Highway Gateways Used by Port TrucksHighway Gateways Used by Port Trucks

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HAMPTONROADSTRANSPORTATIONPLANNINGORGANIZATIONVOTINGMEMBERS

RobertA.Crum,Jr.– ExecutiveDirector

VOTINGMEMBERS:CHESAPEAKERickWestEllaP.Ward–Alternate

JAMESCITYCOUNTYMichaelHippleVacant‐Alternate

SOUTHAMPTONCOUNTYBarryT.PorterR.RandolphCook‐Alternate

FRANKLINBarryCheathamFrankRabil–Alternate

NEWPORTNEWSMcKinleyL.PriceHerbertH.Bateman,Jr.‐Alternate

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HAMPTONDonnieTuckJimmyGray–Alternate

POQUOSONW.EugeneHunt,Jr.HerbertR.Green–Alternate

WILLIAMSBURGPaulFreilingD.ScottFoster,Jr.–Alternate

ISLEOFWIGHTCOUNTYJoelAcreeRudolphJefferson‐Alternate

PORTSMOUTHJohnRowe‐ViceChairPaigeCherry–Alternate

YORKCOUNTYThomasG.Shepperd,Jr.‐ChairSheilaNoll‐Alternate

MEMBERSOFTHEVIRGINIASENATETheHonorableMamieE.LockeTheHonorableFrankW.Wagner MEMBERSOFTHEVIRGINIAHOUSEOFDELEGATESTheHonorableChristopherP.StolleTheHonorableDavidYancey TRANSPORTATIONDISTRICTCOMMISSION OFHAMPTONROADSWilliamE.Harrell,President/ChiefExecutiveOfficerRayAmoruso–Alternate VIRGINIADEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATIONJamesUtterback,HamptonRoadsDistrictAdministratorDawnOdom–Alternate VADEPARTMENTOFRAILANDPUBLICTRANSPORTATIONJenniferMitchell,DirectorJenniferDeBruhl–Alternate VIRGINIAPORTAUTHORITYJohnReinhart,CEO/ExecutiveDirectorCathieVick–Alternate WILLIAMSBURGAREATRANSITAUTHORITYZachTrogdon,ExecutiveDirectorJoshuaMoore–Alternate

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NEWPORTNEWSCynthiaRohlf

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NORFOLKDouglasL.Smith

VIRGINIABEACHDaveHansen

HAMPTONMaryBunting

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WILLIAMSBURGMarvinCollins

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YORKCOUNTYNeilA.Morgan

FEDERALHIGHWAYADMINISTRATIONJessieYung,ActingDivisionAdministrator–VirginiaDivision

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VIRGINIADEPARTMENTOFAVIATIONRandallP.Burdette,Director

PENINSULAAIRPORTCOMMISSIONMichaelA.Giardino,ExecutiveDirector

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HRTPOPROJECTSTAFFRobertCasePh.D PrincipalTransportationEngineerRobertCofield GraphicandWebDesignerChristopherVaigneur AssistantGeneralServicesManager

 

REPORTDOCUMENTATIONTITLEHighwayGatewaysUsedbyPortTrucks

ORGANIZATIONHamptonRoadsTransportationPlanningOrg.723WoodlakeDriveChesapeake,Virginia23320http://www.hrtpo.org

AUTHORRobertB.Case,PE,PhD

REPORTDATE February2018 ABSTRACTHRTPOstaffpreparedthisstudytoinformtheHRTPOBoardwhichhighwayroutesport‐relatedtrucksprimarilyusetoenterandexitHamptonRoads.HRTPOstaffplanstousethestudyresultstoinformthescoringofcandidateprojectsundertheHRPTOProjectPrioritizationTool,andtoprovidethestudyresultsasinputformajorregionalstudiescurrentlybeingconductedbyHRTPOandVDOT.ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThisdocumentwaspreparedbytheHamptonRoadsTransportationPlanningOrganization(HRTPO)incooperationwiththePortofVirginiaPort(POV)usingtheStreetLightDatasystem,accesstowhichwasprovidedbytheVirginiaDepartmentofTransportation(VDOT).ThecontentsofthisreportreflecttheviewsoftheHRTPO.TheHRTPOstaffisresponsibleforthefactsandtheaccuracyofthedatapresentedherein.Thisdocumentdoesnotconstituteastandard,specification,orregulation.ThecontentsdonotnecessarilyreflecttheofficialviewsorpoliciesoftheFHWA,FTA,VDOTorDRPT.FHWA,FTA,VDOTorDRPTacceptanceofthisreportasevidenceoffulfillmentoftheobjectivesofthisprogramdoesnotconstituteendorsement/approvaloftheneedforanyrecommendedimprovementsnordoesitconstituteapprovaloftheirlocationanddesignoracommitmenttofundanysuchimprovements.Additionalprojectlevelenvironmentalimpactassessmentsand/orstudiesofalternativesmaybenecessary.NON‐DISCRIMINATIONTheHRTPOassuresthatnopersonshall,onthegroundofrace,color,nationalorigin,handicap,sex,age,orincomestatusasprovidedbyTitleVIoftheCivilRightsActof1964andsubsequentauthorities,beexcludedfromparticipationin,bedeniedthebenefitsof,orbeotherwisesubjecttodiscriminationunderanyprogramoractivity.TheHRTPOTitleVIPlanprovidesthisassurance,informationaboutHRTPOresponsibilities,andaDiscriminationComplaintForm.

