Casey Wells, Texas Department of Transportation, presented on the Permian Basin Freight Plan, truck parking, land use assessments and stakeholder outreach at the 2020 National Regional Transportation Conference.

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Texas Department of Transportation
Permian Basin
Freight and Energy Sector
Transportation Plan
February 21, 2020

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Geographic Area
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22 Texas Counties
2 New Mexico Counties
Permian Basin MPO

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Why Develop a Permian Basin Freight Plan?
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Texas Freight
Mobility Plan
2018
Identified the
Need to
Conduct More
Regional
Freight
Planning
Freight
activity in the
region has
significant
local, state,
and national
implications
Rapid
economic
growth and
energy sector
freight
volumes
outpacing
investment
5,000 or more
truck trips are
generated per
new well in
the region, 37
million tons of
sand
transported in
2018
2016-2018,
all-vehicle
crashes
jumped 50%
and truck
involved
crashes
jumped 127%
Develop a multimodal regional freight plan to guide safety and mobility improvement and
address regional freight challenges, opportunities, and strategies.
Integrate freight considerations into local and regional transportation planning and
implementation processes.
PLAN
PURPOSE

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Plan Development Approach: Tasks
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1. Goals and Objectives for the Plan and for Regional Freight Movement
2. Regional Freight and Energy Sector Multimodal Transportation Network
3. Conditions and Performance
4. Land Use Assessment
5. Transportation Needs Assessment
6. Economic Importance and Impact of Energy Sector
7. Strategies and Recommendations
a) Policies, Programs, Projects, Data, Technology, Collaboration
8. Investment and Implementation Plan
9. Final Plan and Executive Summary
Steering
Committee
and
Stakeholder
Engagement
- WE ARE HERE

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Plan Development Approach
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STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH
• Permian Basin Freight Plan Steering Committee
• Stakeholder Interviews (30)
• Online Survey and Comment Map
• Industry and Stakeholder Forums (12)
• Permian Basin MPO Policy and Technical Boards

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Stakeholder Outreach: Steering Committee
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Public Sector
• TxDOT Districts
• Permian Basin MPO
• Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
• Cities and Counties
• Elected Officials
• Economic Development Officials
• Texas Railroad Commission (ES Regulation)
• NMDOT – Roswell District
Private Sector
• Carriers
• Trucking
• Pipeline
• Rail
• Freight Facilities
• Sand mines
• Warehousing and distribution
• Trucking terminals and trans-load facilities
• Transportation and Trade Associations
• Midland Odessa Transportation Alliance (MOTRAN)
• Permian Road Safety Coalition
• Permian Strategic Partnership
• Permian Basin Petroleum Association
• Association of Energy Sector Contractors
• International Association of Drilling Contractors
• Economic Development
• Chambers of Commerce
• Private Developers
These lists guided our
stakeholder interview
approach

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Stakeholder Outreach: Surveys and Comment Maps
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• Driver break rooms
• Truck parking facilities
Truck
Drivers
• Texas and national associations
• Owner operators association
• Women trucking associations
• Industry hauler groups
Trucking
Associations
• Manufacturing
• Energy sector
• Economic Development
• Construction
Industry
Groups
Online Geo-Referenced Stakeholder Comment Map

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Stakeholder Outreach: Industry and Stakeholder Forums
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Round 1 – Late Summer 2019 Round 2 – Late Spring 2020
Topics:
• Goals and Objectives
• Freight Transportation Network Designation
• Trends and Opportunities
• Challenges and Needs
• Freight Data Sources
• Technical Analysis
Targets:
• Energy Sector Companies: Asset Owners,
Suppliers, Services
• Carriers: Trucking, Railroads
• Sand: Mines and Haulers
• Rural Communities: Counties and Cities
• Metropolitan Area: Midland and Odessa
• State Agencies: TxDOT, TxDMV, TxDPS, TxRRC
Topics:
• Technical Analysis
• Strategies: Policy, Program, Project, Data,
Technology, Collaboration
• Screening and Prioritization Process
• Implementation Plan
Targets:
• Energy Sector Companies: Asset Owners,
Suppliers, Services
• Carriers: Trucking, Railroads
• Sand: Mines and Haulers
• Rural Communities: Counties and Cities
• Metropolitan Area: Midland and Odessa
• State Agencies: TxDOT, TxDMV, TxDPS, TxRRC

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Plan Development Approach
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
• Regional Freight and Energy Sector Multimodal Transportation Network
• Conditions and Performance
• Land Use Assessment
• Transportation Needs Assessment
• Economic Importance and Impact of Energy Sector

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Technical Analysis: Regional Transportation Network
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Outputs
• Permian Basin Multimodal Freight Network
• Highway Tiers 1, 2, 3
• All freight modes included
• Planning tool for transportation officials
Inputs
• National Highway Freight Network
• Texas Highway Freight Network
• Economic Impact
• Socioeconomic, freight intensity, economic generators
• Goods Movement
• Truck traffic volume, value and tonnage of freight
• Supply Chain
• Major freight generators, count/size of businesses
• Market Access/Connectivity
• Connections to rail, pipeline, sand mines, etc.
• Connections to domestic/international markets
• Stakeholder feedback

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Technical Analysis: Truck Parking
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Overnight Truck Parking
in the Permian Basin
Unauthorized Truck Parking in the
Permian Basin, 8 hours or more
Source: Cambridge Systematics analysis of ATRI truck GPS data

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Technical Analysis: Land Use Assessment
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Assessment Elements
• Growth Patterns
• Employment
• Residential Development
• Commercial Development
• Distribution of Industrial Activity
• Density of drilling permits
• Density of oil/gas wells
• Density of sand mines
• Land Use Patterns
• Mining
• Agriculture
• Construction
• Warehousing
• Manufacturing
• Interaction with Transportation Network
• Truck Traffic Volume
• Freight Tonnage
• OS/OW Loads
• Issues and Trends
• Environmental Justice Factors

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Technical Analysis: Needs Assessment
Overlay factors on
Freight System
Designation score
Combined score of
factors and relative
freight importance to
get high, medium,
and low needs score
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Frontage roads
Number of Lanes
Congestion
Truck travel time reliability
Freight bottlenecks
Truck involved crashes
Lane conditions
Rest areas and truck parking
Pavement conditions
Bridge load restrictions and conditions
Vertical bridge clearance
RURAL ROADS
MOBILITY AND
RELIABILITY
SAFETY
FREIGHT ASSET
UTILIZATION AND
PRESERVATION

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Plan Development Approach
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STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
InfrastructureOperations Programs
Policies/Outreac
h/ Coordination
Expansion
projects
Modernization
projects
Safety projects
Technology
Transportation
system
management and
operations (TSM&O)
Signage and
Wayfinding
Technology
Freight Data
Collection
TxDOT led
TxDOT supported
Project Development
Regional Freight
Advisory Committee
TxDOT led
TxDOT supported
8 Operations
Strategies
Identified
12 Program
Strategies
Identified
14 Policy/Outreach
Strategies
Identified
TxDOT Plan
&Local Projects

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Thank you!
Casey Wells
TX Dept. of Transportation
Casey.Wells@txdot.gov
(512) 423-8986
Paula Dowell, Ph.D.
Cambridge Systematics
PDowell@CamSys.com
(404) 861-5834