Maintenance and Resurfacing Funding

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Condition Assessment Funding Needs for North
Carolinas Highway System
Report to the Joint Legislative Transportation
Oversight Committee
December 12, 2006
Lacy D. Love, PE
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Condition Assessment Funding Needs For North
Carolinas Highway System

• Reporting Requirements
• Overview of the Highway System
• Assessment Methodologies
• Current Conditions
• Maintenance Benefits of SB 1005 NCMA
• Funding Needs
• Maintenance Operational Improvements
• Performance Based Management Initiative

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Biennial Report on Maintenance Requirements.
G.S. 136-44.3

• The annual cost of routine maintenance
• The cost of eliminating maintenance backlog
• Annual resurfacing cost based on a 12-year cycle
  for primary roads and a 15-year cycle for other
  systems
• The cost of eliminating any resurfacing backlog

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North Carolina State Highway System

• Since the Highway Trust Fund was enacted

• 1989
• 76,808 road miles
• 127,809 paved lane miles
• 16,104 miles of unpaved roads
• 16,900 structures
• 61.1 M sf bridge deck area

• 2005
• 79,009 road miles
• 160,609 paved lane miles
• 5,536 miles of unpaved roads
• 17,848 structures
• 79.8 M sf bridge deck area

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Highway System Growth(Paved Lane Miles)
System Growth
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Bridge System Growth(Square Feet of Bridge Deck)
Deck Area Growth
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Highway System Usage(Vehicle Miles Traveled)
Growth
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History of Routine Maintenance Funding
Millions
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History of Resurfacing Funding
Millions
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Rating the Condition of the Highway System
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Bridge Condition Survey
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Bridge Condition Survey
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Pavement Condition Survey
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Pavement Condition Survey
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Maintenance Condition Survey
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Maintenance Condition Survey
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Maintenance Condition Survey
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Maintenance Condition Survey
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Maintenance Condition Survey
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Maintenance Condition Survey
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Level of Service A
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Level of Service B
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Level of Service C
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Level of Service D
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Level of Service F
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RoadwayLevel of Service
Interstate
Primary
Secondary
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Roadway Performance Measures(Interstate)

• Element
• Pavement
• Shoulders/Ditches
• Roadside
• Drainage
• Traffic Control Devices
• Environmental
• Total

Target 93 88 88 88 88 88 90
2006 83 83 72 82 85 57 80
2004 84 87 76 71 82 57 80
Scale 1-100
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Performance Measure Trends(Roadway)
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Bridge Performance Measures(Statewide)

• Element
• Decks
• Rails
• Expansion Joints
• Superstructure
• Substructure
• Total

Target 7 7 7 7 7 7
2006 6.7 7.1 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.7
2004 6.7 7.1 6.5 6.9 6.5 6.7
Scale 1- 9
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Performance Measure Trends(Bridge)
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Contract Resurfacing
Resurfacing Cycles Per G.S. 136-44.3 Primary
System 12 yrs All Other Systems 15 yrs Total
Cost 284.3 million
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Senate Bill 1005

• Authorized use of Highway Trust Fund cash
  balances (2001)
• 515 Million
• 45 Million for signal improvements
• 470 Million for pavement improvements
• up to 10 for economic development
• Benefits include
• Targeted major primary system corridors
• Resurfaced rehabilitated 5,500 lane miles of NC
  and US Routes
• Helped slow the increase of resurfacing backlog
  pavement needs
• Improved highway safety

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NC Moving Ahead!

• 630 Million Revised Delivery Schedule
• 400 Million by end of 2005
• 230 Million from 2006-2007
• Budget adjustments impact only delivery time, not
  number of projects
• Benefits include
• Reduces resurfacing backlog
• Reduces patching costs and shoulder maintenance
• Improves pavement markings and markers
• Replaces bridges with high maintenance costs
• Improves traffic flow and enhances safety

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Primary Pavement Condition
Percent
Years 1984 - 2006
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Secondary Pavement Condition
Percent
Years 1984 - 2006
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System Preservation

• New line item in maintenance budget
• 78.6 M
• Preserve the highway system by extending the life
  of pavement, bridge, and traffic features
• pavement seals
• bridge painting
• pavement marking
• 1 spent today saves 5 tomorrow

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Alternate Funding

• TIP Funds
• Signal Preventive Maintenance Program
• (8,800 Traffic Signals Statewide)
• Intelligent Transportation System/Incident
  Response Program
• Positive guidance

• HB 1825
• Allows SR Construction funds to be used on paved
  SRs
• Improves functionality, safety, and condition

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Supplemental Maintenance Funds(Millions)
'03-'04 '04-'05 '05-'06 '06-'07
'07-'08 TIP Funds 33.1 38.1 44.6
48.0 43.5 SR Funds 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 SB
1005 150.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 NCMA 100.0 110.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 Total 283.1
148.1 44.6 48.0 93.5
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Maintenance Funding Needs(Millions)
FY 07-08 Needs Routine
Maintenance (Roads Bridges)
743.4 Backlog (437.2 Million)
48.1 Contract Resurfacing 284.3 Backlog
(687.5 Million) 68.8 Disasters
30.0 Total Maintenance Funding Need
1,174.6 Supplemental Maintenance Funds
- 93.5 Adjusted Maintenance Funding Needs
1,081.0
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Statewide Annual Maintenance Funding Plan
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Maintenance Operational Improvements

• LED replacement for signal bulbs
• Signal preventive maintenance
• ITS (IMAP) initiatives
• Incentive pay programs
• DOC litter pickup program
• Winter anti-icing operations

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Performance Based Management Initiative

• Goals
• Move from reactive to strategic/outcome based
• Clearly define mission expectations for
  operations
• Develop strategies resulting in improved
  efficiency, performance, preservation
  consistent with the Statewide Long Range Plan
• Develop management tools/systems to measure
  outcomes performance
• Management flexibility with accountability

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Statewide Transportation Plan

• Purpose
• Offers policy guidance
• strategic direction
• for NCDOT
• Federally mandated
• Inventory of 25-year
• transportation needs for all modes
• Forecast of available revenues
• Opportunity to solicit public stakeholder
  interest
• Outlines long-term transportation investment
  priorities

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Highway System Definition(Tiered Approach)

• Statewide Tier - Facilities such as Interstates
  and major Primary Highways which serve
  long-distance trips, connect major population
  centers, have the highest usage and primarily
  provide a mobility function.
• Regional Tier - Minor US and NC designated
  highways which connect regional centers and
  typically serve high levels of demand for short
  distance like commuter travel.
• Subregional Tier - Minor NC routes and Secondary
  Roads which serve localized, short distance
  movements, have low demand, and provide land
  access to homes and businesses.

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Performance Based Management

• Uses data/statistical evidence to determine
  progress toward established goals/outcomes

• Measures efficiency, effectiveness of
  organizations programs and operations
  (condition, quality, timeliness, reliability,
  etc.)
• Simple, understandable, logical, repeatable
• Shows a trend over time

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Measuring Highway System Performance
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Performance Based Management

• Results, Benefits and Expectations
• Uniformly constructed, maintained operated
  Highway System
• Data drives decision making
• Shift to Outcome Based approach with clear goals
• Move from a reactive to a planned approach
• Increased focus on preventive maintenance
• Target LOS by tier
• Emphasis on planning scheduling
• Highest best use of resources
• Clearly defined performance expectations for
  operations
• Increased accountability and flexibility
• Challenging and rewarding workplace

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Questions?