High profile rail clearances in the State of Pennsylvania : report 6 : executive summary

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• Corporate Creators:
  Transmode Consultants ; Apogee Research, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  Pennsylvania. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Pennsylvania Rail Clearances Railroad Transportation Rail Transportation
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Pennsylvania
• Corporate Publisher:
  Transmode Consultants
• Abstract:
  The most important findings are: the expenditure of almost $81 million on construction over the next three years will results in some 900 new construction jobs available in 1993. Around 2100 additional jobs in service and support industries will be required to support this additional growth in the economy of the Commonwealth. Construction will require about 3 years to complete. The construction of all three projects will result in $53 million of savings in transportation and logistics costs by Pennsylvania industry in 1995. this will rise to more than $114 million in the year 2000--a net present value of $382 million. By 1995, about 2700 new jobs will be available in construction, manufacturing, transportation and distribution as a direct consequence of the transportation and logistics cost savings associated with the project, with an additional 6400 jobs in secondary services.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f4e912f34678fc208eeb2e3cd9751bc1b60ba8149c0338ee3506bc8bf9e94932
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13706/dot_13706_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.25 MB ]