IMPACT ON WASHINGTON HIGHWAYS OF GRAIN TRANSPORTATION CHANGES. FINAL REPORT
This study evaluated transportation changes affecting the grain industry relative to impact on the road system. Present and proposed railline abandonment, grain subterminal construction, and general modal traffic patterns were determined. Causal variables were incorporated into a general framework for continual monitoring of the industry. While it does not appear the state highway system is receiving large overall negative impact, "pockets of potential problems" are being felt on county and local roads. The final grain industry structure has not yet evolved. Monitoring of the grain industry during this evolution should include on-farm storage, age of elevators, mergers and consolidations and potential railline abandonments.
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Corporate Authors:
Washington State University, Pullman
Department of Agricultural Economics
Pullman, WA United States 99164-6210Washington State Department of Transportation
Transportation Building, 310 Maple Park Avenue SE, P.O. Box 47300
Olympia, WA United States 98504-7300Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Borris, B
- Casavant, K
- Newkirk, J
- Dooley, F
- Publication Date: 1986-2
Media Info
- Pagination: 80 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Abandonment; Axle load force; Economic impacts; Freight traffic; Grain; Impact studies; Modal shift; Railroads; Trucks
- Old TRIS Terms: Truck pavement damage
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00457030
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: WA-RD 82.1
- Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:38PM