Presentation to the SelfSufficiency Task Force

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Presentation to the Self-Sufficiency Task Force

• March 15, 2007

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Transportation Strategies in Support of Economic
Development in the Miramichi Region Upgrading of
Route 108

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ADI Limited report (55)5816-002.1
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• Purpose
• To present findings of ADI Limited relevant to
• the Upgrade of Route 108 to support the
  efforts
• of Collaboration Miramichi

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• The ADI Limited study focused on addressing the
  most critical
• transportation issues for the existing and
  future Miramichi
• Regional economy.

• Two transportation initiatives were recommended
  by the steering
• committee as top priorities Upgrading Route
  108 NBEC
• railway track and structures.

• Collaboration Miramichi has become the
  Champion for the
• Route 108 Campaign. Reality 7

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• Stakeholder Consultation Summary
• Route 108 upgrading to improve truck
  transportation efficiency and safety
• Route 108 upgrading to provide Port of Miramichi
  with improved
• connections to/from central Canada
• High truck and rail rates due to rising costs,
  particularly fuel
• Upgrading key road connections (Routes 8, 11,
  108) provides
• cost-competitiveness

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• Route 108 Improvements
• The following sequential steps have been
  identified to allow
• safe year round travel by passenger and
  freight vehicles.
• Right of Way clearing and improved winter
  maintenance
• Complete Existing Surface Improvement Program
• Key vertical and horizontal alignment
  improvements
• Upgrade bridge structures to allow 62,500 kg GVW
  limit

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• Route 108 Improvements
• Would serve both freight and passenger
  transportation needs
• including
• Exports of major commodities such as paper,
  lumber, manufactured forest
• products, peat, fish, dairy and other
  manufactured goods
• Inbound consumer and industrial supplies
• Inbound and outbound round wood and chips
• Tourism route serving Miramichi Region and the
  Acadian Peninsula
• Other passenger vehicles traveling to/from
  Miramichi, the Acadian Peninsula
• and Western New Brunswick and points further
  West.

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• Route 108 Improvements
• Benefits
• Reduce Transportation Time Cost (119 km
  shorter 9 million
• annually in trucking savings)-Reality 2, 3,
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• Wood Harvesting Operation (safer, more reliable
  efficient)-Reality 4 5
• Improved Cost Competitiveness (7 of
  transportation cost/
• 13 of trucking costs)-Reality 2, 3, 4 5
• Hours of Service Regulations and the Supply of
  Truck Transportation
• (one hour saving in both directions)-Reality
  2, 3, 4 5
• Safety and Emergency Response Capability (safer
  and more reliable)-Reality 4

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• Route 108 Improvements
• Benefits
• Tourism Development (67 of tourism market to
  Miramichi is from Ontario
• and Quebec 119 km shorter)-Reality2
• Energy Savings and Environmental Benefits
  (tractor trailer 50 litres/141 kg)
• Energy Savings and Environmental Benefits
  (passenger 12.9 litres 31.8 kg)
• Projected truck traffic volumes for Route 108
  would result in 1.6 million litres
• of fuel and 4.7 million kg reduction in
  greenhouse gas emissions.
• Projected passenger traffic volumes for Route
  108 would result in 940,000
• litres of fuel and 2.3 million kg reduction in
  greenhouse gases.

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• Route 108 Improvements
• Right of Way Clearing rational
• 126 km of Route 108 covered in roadside
  encroachment
• of vegetation growth.
• 36 of all accidents from 2000-2004 involve
  wildlife.
• Reduction of sunlight that is exposed to the
  road.

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• Route 108 Improvements
• Surface Improvement rational
• 40 km were identified as high priority (RLU80
  design standard).
• 96.7 km were identified as medium or low
  priority (RLU80 design standard).
• 50.7 million required to bring Route 108 to
  RLU80 standard.
• Trucking companies avoid traveling Route 108
  due to wear and tear to their
• trucks.

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• Route 108 Improvements
• Key Alignment Improvements of high priority
• Provision of guiderail
• Shoulder and lane cross-section widening
• Major and minor superlevation and vertical and
  horizontal alignment
• improvements
• Shoulder stabilization, ditching and drainage
  upgrades
• Chipseal resurfacing

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• Route 108 Improvements
• Upgrade to 62,500 kg GVW rational
• North Branch Renous River Bridge current
  restriction is 56,500 kg GVW.
• Upgrade to 62,500 kg would allow trucking
  companies to ship extra 6 tons/load.
• Add to operating efficiency and would reduce
  overall transportation cost.

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Collaboration Miramichi is Working for our level
playing field
The upgrade of Route 108 bring the region one
step closer to Self Sufficiency.
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Thank you!
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Collaboration Miramichi Enterprise
Miramichi The City of Miramichi Village of
Doaktown Village of Neguac Village of Blackville
Miramichi Chamber of Commerce DowntownS
Miramichi Newcastle Business District DowntownS
Miramichi Historic Chatham Business
District Reseau des Gens Daffaire Francophones
de Miramichi Miramichi River Tourism Association
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