Impacts of Transportation Infrastructure on the Economy of North Dakota

The primary objective of this study is to describe how improvements to the state’s transportation infrastructure might “enhance the business climate and the state’s competitive position in economic development, with a focus on the potential to expand the sale of goods to markets outside the state by strengthening the state’s transportation infrastructure.” Specifically, the study calls for an analysis of: (1) The benefits and costs of potential enhancements to the state’s highways to allow load limits to be raised to more efficiently move goods to market; (2) The decline of rail freight service and prospects for offering incentives to rail service providers to expand the availability of rail for transportation of goods to market and the associated costs and benefits; (3) The feasibility of identifying and assisting airports that are specially situated to assist in economic development; and (4) The projected economic development impacts associated with recommended infrastructure improvements. The study’s focus is on the potential role of transportation infrastructure in expanding sales of goods outside the state. Much of the freight exported from North Dakota moves by rail. Therefore, both highway and railroad systems are analyzed. To the extent possible, the benefits and costs associated with infrastructure improvements are quantified.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=569
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052
• Authors:
  • Tolliver, Denver
  • Dybing, Alan
• Publication Date: 2007-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 63p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Benefit cost analysis; Economic development; Economic impacts; Exports; Feasibility analysis; Highways; Improvements; Infrastructure; Load limits; Railroad transportation
• Geographic Terms: North Dakota
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01680114
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DP-187
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 11 2018 11:16AM