Howdy Partners!: Updates from Ports-to-Plains Alliance Partners Cal Klewin, Executive Director, Theodore Roosevelt Expressway

1. Ports to Plains Annual Meeting
San Angelo, Texas
Thursday, October 20, 2011

4. Williston Basin
The Bakken & Three Forks Formations

5. Energy Industry
Continues To Grow
ALL Routes in oil producing
counties have increased traffic.

8. $142 MILLION OIL IMPACT
FUNDING UPDATE
The NDDOT met several times this spring with local officials from the 17 oil
producing counties and identified approximately 59 projects that will assist
in repairing or restoring roads impacted by oil development.
The counties worked hard to implement projects that will provide an
integrated transportation system from county to county. County officials in
ND oil and gas counties will manage contracts and oversee state-funded
construction projects on 42 paved county and township roads and 17
unpaved roads.
As of September 30, the DOT has received county reimbursement requests
totaling $12.6 million for pavement projects.

9. WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
ENERGY CORRIDOR PROJECTS
NDDOT moving forward on Super 2 Highway Concept on
U.S. Highway 85.
• Construction work includes additional turning lanes and
passing lanes.
• The ultimate goal is to reshape the roadway into an
undivided
four-lane highway.

10. WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
ENERGY CORRIDOR PROJECTS
• 2010 Projects on US 85:
– Belfield to Gorham Junction – Overlay = $3.16 million
– North of Amidon – Overlay = $816,000
– North of Grassy Butte – Microsurfacing & pavement = $2.59 million
– ND Highway 85 – Grading of North Unit Badlands = $8.6 million
– Long X Bridge repair = $1.9 million
– Near Long X Bridge – Microsurfacing = $1.05 million
– Junction ND 200 N to Grassy Butte –Turn lanes = $536,000
– Various locations – Turn lanes & widening = $8.66 million
– Gorham Junction N to Grassy Butte –
Pavement = $6.34 million

11. WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
ENERGY CORRIDOR PROJECTS
• 2011 Projects on US 85:
– Junction US 85 & McKenzie CO 30 – Turn lanes & pavement = $1.3 million
– Watford City W & N to Alexander – Widening, pavement, passing/ climbing lanes
= $17 million
– Alexander to Junction of US Highway 2 - Widening, pavement, passing/ climbing
lanes = $15.84 million
– 1 mile north of Long X Bridge – Slide Repair = $7.2 million (ER Funding)
– US 85 & ND 23 intersections – 3 Interim traffic signals = $550,000

12. Traffic Reliever Routes
NDDOT is currently conducting a study on the feasibility of
constructing traffic reliever routes at: Williston, Alexander
and Dickinson.
Also discussing possibility of traffic reliever routes at:
Watford City, New Town.

13. Landslide on ND Highway 22
Dickinson District Engineer Larry Gangl stands in landslide
area on ND Highway 22 north of Killdeer – July 2011.

14. LONG
X
BRIDGE
Little
Missouri
River

16. ND Export Growth
What does trade mean to North Dakota?
Trade means jobs.
North Dakota exports increased 44% in the first quarter of 2011
North Dakota is currently #4 in the U.S. for export growth
In 2010 North Dakota exported 2.5 billion in manufactured
goods, which supported over 17,000 manufacturing jobs.
Manufacturing exports have increased 200% from 2003 to 2008
and more than 300% since 2005
Manufacturing companies have added 284 jobs in 2010
In 2009 North Dakota exported 3.19 billion in agricultural
products, which supported over 45,170 agricultural jobs
North Dakota exports over $500 million in services
1 in 3 acres of agricultural product is exported

17. What We Export
2009 2010
Value ($) Percent
Product
2009 2010 2009 2010
333 _Machinery Manufactures $804,518,479 $824,160,574 36.7 % 32.7%
111 _Crop Production $454,670,984 $546,854,108 20.7 % 21.7%
311 _Processed Foods $322,362,210 $356,555,255 14.7 % 14.1%
211 _Oil & Gas Extraction $232,815,547 $247,997,871 10.6 % 9.8%
All Others $378,644,153 $546,242,035 17.3 % 21.7%
Grand Total $2,193,011,373 $2,521,809,843 100 % 100%
Source: Office of Trade and Industry Information (OTII), Manufacturing and Services, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

