January, 2012FY2013 Budget Agency of Transportation VERMONT AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION VTrans FY2013...

January, 2012 FY2013 Budget

Agency of Transportation

VERMONT AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION

VTrans

FY2013 Budget



Legislative Initiatives2012 Session



2012 Session – Major Initiatives • Streamline ROW necessity process• Amend Town Highway Emergency Program

– To include state match for FHWA – Emergency Relief projects• Will now be 80/10/10: 10% local/10% state on town highways.• Entire non-FHWA 20% share was previously local

• DMV Fee bill – proposed to add $6.3M in FY2013• TIB Bonding

– FY2013 Budget proposes $10M in transportation infrastructure (TIB) bonds

• Accelerated Bridge Program – TH Bridge Incentive• CIRC alternatives

• Private rail crossings



FY2013 Budget Overview



2013 Budget – Areas of Emphasis• Building Bridges to the Future - Accelerated Bridge Program

– 12% are structurally deficient and/or functionally obsolete (ranked 23rd)• Preserving our Highways

– In 2011, 25% listed in “very poor” condition (Down from 34% in 2009)• Rail priorities

– Further upgrade of bridges to standard weight capacity– Planning to extend Amtrak service to Montreal– Planning for western corridor passenger service to Burlington

• Mobility, Sustainability & Livability– Planning transportation investments for a changing future

• Resiliency and Adaptation– Planning for post-Irene standards in construction and business practices



FY2013 Budget Overview FY 2012 FY 2013 Increase Percent

Fund Source As Passed GOV REC (Decrease) Change

STATE (TFund) 191,665,076 201,357,773 9,692,442 5%

FEDERAL 276,191,518 390,536,639

114,345,121 41%

ARRA FEDERAL 40,582,716 6,301,953 (34,280,763) -85%

LOCAL/OTHER 3,465,052 6,419,356 2,954,304 85%

TIB FUND 19,009,937 20,806,637 1,796,700 9%

TIB BOND PROCEEDS - 10,000,000 10,000,000 100%

INTER-UNIT TRANSFERS 5,434,076 4,317,197 (1,116,879) -11%

CENTRAL GARAGE FUND 17,286,915 18,653,244 1,366,329 8%

TOTAL 553,635,290 658,392,544 104,757,254 19%



Six Year Budget History

FY08FY09

FY10FY11

FY12FY13

$407.8 $412.5

$554.6$595.8

$553.8

$658.4FY2013 is a record high!



Paving

FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13

$63.7

$108.4

$93.4

$77.1

$104.8 • $28 million increase (36%)• 70 miles on interstate• 220 miles on state

highways



Bridge Programs


$54.6

$93.9

$113.2$105.6

$123.6• $18.0 million increase (17%)

– Town Highway Bridges• $3.1m increase (17.7%)• First ABP project - Thetford

– State Highway Bridges• $3.2m decrease (6%)• Reflects completion of Lake Champlain

Bridge– Interstate Bridges

• $18.0m increase (50%)• Three design-build projects

– Brattleboro– Milton– Windsor



Roadway Program

FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

$60.4$67.2

$58.8

$66.6• $7.8m increase (13.3%)• Major projects include:

– Barre City– Pittsford – Brandon US 7– Morristown Truck Route– Cabot – Danville US 2 – Danville – US 2

• $10.75m for Irene-related



Highway Safety & Traffic Operations

FY11 FY12 FY13

$12.2$11.6

$13.0 • $1.4m increase (12.3%)• Reflects stable funding for this

important program• Major projects

– Cambridge VT15/VT108 roundabout– Manchester roundabout– Essex Town VT117/TH4 intersection – Waterbury roundabout– Richmond intersection improvements



