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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