Tuesday, April 24, 2018
New Chief of Highway Police
Drug Arrest PFC Emrick at the Alma weigh station Traffic Stop results in confiscating 232 pounds of marijuana.
University of Arkansas College of Engineering Early Career Alumni Award Awarded to graduates who have achieved distinction in their fields within the first 15 years of their career. Jessie Jones Division Head Transportation Planning & Policy
Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineering
MARCH 2017-2018 REVENUE VARIANCE % CHANGE $4.4 2.1% $2.6 4.1% $0.6 5.4% -$0.3-5.8% -$0.8-4.2% $-0.8-21.1% $-0.2-1.5% $5.5 1.8% $350.0 $300.0 $302.8 $308.3 $250.0 $200.0 $150.0 $213.1 $217.5 FY 2017 FY 2018 (MILLIONS) $100.0 $50.0 $0.0 -$50.0 $63.7 $66.3 $11.2 $11.8 $5.2 MOTOR FUEL REGISTRATION PERMITS & PENALTIES OTHER $4.9 $19.1 $18.3 NATURAL GAS SEVERANCE TAX $3.8 $3.0 -$13.3-$13.5 INTEREST DIESEL TAX TOTAL REVENUES
FY 2018 BUDGETED VS. ACTUAL - MARCH VARIANCE % CHANGE $5.7 2.7% $2.6 4.1% $0.3 2.6% -$0.2-3.9% -$1.0-5.2% $0.3 11.1% $-1.1-8.9% $6.6 2.2% $350.0 $300.0 $301.7 $308.3 $250.0 $200.0 $211.8 $217.5 BUDGETED ACTUAL $150.0 (MILLIONS) $100.0 $50.0 $0.0 -$50.0 $63.7 $66.3 $11.5 $11.8 MOTOR FUEL REGISTRATION PERMITS & PENALTIES $5.1 OTHER $4.9 $19.3 $18.3 NATURAL GAS SEVERANCE TAX $2.7 $3.0 -$12.4-$13.5 INTEREST DIESEL TAX TOTAL REVENUES
MARCH FY 2015-2016 2017-2018 FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION VARIANCE % CHANGE -12.2-1.1% 11.9 2.5% 1.6 219.1% 1.3 0.1% 1,800.0 1,600.0 1,611.7 1,613.0 1,400.0 1,200.0 1,125.3 1,113.1 FY 2017 1,000.0 FY 2018 800.0 (MILLION GALLONS) 600.0 400.0 485.7 497.6 200.0 0.0 0.730 2.328 GASOLINE DIESEL ALTERNATIVE FUELS TOTAL
Arkansas Fuel Consumption Rolling 12-month Comparison Fuel Previous 12 Months (millions) Current 12 Months (millions) Variance Gasoline 1,500,870,312 1,498,671,862-0.15% Diesel 644,900,845 664,255,078 3.00% Alternative 979,049 2,540,942 159.53% Total 2,146,750,206 2,165,467,882 0.87%
Mon Projected Net Actual Receipts Variance Monthly Variance Annual Variance Jul 15,126,090 14,939,612 (186,478) -1.23% -1.23% Aug 15,668,730 15,068,928 (599,802) -3.83% -2.55% Sept 15,668,730 15,089,982 (578,748) -3.69% -2.94% Oct 15,533,070 14,457,261 (1,075,810) -6.93% -3.94% Nov 14,651,280 14,142,719 (508,561) -3.47% -3.85% Dec 16,007,880 16,554,930 537,050 3.35% -2.60% Jan 15,872,220 15,429,857 (442,363) -2.79% -2.63% Feb 14,108,640 14,230,150 121,510 0.86% -2.23% Mar 15,261,750 15,184,201 (77,549) -0.51% -2.04% Apr May Jun State Fiscal Year 2017 Sales Tax Total 137,898,390 135,087,639 (2,810,751)
Half-Cent Sales Tax Projected vs Actual Projected Net Actual Receipts Variance Percent Variance $804,508,390 $798,819,352 $(5,689,038) -0.71%
Federal Highway Funding Issues Congress Passes Spending Measure for FFY 2018 Additional $10 Billion for Infrastructure in FFY 2018 $2.525 Billion for Federal-aid Highway Programs $1.5 Billion for TIGER Grants $2.6 Billion for Transit Capital Investment Grants Program $1.95 Billion for the Amtrak National Passenger Rail System $800 Million more in Transit Formula Funding $888 Million for Rail Infrastructure and Safety Grants
Federal Highway Funding Issues No Action Expected Before Mid-Term Elections Multiple Infrastructure Bills Reduced Federal Participation Highway Trust Fund Shortfall
Blackfish Lake Str. & Apprs. Completed Miles: 226 Amount: $790 M Interstate Rehabilitation Program
Under Construction Miles: 77 Amount: $402 M Interstate Rehabilitation Program
Scheduled for 2018 Miles: 41 Amount: $76 M Interstate Rehabilitation Program
Scheduled for 2019 Miles: 2 Amount: $44 M Interstate Rehabilitation Program
Scheduled for 2020-2023 Miles: 148 Amount: $175 M Interstate Rehabilitation Program
Completed Miles: 35 Amount: $316 M Connecting Arkansas Program
Under Construction Miles: 51 Amount: $391 M Connecting Arkansas Program
Scheduled for 2018 Miles: 67 Amount: $987 M Connecting Arkansas Program
Scheduled for 2019-2020 Miles: 32 Amount: $266 M Connecting Arkansas Program
Summary of the April 4 th Bid Letting Type Projects Number of Projects Award Amount State 35 153,822,580 City 20 7,312,509 County 14 4,287,765 Total 69 165,422,854