18. Our Global Customers
Partner 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
World 1,191,735,128 1,519,649,294 2,046,659,843 2,772,203,944 2,193,011,373 2,521,809,843
Canada 544,912,090 737,121,388 1,002,082,961 1,428,603,923 1,251,386,885 1,555,600,347
Mexico 50,848,186 55,085,764 122,544,135 198,722,443 197,260,562 165,954,126
Australia 76,131,511 80,048,650 56,746,573 88,697,153 102,084,311 67,940,254
Belgium 108,509,234 161,589,422 121,761,312 94,859,625 33,975,105 53,973,557
Germany 21,424,306 45,959,309 76,142,860 93,951,169 33,746,113 37,405,245
Venezuela 2,765,463 1,963,238 7,922,139 5,163,545 1,209,901 36,765,879
Brazil 3,317,830 5,229,809 8,492,534 26,930,829 14,096,810 36,499,617
Saudi
Arabia 9,405,892 12,466,476 20,303,931 16,687,123 38,244,115 35,738,328
India 5,470,836 9,881,366 20,847,873 28,990,610 39,341,363 30,975,416
Spain 24,808,693 26,812,190 40,728,854 30,428,619 20,809,772 30,545,114
Japan 24,228,753 23,244,543 30,254,478 21,963,256 20,527,187 29,697,061
United
Kingdom 25,168,598 20,379,706 27,046,150 36,467,512 35,504,579 26,766,424
Czech
Republic 7,047,765 2,792,723 1,148,295 28,380,930 10,178,304 25,714,315
Source: Office of Trade and Industry Information (OTII), Manufacturing and Services, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

19. ND Ag Exports
North Dakota ranks 8th in the nation with $3.19 billion in agricultural exports in 2009
National Commodity North Dakota Ag
Rank Exports in USD
#2 Wheat & Products 1.15 billion
#11 Soybeans & Products 612 million
#12 Feed Grains & Products 286 million
#2 Feeds & Fodders 340 million
#4 Vegetables & Preps. 334 million
#1 Sunflower seed & Oil 111 million
#3 Seeds 83 million
-- Live Animals & Meat (exc. Poultry) 7.6 million
-- Other* 246 million
-- Total** 3.19 billion
* Other pertains to sugar and tropical products, minor oilseeds, essential oils, beverages other than juice, nursery
and greenhouse, wine, and misc. vegetable products.
** Totals may not add due to rounding.
Source: Compiled by ERS using data from USDA, National Agricultural Service and U.S. Department of
Commerce, Census Bureau.

20. Top 10 Destinations for
US Agriculture and
Livestock Products
Rank Country 2010 2009
1 China 15.44 billion 11.60 billion
2 Canada 7.84 billion 7.14 billion
3 Japan 7.67 billion 7.15 billion
4 Mexico 6.53 billion 5.81 billion
5 South Korea 3.34 billion 2.70 billion
6 Taiwan 2.08 billion 2.14 billion
7 Turkey 1.68 billion 1.13 billion
8 Egypt 1.63 billion 1.06 billion
9 Indonesia 1.47 billion 1.16 billion
10 Germany 1.34 billion 1.13 billion
World Total 68.31 billion 57.647 billion
Source: USDAs National Agricultural Statistics Service and U.S.
Department of Commerce, Census Bureau,TradeStats Express

21. Black Hills Community
Economic Development,
Inc., is a membership
organization that
advances business and
industry in 15 western
South Dakota
communities. The Black
Hills Council of Local
Governments works with
local governmental
entities to improve the
viability of counties and
communities in western
South Dakota.

22. Montana & South Dakota Partners
Montana Highway 2 is acquiring access for a
four lane from the North Dakota border
to Bainville, Montana.
South Dakota is working on completing
Heartland Expressway to the Nebraska border and
also making application to have Theodore Roosevelt
Expressway signage in place from
Rapid City, South Dakota to the North Dakota border.

23. Thank You from the
PTP Alliance
Communities!