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TABLEOFCONTENTSINTRODUCTION p.4METHODOLOGY p.5FINDINGS p.13NEXTSTEPS p.22PUBLICCOMMENTS p.23

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INTRODUCTION

ThepurposeofthisstudyistofindwhichhighwaygatewaystoHamptonRoadsaremostusedbytrucksgoingto/fromthelocalPortofVirginiaportfacilities.TheHRTPOcanusethisinformationasinputtoitsdecisionswhenplanningandfundinghighwayimprovementswithaneyetohelpingportoperations.Specifically,HRTPOstaffintendsto:

Employthestudy’smeasurementofhighwaygatewayusagebyport‐relatedtrucksinscoringcandidateprojectswiththeHRTPOPrioritizationTool(toolcomponent:“increaseaccesstoportfacilities”,10pointsforhighwayprojects)

Providethestudy’smeasurementofhighwaygatewayusagebyport‐relatedtruckstotheconsultantspreparingtheUS58ArterialManagementPlan

Providethestudy’smeasurementofhighwaygatewayusagebyport‐relatedtruckstotheconsultantspreparingtheRegionalConnectorsStudy.

FIGURE112HighwayGatewaysforHamptonRoadsSource:HRTPOstaffviainsight.streetlightdata.com

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METHODOLOGYInitialDataSet:ATRIHRTPOstaffinitiallytriedtoenumerateporttruckusageofregionalhighwaygatewaysusingonemonthoftrucklocationdatafromtheAmericanTruckingResearchInstitute(ATRI).Today,manytrucksintheUSareequippedwithGPSunitsthatperiodically(e.g.onceperminute)recordthelocationofthetruck(latitudeandlongitude),primarilyforthebenefitofthetruckingcompany.ParticipatingcompaniessendthisdatatoATRIforresearchpurposes.ATRIgaveHRTPOstaffanelectronicfilecontainingtheminute‐by‐minutelocationofATRI‐participatingtrucksinHamptonRoadsforthemonthofSeptember2014.

FIGURE2TrucksVisitingNorfolkInternationalTerminals(NIT)Sept.30,2014Source:HRTPOstaffprocessingofATRIdataviaESRIGIS

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HRTPOstaffprocessedthese7.5mrecords,identifyingthosetrucksthatenteredoneofthefourPOVfacilities(NorfolkInternationalTerminals[NIT],PortsmouthMarineTerminal[PMT],NewportNewsMarineTerminal[NNMT],andtheVirginiaInternationalGateway[VIG]),andthenfindingwhichhighwaygatewaytheyusedifentering/leavingHamptonRoads.Unfortunately,thisanalysisrenderedillogicalresults(e.g.highusageofUS17inNorthCarolinaandlowusageofUS460),apparentlyasaresultofthenon‐randomgroupoftruckingcompaniesprovidingGPSdatatoATRI.Consequently,HRTPOstaffpursuedtheanalysisofanothertruck‐locationdataset.

