The 10-county southwestern Pennsylvania region can expect the amount of freight moving into and out of the area to increase by 40% by 2040. That’s the conclusion of a 104-page assessment of the freight industry released last month by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission.
The assessment doesn’t make specific recommendations for improvements to accommodate the growth, but it encourages regional officials to monitor the need for additional layover areas for truckers and more multimodal facilities as well as monitoring the condition of locks and dams in case they deteriorate and can no longer allow barges to move as much material as they do now.
