Economic Competitiveness of Transportation Infrastructure

Jay Carney, President – TL Wallace Construction

BS – Construction Engineering Technology, University of Southern Mississippi

MS – Masters in Business Administration, University of Southern Mississippi

Jay serves on the Advisory Council for both the School of Business and School of Construction.

Board Member:-Marion County Economic Development District-MS Road Builders Association-MS Associated General Contractors-MS Concrete Industry Association

TL Wallace Construction is licensed in seven southeastern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,

Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas.

In business since 1962 – serving Mississippi and the SE United States.

Wallace is comprised of eight fully- Functional and self-supporting divisions that often integrate to deliver complete and successful projects.

•Professional Services (CM, CMAR, CS & DB)•Heavy Civil•Asphalt•Utilities•Industrial•Commercial•Disaster Response•Oilfield Services

Four of our 8 divisions directly relate to Transportation Infrastructure

2013 Revenue by Division

Heavy/Civil

Asphalt

Professional Services

Utilities

Commercial

Industrial

Disaster Response

Oilfield Services

25%

24%

1%

7%

Transp

ortation

Non - Trans

57% of our corporate revenue directly relates to Transportation Infrastructure.

23%

25%

3%

4%

Our involvement in:

International Transportation Facilities & Infrastructure

State Transportation Facilities & Infrastructure

Local Transportation Facilities & Infrastructure

… All in Mississippi!

2013 Study Abroad ProgramPanama Canal

What are the factors fostering international & domestic trade?

1. Technology 3. Standardization

2. Transport and logistics 4. Transportation Infrastructure

Economies of scale have reached a limit due to port infrastructure and canal size.

In 2008, we teamed with CH2MHill and won the Program Management contract for the Port Restoration Project. ($570M)

The restoration includes upgrades to: Navigation Channel and Wharves Container Yards (Standardization) Intermodal Facilities (Road & Rail lines) Tenant Terminals

Our involvement in:

International Transportation Facilities & Infrastructure

State Transportation Facilities & Infrastructure

Local Transportation Facilities & Infrastructure

… All in Mississippi!

I-10 at Pascagoula River

- 30 day contract- $100,000 LD per day- $100,000 incentive per day- Completed in 21 days

Hwy 67/605

Harrison County, MS

$40M

Our involvement in:

International Transportation Facilities & Infrastructure

State Transportation Facilities & Infrastructure

Local Transportation Facilities & Infrastructure

… All in Mississippi!

Slurry Seal / DBST Application

State-Aid County Roads across the State of Mississippi

Water Treatment Plant & Pump Station Hillsdale, MS

Transportation of Commodities, Right?

The State of New York Transportation Department (NYSDOT) is developing a comprehensive set of measures that link transportation investments to the general economic

performance of the state.

Their measurement evaluates the whole (overall network) system as opposed to individual components . It evaluates the

states entire infrastructure system in relation to the overall investment and how that ratio contributed to the states

economic growth.

A survey was conducted with other State DOT’s during this study.

- 47% do not measure the contribution of their transportation system to economic development

- Most of the states struggle with the mobility measures that would gauge the impact of transportation improvements on the economy

- All responding states indicated that the transportation infrastructure does have an economic impact, but measured in different ways (i.e. job creation, counter flows, tonnage, etc…)

- Clearly, no consensus measures or methods have as of yet emerged from the State DOTs.

The T1 Coalition is a 501 (c) (4) organization made up of businesses and associations working towards the common goal of improving Mississippi’s transportation systems using roads, rails, ports, and air.

Working to Improve Mississippi's Transportation Systems

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