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FinalDataSet:StreetLightHRTPOstaffsuccessfullyenumeratedtherelativeusageofregionalhighwaygatewaysbyporttrucks(i.e.whichhighwaygatewaysareusedthemost)usingStreetLight,atraveldatafirm.StreetLightcollectstraveldatafromseveralsourcesincluding:

Forpersonaltravel:connectedcarsandsmartphones Fortrucktravel:GPS‐basedfleetmanagement

“AsofDecember2016,StreetLight’sdatarepositoriesprocessanalyticsfornearly35Musers,orabout10%ofthepopulationandabout12%ofcommercialtrucktrips.”1Fromthislocationdata,StreetLightestimatesoriginsanddestinationsoftrips.Tomakethisdatausable,StreetLightdevelopedaweb‐basedanalyticaltoolInSight,accessibleforpayingcustomers.Fortunately,VDOThascontractedwithStreetLight,andhasmadetheserviceavailabletoHRTPOstaff.

FIGURE3StreetLightDataSourcesSource:https://www.streetlightdata.com/population‐mobility‐technology

1StreetLightslidesattachedto9‐26‐16emailfromDarrelJohnson(VDOT)

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TripsBetweenPortFacilitiesandGatewaysInitially,HRTPOstaffusedStreetLighttoenumeratetripsbetweenlocalcontainerportfacilitiesandregionalhighwaygateways.ContainerPorts

NewportNewsMarineTerminal(NNMT) NorfolkInternationalTerminals(NIT) PortsmouthMarineTerminals(PMT) VirginiaInternationalGateway(VIG)

FIGURE4ContainerPortsinHamptonRoadsSource:HRTPOstaffviaESRI

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FIGURE5TruckTrafficusingHighwayGateways,byPortOrigin,Jul’16‐Jun’17Source:HRTPOstaffcalculationusingHRTPOstaffprogrammingofStreetLight(4_Ports_and_12_1402_od_commercial.xlsx)

OfthefourportsinHamptonRoads,VIGandNITweredominantduringthestudyperiod.Unfortunately,aswiththeATRIdata,wegotunreasonableresultswhenusingStreetLighttomeasuretripsbetweenportfacilitiesandhighwaygateways,i.e.US17inChesapeakeshowinghighusage,andUS460showinglowusage.Uponfurtherexamination,HRTPOstafffoundthatStreetLightdataindicatesthatonlyasmallportionoftrucktripsoriginatingatportfacilitieshavedestinationsoutsideofHamptonRoads2,asshownonthefigureonfollowingpage.Fortunately,werealizedthatStreetLight’s“trip”definition—StreetLightterminatesatripwhenthetravelerisstationaryfor5minutes—waslikely“ending”tripswithinHamptonRoadseventhoughtheactualtripcontinuedoutsidetheregion.Infact,manyofthe“trips”endedneartheportfacility,apparentlyduetostoppingatthegate. 2ForVIGorigins,StreetLightindicatesthatonly12%oftrucktripshavedestinationsbeyondthesubject12highwaygateways.

NIT42%

NNMT3%PMT

6%

VIG49%

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FIGURE6VirginiaandNorthCarolinaTrip“Ends”ofTrucksfromVIG,Jul’16‐Jun’17,onedotequals100StreetLightIndexTrucksSource:HRTPOmappingviaESRIusingHRTPOstaffprogrammingofStreetLight(porttrucks‐StreetLight‐VIGasorigin.mxd)

Thevolatilityoflowsamplesizerendersthesefewtrucksunreliableforestimatinghighwaygatewayusage.

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TripsBetweenPort‐RelatedDistributionCentersandGatewaysInordertoaccountforStreetLight’s5‐minute‐stoptripparameter,insteadofexaminingtripsdirectlyfromthesubjectports,HRTPOstaffusedStreetLighttoenumeratetripsbetweenport‐relateddistributioncentersandregionalhighwaygatewaysasameasureoftheusageofthosegatewaysbyport‐relatedtrucks.Port‐RelatedDistributionCenters3

CanonVirginia Liebherr HighLinerFoods BauerCompressors Stihl MassimoZanettiBeverage USUIInternational Sumitomo DollarTree LumberLiquidators HaynesFurniture TargetStores Caspari AceHardware J.M.Smucker Unilever/LiptonTea Kraft/PlantersPeanuts QVCNetwork InternationalPaper CostPlusWorldMarket Safco Wal‐Mart LaTienda

HRTPOstaffdevelopedthislistbyidentifyingwhichofthedistributioncentersonthePortofVirginia’s“DistributionCentersUtilizingthePort”map(followingpage)arelocatedwithinHamptonRoads(i.e.withinthegatewayslistedinthefollowing“Findings”section).

