Draft National Freight Strategic Plan

DOT draft freight network plan.pdf

DOT 03-10 notice freight network.pdf

On March 10, 2016 (81 FR 12781), the Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary published a notice in the federal register to request public comments on the draft National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP) that includes: (1) an assessment of the conditions and performance of the National Freight Network; (2) an identification of bottlenecks on the National Freight Network that create significant freight congestion; (3) forecasts of freight volumes; (4) an identification of major trade gateways and national freight corridors; (5) an assessment of statutory, regulatory, technological, institutional, financial, and other barriers to improved freight transportation performance, including a description of opportunities for overcoming the barriers; (6) an identification of corridors providing access to energy exploration, development, installation, or production areas; (7) an identification of best practices for improving the performance of the National Freight Network; (8) an identification of best practices to mitigate the impacts of freight movement on communities; (9) a process for addressing multistate projects and encouraging jurisdictions to collaborate; and (10) strategies to improve freight intermodal connectivity. Comments must be received on or before April 25, 2016 to receive full consideration by DOT with respect to the final NFSP.