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Table 3.1 Case Studies by Project Type

Project Name

State

Highway:
Truck Lanes/
Routes

Highway:
Emission
Reduction/
Fuel Savings

Highway:
Bridge

Highway:
Highway
Improvements/
Capacity

Highway
Access to Port/
Airport/
Intermodal

Rail:
Railroad
Rehabilitation

Rail:
Railroad
Construction

Rail:
Railroad
Relocation

Rail:
Rail Terminal/
Yard

Rail:
Freight/
Commuter
Rail
Separation

Rail:
Highway-Rail Crossing
Upgrade/
Elimination

Rail:
Rail Crossing
Separation

Rail:
Vertical/
Horizontal
Clearance

Rail:
Rail Acces
to Port/
Airport/
Intermodal

Air:
Airport
Expansion

Port:
Barge
Service

Port:
Dredging

Port:
Port Construction

Other:
Rail/
Truck Border
Crossing

Other:
Storage/
Loading
Facility

Other:
Intermoda
Transfer
Facility

Other:
Equipment

Other:
Land
Acquisition

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-
Kansas

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-
New Jersey

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-
California-
Washington

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-
New Jersey

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-
West Virginia-
Ohio

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/
Grants:
State

Federal Funds/
Grants:
Cost (Millions of Dollars)

Federal Funds/
Grants:
IM

Federal Funds/
Grants:
NHS

Federal Funds/
Grants:
STP

Federal Funds/
Grants:
CMAQ

Federal Funds/
Grants:
Rail-Highway Grade Crossing

Federal Funds/
Grants:
USACE Harbor Maintenance

Federal Funds/
Grants:
EDA

Federal Funds/
Grants:
FAA Airport Improvement

Federal Funds/
Grants:
FHWA Earmarks

Federal Funds/
Grants:
Other Federal Grants

Federal Financing Tools:
TIFIA

Federal Financing Tools:
SIB

Federal Financing Tools:
RRIF

Federal Financing Tools:
GARVEE

State/
Local
Funds/
Grants:
State Funds Grants

State/
Local
Funds/
Grants:
Local Funds

State/
Local
Funds/
Grants:
Port Funding

State/
Local
Funds/
Grants:
Airport Funding

State/Local
Financing Tools:
State Loan

State/
Local
Financing Tools:
G.O. Bonds

State/
Local
Financing Tools:
Revenue Bonds

State/
Local
Financing Tools:
Tax-Exempt Bonds

Other:
Private Sector

Other:
Uncommitted Unknown Funding

Repayment
Sources:
User Fees

Repayment
Sources:
Lease Income

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-
California-
Washington

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/
Grants:
State

Federal Funds/
Grants:
Cost (Millions of Dollars)

Federal Funds/
Grants:
IM

Federal Funds/
Grants:
NHS

Federal Funds/
Grants:
STP

Federal Funds/
Grants:
CMAQ

Federal Funds/
Grants:
Rail-Highway Grade Crossing

Federal Funds/
Grants:
USACE Harbor Maintenance

Federal Funds/
Grants:
EDA

Federal Funds/
Grants:
FAA Airport Improvement

Federal Funds/
Grants:
FHWA Earmarks

Federal Funds/
Grants:
Other Federal Grants

Federal Financing Tools:
TIFIA

Federal Financing Tools:
SIB

Federal Financing Tools:
RRIF

Federal Financing Tools:
GARVEE

State/
Local
Funds/
Grants:
State Funds Grants

State/
Local
Funds/
Grants:
Local Funds

State/
Local
Funds/
Grants:
Port Funding

State/
Local
Funds/
Grants:
Airport Funding

State/Local
Financing Tools:
State Loan

State/
Local
Financing Tools:
G.O. Bonds

State/
Local
Financing Tools:
Revenue Bonds

State/
Local
Financing Tools:
Tax-Exempt Bonds

Other:
Private Sector

Other:
Uncommitted Unknown Funding

Repayment
Sources:
User Fees

Repayment
Sources:
Lease Income

Comments

Riverport Railroad Rehabilitation and New Facilities