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Highways Railroads Deepwater Ports
Figure 18. Definition of "quickly implementable."
(see Figure 18). The following section presents generic defini- and that can be implemented within a short period without
tions of quickly implementable low-cost improvements. extended disruption to traffic flow. Such an improvement
may be physical, operational, or regulatory, as long as it enables
greater throughput from existing facilities. These actions may
5.2 Criteria for Low-Cost
be spot (or location-specific) improvements or may be lim-
Improvements
ited to short sections of the physical infrastructure. Likewise,
Based on discussions presented above, the following para- they may be specific to a given supply chain process point,
graph presents generic criteria for low-cost, quickly imple- regulation, or mode; they may also be multimodal. Further-
mentable improvements and is followed by mode-specific more, low-cost improvements do not involve massive recon-
definitions. Table 24 summarizes key characteristics of these struction of infrastructure that usually takes many years to
improvements. complete.
A "low-cost and quickly implementable" improvement to Highways: A low-cost and quickly implementable improve-
address freight mobility constraints may be defined as an ment does not require special programming, time-consuming
action that modifies existing geometry and operational fea- environmental clearances, or right-of-way acquisition and are
tures of the freight transportation infrastructure system within budget limitations enabling implementation at a district
Table 24. Key features of low-cost and quickly
implementable improvements.
Quickly
Mode Characteristics of Low-Cost Actions
Implementable
· Less than $1 million
· Spot or location-specific improvements
· No environmental clearances necessary
Highways · No right-of-way acquisition Less than 1 year
· No special programming required
· Implementation at district lowest operation unit level (limited
direct HQ oversight)
· Class I railroad $1 million to $10 million Less than 2 years
Railroads · Regional railroad less than $2 million Less than 1 year
· Short-line railroad less than $500,000 Less than 6 months
· Less than $1million
Deepwater · Physical improvements may involve highway and rail projects
Ports & within and outside the port terminals at links serving ports
location-specific actions Less than 2 years
Inland
Waterways · Mainly operational actions including technology deployments
· Uniqueness of each port acknowledged
