This article was published by The Uncontained on August 19, 2024.
Faced with costly delays caused by supply chain disruptions, many freight hubs are looking to streamline freight operations on site with infrastructure improvement and expansion plans. At the St. Louis Regional Freightway, the 2025 Multimodal Transportation Priority Projects List – an ambitious schedule of infrastructure improvements that began in 2023 – is intended to not only keep pace with competitor hubs, but also to highlight enhanced intermodal services and attract more manufacturing and shipper investment and traffic throughout the region.
According to Mary C. Lamie, Executive Vice President of Multimodal Enterprises for Bi-State Development, and Head of the St. Louis Regional Freightway, one of the biggest challenges for intermodal freight transportation remains understanding of the importance the role intermodal infrastructure plays.
“One of the biggest challenges is understanding the importance of intermodal infrastructure investment. The supply chain is dependent on multimodal flexibility and accessibility. Companies want to be connected to major markets, transportation routes and resources with optionality to access all modes of transportation,” Lamie said.
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