INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY AND CONNECTIVITY: FEDERAL PERSPECTIVES

This conference panel session focuses on infrastructure capacity and connectivity from the federal perspective. B. Green provides an overview. B. Holliday discusses the current status of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) navigation program; how the USACE links with the Marine Transportation System (MTS); and future challenges. J. High discusses the MTS, focusing on capacity, information technology, financing, and infrastructure. C. White, Jr., focuses on rail capacity and infrastructure, with comments on the significance of the recent merger of Canadian National and Burlington Northern railroads. C. Johnson focuses on intermodal connectors and border infrastructure.