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NAFTA and Transportation: 20 Years Later

NAFTA and Transportation: 20 Years Later. NAFTA and North American Trade Corridors. Brian R. Searles, Secretary Vermont Agency of Transportation April 23, 2014. NAFTA and Transportation: 20 Years Later. NAFTA Elevated the Importance of Trade Corridors

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NAFTA and Transportation: 20 Years Later

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  1. NAFTA and Transportation: 20 Years Later NAFTA and North American Trade Corridors Brian R. Searles, Secretary Vermont Agency of Transportation April 23, 2014

  2. NAFTA and Transportation: 20 Years Later NAFTA Elevated the Importance of Trade Corridors • Along the I-95 Corridor Coalition Land Borders (I-87, I-89, I-91) since 1995: • 88.2 million trucks • 7.3 million loaded rail cars • 69.2 million bus passengers • 1.2 billion vehicle passengers

  3. NAFTA and Transportation: 20 Years Later NAFTA Created New Intercontinental Markets • New export markets and more diverse commodities • Long-haul routes became the norm in the trucking industry • States and provinces developed interstate regulations (i.e. International Fuel Tax Agreement) • Significant increase in interstate through traffic.

  4. NAFTA and Transportation: 20 Years Later An Illustration: 67% of truck traffic using Vermont land borders is through traffic

  5. NAFTA and Transportation: 20 Years Later Freight railroads enjoying a resurgence as traffic increased Became fully integrated with seaport infrastructure

  6. NAFTA and Transportation: 20 Years Later Current and Projected Traffic on Major Truck Routes 2007 2040 Source: U.S. Federal Highway Administration www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/freight_analysis/nat_freight_stats/docs/12factsfigures/

  7. NAFTA and Transportation: 20 Years Later Challenges Moving Forward • The recent economic recession and rise in fuel prices • Initially resulted in lowered trade volumes • Trucking companies adapted by becoming more efficient (less trucks carrying more freight tonnage) • Border staffing issues • Screening has become more complex since 9/11 • Border staffing will become more important volumes increase • Congestion on system (particularly highways) • Chokepoint in one state now affects all states • Need for transportation investments for projects of regional and national significance

  8. NAFTA and Transportation: 20 Years Later Questions / Comments?

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