Engaging State Departments of Transportation in Funding Improvements on Inland Waterways: Case Study of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Texas

This paper summarizes the findings of research conducted for the Texas Department of Transportation (DOT) that produced a master plan for the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Texas (GIWW-T). The project (a) established a baseline for the condition and utilization of the GIWW-T; (b) examined the major operational concerns, mostly related to dredging and navigational safety; (c) investigated the impacts of operational obstacles; (d) determined what is needed to restore the GIWW-T to and sustain its optimum level; (e) investigated potential economic and legislative limitations; and (f) recommended potential courses of action that might enable the Texas DOT to play an active role in achieving a highly efficient and safe GIWW-T. A working group of GIWW-T stakeholders informed the research. Participants included the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Coast Guard, port authorities, the Texas DOT, and barge industry representatives.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3141/2479-05
• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Kruse, C James
  • 0000-0002-7519-161X
  • Protopapas, Annie
  • Ellis, David R
  • Norboge, Nicolas D
  • Glover, Brianne A
• Publication Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References;
• Pagination: pp 34–41
• Monograph Title: Marine Transportation, Port Operations, and Intermodal Freight
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2479
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Dredging; Economic factors; Financing; Inland waterways; Laws and legislation; Marine safety; Stakeholders; State departments of transportation
• Identifier Terms: Texas Department of Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01551299
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309295765
• Report/Paper Numbers: 15-1191
• Files: PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 27 2015 11:22AM