WashingtonWashington Update Update

Roger Petzold, Team Leader

Office of Interstate & Border Planning

What’s New?What’s New? FHWA LeadershipFHWA Leadership Funding Funding USDOT & FHWA GoalsUSDOT & FHWA Goals New OpportunitiesNew Opportunities Green Borders Green Borders BFWGBFWG TBWG Action PlanTBWG Action Plan

New FHWA LeadershipNew FHWA Leadership Victor Mendez: Victor Mendez:

FHWA’s 17th FHWA’s 17th Administrator Administrator

Greg Nadeau: Greg Nadeau: FHWA’s 19th Deputy FHWA’s 19th Deputy AdministratorAdministrator

Funding - ARRAFunding - ARRA 4,697 projects underway and 8,096 4,697 projects underway and 8,096

projects obligatedprojects obligated Projects in all 50 states, DC, PR, Projects in all 50 states, DC, PR,

and Federal Landsand Federal Lands The total obligated funds of projects The total obligated funds of projects

under construction are under construction are $12,559,576,896 $12,559,576,896

$2,652,244,069 expended as of $2,652,244,069 expended as of October 9, 2009October 9, 2009

Funding - TIGERFunding - TIGER 1380 TIGER Grant 1380 TIGER Grant

applications receivedapplications received $56.5b in funds requested$56.5b in funds requested 260 from Northern Border 260 from Northern Border

States States $9.3b from Northern Border $9.3b from Northern Border

StatesStates

Funding - ReauthorizationFunding - Reauthorization

FHWA under a CRFHWA under a CR House: 3 month House: 3 month

extensionextension Senate & Senate &

Administration: 18 Administration: 18 month SAFETEA-LU month SAFETEA-LU ExtensionExtension

USDOT Draft Strategic USDOT Draft Strategic GoalsGoals

SafetySafety Livable CommunitiesLivable Communities State of Good RepairState of Good Repair Economic CompetitivenessEconomic Competitiveness Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental Sustainability Organizational ExcellenceOrganizational Excellence

FHWA Strategic GoalsFHWA Strategic Goals

System PerformanceSystem Performance National LeadershipNational Leadership Program DeliveryProgram Delivery Corporate CapacityCorporate Capacity

New Opportunities!New Opportunities!Livable & Sustainable CommunitiesLivable & Sustainable Communities Increased access to convenient, Increased access to convenient,

affordable transportation options affordable transportation options including access to transportation for including access to transportation for special needs populations and special needs populations and individuals with disabilities individuals with disabilities

Increased portions of roads that Increased portions of roads that accommodate pedestrians and bicycles accommodate pedestrians and bicycles safelysafely

Lower household spending for Lower household spending for transportationtransportation

Improved mass transit experienceImproved mass transit experience

New InitiativesNew Initiatives Green Border Working GroupGreen Border Working Group

EPA, GSA, CBP, OST, & FHWAEPA, GSA, CBP, OST, & FHWA Green Border InventoryGreen Border Inventory

EPA – 10 GSA – 7 EPA – 10 GSA – 7

CBP – 4 FHWA – 3 CBP – 4 FHWA – 3

Miscellaneous – 6Miscellaneous – 6 Green Border Peer ExchangeGreen Border Peer Exchange

Spring/Sumer 2010 in Tucson, Arizona Spring/Sumer 2010 in Tucson, Arizona

TBWG Action PlanTBWG Action Plan Bi-National Automated Border Wait Bi-National Automated Border Wait

Time Measurement Imitative Time Measurement Imitative Underway, complete fall/winter 2010Underway, complete fall/winter 2010

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