FY 2025 USMHP Route Sponsors List (updated).pdf
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This document is a comprehensive listing of U.S. Marine Highway Program Routes and Route Sponsors for Fiscal Year 2025, detailing 20 designated marine transportation routes across various U.S. states and territories. The document provides detailed contact information for each route, including the route sponsor organization, point of contact name, professional title, email address, and phone number. Routes span diverse geographic regions such as Puerto Rico, Alaska, Pacific and Gulf Coastlines, major rivers like the Missouri, Mississippi, and Ohio, and include routes for Great Lakes, Atlantic Coast, and island territories like American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The routes are primarily sponsored by state departments of transportation, port authorities, and regional transportation commissions, with multiple contacts often listed for complex routes. Route designations include maritime pathways like M-2 (Puerto Rico), M-5 (Pacific Ocean Coastal Waters), M-70 (Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers), and routes serving specific waterways such as the Houston Ship Channel, Atchafalaya River, and Columbia River. Each route listing provides a comprehensive networking resource for maritime transportation professionals, enabling direct communication with key regional transportation planning and maritime logistics personnel across the United States.
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U.S. Marine Highway Program Routes and Route Sponsors
June 2025 1
Designated Route Route Sponsor Point of Contact Title Email Phone
M-2, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Romel Pedraza, P.E.
Assistant Executive Director for Planning, Engineering and Construction rpedraza@prpa.pr.gov 787-728-8715
M-3, Kaskaskia River The Kaskaskia Regional Port District (IL)
Ed Weilbacher General Manager ed@kaskaskiaport.com 618-282-3807
M-5, Pacific Ocean Coastal Waters
California DOT Jeffrey Morneau Senior Transportation Planner jeffrey.morneau@dot.ca.gov 916-494-3862
Oregon DOT John Boren Freight Program Manager john.boren@odot.oregon.gov 503-951-0166 Oregon Business Development Department
Margaret Barber Ports Programing Coordinator margaret.barber@biz.oregon.gov 971-719-3606
Port of Port Angeles (WA) Paul Jarkiewicz Executive Director paul@portofpa.com 360-417-3446
M-5AK, Alaska Coastline
State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Judy Chapman Deputy Director of Planning, Division of Planning & Program Development judy.chapman@alaska.gov 907-451-5150
M-10, Gulf Coastline Mississippi DOT Trung Trinh Transportation Planner/Freight Coordinator ttrinh@mdot.ms.gov 601-359-7910
M-11, Alaska Coastal Waters
State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Judy Chapman Deputy Director of Planning, Division of Planning & Program Development judy.chapman@alaska.gov 907-451-5150
Katherine Keith Deputy Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner katherine.keith@alaska.gov 907-799-1201
M-23, Big Sandy River
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Jeremy Edgeworth
Freight, Rail and Waterways Coordinator jeremy.edgeworth@ky.com 502-782-5095
Jacob Rice Project Manager jacob.rice@ky.gov 502-782-5077
West Virginia DOT Stephen Connolly
Deputy Commissioner, Div.
of Multimodal Transportation steve.connolly@wv.gov 304-414-8941 mailto:rpedraza@prpa.pr.gov mailto:ed@kaskaskiaport.com mailto:john.boren@odot.oregon.gov mailto:margaret.barber@biz.oregon.gov
June 2025 2
Designated Route Route Sponsor Point of Contact Title Email Phone
M-24, Cumberland River
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Jeremy Edgeworth
Freight, Rail and Waterways Coordinator jeremy.edgeworth@ky.com 502-782-5095
Jacob Rice Project Manager jacob.rice@ky.gov 502-782-5077 Tennessee DOT Dan Pallme Freight Director daniel.pallme@tn.gov 615-741-4031
M-29, Missouri River
The Port Authority of Kansas City
Maitland Mehlhaff
Multimodal Logistics Manager mmehlhaff@portkc.com 816-559-3743
Missouri DOT Levi Woods Administrator of Freight & Waterways levi.woods@modot.mo.gov 573-526-5578
M-35, Upper Missouri River
Illinois DOT BJ Murray Section Chief, Aviation & Marine Transportation Program Planning
BJ.Murray@Illinois.gov 217-782-4118
Iowa DOT Samuel Hiscocks Planning Team Leader samuel.hiscocks@iowadot.us 515-239-1520
Minnesota DOT Patrick Phenow Ports and Waterways Coordinator patrick.phenow@state.mn.us 651-366-3672
Missouri DOT Levi Woods Administrator of Freight & Waterways levi.woods@modot.mo.gov 573-526-5578
Wisconsin DOT Lisa A. Stern Chief of Railways & Harbors lisa.stern@dot.wi.gov 608-266-1010
M-40, Arkansas, Verdigris, and White Rivers
Arkansas Waterways Commission
Cassandra Caldwell Director cassandra.caldwell@arkansas.gov 501-682-2114
Oklahoma DOT Thaddaeus Babb Branch Manager, Office of Freight Mobility, Multimodal Division tbabb@odot.org 918-221-1280
M-49, Atchafalaya River and the J.
