federal transportation funding and innovations
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Federal Transportation Funding and Innovations
Christopher Long, PE
Infrastructure Team Leader
FHWA California Division Office
Agenda
• Transportation Funding
• What’s new?– Beyond Traffic 2045
– Every Day Counts Initiatives (EDC)
– Notice of Proposed Rule Makings (NPRM)
• Performance Measures - Pavement & Bridge
• Asset Management Plans
Transportation Funding
The Federal Highway Program Challenges:
• The Federal-aid highway program is authorized and funded through May 31, 2015.
• Highway Trust Fund: . “…highway trust fund expenditures will exceed revenues by an estimated $167 billion over the 2015–2024 period …” [Congressional Budget Office]
GROW AMERICA
Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act
Funding:• $478 billion over 6 years, a 45% increase of over the last
transportation reauthorization law.
Funding Source:• Business tax reform (not adding to deficit) • Encourage firms to create U.S. jobs instead of shifting jobs and
profits overseas• A one-time 14% transition tax on the up to $2 trillion of untaxed
foreign earnings that U.S. companies have accumulated overseas
Transportation Funding
• What’s needed?
• Sustainable Transportation Funding Source
• A multi-year Federal Surface Transportation Law
• What’s happening?
• Congress is pondering strategies to fix the highway trust fund
What’s New?
• Secretary Foxx - Beyond Traffic 2045:
“Blue Paper”
• How will we move?
• How will we move things?
• How will we move better?
• How will we adapt?
• How will we align decisions and dollars?
Long-term view
What’s New?
• Every Day Counts – Improve Efficiency Through Technology and
Collaboration
– Purpose: Identify and rapidly deploy proven, but underutilized innovations to shorten the project delivery process, enhance roadway safety, reduce congestion and improve environmental sustainability.
EDC3 Initiatives
• Regional Models of Cooperation
• Improving Collaboration and Quality Environmental Documentation (eNEPA and IQED)
• 3D Engineered Models: Schedule, Cost, and Post-Construction
• e-Construction
• Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil – Integrated Bridge System
• Locally Administered Federal-Aid Projects: Stakeholder Partnering
• Improving DOT and Railroad Coordination
• Smarter Work Zones
• Data-Driven Safety Analysis
• Road Diets (Roadway Reconfiguration)
• Ultra-High Performance Concrete Connections for Prefabricated Bridge Elements
What’s New?
• Rulemaking Why?
– MAP 21– Focus on National
Goals– Improve project
Decision Making through Performance-Based Planning and Programming
– Increase Accountability and Transparency
Notice of Proposed Rule Making
• Transportation Performance Management
Bridge and Pavement ConditionsDocket number: FHWA-2013-0053
Comment Date: Extended to May 8, 2015
• Asset Management PlansDocket number: FHWA-2015-03167
Comment Date: Extended to May 29, 2015
Asset Management Plan
• Minimum Required Content1. Performance Gap Analysis
2. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
3. Risk Management Analysis
4. Financial Plan (min. 10 yr. period)
5. Investment Strategies
Asset Management Plan (Required)
1. Performance Gap Analysis• Existing Conditions and Performance Targets
• Alternative Strategies to Address Gaps
2. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis• Desired Condition
• Deterioration Models
• Work/Treatment Options
• Minimize Life-Cycle Costs
Asset Management Plan (Required)
3. Risk Management Analysis• Identify and Assess Risks
• Evaluate and Prioritize Risks
• Mitigate and Monitor Risks
4. Financial Plan (min. 10 yr. period)• Anticipate Funding Sources
• Estimate Cost of Future Work
• Estimate Expected Funding
• Determine Annual Investment to Maintain Value
5. Investment Strategies• Address Performance Gaps, Life-Cycle Cost, Risk Management, &
Anticipated Funding and Cost of Future Work
Conclusions
• Highway Trust Fund - Sustainability Challenges
• Multi-year Federal Transportation Law
• EDC-1 and EDC-2 are complete
• EDC-3 is Underway
• New Regulations Eminent – Transportation Performance Management
• Performance measures for condition of NHS pavements and bridges
– Asset Management Plans
• State DOTs Develop Asset Management Plans for NHS pavements and bridges