Federal Highway Administration Future of Highway Funding I have a new boss. South East Asphalt Users Producers Group Corpus Christi, TX November 2016 Chris Wagner, P.E. Team Manager FHWA Resource Center Christopher.Wagner@dot.gov 2014 impending shortfall P.L. 114-94 Fixing America s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act Key Highway Provisions Signed by President Obama on December 4, 2015 First long-term authorization act in a decade Result of bipartisan cooperation and compromise Provides 5 years of funding certainty for infrastructure planning and investment Authorizes $305 B (all surface modes) over FY 2016-2020 $70 Billion in transfers to keep the Highway From Trust the Fund solvent; fully paid for (offset) by unrelated savings general fund $305 B (all surface modes) over FY2016-2020 Surface Transportation Agency 5-Year Funding (billions) FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION $ 226.3 Federal Transit Administration 61.1 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 3.2 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration 0.4 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 4.7 Federal Railroad Administration 10.3 TOTAL 305.0 5 6 1
Highway contract authority grows each year $50 $40 $30 $20 Highway Authorizations from Trust Fund (billions) $43.1 $44.0 $45.0 $46.0 $47.1 $41.0 5.7% 2% Percent Change from MAP-21 (FY2015) National Highway Performance Surface Transportation (Block Grant) Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Highway Safety Improvement Railway-Highway Crossings Percent Change 6.30% 6.10% 5.70% 15.60% 6.80% $10 Metropolitan Planning 9.50% $0 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 National Highway Freight 100% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 7 8 FY 2017 Balance 2016 Feb - Oct Receipts and outlays Receipts = Outlays = $27.1 Billion $36 Billion https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/highwaytrustfund/ 10 Vehicle-Distance Traveled (Billion Miles) 3,400 3,200 3,000 2,800 2,600 2,400 2,200 Highway Trust Fund Revenue = f (Gallons of fuel sold) = f (Mile Traveled / MPG) CAFE Standard* (mpg) 36 mpg 61 mpg 2,000 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 11 Year (2013-2025) *For Passenger Vehicles less than 41 ft/sq 12 2
Electric Vehicle New Car Sales (%) 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 13 14 State Legislation on Highway Funding Since 2013-19 states and DC have raised gas revenue Highway and Transit funding AK HI WA OR NV CA MT ID WY UT CO AZ NM ND SD NE KS TX OK MN IA MO AR LA WI IL MS MI IN TN AL KY OH GA PA WV VA NC SC FL VT NY ME NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC Highest 51.4 Lowest 12.3 Average 30.3 PR 15 http://www.ncsl.org/research/transportation Source: The Pew charitable trust 16 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATION RDT&E Funding Highway R&D Alternative Funding Demonstration Grants Future Interstate Study Performance Management Data Support Technology & Innovation Deployment Accelerated Implementation of Pavement Tech. Avg. Annual Funding (millions) $ 125.0* [19.0] [1.0] [up to 10.0] 67.4* [12.0] Change from FY 2015 +8.7% +7.8 Training & Education 24.0 0.0 Intelligent Transportation Systems Research 100.0* 0.0 University Transportation Centers 75.5 +4.1 Bureau of Transportation Statistics 26.0 0.0 *Advanced Transportation & Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Grants (to be funded from Highway R&D, TIDP, & ITS Research) [$60.0]* Flexible funding in HRD, TIDP, and ITS programs 200.0-24.7 18 3
Asphalt Expert Task Groups Forum for Government, Industry, and Academia Discussion of ongoing asphalt binder and mixture technology Provide technical input for current and future research, development, and specifications. www.asphaltetgs.org Balanced Mix Design Asphalt Mixture Expert Task Group created a BMD Team in partnership with highway agencies, academia, and industry. Guidance for national testing standards and requirements. Develop technical documents. Identify research needs. POC: Aschenbrener/Corrigan Thursday 10:45am Dr. Sam Cooper III RAP/RAS Taskforce Key questions How much of the RAP/RAS binder is effective? Quantity What is the stiffness of the resulting binder? Quality Wednesday 11:15 am Tim Aschenbrener Improving Durability Through Density Study to support premise that increasing pavement density 1 2% could increase service life by 10 30%. 10 states selected for demonstration projects. Delivering up to 25 one day compaction workshops. Planned follow up to include more states in project. Wed 8:45 am Tim Aschenbrener 21 MEPDG Activities NCAT/NAPA Pavement ME Design A Summary Of Local Calibration Efforts ME Desgin Users Group (Indianapolis, IN Dec 2016) NCAT/Univ of AR analysis of the asphalt fatigue cracking model in the ME Design procedure. TPF 5(305) POC: Wagner FAST Act Legislation Asset Management Plan October 24, 2016 Requirement Pavement and Bridge Performance Measures Very Soon 4
Public Law Requirements April 30, 2018 State DOT submit initial Asset Management Plan June 30, 2019 States submit compliant Asset Management Plan FHWA to establish minimum standards for compliance and certify Asset Management Plan by August 31, 2019 https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/asset/pubs/hif17006.pdf Asset Management Plan Minimum Content Summary listing and condition description of the NHS pavements and bridges NHS pavements and bridges targets Asset management objectives and measures Performance gap analysis Risk analysis Life cycle planning Financial plan (minimum 10 years) Developing investment strategies 27 Tied directly to NHPP funding Rec Trails Transportation Alternatives Grade Crossings Metro Planning HSIP CMAQ Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) National Highway Performance National Highway Freight $207.4 B over 5 years Where do I learn more? Division Office Asset Management Representative http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/asstmgmt/amcontacts.cfm https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tpm/rule.cfm Fact Sheet Webinar Luis Rodriguez, FHWA Resource Center FHWA Office of Asset Management http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/asset/index.cfm Examples of asset management plans and templates Generic work plan for developing an asset management plan. Publications relative to risk management and financial planning. List of NHI asset management courses 30 5