Transcript Implementation Strategies

Purdue Road School
March 8, 2011
EDC Pillars
Shortening Project Delivery
Accelerating Technology and Innovation
Deployment
WHAT’S IN OUR SHORTENING
PROJECT DELIVERY TOOLKIT?
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Planning & Environmental Linkages
Expanding Use of Programmatic Agreements
Use of In-Lieu Fee & Mitigation Banking
Enhanced Technical Assistance on Stalled
EISs
Legal Sufficiency Enhancements
Clarifying the Scope of Preliminary Design
Flexibilities in ROW
Flexibilities in Utility Relocation
HOW ARE WE ACCELERATING
PROJECT DELIVERY?
• Design Build
• Construction Manager / General Contractor
Planning & Environmental
Linkages (PEL)
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
PEL provides transportation agencies with tools and resources
to introduce environmental considerations early in planning
and carry those considerations into the NEPA process.
Benefits:
Seamless decision–making
Minimizes duplication of effort
Promotes environmental stewardship
Reduces implementation delays
Planning & Environmental
Linkages (PEL)
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
National Goals:
100% of States are trained by December 2011
50% of States have implemented the PEL Questionnaire by
December 2011
Indiana:
Current INDOT environmental procedures allow planning
study to be done in context of NEPA
National training is planned for Spring 2011
FHWA – Joyce Newland
INDOT Jim Stark / Staffan Peterson
Expanding Use of
Programmatic Agreements
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
Expanding new and existing programmatic agreements to the
regional or national level will establish a streamlined process
for handling routine environmental requirements.
Benefits:
Improved project decision-making
Reduction in delivery time
Mechanism to save and focus staff time.
Expanding Use of
Programmatic Agreements
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
National Goals:
15 new or revised agreements by December 2011
FHWA assess potential for regional agreements by December
2011
Indiana:
Agreement with Fish & Wildlife Service – Endangered Species
Agreement with State Historic Preservation Officer – Historic
impacts relating to sign replacement projects and projects
where historic properties will not be affected
FHWA – Michelle Allen
INDOT – Laura Hilden
In-Lieu Fees & Mitigation Banking
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
Increased use of banking and in-lieu fee programs rather
than project-by-project mitigation will streamline highway
project delivery.
Benefits:
Concurrent process
Expedites project delivery
Expedited regulatory review
and permit processing
In-Lieu Fees & Mitigation Banking
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
National Goals:
Initiate or purchase from 2 new in-lieu fee and 3 new mitigation
bank programs by December 2011
Indiana:
In-lieu Fees – Encouraging IDNR to set up an in-lieu program with
USACE approval
Mitigation banking
• Statewide agreement drafted – INDOT reviewing USACE
comments
• Sign agreement then establish banking instruments
FHWA – Michelle Allen
INDOT – Nathan Saxe
Enhanced Technical Assistance
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
Demonstration projects will show the effectiveness of key
streamlining measures.
Benefits:
Quicker Identification and implementation of solutions
Eases interagency collaboration
Enhanced Technical Assistance
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
National Goals:
Apply technical assistance teams on 5 ongoing EISs and have
these EISs complete within 48 months (NOI to ROD)
On projects exceeded 48 months, TA teams evaluate within
90 days and propose resolution or recommend rescinding EIS
Indiana:
INDOT currently does not have any candidate projects
FHWA – Michelle Allen
INDOT – Ben Lawrence
Legal Sufficiency Enhancements
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
Early consultation with FHWA attorneys at key decision
points will help avoid problems later.
Legal Sufficiency Enhancements
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
National Goals:
Legal sufficiency determination within 15 days
Assuming early involvement of attorneys and all identified
issues addressed
Indiana:
Clarify in Division environmental SOP the process and
expectations regarding coordination with FHWA attorneys
FHWA – Michelle Allen
INDOT – Jim Stark
Clarifying Preliminary Design
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
Flexibilities exist now that permit preliminary design activity
during the NEPA process. This will assist in streamlining
project delivery without jeopardizing objectivity requirements
and NEPA intent.
Benefits:
Improved decision-making
Reduction in delivery time
Clarifying Preliminary Design
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
National Goals:
50% of State DOTs adopt a definition by December 2011
Of those States, 50% of Federal-aid projects utilize flexibility by
December 2011
Indiana:
INDOT will be making a proposal to FHWA regarding specific
definition of preliminary design
FHWA encourages INDOT to take full advantage of flexibilities
allowed in FHWA policy
FHWA – Bren George-Nwabugwu
INDOT – Jim Stark
Flexibilities in Right of Way
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
Significant time savings can come from available flexibility in
statute and regulations.
Benefits:
Improved decision-making
Reduction in delivery time
Cost containment
Flexibilities in Right of Way
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
National Goal:
20% of projects utilize flexibilities by December 2011
Indiana:
Fully implemented
FHWA – Ken Woodruff
INDOT – Scott Adams
Flexibilities in Utility Relocation
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
We will spotlight existing flexibilities that need broader use.
Benefits:
Collaborative decisions to accommodate or relocate utilities
Shared risk, gains and costs
Increased owner control
Reduction in construction time and project cost
Flexibilities in Utility Relocation
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
National Goal:
New agreement , construction provision or reimbursement
agreement by December 2011.
Indiana:
Focus on better utilizing time between utility permit issuance
and beginning of construction
Pilot – Hired consultant to oversee utility design and relocation
Guidelines forthcoming
FHWA – Eryn Fletcher
INDOT – Matt Thomas
Design Build
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
In DB project delivery, the design-builder assumes
responsibility for the majority of design work and all
construction. This gives the design-builder increased
flexibility to be innovative, along with greater responsibility
and risk.
