Federal Funding for Transportation under MAP-21

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Overview

• MAP-21 overview• Projected spending • Performance

Management• Asset Management• Enhanced National

Highway System (NHS)• Individual Programs

MAP-21 major themes• “…First major overhaul of surface transportation legislation since ISTEA

(1991)…”• The Federal-aid highway program enters the era of Performance

Management– Performance measures established by USDOT after consultation with State DOTs, MPOs– Target values established by State DOTs, MPOs– Asset Management Plans for the NHS prepared by State DOTs

• Not as complex as previous surface transportation re-authorization legislation– < 600 pages– No earmarks– Fewer programs and fewer (larger) pots of money– Emphasis on accelerated project delivery (e.g. Every Day Counts, Environmental

Clearances)

Focus on the National Highway SystemFocus on Freight

MAP-21 Program

SAFETEA-LU Program Obligation limit for FY2013

% of total

MAP-21 Section

National Highway Performance (NHPP)

NHS, IM, Bridge (portion), $21.8B 58% 1106

Surface Transportation(STP)

Any bridge*, any F/A highway, ferry boats, border infrastructure, truck parking, etc.

$10B 27% 1108

CMAQ CMAQ $2.21B 5.9% 1113

Highway Safety Improvement (HSIP)

HSIP, high-risk rural roads $2.4B 6.4% 1112

Transportation Alternatives

Transportation Enhancement, Rec. Trails, Safe Routes to Schools

$809M 2.1% 1122

* Includes new set-aside for off-system bridges

FY 2013 Highway Trust Fund Allocations

The Enhanced NHS includes all local principle arterials, urban and rural

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) § 1106

Purposes: • (1) to provide support for the condition and performance of the

National Highway System (NHS);• (2) to provide support for the construction of new facilities on the

NHS; and • (3) to ensure that investments of Federal-aid funds in highway

construction are directed to support progress toward the achievement of performance targets established in a State DOT's Asset Management Plan for the NHS.

What is asset management?

• Asset management is a strategic and systematic process of operating, maintaining, and improving physical assets, with a focus on engineering and economic analysis based upon quality information, to identify a structured sequence of maintenance, preservation, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement actions that will achieve and sustain a desired state of good repair over the lifecycle of the assets at minimum practicable cost.

National Highway Performance Program(§ 1106),

• Requires State DOTs to develop a risk-based Asset Management Plan for (at a minimum) pavements and bridges on the NHS and include– Inventory and description;– Objectives and measures;– Performance gap identification;– Life-cycle cost and risk management analysis;– Financial plan;– Investment strategies;

• Rulemaking Oct. 1, 2012 -April 1, 2014 will establish the process to develop the State Asset Management Plan for the NHS;• Oct. 1, 2015 (approx.) deadline for State DOTs to present their Plans, including performance targets;• State DOTs will report progress on performance targets every other year thereafter;

Surface Transportation Program (§ 1108)

Eligible Projects on Federal-aid routes

Pavement work• Construction• Reconstruction• Rehabilitation, Resurfacing,

Restoration• Preservation• Operational Improvements• 24 others

Bridge work• Replacement• Rehabilitation• Preservation• Protection

– Scour– Seismic– Impact– Security– Extreme Events

Section 1116 “Prioritization of Projects to Improve Freight Movement”

• Eleven categories of projects eligible for 90-95% federal share– Construction, rehab,

operational improvements– Grade separations– Truck only lanes– Truck parking facilities– Improvements to truck

bottlenecks– Traffic, parking, roadway

conditions information systems

Performance Elements to be implemented by state DOTs pursuant to MAP-21

• National Goals • Performance Measures • Performance Targets • Performance Plans • Target Achievement • Special Performance Rules • Performance Reporting

Strategic Goals are similar

MAP-21 National Goals• Safety • Infrastructure Condition • Congestion Reduction • System Reliability • Freight Movement and Economic Vitality • Environmental Sustainability • Reduced Project Delivery Delays

Caltrans Strategic Goals

• Safety• Mobility• Delivery• Stewardship• Service

MAP-21 National Goals(Section 1203)