3Source:“DistributionCentersUtilizingThePort”map,PortofVirginiaUpdatetotheTransportationTechnicalAdvisoryCommittee,JeffFlorin,June3,2015TTAC(seefollowingpage).

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FIGURE7Port‐RelatedDistributionCentersSource:PortofVirginiaUpdatetotheTransportationTechnicalAdvisoryCommittee,JeffFlorin,June3,2015TTAC

FIGURE8Port‐RelatedDistributionCenterswithinHamptonRoadsSource:“DistributionCentersUtilizingthePort”slideenteredbyHRTPOstaffintoStreetlightthenprocessedwithESRI(snipped)

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FINDINGSHavingidentifiedamethodofanalyzingthetravelofport‐relatedtruckswhileaccountingforthe5‐minuteStreetLightrule—i.e.usingport‐relateddistributioncenters,insteadofportterminals,astriporigins—HRTPOstaffwasabletosuccessfullydetermineroutesusedbyport‐relatedtrucks.First,HRTPOstaffprogrammedStreetLighttodeterminethedestinationsoftripsfromPort‐RelatedDistributionCentersusingthefollowingspecifications:

Geography: censusblockgroups Dataperiod: July2016thruJune2017(oneyear) Vehicletype: commercialtrucks(14klbs.andabove) Datatype: averageweekday,StreetLighttrafficindex

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AccordingtoStreetLight,thedestinationoftruckswithoriginsatPort‐RelatedDistributionCentersinHamptonRoadsisasfollows:

FIGURE9DestinationsofTrucksfromPort‐RelatedDistributionCenters,Jul’16‐Jun’17Source:HRTPOstaffprocessing(viaESRI)oftripsfromPortDistributionCentersviaStreetlight(sevenstateswworldstmap.jpg)

Notethat,duetothe5‐minuteStreetLighttriprulediscussedabove,althoughtheabovetripendsmaybeintermediatestops(e.g.fuelinglocations)alongthewaytotheactualfinal(undetermined)destination,theyfallfarenoughfromthedistributioncenteroriginstodeterminethehighwaygatewayused.

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Asexpected,port‐relatedtrucks(inthiscasetrucksservingPort‐RelatedDistributionCenters)appeartobeusingI‐64,US460,andUS58toreachdestinationsservedbyI‐95,I‐81,andI‐85.Fortunately,forourpurposes,StreetLightcanalsobeusedtocountvehiclesatgatewaysidentifiedalongthepathstotripdestinations.Accordingly,HRTPOstaffenteredthefollowingRegionalHighwayGatewaysforHamptonRoadsintoStreetLight:

VA168(Chesapeake) US17(Chesapeake) VA32(Suffolk) US13(Suffolk) US258(SouthamptonCounty) US58(Franklin) US460(IsleofWightCounty) VA10(IsleofWightCounty) US60(JamesCityCounty) I‐64(JamesCityCounty) US17(GloucesterCounty) US13(VirginiaBeach)

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FIGURE10HighwayGatewaysattheEdgeofHamptonRoadsSource:HRTPOstaffprocessingviaStreetLight(snipped)

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Usingthesamespecificationsasoutlinedabovefortheabovedestinationanalysis,HRTPOstaffusedStreetLighttodeterminethehighwaygatewaysusedbytrucksfromPort‐RelatedDistributionCenters.AccordingtoHRTPOstaffprocessingofStreetLightdata,thesubjectPort‐RelatedDistributionCenterscontributetotrucktrafficatthegatewaysasfollows:

FIGURE11TruckUsageofHighwayGateways,byPort‐RelatedDistributionCenterSource:HRTPOstaffprocessingofStreetLightdata,July’16thruJune’17(Port_Distr_Cntrs_1040_od_commercial.xlsx)NotethedominanceoftheWalmartdistributioncenterinJamesCityCounty.ThehightruckvolumesatWalmart(43%)andHaynes(1%),bothlocatedonGreenMountParkway,indicatestheimportanceoftheproposedSkiffesCreekConnectorproject.

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AccordingtoHRTPOstaffprocessingofStreetLightdata,trucksfromPort‐RelatedDistributionCentersonthePeninsulausehighwaygatewaysasfollows:

FIGURE12UsageofGatewaysbyPeninsulaPort‐RelatedDistributionCentersSource:HRTPOstaffprocessingofStreetLightdata,July’16thruJune’17(Port_Distr_Cntrs_1040_od_commercial.xlsx)Notsurprisingly,mostofthetrucksfromPort‐RelatedDistributionCentersonthePeninsulauseI‐64toleavetheregion.Somewhatsurprisingly,asignificantnumberoftruckdriversservingdistributioncentersonthePeninsulausetheChesapeakeBayBridgeTunnel(CBBT),apparentlydrivingoutoftheirway4toavoidtrafficintheDCareawhenservingdestinationsinthenortheast.

