Nevada Working on Freight Transportation Plan
The Nevada Department of Transportation has announced it will put together a plan for making enhancements to the state’s transportation system when it comes to moving freight.
The Nevada Department of Transportation has announced it will put together a plan for making enhancements to the state’s transportation system when it comes to moving freight
It will bring together transportation and freight stakeholders across the state to develop potential projects to enhance Nevada freight movement and commerce, according to a Nevada DOT news release.
“The freight plan will be unique in aggressively seeking out economic opportunities tied to freight and could potentially help make way for federal funding for such projects as new truck climbing lanes, truck platooning technology and other freight corridor improvements,” the state DOT said. Similar state-sponsored freight improvements have already been put in place, such as online truck parking maps.
The state DOT has have evaluated the approximately 110 million tons of annual truck, rail, air and pipeline freight commerce being transported statewide, how that freight is projected to be moved in the future and how that commerce ties in with current and future Nevada infrastructure and economic indicators.
This plan will take that information and translate it into future freight improvements to help keep Nevada's economy moving forward,” said Nevada DOT Freight Project Manager Bill Thompson.
The freight plan is being developed by two consultants and is expected to complete in July 2016.
Those interested in participating in the freight plan can contact the Nevada DOT at 775-888-7354 or by logging onto the Nevada DOT website.
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