Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal Michigan Department of Transportation

1. Detroit Intermodal Freight TerminalMichigan Department of Transportation Gloria J. Jeff, Director Michigan Department of Transportation

2. Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal Project

3. Presentation Overview • Project Description • Project Area • Project Activities • Key Issues • Alternatives Considered • Project Status • Project Outcomes

4. MDOT Facts Modes: • Highways • Bridges • Local Public Transportation • Regional Rail Transportation • Intercity Passenger Bus • Intercity Passenger & Freight Rail Transportation • Air Passenger & Freight Transportation • Marine Passenger & Freight Transportation • Carpool Parking Lot Program • Ridesharing • Non-Motorized

5. MDOT Facts State Trunkline Comprehensive Transportation Aeronautics Annual Budget: $2.8 billion $300 million $240 million $3.3 billion

6. MDOT Facts 2700 Number of Employees:

7. MDOT Organization

8. Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal Project • Serves International Border Area • Involves Proposed Intermodal Facilities • Includes Linkage (Rail/Truck) to Chicago • Services 4 Class I Railroads • Services Manufacturing Facilities • Terminal Size: Up to 900 Acres • Intermodal Traffic • 350,000 Lifts Today • Up to 1.2 million in 2025

9. Project Area

10. KeyTransportationComponents ofFreight System

12. Project Need • Additional Terminal Capacity. • Better Coordination Between & Among Rail Terminals. • Better Interface Between Public Road System (Primarily Interstate Freeways) & Rail Facilities. • Effeciency of Business, Industry & US Military.

13. Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal ProjectDemand vs. CapacityNo Action Scenario

14. Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal Project NEED CAPACITY, DEMAND, and CONNECTIVITY

15. Project Area Activities • Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal • Gateway • I-94 Rehab • I-96 Rehab • I -75 Bridge overlay • Detroit Wayne County Port Authority Improvements • Bi-National Study • Proposed Detroit River Tunnel Partenership (DRTP)

16. Key Environmental Issues • Acquisition/Relocation • Air Quality • Cultural Resources • Economic Impacts • Environmental Justice • Hazardous Waste/Materials • Indirect & Cumulative Impacts • Noise • Lighting • Social Impacts/Community Cohesion • Water Quality • Border Access

17. Summary of Alternatives

20. Project Status • EIS Currently underway • Community Involvement Activities • Over 100 Meetings • One-on-One/Open House & Formal Q & A • Outreach Tools • Local Advisory Council • Stakeholder Meetings • Enhanced Scoping • Website • Hotline

21. Project Schedule • Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS): Summer 2004. • Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS): Summer 2005. • Record of Decision (ROD): December 2005. • Right-of-Way (ROW) Acquisition: 2006-2009. • Design: 2006-2008. • External Connection Improvements: 2006-2010 • Terminal Improvements: 2008-2014

22. Proposed Outcomes • Develop Regional Intermodal Capacity to Handle Future Demand of Business, Industry and the Military. • Provide Freight Interconnectivity to Reduce Costs and Congestion. • Create Jobs and Economic Investments. • Improve Neighborhood Quality of Life.

23. Lessons Learned • Involve Public from Outset • Establish/Maintain Credibility with Private Owner (i.e. Don’t Over Predict) • Maintain Project Schedule • Focus on Mitigation Measures • Focus on Jobs Issues

24. Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal Project

25. Contact Persons • Mohammed Alghurabi, P.E., Project Manager, (517)373-7674 E-Mail: alghurabim@michigan.gov • Andy Zeigler, Region Planner, (248) 483-5108 E-mail: zeiglera@michigan.gov • Gerri Ayers Environmental Specialist, (517) 373-2227 E-mail: ayersg@michigan.gov

26. Q & A