Park & Ride Facilities

FY11 FY12 FY13

$3.1 $3.0

$3.8

• $806,000 increase (27%)• Constructs or improves 8 facilities

– Creates over 500 new spaces• 4 facilities under development

– 200 new or improved spaces• All projects - construction and

development - will nearly double # of spaces from 2008 by 2018

• $250k for Municipal park-and-rides– Extremely popular program



Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities

FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

$6.8

$8.9 $9.0$8.8

• $197,000 decrease (2.2%)• Funds 12.5 miles of improvements

– 19 bicycle/pedestrian projects– 9 Safe Routes to School projects

• 80 miles constructed over last 15 years



Enhancement Grants

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

$3.4$3.1

$4.1• $1m increase (33%)• Funds all projects ready to proceed• Nearly 80 projects funded• Construction on 39 projects• Projects include:

– Sidewalks and pedestrian improvements

– Scenic easements– Mitigation of stormwater runoff– Historic preservation



Rest Areas

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

$4.8

$7.4

$6.1

• $1.3 million decrease (17.5%)• Major construction projects

– Bennington Welcome Center– Fair Haven parking improvements



Maintenance

FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

$65.7 $67.4 $67.3 $69.4 • $2.1m increase (3.2%)



Public Transit

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

$24.7$25.4 $25.6 • $232,000 increase (0.9%)

• Utilizes $4.4m of “state of good repair” grant awards– Software and capital– Split over FY12 - FY14

• Public Transit funding has doubled since FY2003– From $12.7m to $25.6m



Aviation

FY2012 FY2013

$7.7

$6.2

• $1.6 million decrease (20.2%)• FY2012 included $1.3m earmark• Runways and safety areas

improvements• Hazard beacon improvements• Hangar development• Solar initiatives• Snow removal equipment/buildings



Rail

FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

$20.3

$51.7$54.6

$27.3

• $27.3m decrease (50%)• Decrease is attributable to near

completion of $52.7m FRA grant to upgrade Amtrak Vermonter service

• Continues upgrade to the 286,000 pound standard

• $4.5m for continuation of Amtrak– Includes $50k for marketing



Central Garage

FY2012 FY2013

$17.3$18.7 • $1.4m increase (7.9%)

• Largely due to estimated fuel cost increases

• Includes $5.9m for equipment



Transportation Buildings

FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

$1.3

$2.5

$2.1

$3.0• $850,000 increase (40%)• Constructs or improves facilities in:

• Central Garage heating system• Colchester (Fort renovations)• Mendon• Middlebury• Royalton• Westfield• Wilmington



Town Highway Bridge


$17.5

$26.1

$19.1$17.7

$20.8

• $3.1 million increase (17.7%)• Accelerated Bridge Program

– First project Thetford– Rehab Bridge 8 – TH1



Town Highway Programs

FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

$64.2 $60.7 $58.4$67.1

• $8.7 million increase (15%)• $5.8m for TH Structures grants

– Maintains $2m FY2011 increase (52%)• $7.3m for TH Class 2 grants

– Maintains $1.5m FY2011 increase (26%)• Town highway emergency program

– Increase of $4m– Now will fund local match for FHWA

emergency relief on town highways• $26.5m for Town Highway Aid

– Increase by $1.5m– First increase since FY2005



Accelerated Bridge Program



Accelerated Bridge Program

Now is the Time!



Presentation Outline• Case for Change – Accelerated Bridge

Program• Recent History• Defining the Accelerated Bridge Program• Structures Re-organization• Goals and Objectives• Draft Performance Measures• Shared Challenges Ahead



Case for Change

Vermont’s Functional Obsolescence (FO) and Structural Deficiency (SD) Population(as of or reported to FHWA in April 2011)

FO % FO SD % SD

Interstate “Long” Structures 95 30.4% 13 4.2%

State Highway “Long” Structures 100 13.0% 78 10.2%

Town Highway “Long” Structures 355 22.0% 161 10.0%

On-System “Short” Structures N/A N/A 127 10.0%

System Total 550 379

Current Condition of Vermont’s Bridge Inventory



Case for Change



Case for Change

Budget Projections as of Today

TH Bridge Program $20 Million



Case for Change


State Bridge Program $45 Million



Case for Change


Interstate Bridge Program $50 Million



Case for Change


Total Programs about $120 Million /Yr



Case for Change



Case for Change • Public Expectations Post TS Irene

– Design fast– Build fast

• ABC • Program approach to Innovation and

Acceleration– Standardized Approach



Recent History of Innovation• ARRA

– Sense of urgency for project development– Many examples of innovative project development

