I-81 Freight Rail Study Falls Short
The state finally released the long-awaited study to determine the costs and potential of delivering truck freight from I-81 to rail.
Shenandoah Valley Network sees the freight rail study as a missed opportunity. Despite legislators' request for an in-depth assessment of rail's potential, the study fails to deliver the comprehensive analysis our policy-makers need to choose I-81 improvement options that are affordable, efficient and offer the lowest possible impact to the communities in western Virginia.
Download the study (prepared by Cambridge Systems, draft final report dated 12/009) Feasibility Plan for Maximum Truck to Rail Diversion in the I-81 Corridor(PDF)
View the Shenandoah Valley Network's comment (PDF) on the study.
The Roanoke Times: Rail could be the answer to I-81 gridlock, report says
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Rail advocates say trains are the answer to I-81 traffic
Links Referenced
- Feasibility Plan for Maximum Truck to Rail Diversion in the I-81 Corridor
- http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/8,220,508,40/draft-20final-20report.pdf
- Shenandoah Valley Network's comment
- http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/8,220,508,40/2010_2_10-public-comment-on-freight-rail-study-2-.pdf
- Rail could be the answer to I-81 gridlock, report says
- http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/235894
- Rail advocates say trains are the answer to I-81 traffic
- http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/business/transportation/article/B-TOGO10_20100209-205607/323221/
Location
http://www.svnva.org/index.cfm/1,220,508,0,html
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