Oakland Joint Intermodal Terminal Planning Study

Client: Port of Oakland

Project location: Oakland, California

Project cost: $150 million

 

DMJM Harris, as partners with Summit/Lynch, developed an operational analysis, conceptual design and operating plan for the then-proposed Oakland Joint Intermodal Terminal (JIT). Totaling over 340 acres, the JIT would be the largest intermodal terminal on the west coast, with capacity in excess of one million annual lifts. It would transfer the intermodal operations from the existing Union Pacific and Southern Pacific rail yards into a new joint facility that provides port access to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and allows future growth. The JIT would provide on-dock levels of service to the shipping lines at competitive costs. The project would also allow development of new marine terminals along the Inner Harbor Channel.

 

The project involved planning of the intermodal transfer facility for multiple marine terminal users and multiple rail companies. Tasks included analysis of truck and rail access considering cargo and transit rail traffic; planning of marine terminal interface; development and evaluation of conceptual facility layouts; and operations plans including construction phasing.