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ECIA Port Expansion Study

K i c k o f f M e e t i n g

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Participating Today from the Consultant Team

Erika Witzke CPCS TranscomTransportation/Land Use Task Lead

Hardik Gajjar WSPPort Planner

Susan Atherton Freight InsightsIndustry/Outreach Task Lead

Jeff Sweeney Martin AssociatesMarket Task LeadAlan Meyers

WSPProject Manager

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A G E N D A

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Related Port Planning and Rail Industry Developments4

Introductions: ECIA, Committee Members, Consultant Team

Study Process and Schedule / Key Issues Discussion

Work to Date and Next Steps

Concluding Remarks5

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S t u d y P r o c e s s / S c h e d u l e a n d Ke y

I s s u e s

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Regional Conditions and Overview• The maritime system in the Greater Dubuque region is underutilized 1.1% of tonnage by water region compared to ~5% nationally

• A Dubuque/East Dubuque Area Marine Terminal was evaluated with the aim of enhancing facilities to: Build on what the Eight County regional does well (manufacturing), and Shift road/rail freight to the region’s Marine Transportation System

• Market analysis showed “something there” to be explored Truck capture potential for key river-

served markets Positive Benefit-Cost Analysis results

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Goals for the Regional Port Expansion Study

Build on the ECIA Eight County Freight Study findings to:

Provide more multimodal transportation options for regional shippers to connect to national and global markets

Catalyze economic development in Iowa, Illinois, local region

Evaluate potential demand for Mississippi River freight

Define success factors – logistics, access, infrastructure, etc. – for sustainable port operations

Identify port expansion opportunities to capture demand, drive economic benefit, and meet study objectives

Pre-position port expansion projects for grant funding

Support regional and local plan development

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Cargo Port Facilities, Dubuque and Jo Daviess

Gavilon / Port of Dubuque Logistics Park Dubuque

• Existing terminal clusters in Dubuque and East Dubuque handling grain, petroleum, fertilizers, chemicals, other cargo

• Potential to expand/improve existing sites and/or new sites• Logistics Park Dubuque, Gavilon, Newt Marine

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Balanced Approach is Critical for Success

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Overview of Workplan

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Task 1: Stakeholder Outreach

1.1: Establish study group1.2: Identify up to 20 interview targets representing public agencies, transportation service

providers across modes, shippers and third-party logistics providersAdditional marketing interviews in Market Demand task

1.3: Participate in additional meetings and coordinate with other tasks, including market research interviews in Task 3

Six stakeholder meetings timed to deliverablesSix additional meetingsIn-person and webconference

Confidentiality of certain outreach results and work products

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Task 2a: Data Collection, Ports2a.1: Work with ECIA to

determine the port sites to be studied.

2a.2: Conduct a 3 to 4-day site tour, meet with operators, and prepare high-level evaluations of facility conditions.

2a.3: Utilize WSP’s proprietary PRIME planning tool to create functional layout diagrams of each port location

2a.4: Utilize information from the Army Corps, operators and/or other data as available to profile water conditions at each location

2a.5: Develop a concise inventory of planned port improvements upriver and downriver

• Graphical analysis and planning system with modules for different port terminal components, highways, rail, buildings

• Draw facilities and get instant readout on performance: acreage, berths, throughput capacity, trip generation, capital and operating costs

• Quickly summarize facility attributes, then test and refine alternatives

PRIME Layout, Port of Long Beach PRIME Terminal Capacity Analysis

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Tasks 2b and 2c: Data Collection (Highway/Rail and Land Use/Industry) 2b.1: Assemble and review key

transportation plan documents2b.2: Update and expand the regional

highway system GIS created for the Eight County Freight Study

2b.3: Update and expand the regional rail system GIS created for the Eight County Freight Study

2b.4: Prepare concise ‘access profiles’ for each port location based on the GIS mapping

2c.1: Assemble and review key land use plans and studies

2c.2: Update and expand the regional land use/industry location GIS mapping created for the Eight County Freight Study

2c.3: Prepare concise ‘land use profiles’ for each port location

Key Industry ProfileMultimodal System Profile

• Build directly on ECIA Eight County Freight Study GIS platform with no learning curve

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Task 3: Market DemandReview Regional Freight Movements (Waterborne and Inland)3.1: Update commodity flow data from

Eight County Freight Study

3.2: Summarize current and historic marine freight traffic

3.3: Describe primary market drivers

Competitive Market Assessment3.4: Perform market-focused

stakeholder Interviews

3.5: Total Logistics Cost Analysis using Martin Associates’ model

Identify Potential Cargo Opportunities3.6: Estimate region-level port market

demand

3.7: Consider the changing competitive landscape

3.8: Address aspirational opportunities

• Proven logistics cost modeling used in developing plans for dozens of U.S. ports

• Matched with best available national freight data

• Extensive person-to-person research to validate findings

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Tasks 4 and 5: Capacity/Program and Needs by Port Location 4.1: Review and compile port

capacity analyses from prior tasks

4.2: Compare the capacity estimates against the regional-level market forecasts

4.3: Develop a recommended area-wide port program solution to address capacity deficiencies and capture forecast volumes

