Primary Technical Contact
Kevin Schoeben
Deputy Director
Office of Planning & Programming
Illinois Department of Transportation
| Experience | |
| Years in Organization | 3 |
| Years in Freight | 3 |
| Modal Expertise | Not specified |
| Data & Modeling Expertise | Not specified |
| Planning Expertise | Not specified |
| Operations Expertise | Not specified |
| Primary Freight Responsibilities | In his current position, Kevin’s lead assignment is to move IDOT towards a more multimodal approach to planning and programming, particularly as it relates to freight initiatives. Kevin has been heavily involved in the work of the National Freight Advisory Committee (NFAC) and was appointed to MARAD’s Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) recently announced by Secretary Foxx. As a co-sponsor of the M-55 Maritime Corridor Study, Kevin led the Department’s efforts on exploring container-on-barge potential on the Illinois River and the Mississippi River and makes numerous presentations about the challenges facing industry, ports and state DOT’s. Kevin is also an appointee to the Council of Great Lakes Governors Maritime Task Force that is studying the opportunities and challenges of freight movement on the Great Lakes. |
| Education | BA, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana; MPA, University of Illinois-Springfield |
| Contact Info | |
| Phone Number | 217.557.5434 |
| kevin.schoeben@illinois.gov | |
| Website | Illinois DOT Office of Planning and Programming |
Organization Information
| Modes | |
| Freight Planning | Freight Mobility Kevin Schoeben, kevin.schoeben@illinois.gov (217) 557-5434 Susan Stitt, susan.stitt@illinois.gov (217) 782-8080 Nathan Bishop, nathan.bishop@illinois.gov (217) 524-1549 |
| Highway Operations & Maintenance | Highway Information (under Programs) Justan Mann, justan.mann@illinois.gov (217) 785-0888 Britt Edwards, britt.edwards@illinois.gov (217) 785-2908 |
| Trucking & OSOW | Truckers Public Contact Office (217) 785-1477 Ext. 1 Public Contact Office (217) 782-6271 |
| Railways | Rail Freight Program DeAnna Smith, deanna.smith@illinois.gov (217) 785-8498 Sam Tuck, samuel.tuck@illinois.gov (312) 793-3940 |
| Waterways | Nathan Bishop, nathan.bishop@illinois.gov (217) 524-1549 |
| Aviation | Division of Aeronautics Susan Shea, Director, susan.shea@illinois.gov (217) 785-8500 B.J. Murray, bj.murray@illinois.gov (217) 782-4118 |
| Other | |
| Additional Information | |
| Freight Plans | Freight Mobility Plan Rail Plan |
| DOT Organizational Chart | Illinois DOT Organizational Chart |
| Other Program Pages | Illinois State Freight Advisory Council |