Mississippi Valley Conference Subcommittee on Highway Transport

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Mississippi Valley Conference Subcommittee on
Highway Transport

• Indianapolis, Indiana
• October 9-10, 2008

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Mission

• Specialized Carriers Rigging Association
  (SCRA) is committed to providing information to
  members to safely, legally, and profitably
  transport, lift, and erect oversize and
  overweight items.

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Discussion Issues For Industry

• Tandem Weight Allowance Uniformity
• Barrier States at 40,000
• SCRA Uniform Policy Goal Past 10 Years
• 46,000 TANDEM
• 60,000 TRIDEM

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Tandem Axle Allowance
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Discussion Issues For Industry Cont.

• Uniformity of Pilot Car Requirements
• Fully Endorse Certification
• Reciprocity
• Endorse Program Under State Guidance/Control
• Uniformity of Need Requirement
• Weekend Travel Uniformity
• Shelf Life of Surveys
• Federal Regulatory Impact
• Definitions and guidance
• Size and Weight Issues

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Discussion Issues For Industry Cont.

• Permit Requirement Change Notification
• System backup. What options?
• Feedback From State Officials on Industry Issues
• How Best to Present and Resolve Issues
• Ensure Correct Department/Person is Contacted and
  Involved

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Summary

• Increase in volume - increase in demand
• Aging infrastructure / inadequate funding
• Need for uniformity for efficiency
• Need for constant and productive dialogue between
  government and industry. Partnership!

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• Wind Power Today and Transportation Management
• Developer locate wind areas- lease/buy land-
  land use permits- roads- environmental issues-
  FAA permits
• EPC transport- erect towers- substations-
  commissioning process to bring on line
• Utility- National grid

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Wind sites 2007
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Wind Turbine Manufacturers

• World wide
• Vestas
• Gamesa
• GE Wind
• United States
• GE Wind
• Siemens
• Vestas
• Mitsubishi
• Suzlon
• Gamesa

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Lets Get Started!

• Transportation Plan
• Define what, when, where.
• Safety Plan
• Traffic control, curfews, restrictions.
• Signs
• Equipment
• Staging area
• Route Survey
• Infrastructure modification
• Pilot Car requirements

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Coordination

• State Transportation Officials
• Engineers (infrastructure modifications/concerns)
• Permit officials
• Establish single point of contact
• Establish regular meetings and briefings
• Road usage agreement
• Establish schedule

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Considerations

• Site preparation
• Access to site. 3 or 4 options
• Internal roads
• Cement gravel (2000 yards of concrete, steel)
• Crane and construction equipment

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• Streamline permit process
• Coordination within state- local rules VS state
  lack of consistent process
• Each tower can vary 7-14 over-dimensional loads
• Team approach
• Political and economic pressure