California Freight Mobility Plan 2020
As the national gateway for international trade and domestic commerce, California exemplifies the world's most innovative, economically-competitive, multimodal freight network that is efficient, reliable, modern, integrated, resilient, safe, and sustainable, where social and environmental impacts are considered equitably.
In collaboration with various State, regional and local partners, public and private sectors, and the members of the California Freight Advisory Committee (CFAC), Caltrans developed the California Freight Mobility Plan 2020 (CFMP) to provide a long-term vision for California's freight future. The CFMP is a comprehensive plan that governs the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments by the state with respect to freight movement. This multimodal freight transportation system facilitates the reliable and efficient movement of goods while ensuring a prosperous economy, social equity, and human and environmental health. The CFMP also complies with California State Government Code Section 13978.8(b)(1) (Assembly Bill 14, Lowenthal) and the freight provisions of the federal Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) which requires each state that receives funding under the National Highway Freight Program to develop a State Freight Plan. In June of 2018, Caltrans submitted an addendum to the 2014 Freight Mobility Plan.
Accessibility Assistance: Caltrans makes every attempt to ensure our documents are accessible. Due to variances between assistive technologies, there may be portions of this document which are not accessible. Where documents cannot be made accessible, we are committed to providing alternative access to the content. Should you need additional assistance, please contact us at (916) 654-2852, CFMP@dot.ca.gov. or visit https://dot.ca.gov/request-ada-compliant-documents.
If you have any questions about the plan, please contact us at CFMP@dot.ca.gov..
Federal Freight Transportation Re-Authorization Bill
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) requires the state to develop a freight plan to be updated every 5-years per 49 USC 70101. Provisions of the national multimodal freight policy re-authorization bill establishes a plan to include an assessment of conditions and performance of the Network, barriers to improve freight transportation and opportunities to overcome those barriers, freight forecasts over a 5-10-and 20- year period. Other provisions involve the identification of major trade gateways and national freight corridors that connect major population centers and other major freight generators. States are also required to include a long-range transportation plan (23 USC 135), which must be fiscally constrained, include a freight investment plan with a prioritized list of projects, and describe how the State will invest and match its National Highway Freight Program funds.
FAST Act requires state DOTs to develop new tools to support the outcomes of performance-based approaches to evaluate the conditions of the state highway system in relation to its freight transportation network. Caltrans is given federal authority to fulfill stated requirements per the following transportation bills:
- 23 USC 135 – State Freight Plan
- 23 USC 167 – National Highway Freight Program
- 23 USC 167(h) – Conditions and Performance Report
- 49 USC 70101 – Establish a Freight Plan to be updated every 5-years (2014)
- 49 USC 70102 – Publish Plan on Website
- 49 USC 70103 – Establishment of Goals for the Multimodal Freight Network
- 49 USC 70103(c) – Designation and re-Designation of Final Network
- 49 USC 70202(e) – Update the Freight Investment Plan
- 49 USC 70203 -- Data and Planning Tools
State Freight Transportation Bills
- AB 14 (Lowenthal) 2013 – Establishment of a Freight Advisory Committee (CFAC)
- EO B-32-15 – Establishment of a California Sustainable Freight Action Plan (CSFAP)
CFMP Addendum
Accessibility Assistance: Caltrans makes every attempt to ensure our documents are accessible. Due to variances between assistive technologies, there may be portions of this document which are not accessible. Where documents cannot be made accessible, we are committed to providing alternative access to the content. Should you need additional assistance, please contact us at (916) 654-2852,cfac@dot.ca.gov or visit https://dot.ca.gov/request-ada-compliant-documents.
If you have any questions about the plan, please contact us at CFAC@dot.ca.gov.