Federal Transportation Funding and Innovations Christopher Long, PE Infrastructure Team Leader FHWA California Division Office
Jul 16, 2015
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