MUNICIPAL HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE OVERVIEW November 5, 2013 Governor’s Transportation Summit Challenge: Keeping Up With Utah's Growing Pains

OGDEN INFRASTRUCTURE Mayor Mike Caldwell The challenges facing Utah cities to build, maintain, and operate all types of transportation infrastructure.

Ogden Infrastructure

• 712 Lane Miles of Roadways in Ogden (305 road miles) • about 14% maintained by UDOT – street surfaces only

• Street Maintenance:

• Provided by City crews • Tree Maintenance in Park Strips:

• Urban Forester oversees in-house as well as contracted work

• Curb & Gutter and Sidewalk Repair: • Contracted to vendors by annual contract

Overview of Current Maintenance Responsibilities

Ogden Infrastructure State of Current Infrastructure

Square Yards of Paving Square Yards of

Chip Seal Lane Miles of Crack Seal

70,000 48,000

10

756,077

1,079,813

94

Street Maintenance

Budgeted Backlog annual budget for materials

25% of our Total B/C Allocation

backlog vs.

Ogden Infrastructure State of Current Infrastructure

Very Good 17%

Good 27%

Poor to Very Poor

27%

No Curb and Gutter

12%

Not rated 17%

Curb & Gutter

to replace nonfunctional curb and gutter

Ogden Infrastructure State of Current Infrastructure

No sidewalk 29%

Fair to Very Good 38%

Poor to Very Poor

33%

Sidewalks

to replace 33% of sidewalk system

Ogden Infrastructure Funding Demands

Sidewalks

Curb & Gutter

• Actual spent: $5,454,053 in past six fiscal years combined

• TOTAL Class C allocation: $2,576,000 and we still haven’t addressed any other transportation needs

Street Maintenance

Backlog

Project Benefits • Interstate access • Grant Ave traffic signal • Improved stacking control at

Wall Ave • Safety at the high school • Improved storm water control • Grant Ave promenade

20th Street Reconstruction

Ogden Infrastructure Infrastructure’s Impact on Economic Development

Estimated Cost

Impacts • LDS Temple Reconstruction • Town House Development • School Development • Mixed Use Developer

Opportunities • And to the west of Lincoln,

New Juvenile Court

Ogden Infrastructure

Revitalized 20th and Grant Ave

Infrastructure’s Impact on Economic Development

Ogden Infrastructure Infrastructure’s Impact on Economic Development

17th Street West - Wall to Gibson

Potential Benefits • Ogden City development

opportunities • Connection to Marriott–Slaterville • Increase traffic volume capacity • Increase pavement weight

carrying capacity • Eliminate safety hazards • Improve alignment • Manage storm water

Estimated Cost

Ogden Infrastructure

17th Street West

Infrastructure’s Impact on Economic Development

• Difficult to attract new business because of inadequate infrastructure.

Uncontrolled shoulder widths cause drainage issues Open irrigation ditch

Ogden Infrastructure

Ogden Infrastructure Transportation Paradigm

Ogden Infrastructure

• America’s Fastest Growing Cities http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2013/01/23/americas-fastest-growing-cities/

• Best Bike-Friendly Cities in America http://www.bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/bicyclings-top-50

Ogden Infrastructure Vision of Active Transportation Corridors