Bennett Johnson Waterway
Louisiana DOT Randall Withers Ports and Waterways Director randall.withers@la.gov 225-379-3065 mailto:BJ.Murray@Illinois.gov mailto:samuel.hiscocks@iowadot.us mailto:patrick.phenow@state.mn.us
June 2025 3
M-55, Mississippi and Illinois Rivers
Missouri DOT Levi Woods Administrator of Freight & Waterways levi.woods@modot.mo.gov 573-526-5578
Illinois DOT BJ Murray Section Chief, Aviation & Marine Transportation Program Planning
BJ.Murray@illinois.gov 217-782-4118
Mississippi DOT Trung Trinh Ports & Waterways Director/Freight Coordinator ttrinh@mdot.ms.gov 601-359-7916
M-64, Hampton Roads, Chesapeake Bay and James River
Richmond Regional Planning District Commission
Chet Parsons Director of Transportation cparsons@planrva.org 804-323-2033
M-65, Mobile – Black Warrior Rivers and Tombigbee Waterway
Tennessee- Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority
Mitch Mays Administrator mays@tenntom.org 662-328-3286
M-69, Bay Texas Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Texas DOT Matthew
Mahoney Waterways Coordinator, Maritime Division matthew.mahoney@txdot.gov 512-486-5630
M-70, Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri Rivers
Ohio DOT Randy Lane Freight and Maritime Manager randy.lane@dot.ohio.gov 614-387-2369
Illinois DOT BJ Murray Section Chief, Aviation & Marine Transportation Planning
BJ.Murray@illinois.gov 217-782-4118
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Jeremy Edgeworth
Freight, Rail, and Waterways Coordinator jeremy.edgeworth@ky.com 502-782-5095
Missouri DOT Levi Woods Administrator of Freight & Waterways levi.woods@modot.mo.gov 573-526-5578
West Virginia DOT Stephen R.
Connolly
Deputy Commissioner – Counsel stephen.r.connolly@wv.gov 304-414-8941
Ports of Indiana Eric Powell Director of Communications epowell@portsofindiana.com 317-233-6231 Port of Pittsburgh Commission
Mary Ann Bucci Executive Director mary-ann@portpitt.com 412-201-7331 Scott Harshman Marketing & Program Mgr. scott@portpitt.com 412-201-7334 mailto:matthew.mahoney@txdot.gov
June 2025 4
M-71/77, Lake Erie For private applicants on the M-71/77 Marine Highway Route, please contact the M-90 Marine Highway Route Sponsor.
M-75, Detroit River and Lake Erie
Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority
Mark Schrupp Executive Director mschrupp@portdetroit.com 313-259-5091
M-79, Allegheny and Ohio Rivers
Port of Pittsburgh Commission
Scott Harshman Marketing & Program Manager scott@portpitt.com 412-477-0836
Matt Pavlovsky Public Relations Manager matt@portpitt.com 412-201-7335 Morgantown Monongalia MPO Bill Austin Executive Director baustin@plantogether.org 304-291-9571
M-84, Columbia, Willamette, and Snake Rivers
The Port of Portland Richard Vincent Senior Waterways Planner richard.vincent@portofportland.c om 503-415-6236
Fred Meyer Waterways Manager fred.myer@portofportland.com 503-415-6542 Port of Benton (WA) Diahann Howard Executive Director dhoward@portofbenton.com 509-375-3060
M-87, Hudson River and Erie Canal
New York State
DOT
Ray Hessinger Director, Freight and Passenger Rail Bureau raymond.hessinger@dot.ny.gov 518-457-7331
David Rosenberg
Associate Transportation Analyst david.rosenberg@dot.ny.gov 518/457-6966
M-90, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway System
Ohio DOT Randy Lane Freight and Maritime Manager randy.lane@dot.ohio.gov 614-387-2369
Wisconsin DOT Lisa A. Stern Chief of Railways & Harbors lisa.stern@dot.wi.gov 608-266-1010
Minnesota DOT Patrick Phenow Ports and Waterways Coordinator patrick.phenow@state.mn.us 651-366-3672
Illinois DOT BJ Murray Section Chief, Aviation & Marine Transportation Planning
