937 cities and villages

1,109 law enforcement agencies

88 counties

28,942 bridges

70,500 miles of roads

3000 miles of bike paths

159 public use airports

12th highest transit

ridership in U.S.

Funding Opportunities – Infrastructure

Training for local staff

Resources • MPOs

• Office of Jobs and Commerce

• ODOT Districts

• Transportation Stakeholders

• Guides/Manuals/Web

Understand the Scope of Project

What are the conditions?

Why is it important to our community?

How will it improve transportation?

Leveraging financial/political support

Finding funds for local match

Having a solid schedule

Programs 2011 2012 2013 2014

MPO Required $94 $89 $102 $101

MPO Discretionary $105 $99 $88 $87

Bridge Partnership

Program$18

County Bridge $34 $34 $34 $34

County STP $14 $14 $14 $14

CEAO HSIP $14 $14 $14 $14

Urban Paving $35 $35 $35 $29

City Bridge $8 $9 $9 $14

Local High Cost

Bridges$9 $18 $0 $1

Small Cities $9 $9 $9 $9

Safe Routes to School $4 $4 $4 $4

Jobs & Commerce $4 $5 $5

TID $2 $4 $4

Total $328 $332 $319 $330

MPO Programs

• SFY 14 Program totals $188m

• Annual capital budget (federal funds) allocations to

17 Ohio MPOs

• Surface Transportation Program (STP) – finances wide

variety of multi-modal transportation maintenance and

operational improvements – on Federal-aid system (except

bridges and off road multi-modal facilities)

• Transportation Alternatives (TAP) - financing transportation

system historical, scenic, environmental mitigation, and

pedestrian/bicycle projects

• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) –

transportation projects in A/Q areas that reduce mobile

source emissions

MPO Programs

MPOs serve as Program Managers for the funds • Establish multi-year programs

of local government sponsored projects

• Monitor project development schedules and estimates

• Annual program of project awards within available budget

MPO Programs

MPO project solicitation processes

• Each MPO adopts program management and project solicitation policies, procedures, and schedules• Contact regional

MPO for details

• Cities manage their programs

Small City - $8 mProvides federal funds Small Cities with populations from 5,000 to 24,999 that are NOT located within Metropolitan Planning Organizations' boundaries.Projects solicited annually - January

Municipal Bridge - $8 mProvides federal funds to municipalities for bridge replacement or rehabilitation. Projects solicited annually - January

Local Major Bridge - $25 m Provides federal funds to locals for major bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects. Local Major Bridge is defined as >35,000 sq. ft. deck area or moveable/lift structure.Projects solicited annually – Funding 2017-19

Populations from 5,000 to 24,999 not

located in MPO

Currently 54 Cities – list located at

http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Pla

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Eligible for road, safety or signal projects

Funds used for 80% of eligible costs for

const. and const. admin. – 20% local

match

Criteria-based selection process

Solicitation process begins January 1st

March 1st application deadline

Provides federal funds to locals for major bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects

Local Major Bridge is defined as >35,000 sq. ft. deck area or moveable/lift structure

Projects considered on “need” basis

Funds are for Preliminary development,

const. and const. admin.

Bridges must be on National Bridge

Inventory – 53 bridges statewide

Bridge replacement or rehabilitation for

municipalities or RTA

Funding limit of $2.5M per project

ODOT provides up to 80% of eligible

costs for construction

Local provides 20% match

Approximately 1,300 bridges

Criteria-based selection process

Solicitation process begins January 1st

Applications due by march 1st each year

Transportation Alternatives $11 mProvides funds for bicycle and pedestrian facilities and projects that enhance surface transportation by improving historic and environmental aspects. Projects solicited annually - January

County Bridge/STP/HSIP - $60 mProvides funds to the County Engineers for bridge rehab and replacement, roadway and safety projects.Projects solicited annually – July / August

Metroparks - $2.25 mThe Metro Parks Program provides state funds for park drives or park roads within the boundaries of county parks.