5.1: Prepare SWOT Analysis for each port location

5.2: Allocate the regional-level wide improvement program (from Task 4) to individual port locations (alternative concepts)

5.3: Create plans and layout diagrams for improved marine terminals and access at individual port locations, using PRIME to test alternatives

• Ability to compile region-wide port performance data, identify cargo capacity shortfalls, quantify the needed improvement program, allocate the program to one or multiple alternative locations, and test resulting performance and cost – in real time

Alternative, Port of Chicago PRIME Performance Metrics

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Task 6: Analysis and RecommendationsBenefit Summary (0% Discounting)Economic Competitiveness 20,210,988$ 62.7%

State of Good Repair 2,008,075$ 6.2%

Sustainabil ity 1,736,445$ 5.4%

Safety 8,272,992$ 25.7%

Total Benefit 32,228,500$ 100.0%

Project Cost 21,485,667$ BCR 1.50

6.1: Perform limited Benefit-Cost Analysis for all options

6.2: Perform detailed “Grant Grade” Benefit-Cost Analysis using federal standards for three location-level improvement programs

6.3: Offer prioritized recommendations for near-term (2030) and long-term (2040) port investments

• Identify and define project opportunities that will score well, and then prove it

• Multiple grant program opportunities

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Tasks 7 and 8: Deliverables and ManagementTasks by Months 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 Stakeholder EngagementS1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 AM AM AM

2a Data Collection and Inventory – PortsTM#1

2b Data Collection and Inventory – Highway /Rail Access TM#1

2c Data Collection and Inventory – Land Use and Industry Locations TM#1

3 Market AnalysisTM#2

4 Capacity Analysis and Program Level Recommendations

5 Needs Assessment by Port LocationTM#3

6 Study Recommendations

7 Final Report and DocumentationPDR FDR FR

TASK 7. DELIVERABLESFinal Report including an Executive Summary and relevant Technical Appendices, developed in three stages (preliminary draft, final draft and final)

Stand-alone Executive Summary

TASK 8. MANAGEMENTQA/QC plan, WBS & Total Project Cost budget

Monthly Progress Report tracking work effort and budget

Regular coordination calls, meetings• 14-month schedule with frequent deliverables and ample review time

• Meetings every two months or less

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Questions and Discussion

• Scope and Schedule• Other Issues / Information / Guidance

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Wo r k t o D a t e

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Interviews and Site Visits• Steering Committee Members

• Blackhawk Hills Regional Council• Northwest Illinois Economic Development• Logistics Park Dubuque• Gavilon• City of East Dubuque• (pending) Newt Marine

• Feedback on … • Terminal infrastructure, operations, access – capabilities, constraints,

improvement opportunities

• Market / service opportunities and leads/contacts to follow up – railroads, truckers, current / potentially interested users, industry/commodity types, other planning / economic development interests

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Interviews and Site Visits

• Opportunities• Accommodate growth in current customer volumes + commodities• Identify new customer / commodity / service opportunities• Position terminals to “say yes” when opportunities TBD periodically arise

• More capacity, more capability, more flexibility

• Recommendations likely to address• Terminal layout, equipment, operations• Rail and highway access• Phased planning for near term (5 years) and long term (20 years)• Contingency planning based on property availability

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Data Collection -- Ports

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Data Collection -- Ports

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Next Steps and Work Focus for Next Meeting• Additional one-on-one meetings

• Finalize list of contacts with ECIA and follow up

• Advance all data collection (Tasks 2a-2d)• Work with Gavilon, LPD, Newt Marine to complete the ‘existing conditions’

diagrams and begin to develop and analyze ‘future conditions’ options

• Highway, rail, industry mapping

• Initiate market analysis• Review current data and integrate with Illinois MTS plan

• Prepare analysis models

• Additional outreach contacts

• Questions?

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Re l a t e d Po r t P l a n n i n g a n d Ra i l

I n d u s t r y D e v e l o p m e n t s

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Illinois Marine Transportation System Plan• Illinois Department of Transportation

• Statewide look at Lakes, Upper Miss, Ohio, Illinois, Kaskaskia systems, 19 public port districts plus private terminals, access connections, and dependent industries

• Work areas• Stakeholder Engagement• System and Volume Information• User and Operator Information • Needs Assessment and Strategy Development• Benefits of Action

• Progress to date• Initial system and volume mapping• First stakeholder meeting

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Illinois Marine Transportation System Plan

• UMRIPD covers Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties

• Rob Davies, Savanna Industrial Park Deputy Director, represented the district at the first Steering Committee Meeting

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Rail Industry Developments• Major Phases

• Pre- and post- regulation

• Intermodal double-stack, unit trains, scheduled services, demarketing

• Multimodal planning and Public Private Partnerships

• Shortline consolidation

• Cyclics (coal and lumber down, crude/LNG/chemicals/frack sands up, etc.)

• Hub and Spoke (no), Precision Scheduled Railroading (yes)

• Current Questions• Profit pressures: impacts on customers, investment, innovation

• Closure of UP Rochelle, Class I interest in Cedar Rapids Intermodal

• Impacts on ports and port/rail customers, possible responses in this study

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Shortline Perspective on PSR (G&W RR)

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Shortline Perspective on PSR (G&W RR)

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