Research report : guidance on mitigating impacts of large distribution centers on Texas highways.

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• Alternative Title:
  Guidance on mitigating impacts of large distribution centers on Texas highways
• Creators:
  Bochner, Brian ; Higgins, Laura ; Frawley, William ; Cheu, Ruey Long
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Traffic Mitigation Warehouses--Location--Texas--Planning Trip Generation Trip Generation--Texas Warehouses
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-10/0-5335-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Edition:
  technical report; Sept. 2007-Aug. 2009.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  Numerous distribution centers (DCs) have been built in Texas over the past 20 years. They serve retail,
  
  grocery, oil, motor vehicle, manufacturer, and other types of business. These DCs vary in size and truck
  
  traffic. Depending on the type of DC and roads providing access, a DC will have some level of traffic
  
  operations, safety, and pavement wear impact on those roads. DC site selection often involves the DC site
  
  selector/owner/operator/developer negotiating with local agencies, including economic development
  
  agencies, to identify potential sites and obtain the best incentives. TxDOT is typically brought into the
  
  process very late and is then asked to accommodate local agency and DC owner requests without having
  
  prior input.
  
  This project assessed the DC site selection and development process as it affects TxDOT. The project also
  
  developed tools, guidelines, and strategies for gaining early collaboration with DC owners and local
  
  agencies in planning and engineering the DCs and their access and funding improvements to state highways.
  
  This project analyzed obstacles resulting in TxDOT not being involved earlier in the DC site selection
  
  process. Research products included in this report summarize the research performed and present a
  
  handbook containing tools and recommendations for working with proposed DC site selectors, developers,
  
  and others.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Project 0-5335
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:998830753c2e37102e1cf620af31a16f47d21233f3c9764fef892bb8204e74adfefb00a1cc2775063b58e99fd88c85591bb7046fe187b957c9e1ffd75dad3e28
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17630/dot_17630_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.50 MB ]