Benefits:
Considerable time savings over Design-Bid-Build (DBB)
Allows design tailored to contractor resources
Allows quality evaluation factors and best-value criteria
when selecting contractor
Design Build
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
National Goal:
Increase number of DB Federal-aid and Federal Lands
projects by 50% by December 2011.
Indiana:
Being implemented - low-bid method
No further action planned
FHWA – Ken Leuderalbert
INDOT – Mark Miller
Construction Manager/General
Contractor (CMGC)
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
CM/GC speeds the project by allowing the owner to contract
with a construction manager early in the design process and
negotiate a price before design is complete.
Benefits:
Reduces costs
No compromise on quality
Enhances potential for creativity
Construction Manager/General
Contractor (CMGC)
Planning
NEPA
ROW / Utilities
Design / Construction
National Goal:
100 CM/GC contracts on Federal-aid project by December 2011
25 State or local agencies utilizing CM/GC contracts by December
2012
Indiana:
Indiana law does not allow the use of CM/GC on transportation
projects.
INDOT choosing not to pursue at this time.
FHWA – Bren George-Nwabugwu
INDOT – Mark Miller
EDC Pillars
Shortening Project Delivery
Accelerating Technology and Innovation
Deployment
WHAT ARE THE TECHNOLOGIES?
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Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA)
Safety Edge
Precast Bridge Elements (PBE)
Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS)
Adaptive Signal Control (ACS Lite)
Warm Mix Asphalt
Reduces the temperature of mixing
pavement materials, resulting in cost
savings and reduced greenhouse gas
emissions
Benefits:
Better compaction
Reduces worker fatigue
Reduces fossil fuel consumption
Reduces CO2e & other emissions
Longer paving season
Warm Mix Asphalt
National Goal:
40 State DOTs and all Federal Lands Divisions allow WMA in
specifications and/or contract language by December 2011
At least 30 State DOTs achieve targets for WMA usage by
December 2012
Indiana:
Implemented in Indiana
INDOT specifications have allowed WMA since May 2009
379 contracts let in 2010 with WMA
FHWA – Tom Duncan
INDOT – Tommy Nantung, Ron Walker
Safety Edge
Sloped pavement edge at 30º angle
allows drivers a more controlled reentry to the roadway after tire
drop-off.
Benefits:
Reduces crashes due to edge
drop-off and uncontrolled recovery
Minimal cost (less than 1% on
two-lane highway)
Consolidated edge increases
durability
Safety Edge
National Goal:
40 States used safety edge by December 2011
15 State DOTs and all Federal Lands offices adopt specifications by
December 2012
Indiana:
Pooled fund study – 100 miles constructed 2005
Develop specifications by May 2011
Develop criteria regarding where to use Safety Edge by May 2011
Re-evaluate the specifications/criteria of constructed Safety Edges
FHWA – Tom Duncan INDOT – Tommy Nantung/Mike Holowaty
Prefabricated Bridge Elements
& Systems
Everything brought to the site ready to install
Benefits:
Reduces onsite construction time
Minimizes traffic disruption
Improves work zone safety
Improved product quality – controlled
environment, cure times, easier access
Reduces environmental impact
Prefabricated Bridge Elements
& Systems
National Goal:
100 cumulative bridges designed and/or constructed using PBES
by December 2012
By December 2012, 25% of Federal-aid bridge replacement
projects include at least one major PBES element that shortens
construction relative to conventional construction
Indiana:
Madison-Milton bridge – one of largest PBES in nation
Promote PBES
INDOT plans to let a PBES project in 2012
FHWA – Keith Hoernschemeyer
INDOT – Anne Rearick
Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS)
Integrated Bridge System (IBS)
Fast, cost-effective bridge support using
alternating layers of compacted fill and layers
of geosynthetic reinforcement.
Many benefits:
Eliminates approach slab or construction
joint at the bridge-to-road interface
Reduced construction time (Complete in
days!)
Less dependent on weather conditions
Flexible design – easily modified to site
conditions
Built with readily-available equipment and
materials
Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS)
Integrated Bridge System (IBS)
National Goal:
20 States adopt GRS-IBS (integrated bridge system) specifications
and special provision by June 2012
30 bridges on NHS and 75 bridges off NHS by end of 2012
Indiana:
Planned visits to active GRS-IBS construction projects
Promote technology
FHWA – Keith Hoernschemeyer
INDOT – Anne Rearick
Adaptive Signal Control
ACS measures traffic and
adjusts signal timing to
promote smooth flow along
arterial streets
Benefits:
Improves travel time
reliability, reduces congestion,
smoothes traffic flow
Increases long-term viability
of traffic signal operations
Widely deployable using
existing control equipment
Adaptive Signal Control
National goal:
Comprehensively evaluate ACS-Lite and ACS benefits
underscored by December 2011
ASC technology utilized by 40 agencies by December 2012
Indiana:
Pooled Funds study February 2011
Define ACS Lite performance measures by December 2011
Deploy ACS Lite for evaluation on a corridor by December 2011
Based on performance, decide next steps
FHWA – Karen Stippich
INDOT – Jay Wasson/Jim Sturdevant
FHWA-IN
Robert Dirks
317-226-7492
[email protected]
INDOT
Jim Stark
317-232-0694
[email protected]
Ted Pollack
317-234-7244
[email protected]
www.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts