame=contents&Src=_j5tkmst35e9n6at1fedim6qbeclq2srjjconkgrrdcl862pr5ah4l0fqfe1imshjfe9micgblehnkcsj1dlim80 - New Jersey
FY 2003 - 2005 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program www.state.nj.us/transportation/capital/stip/ - New York
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program www.dot.state.ny.us/progs/stip.html
Table A-1 summarizes planned improvements along the corridor.
| State | Project Location | Project Type | Project Initiation/Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | I-80/Yarnell-Bellfonte | Highway Reconstruction | Period 1 – First Four Years (2004 – 2008) |
| Pennsylvania | PA 26/I-80 Interchange | Highway Reconstruction | Period 1 – First Four Years (2004 – 2008) |
| Pennsylvania | I-80 Exits 298/299 | Safety Improvement | Period 1 – First Four Years (2004 – 2008) |
| Pennsylvania | US 209/I-80 Bridge | Bridge Restoration | Period 1 – First Four Years (2004 – 2008) |
| Pennsylvania | Clarion I-80 Gap Compan. | Highway Restoration | Period 1 – First Four Years (2004 – 2008) |
| Pennsylvania | Clarion I-80 Gap | Resurf, Preventive Maintenance | Period 1 – First Four Years (2004 – 2008) |
| Pennsylvania | I-80 Bridges | Remote Sensing Bridge Restoration | Period 1 – First Four Years (2004 – 2008) |
| Pennsylvania | I-80 EB Beaver Creek Bridge | Bridge Restoration | Period 1 – First Four Years (2004 – 2008) |
| Pennsylvania | I-80 WB Beaver Creek Bridge | Bridge Restoration | Period 1 – First Four Years (2004 – 2008) |
| Pennsylvania | I-80 Bridges | Bridge Parapets | Period 1 – First Four Years (2004 – 2008) |
| Pennsylvania | I-90 Bridges(6) ELK&SO CK | Bridge Replacement | Period 1 – First Four Years (2004 – 2008) |
| Pennsylvania | I-90 6 Mile CR BR EB/WB | Bridge Replacement | Period 1 – First Four Years (2004 – 2008) |
| Ohio | I-71/90 Cleveland | ITS | 2005 – 2010 |
| Ohio | I-90 between SR 306 and SR 615 | Add Lanes | 2005 – 2010 |
| Ohio | I-90 between SR 2 and SR 57 | Add Lanes, Access Management, and Signal System | 2005 – 2015 |
| Ohio | I-90 between SR 57 and SR 611 | Possibly Add Lanes (Recommended Study) | 2005 – 2015 |
| Ohio | I-271 Bedford Heights Corp Line and between I-480 and US 422 | Add Auxiliary Lanes | 2005 – 2015 |
| Ohio | I-271 between SR 6 and I-480 | Add Lanes and ITS | 2005 – 2025 |
| Ohio | US24 between Indiana State Line and SR 15 | Construct new 4 lane controlled access highway | 2005 – 2010 |
| Ohio | US 24 Defiance to Napoleon | Construct new 4 lane controlled access highway | 2005 – 2010 |
| New Jersey | I-80 between Pallisades to I-95 | Roadway rehabilitation and operational improvements for the I-80 and I-95 (local) | 2003 – 2005 |
| New Jersey | I-80 Route 17 to Kennedy Avenue | Westbound local lanes from Route 17 to vicinity of Kennedy Avenue off ramp, rehabilitation and operational improvements MILEPOSTS: 65.00 - 66.50 | 2003 |
| New Jersey | I-80 Paterson Interchange Improvements | Interchange Improvements | |
| Illinois | I-80 Lasalle ILL 351 Interchange | Ramp extensions interchange maintenance Bridge Replacement Lighting Miles = 0.50 | 2005 |
| Illinois | I-80 Grundy Minooka Interchange | Maintenance Interchange Reconstruction Land Acquisition Miles = 0.44 | 2005 |
| Illinois | I-80 At I-55 (Bridges 009-0042, 099-043) | Interchange reconstruction, bridge widening, lighting | 2005 |
| Illinois | I-80 East of Tollway Oasis to West of Ill 83 | Additional Lanes | 2005 |
| Illinois | I-80 Ill 83 to Wentworth Avenue | Highway Reconstruction | 2005 |
| Illinois | I -80 West of Ill 83 to Burnham Ave (EB and WB outside lanes) | Additional Lanes | 2005 |
| Illinois | I-90 at Nagle Avenue | Bridge new deck, intersection improvement, modernize traffic signals, retaining wall | 2005 |
| Illinois | I-90/I-94 47th St to 63rd | Reconstruction, ramp repair, add ramps, retaining wall | 2005 |
| Illinois | I-90/94 Dan Ryan Expressway at 57th | Bridge Replacement | 2005 |
Port and Intermodal Rail Capacity to Increase
With the increasing demand for freight movement, there is the need to improve the capacity of existing intermodal facilities. This is important because intermodal rail development is a key factor in the operation of ports. The following are some of the improvement plans directed at increasing the capacity of the intermodal facilities serving the Port of New York and New Jersey:7
- Two new on-dock rail terminals are now under construction at the port and a third is in preliminary design.
- ExpressRail, the port's original on-dock rail, is operating at full capacity. It is replaced by a brand new ExpressRail and will ultimately have a capacity of up to 1 million container lifts per year.
- A new rail overpass and lead track into the new ExpressRail will eliminate a grade crossing on the busy McLester/Corbin Street corridor at Port Newark/Elizabeth. This improvement will help speed both truck and rail moves through the facility.
- In Staten Island, NY, the location of the Howland Hook Marine Terminal, work is under way on a new on-dock facility. Both phases of the development are expected to be completed in 2005. When completed, the on-dock terminal will have a capacity of approximately 250,000 container lifts per year.
- The Port Authority will build a new direct connection between the Staten Island Railroad and Conrail just across the Arthur Kill from Howland Hook in New Jersey. This will give Howland Hook access to the NS and CSX freight networks when the connection is complete.
- At Port Newark, the location of P&O Ports' Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT), a three-acre "interim" intermodal rail terminal opened in October 2002. This facility was designed to provide lines calling PNCT with direct access to intermodal rail without the need to dray to ExpressRail.
7 Intermodal Rail Capacity to Increase. PortViews. A newsletter for port tenants and users. Vol. 2, No. 3, December 2003.