State funds for construction or

reconstruction within boundaries of

county parks• Park drives

• Roads replacement

• Replacement bridges

• Park access roads

• Parking Lots

STW Rural program

• Eligible applicants not located within MPO unless

Allen, Belmont, Licking, Washington Counties

Federal – 80% maximum based on eligible costs

for Construction and Construction Engineering

Local – 20% cash match and all costs associated

with engineering plans, environmental studies and

documentation, ROW plans and acquisition

Local governments, regional transportation authorities,

Federal and State resource agencies

Project must demonstrate a public benefit

Accessible to the general public or targeted to a broad

segment of the general public, and be available for

public use throughout its reasonable life

Publicly-owned and on existing publicly-owned

property (except for acquisition projects)

Historic projects must be listed on or determined eligible for National Register of Historic Places

Local cash match must be committed and identified

Commitment to maintain the project after construction is complete

No maintenance issues with past performance concerning liability, negligence or safety

Must meet criteria for at least one of the three eligible funding categories

• Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities…..

• Rails to Trails

• Safe Routes for Non-Drivers

• Scenic and Historic Highways

• Other Community Improvements

• Environmental Mitigation

January 1 – LOI available

March 1 – Invitation to apply distributed

May 1 –Application due

August 1 – Notification of Award

County Bridge Program - $35M

County Safety Program - $12M

County Roadway - $12M

Federal funding to Counties for the rehabilitation or

replacement of eligible bridges

16,000 plus bridges statewide that are County

maintained and meet the Federal definition of a

bridge (20 feet or greater)

Funding available for on or off-system bridge

80% Participation for Construction & Construction

Admin

To be eligible for federal HSIP funding a project must correct or improve an identified hazardous road section, intersection, or bridge location or feature or address a highway safety problem.

Funding available for projects on any roadway classification

80% Participation for Construction & Construction Admin

Eligible Project Types Intersection improvements

Pavement and shoulder widening

Sign and pavement marking improvements

Rumble strips and other warning devices

Skid-resistant resurfacings

Pedestrian or bicycle safety improvements

Construction of traffic calming features

Elimination or shielding of roadside obstacles

Nearly any improvement that can be tied to safety

Pavement Marking projects capped at $150,000

Guardrail upgrade projects capped at $300,000

Funding provided for studies, safety improvements, new

construction, major reconstruction, 3R projects, bridges not

eligible for LBR funding, guardrail, center line and edge line

striping, raised pavement marker projects, and sign upgrades on

county roads only

To be eligible for federal STP funding a project must be located

on a Federal –aid roadway, with exception of bridges

80% Participation for Construction & Construction Admin

Safe Routes to School- $4 mProvides federal funds to enable and encourage children in grades K-8, including those with disabilities, to walk or bicycle to school.

Urban PavingFunds eligible surface treatment and resurfacing projects on state and US routes within municipal corporations.

Safety - $102MDedicated funds for engineering improvements at high-crash or severe crash locations across the state. Funds can be used to improve safety on any public road.

SRTS Program

• Infrastructure

Projects

• Non-infrastructure

projects• Engineering

• Education

• Encouragement

• Enforcement

• Evaluation

Highland Elementary, Columbus Ohio 2012

Eligible Entities

Any community with ODOT approved School Travel

Plan.

In Ohio, SRTS Projects are also eligible within MPO

areas under the TA program.

– Our intention is to partner with MPO’s on some

of these projects.

ODOT spends about $72 million annually on

projects and programs that address high and severe

crash locations on any public road.

Administered by ODOT Office of Systems Planning and

Program Management – Michelle May

Applications due: April 30, September 30

Funding available for PE, RW, construction

Typical requests range from $50,000 to $5 million (max)

Intersection improvements

Pavement and shoulder widening

Sign and pavement marking improvements

Rumble strips and other warning devices

Skid-resistant resurfacings

Pedestrian or bicycle safety improvements

Construction of traffic calming features

Elimination or shielding of roadside obstacles

Nearly any improvement that can be tied to safety

TRAC – funding varies

Turnpike Mitigation Program - $5 M

Appalachia Local Access Road Program -

$1M

Aviation Infrastructure - $1M

Bridge Partnership - $120M SFY14-16

Jobs and Commerce - $5M

Transit Assistance - $36.4 M

Township Sign Program - $1M

ODOT Office of Local Programs http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Planning/LocalProgram

- ODOT Program Resource Guide

- ODOT Program and Contact Information

Andrea Stevenson, Administrator

Office of Local Programs

614-644-8211

andrea.stevenson@dot.state.oh.us

Questions