Details of the April 4 th Bid Letting Route County Job Name Contractor Award Amount Crittenden Deer Bayou Str. & Apprs. Meadows Contractors 426,324 Crittenden St. Francis Co. Line Hwy. 77 All Bids Rejected Phillips Hwy. 49B Hwy. 242S (Helena West Helena) M & T Paving & Construction 525,618 Monroe Hwys. 49 & 70 (Sel. Secs.) Atlas Asphalt 1,397,038 Arkansas Desha County Line Hwy. 144 Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel 1,969,548 Arkansas & Jefferson Bradley Slough Hwy. 13 (Sel. Secs.) Redstone Construction Group 1,944,174
Details of the April 4 th Bid Letting Route County Job Name Contractor Award Amount Chicot Louisiana State Line Eudora APAC-Mississippi 3,182,072 Grant Leola Sheridan (Sel. Secs.) Cranford Construction 3,639,712 Jefferson Hwy. 270 Hwy. 365 Cranford Construction 1,331,709 Nevada Hwys. 24, 67 & 371 (Sel. Secs.) (Prescott) Cranford Construction 751,920 Little River Hurricane Creek Str. & Apprs. WL Bass Construction 668,410 Various Hwys. 71 & 371 (Safety Impvts.) (Sel. Secs.) Redstone Construction Group 3,482,252
Details of the April 4 th Bid Letting Route County Job Name Contractor Award Amount Crawford Hwy. 71 & Hwy. 282 Signal (Crawford County) All Service Electric 188,330 Washington Benton County Line East APAC-Central 1,267,706 Cleburne Hwy. 25 White County Line (Safety Impvts.) (Sel. Secs.) Pace Construction 823,000 Fulton Fulton County Area Headquarters (Salem) Tate General Contractors 795,747 Jackson Arrington St. Hwy. 157 (Newport & Diaz) Atlas Asphalt 3,132,557 Jackson & White Velvet Ridge North of Hwy. 87 Atlas Asphalt 2,797,305
Details of the April 4 th Bid Letting Route County Job Name Contractor Award Amount Sharp Hwy. 62 Fulton County Line Atlas Asphalt 648,422 White Hwys. 64 & 67B (Sel. Secs.) (Beebe) Rogers Group 1,705,693 White Hwy. 36 Bald Knob Delta Asphalt of Arkansas 2,486,067 White Hwy. 31 Hwy. 36 Atlas Asphalt 1,561,986 Pulaski Baptist Hospital University Avenue (Widening) Manhattan Road & Bridge 87,384,772 Garland Hwy. 70B/West St. Louis Signal (Hot Springs) All Service Electric 240,348
Details of the April 4 th Bid Letting Route County Job Name Contractor Award Amount Garland Hwy. 270 North Cranford Construction 501,063 Columbia Hwys. 82B & 371 (Sel. Secs.) (Magnolia) All Bids Rejected Van Buren Hwy. 65 (Van Buren County) (Sel. Secs.) Rogers Group 2,477,926 Montgomery Silver Garland County Line (Sel. Secs.) Blackstone Construction 1,655,192 Conway & Pope Hwy. 105 Hwy. 213 Crow Paving 2,122,867 Newton Hwy. 16 Boone County Line (Sel. Secs.) APAC-Central 2,795,247
Details of the April 4 th Bid Letting Route County Job Name Contractor Benton Beaver Lake Bridge Deck Rehabilitation American Contracting & Services Award Amount 1,066,110 Various Benton Hwys. 12, 16, 62 & 127 Safety Improvements (Sel. Secs.) Pace Construction 2,459,000 Greene Hwy. 49B Hooker Delta Asphalt of Arkansas 3,430,931 Randolph North of Lawrence County Line Hwy. 62 Delta Asphalt of Arkansas 1,882,197 Mississippi Hwy. 14 Hwy. 198 Delta Asphalt of Arkansas 1,816,456 Randolph Hwy. 67 West (Pocahontas) Delta Asphalt of Arkansas 1,647,104
Details of the April 4 th Bid Letting Route County Job Name Contractor Award Amount Poinsett Left Hand Chute of Little River East Atlas Asphalt 696,917 Cleveland & Grant Hwy. 167 Big Creek (Sel. Secs.) Redstone Construction Group 7,180,315 Various Various Districts 1, 5, 9 & 10 Pavement Friction Improvements (Sel. Secs.) Total Highway Maintenance 2,119,222
Upcoming Events April 30 May 1 AASHTO Budget Planning Director Bennett Washington D.C. May 3 Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce Commissioner Moore 7:30 a.m. Pine Bluff, AR May 14-17 Spring Transportation Research Committee Hot Springs, AR May 15 Spring TRC Presentation Director Bennett 12:00 p.m. Hot Springs, AR
Upcoming Events Special Session? May 16 U.S. Highway 412 Event Director Bennett & Commissioners 10:00 a.m. Mountain Home, AR May 21-24 AASHTO Spring Meeting Director Bennett Franklin, TN June 1 Russellville Chamber of Commerce Commissioner Taldo 7:30 a.m. Russellville, AR June 6 Arkansas Highway Commission Meeting
Tuesday, April 24, 2018