Transportation Challenges Alberta
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Meeting the Challenges of Economic Growth Dr. Ross Danyluk Executive Director, Strategic Policy Branch Alberta Transportation Ports to Plains Alliance Conference October 3, 2012
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Transportation Challenges – How are Ports-to-Plains Alliance Jurisdictions Addressing the Issues? The Ports-to-Plains region fuels North America with Alberta, home of the world’s third largest proven oil reserves, and 7 of the top 10 oil producing US states. While the production is a boom to the local economies, it is placing a strain on the transportation infrastructure. Transportation leaders from Alberta, Texas and North Dakota will tell how they are facing the challenge.
Transcript of Transportation Challenges Alberta
Meeting the Challenges of Economic Growth
Dr. Ross DanylukExecutive Director, Strategic Policy Branch
Alberta Transportation
Ports to Plains Alliance ConferenceOctober 3, 2012
Alberta TransportationCore Business and Goals
• Developing and preserving the highway network
• Managing transportation safety services
• Promoting partnerships and a multi-modal transportation network
Goals:– Alberta’s highway network connects communities and supports
economic and social growth
– Alberta has the safest road system in Canada
– Alberta has a well connected road-rail-air-port transportation system that supports economic opportunities and the quality of life in all communities
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Energy Sector Outlook
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Credit: Petro-Canada
Freight and Passenger Transportation Impacts
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Example Loads
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Moving Large Loads in Alberta
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150 000150 000
overweight/overdimension single trip permits per year
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Trade Corridors
Ports to Plains Trade Corridor
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Multi-Modal Integration
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Transportation and Trade Initiatives - Beyond Alberta
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US / Canada Border Cooperation
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Short Term – The Capital Plan
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Projects Underway
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Long Term – Strategic Regional Planning
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Transportation Strategy for Alberta
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Meeting the Challenge
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Thank you