BJ.Murray@illinois.gov 217-782-4118
Michigan DOT Elisha Wulff Freight Policy Specialists wulffe@michigan.gov 517-243-3620 Ports of Indiana Eric Powell Director of Communications epowell@portsofindiana.com 317-233-6231 Erie – Western Pennsylvania Port Authority
Anna Frantz Deputy Executive Director afrantz@porterie.org 814 455-7557 x223 mailto:patrick.phenow@state.mn.us
June 2025 5
M-90, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway System
New York DOT Ray Hessinger Director, Freight and
Passenger Rail Bureau raymond.hessinger@dot.ny.gov 518-457-7331
David Rosenberg
Associate Transportation Analyst david.rosenberg@dot.ny.gov 518-457-6966
M-95, Atlantic Ocean Coastal Waters
The Eastern Transportation Coalition
Marygrace Parker Director of Freight Program mgparker@tetcoalition.org 518-852-4083
M-146, Houston Ship Channel, Buffalo Bayou, and Galveston
Chambers County Galveston Bay
Judge Jimmy Sylvia Chambers County Judge jsylvia@chamberstx.gov 409-267-2440
M-165, Green River Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Jeremy Edgeworth
Freight, Rail and Waterways Coordinator jeremy.edgeworth@ky.com 502-782-5095
Jacob Rice Project Manager jacob.rice@ky.gov 502-782-5077
M-167, Ouachita River
Louisiana DOT Randall Withers Director, Ports & Waterways randall.withers@la.gov 225-379-3065
Arkansas Waterways Commission
Cassandra Caldwell Director cassandra.caldwell@arkansas.gov 501-682-2114
LaWanda Campbell
Business Operations Manager lawanda.campbell@arkansas.gov 501-682-3163
M-295, East River, Long Island Sound, and Block Island Sound
Connecticut DOT Andrew Lavigne Manager of Business Development and Special Projects alavigne@ctportauthority.com 860-577-5174
New York State
DOT
David Rosenberg Office of Policy & Planning david.rosenberg@dot.ny.gov 518-457-6966
M-495, Anacostia, Occoquan, and Potomac Rivers
Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Robert W.
Lazaro Executive Director rlazaro@novaregion.org 703-642-4629
M-580, San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers
Port of Stockton (CA) Jason Katindoy Deputy Port Director, Maritime & Real Estate jkatindoy@stocktonport.com 209-946-0246
M-A1, Matanuska and Susitna Rivers
Matanuska-Susitna Borough (AK)
Dave Griffin Port Operations Manager david.griffin@matsugov.us 907-707-4174 Mike Brown Borough Manager mike.brown@matsugov.us 907-861-8689 mailto:jsylvia@chamberstx.gov mailto:alavigne@ctportauthority.com mailto:rlazaro@novaregion.org mailto:jkatindoy@stocktonport.com mailto:david.griffin@matsugov.us
June 2025 6
M-AS1, American Samoa
Port of Pago Pago American Samoa
Pu'amavae Ah- Mai Harbormaster puamavae.ahmai@pa.as.gov 684-252-6233
Tumua Matu’u Deputy Director Department of Port Administration tumuamatuu@hotmail.com 684-258-5464
M-GNM1, Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Port Authority of Guam
Christopher Aguon Planner II cjaguon@portofguam.com 671-477-5931 ext. 295
Commonwealth Ports Authority
Jerra Mae B.
Cing Port of Saipan Manager jerra.cing@cnmiports.com 670-664-3554
Tanner Kenty Grants Administrator tanner.kenty@cnmiports.com 670-664-3554 M-H1, Hawaiian Islands Hawaii DOT Dre Kalili Deputy Director of Harbors dreanalee.k.kalili@hawaii.gov 808-587-3651
M-V1, U.S. Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands Port Authority Carlton Dowe Executive Director cdowe@viport.com 340-774-1629 mailto:puamavae.ahmai@pa.as.gov mailto:tumuamatuu@hotmail.com mailto:cjaguon@portofguam.com mailto:jerra.cing@cnmiports.com mailto:dreanalee.k.kalili@hawaii.gov mailto:dreanalee.k.kalili@hawaii.gov mailto:cdowe@viport.com
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