Storm related closures of I-5 and I-90 : freight transportation economic impact assessment report, winter 2007-2008.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Storm-related closures of Interstate 5 and Interstate 90
• Creators:
  Ivanov, Barbara ; Xu, George ; Buell, Tonia ; Moore, Danna ; Austin, Bruce ; Wang, Yi-Jen
• Corporate Creators:
  Washington (State). Dept. of Transportation. Freight Systems Division
• Corporate Contributors:
  Washington (State). Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Library Services ; Washington State University. Social and Economic Sciences Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Lane closure
  • Freight traffic
  • Economic impacts
  • Trucking Road closures--Economic aspects--Washington (State)
  • Road closures--Economic aspects--Interstate 5
  • Road closures--Economic aspects--Interstate 90
  • Freight and freightage--Economic aspects--Washington (State)
  • Trucks--Economic aspects--Washington (State)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  WA-RD 708.1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington
• Edition:
  Final.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Washington (State). Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This report documents the economic impact analysis undertaken by WSDOT’s Freight Systems Division in response to the ; storm-related closures of I-5 and I-90 in the winter 2007-2008. The closures were the result of severe weather that ; overwhelmed the roadways and disrupted freight and passenger movements across the state and the West Coast. In all, the ; highways were closed for eight days, four days for I-5 and four days for I-90. In an effort to obtain a more complete picture ; of the statewide economic impacts of the highway closures than is typically available through traditional economic impact ; assessment methods, WSDOT contracted with Washington State University’s Social and Economic Sciences Research ; Center (SESRC) to conduct survey research and economic analysis of the two storm-related events. WSDOT staff and ; SESRC researchers worked together to design and develop a new economic assessment methodology that would provide the ; state’s citizens and decision-makers with a reality-based, comprehensive analysis of the effects of the closures on the state’s ; freight industry and economy as a whole.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  K 156
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17218/dot_17218_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.24 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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