The objective of this portion of the study was to evaluate the technical feasibility of transportation of methanol and by-products to predefined marketing areas by various modes of transportation including pipeline, rail, truck, and water. The study included a review of codes, standards and regulations; product characteristics in relation to transportation, tentative corridor route selections, permitting requirements, use of existing transportation systems, preliminary engineering costs for the pipeline section and transportation costs for available common carrier modes. The market areas considered in this part of the study were established in the Market Analysis Study (Volume III). The primary market area includes North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The secondary market area includes Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, and Ohio. The West Coast market area consists of California, Oregon, and Washington. The study included investigation of use of existing pipeline systems and tentative selection of routings for eleven system alternatives, in corridors adjacent to existing or proposed pipelines. The eleven alternative pipeline routes are identified in Table 2-1 and include new dedicated systems and use of existing systems by batching. A generalized map showing the geographic relationship of the alternative routes is shown in Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2 indicates possible terminal locations for the Minneapolis and Chicago areas.