4TheCBBTliessouthofthePeninsula.

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AccordingtoHRTPOstaffprocessingofStreetLightdata,trucksfromPort‐RelatedDistributionCentersontheSouthsideusehighwaygatewaysasfollows:

FIGURE13UsageofGatewaysbySouthsidePort‐RelatedDistributionCentersSource:HRTPOstaffprocessingofStreetLightdata,July’16thruJune’17(Port_Distr_Cntrs_1040_od_commercial.xlsx)Notsurprisingly,manyofthetrucksfromPort‐RelatedDistributionCentersontheSouthsideuseUS58andUS460toleavetheregion.GiventhatmanydestinationsliewestandnorthofRichmond,theportionofport‐relatedtrucksusingI‐64toleaveHamptonRoads(14%,oroneoutofseven)issurprisinglysmall.Congestionattheharborcrossings(HamptonRoadsBridgeTunnel[HRBT]andMonitorMerrimacMemorialBridgeTunnel[MMMBT])andalongI‐64westoftheNewportNews–Williamsburgairportmayexplainthisresult.

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CombiningSouthsideandPeninsula,trucksfromPort‐RelatedDistributionCentersinHamptonRoadsusehighwaygatewaysasfollows:

FIGURE14UsageofGatewaysbyHamptonRoadsPort‐RelatedDistributionCentersSource:HRTPOstaffprocessingofStreetLightdata,July’16thruJune’17(Port_Distr_Cntrs_1040_od_commercial.xlsx)Notsurprisingly,mostofthetrucksfromPort‐RelatedDistributionCentersinHamptonRoadsuseI‐64,US58,andUS460toleavetheregion.Thisidentification/confirmationofmajorgatewaysindicatestheimportanceofVDOT’scurrentUS58ArterialManagementPlanworkandseveraloftheprojectstheHRTPOBoardrecommendedforfundingviatheHamptonRoadsTransportationFund(HRTF),including:

I‐64Peninsula(3phases) US460/58/13Connector

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Inordertocheckthestudyresults,HRTPOstaffcomparedthestudy’smeasurementofhighwaygatewayusagebytrucksservingport‐relateddistributioncenterstoknownhighwaygatewayusagebytrucksservingallpurposes,asshownbelow:

FIGURE15UsageofGatewaysbyTrucksSource:HRTPOstaffprocessingofVDOTcountandStreetLightGPSdata(Port_Distr_Cntrs_1040_od_commercial.xlsx)Theabovecomparisonindicates:

Thetopthreegatewaysforport‐relatedtrucks,andthetopthreegatewaysforalltrucks,arethesamethreegateways:I‐64,US460,andUS58.

I‐64PeninsulaandUS460appeartobeevenmoreimportanttoport‐relatedtrucksthantheyaretoalltrucks.

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I‐64 Pen US13 CBBT US13 Suf US17 Ches US17 Glo US258 US460 US58 US60 VA10 VA168 VA32

Portion of Sum of All Gateways

Trucks from Port‐Related DistributionCenters, average weekday, 7/2016‐6/2017 (StreetLight analysis by HRTPO)

All Trucks, average weekday, 2015(Regional Freight Study, HRTPO, 2017)

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NEXTSTEPSTheHRTPOcanusetheproductofthisstudyasinputtoitsdecisionswhenplanningandfundinghighwayimprovementswithaneyetohelpingportoperations.Specifically,HRTPOstaffintendsto:

Employthestudy’smeasurementofhighwaygatewayusagebyport‐relatedtrucksinscoringcandidateprojectswiththeHRTPOPrioritizationTool(toolcomponent:“increaseaccesstoportfacilities”,10pointsforhighwayprojects)

Providethestudy’smeasurementofhighwaygatewayusagebyport‐relatedtruckstotheconsultantspreparingtheUS58ArterialManagementPlan

Providethestudy’smeasurementofhighwaygatewayusagebyport‐relatedtruckstotheconsultantspreparingtheRegionalConnectorsStudy.

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