Truck Route Access Evaluation: United Parcel Service, Standiford Field Louisville211 Airport, and Ford Motor Company, Louisville, Site No. 6

摘要

This is a study undertaken on behalf of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet211u001e(KYTC). There are two main objectives of the Freight Movement and Intermodal 211u001eAccess in Kentucky Study (SPR 98-189): (1) evaluation of the access for trucks 211u001ebetween intermodal or other truck generating sites and the National Highway 211u001eSystem (NHS); and (2) furthering the understanding of freight commodity flows 211u001ethroughout the state. This report summarizes the access evaluation for the areas 211u001earound the Standiford Field Louisville Airport. This includes two large 211u001egenerators off of Fern Valley Road: Ford Motor Company and the United Parcel 211u001eService. These sites are located in Jefferson County in the KIPDA Area 211u001eDevelopment District (ADD) and KYTC Highway District No. 5. Smaller industries to 211u001ethe west of the airport field along Crittendon Avenue include Akzo Nobel 211u001eTrucking, General Electric Supply, KT Shannon Lumber Company, Airside Commerce 211u001eCenter, United Catalyst Incorporated, and Rapid Runner Warehousing. Work on other 211u001especific sites throughout Kentucky as well as the freight commodity flow task is 211u001eongoing and documented elsewhere.