• Alternative Contracting– Design/Build– SEP14 Use of MRA with simple bidding– A+B bidding to support short duration closures– Modified LTF Model for ARRA bridge decks

• Accelerated Bridge Construction– Individual Leaders– With short duration road closures– 6 successful projects last year including Chester x2



Defining the Accelerated Bridge Program

• Fixing Bridges and Doing Business Differently– The accelerated Bridge Program will rely on the use of innovative and

accelerated project development and construction techniques.– Reduce/streamline self imposed controls that add time to project– Take advantage of all flexibility in rules and law.– Empower project managers to build agile and aggressive project

schedules– Increase use of innovative contracting – one size fits all no longer

works– Accelerated Bridge Construction is the future of bridge construction in

Vermont



– Good Bridge Management Strategies• Better Project Initiation• Timely programming• Scoping, Estimate and Schedule• Projects selected appropriately for ABP

– Initially 25-30% of the projects• Projects drawn from existing programs and funding

– Create a Scalable organization

Defining the Accelerated Bridge Program



First Step – Structures Re- Org

Structures Program Manager

Mike Hedges

Project Developme

nt Team

Jim Lacroix

Project Developme

nt Team

Carolyn Carlson

Accelerated Bridge Project

Delivery

Wayne Symonds

Design Build/ Consultant Team

Todd Sumner

Dan Landry

Mark Sargent

Vacant

ABP Consultant Team

Jennifer Fitch

Rob Young

ABP In-House Team

Kristin Higgins

Project Initiation/

Innovation Team

Chris Williams

Bridge Managemen

t/

Inspection Team

Pam Thurber

Administrative

Assistant

Michelle Dion



Accelerated Bridge Program (ABP) Goals and Objectives

• Improve the Condition of Vermont’s Bridges – Reduce the number of Structurally Deficient

Bridges.– Create and implement strategies to improve the

long-term condition of all bridges.– Improve the ability to deliver the Interstate, State

and TH bridge programs at current funding levels.



ABP Goals and Objectives

• Save Money By Completing Projects Sooner – Deliver timely bridge maintenance and repair to

reduce future costly deterioration – Hedge against construction cost inflation. – Complete projects on-time and on-budget.




• Complete Projects Efficiently and Innovatively – Create and implement strategies to shorten project

delivery durations – Maximize the use of available technology (electronic

plans, data sharing, websites, etc.)– Standardize design and plan preparation– Use Design-Build and other innovative contracting

techniques.– Minimize environmental, ROW and utility impacts and

design duration by avoiding temporary bridge construction




• Implement Accelerated Bridge Construction(ABC)– Partner with contractors to mainstream accelerated bridge

construction– Create Decision Making tools to determine when to use ABC

and road closures– Create and implement strategies to shorten construction

durations– Reduce Construction Engineering costs by short duration

projects– Complete projects with minimum disruption to people and

commerce.– Improve safety in the work zone




• Build on Success and Innovations from Irene and from other States/FHWA– Develop working relationships with leaders from other

states and FHWA– Provide training and employee development based on

what has been successful– Leverage FHWA’s Every Day Counts Initiative to

maximize flexibility– Use sense accomplishment and urgency from Irene to

create an urgency and spirit of innovation around ABP projects in all Sections of VTrans




• Project Transparency and Accountability – Provide frequent and detailed reports to the public

on the progress of the ABP.– Develop overall project controls to ensure

adherence to project schedules and budgets within VTrans.

– Measure agency performance in streamlining design and construction schedules.



Draft Performance Measures

• Advertise all bridge projects currently programmed by 2016

• The time from completion of project initiation to Contract Plans for ABP project will not exceed 24 months.

• The time from completion of project initiation to Contract Plans for conventional project will not exceed 60 months.

• 30% ABC by 2014



Shared Challenges Ahead

• Support from Executive Staff• Share the Mission

– We do not have all of the good ideas yet… innovation and creativity is valued

– Be Bold with Us!

• Innovation Teams



Q and A

• Now is the Time!

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