Trucking and Freight As defined in the Hillsborough TPO’s 2016 Freight Logistics Zone Strategic Plan, the North Airport Redevelopment Area is within a logistics cluster with heavy freight activity. As a result of the industrial uses and freight-oriented businesses, several truck routes and rail lines connect to and serve the redevelopment area. To better serve industrial and freight-oriented uses, it is important for the identified routes to be reliable from a travel time and pavement condition perspective. Truck routes are shown in Figure 9 with underlying p.m. peak-hour TTI, and in Figure 10 with the underlying pavement condition. Pavement condition is discussed further beginning on page 22. As noted in the Market Study for the redevelopment area, CSX representatives have determined several of the existing tracks and spurs in the area are not maintained or owned by CSX. The mix of CSX and private ownership limits the ability to improve rail connections that can ultimately improve the shipping activity in the area and region, an expressed interest by CSX. The tracks and spurs owned by CSX are shown in Figure 10 . Based on rail volumes from the Federal Railroad Administration, 1 train per week operates on the CSX track (Drew Spur) in the North Airport Redevelopment Area. This spur has low utilization compared to the activity countywide which may be attributed to the termini within the redevelopment area. The CSX freight rail use has been reviewed by agencies throughout the region for potential passenger use for over 10 years. Although this segment of the CSX track would not be recommended for passenger use, it connects to other segments that may provide regional commuter rail potential.
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North Airport Redevelopment Area Infrastructure Assessment
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