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]

Highway Trust Fund

Sustainable Highway Trust Fund

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

Beyond Traffic 2045 How will we move?

Beyond Traffic 2045 How will we move things?

Beyond Traffic 2045

How will we move better?

Beyond Traffic 2045

How will we adapt?

Beyond Traffic 2045

How will we align decisions with dollars?

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.

• Final reports are available for EDC1 and EDC2

Every Day Counts

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

Questions