Financing Freight Improvements
Table 3.1 Case Studies by Project Type
Project Name |
State |
Highway: |
Highway: |
Highway: |
Highway: |
Highway |
Rail: |
Rail: |
Rail: |
Rail: |
Rail: |
Rail: |
Rail: |
Rail: |
Rail: |
Air: |
Port: |
Port: |
Port: |
Other: |
Other: |
Other: |
Other: |
Other: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Little Rock Port Authority Slackwater Harbor Improvements |
Arkansas |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Alameda Corridor |
California |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Port of Humboldt Dredging |
California |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Port of San Diego Land Acquisition |
California |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Port of San Diego West Terminal Airport Expansion |
California |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Stockton Airport Freight Terminal |
California |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Denver International Airport Cargo Facility |
Colorado |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Shellpot Bridge Replacement |
Delaware |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Palm Beach Skypass Bridge Construction |
Florida |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Bensenville Rail Yard Improvements |
Illinois |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Chicago Area Consolidation Hub |
Illinois |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
CREATE |
Illinois |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
I–55 Access to CenterPoint Intermodal Center at Deer Run |
Illinois |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Kedzie Avenue Access Road/Stoplight |
Illinois |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Riverport Railroad Rehabilitation and New Facilities |
Illinois |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Rochelle Intermodal Center/UP Global III |
Illinois |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Dixie Siding Installation |
Indiana |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Iowa Interstate Railroad Rehabilitation and Locomotive Purchase |
Iowa |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Marysville Rail Projects |
Kansas |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Widening of I–64, I–65, and I–75 |
Kentucky |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Port of South Louisiana Rail Spur Upgrade |
Louisiana |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Tchoupitoulas Corridor Improvements |
Louisiana |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Auburn Intermodal Freight Facility |
Maine |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Calais/St. Stephen Commercial Vehicle Border Crossing |
Maine |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Guilford Intermodal Yard – Lifting Equipment Lease |
Maine |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Luce County Industrial Park Rail Project |
Michigan |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Sheffield Flyover and Argentine Connection |
Missouri- |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
North Carolina Railroad Improvement Program |
North Carolina |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
ReTRAC |
Nevada |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Red Hook Container Barge |
New York |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Southern Tier Extension Railroad Restoration Project |
New York |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Albany Express Barge |
New York- |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Portway |
New Jersey |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Ohio Southern Line Rehabilitation |
Ohio |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Rickenbacker Intermodal Facility Construction |
Ohio |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Columbia Slough Bridge to Intermodal Yards |
Oregon |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Improving Fuel Economy and Air Quality on the I–5 Corridor |
Oregon- |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
DVRPC CMAQ Competitive Program |
Pennsylvania- |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Freight Rail Improvement Project |
Rhode Island |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Air Freight Regional Hubbing Facility |
South Carolina |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Cooper River Bridge Replacement |
South Carolina |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Travel Center Electrification Units |
Tennessee |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Railroad Crossing Reliability Partnership Program |
Texas |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Texas Pacifico Rail Line |
Texas |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Heartland Corridor |
Virginia- |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
FAST Corridor |
Washington |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Hyundai Terminal at Port Tacoma |
Washington |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Port of Tacoma Overpass Construction |
Washington |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Didion Milling Project and Rail Line Improvements |
Wisconsin |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Port of Superior General Mills S/X Elevator Project |
Wisconsin |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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Table 3.2 Case Studies by Funding Type/Project Size
Project Cost – Less than $5 million
Project Name |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Financing Tools: |
Federal Financing Tools: |
Federal Financing Tools: |
Federal Financing Tools: |
State/ |
State/ |
State/ |
State/ |
State/Local |
State/ |
State/ |
State/ |
Other: |
Other: |
Repayment |
Repayment |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luce County Industrial Park Rail Project |
Michigan |
0.6 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
None |
Gilford Intermodal Yard – Lifting Equipment Lease |
Maine |
1.2 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
None |
Travel Center Electrification Units |
Tennessee |
1.3 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
None |
Port of Superior General Mills S/X Elevator Project |
Wisconsin |
1.4 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
None |
Dixie Siding Installation |
Indiana |
1.5 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
None |
Stockton Airport Freight Terminal |
California |
1.7 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
None |
Port of South Louisiana Rail Spur Upgrade |
Louisiana |
2.7 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
None |
Improving Fuel Economy and Air Quality on the I–5 Corridor |
Oregon- |
3.3 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
None |
DVRPC CMAQ Competitive Program |
Pennsylvania-New Jersey |
4.4 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
None |
Kedzie Avenue Access Road/?Stoplight |
Illinois |
4.7 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
None |
Auburn Intermodal Freight Facility |
Maine |
4.8 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
None |
Project Cost – $5 million to $15 million
Project Name |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Funds/ |
Federal Financing Tools: |
Federal Financing Tools: |
Federal Financing Tools: |
Federal Financing Tools: |
State/ |
State/ |
State/ |
State/ |
State/Local |
State/ |
State/ |
State/ |
Other: |
Other: |
Repayment |
Repayment |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Riverport Railroad Rehabilitation and New Facilities |