• Safety - reduce traffic fatalities and injuries• Infrastructure Condition - maintain in a state of good repair• Congestion Reduction – achieve significant reduction• System Reliability - improve efficiency • Freight Movement and Economic Vitality – National Freight

Network, rural connectivity• Environmental Sustainability - protect and enhance• Reduced Project Delivery Delays - ease regulatory burden,

improve agency working practices

“NATIONAL GOALS AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT MEASURES” (§ 1203)

• “Statement of Policy: Performance Management will transform the Federal-aid highway program and provide a means to the most efficient investment of Federal transportation funds by refocusing on national transportation goals, increase accountability, transparency and improve project decision-making through performance based planning…”

• Requires the Sec’y of Transportation, in consultation with States, MPOs and others, to establish performance measures in the following areas:– Condition of pavements and bridges on the NHS– Performance of the NHS– Traffic congestion– On-road mobile source emissions of criteria pollutants in maintenance areas and non-

attainment areas (i.e. sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter)– Freight movement on the interstate system– Fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads

Section 1203 Timeline

• 4/01/2014 USDOT issues final rules on:– NHS performance measures;– State DOT Risk-Based Asset Management Plan for the NHS

• 4/01/2015 (approx.): States & MPOs set performance targets in support of those measures.

• 10/01/2016 (and every other year thereafter) each State DOT will report on – Condition and performance of their NHS routes– Effectiveness of their investment strategy/Asset Management Plan– Progress in achieving performance targets– Mitigation strategies for freight bottlenecks

‘Pavement Preservation’ is defined in MAP-21 under § 1507 ‘MAINTENANCE’

• ``…’pavement preservation programs and activities' means programs and

activities employing a network level, long-term strategy that enhances pavement performance by using an integrated, cost-effective set of practices that extend pavement life, improve safety, and meet road user expectations...''

Buy America Provisions (§ 1518)

• Law in effect since 1933• More stringent now than ever before• Contractor certifies steel was

manufactured in USA and fabrication occurred in USA

Online resources available

Conclusions

• MAP-21 begins the transition from allocation by formula to allocation by performance measures.

• MAP-21 emphasis areas include the NHS, Performance Management, Asset Management, the National Freight Network, and Buy America provisions;

• Enhanced NHS has more miles of pavement and more bridges;• Pavement Preservation projects are Federal-aid eligible under

NHPP and STP;• > 100 Rulemaking processes are underway, including those for

performance measures and State DOT Asset Management Plans for the NHS.

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Steve HealowFHWA California Division650 Capitol Mall, #4-100Sacramento, CA 95814916-498-5849Steve.healow@dot.gov

references

• http://www.coloradodot.info/programs/statewide-planning/documents/2013-stac/jan-2013/asset-management-presentation

• http://www.forconstructionpros.com/press_release/10891517/sequestration-goes-into-effect-what-construction-contractors-should-know?utm_source=FCP+Headline+News&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RCL130305002

• http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/docs/26sep_rollout.pdf• http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/docs/pm.pdf• http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-12-26-truckers_N.htm

National Highway Performance Program §1106

MAP-21 Program

National Goal Recommended Performance Measures

NHPP Infrastructure Condition

NHS bridge condition: % good, fair, poor, weighted by deck areaNHS pavement condition: % good, fair, poor based on IRI and (someday) pavement structural health index

NHPP System Reliability

NHS performance: annual hours of delay, reliability index

CMAQ Congestion Reduction

Traffic Congestion: annual hours of delay

CMAQ Environmental Sustainability

On-road mobile source emissions: criteria pollutant emissions

Freight Freight Movement and Economic Vitality

Freight movement on the interstate: annual hours of truck delay and truck reliability index

HSIP Safety Serious injuries per VMT: 5-yr. avg.Fatalities per VMT: 5-yr. avg.

Section 1115 “National Freight Policy”

• Policy: Improve the condition and performance of the National Freight Network

• Goals– Within 1 year designate a National Freight

Network to include 27,000 centerline miles most critical to freight movement

– Within 3 years publish the first National Freight Strategic Plan

– Prioritize projects to improve freight movement

– Use ITS and advanced technology to improve safety and efficiency of freight transportation

– Improve intermodal freight connectivity