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George Washington Lead Change

December 25, 1776, Trenton, New Jersey

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Must We Continue to Change?

• Are we getting the resources we need?• Future outlook positive/problematic?• Fulfilling expectations/falling short?• Communicating with stakeholders?• Being defined by detractors?• Do we have credibility?

– Elected Officials– Media– Customers

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Unemployment

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Fatalities Per 100 Million VMT

What are we doing about this?

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Reauthorization

• Senate Side – Environmental and Public Works (EPW) Committee– Only FHWA portion (no revenue)

• House – Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee

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Every Day Counts Technologies

• Warm Mix Asphalt

• Adaptive Signal Controls

• Safety Edge

• Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil

• Prefabricated Bridge Elements

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts/10

Prefabricated Bridge Elements

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• Partial-depth deck panels• Full-depth deck panels• Beam and decking integrated systems• Pier caps, column, and/or footings• Abutment wall, wingwall, and/or footing

Contact:Tim Cupples (202) 366-1342 timothy.cupples@dot.govBen Beerman (404)562-3930 benjamin.beerman@dot.gov

Everyday Counts Project Delivery

• Planning and environmental linkages

• Legal sufficiency enhancements

• Expanding use of programmatic agreements

• Use of in-lieu fee and mitigation banking

• Clarifying the scope of preliminary design

• Flexibilities in right-of-way

• Flexibilities in utility accommodations and relocation

• Enhanced technical assistance on delayed EISs

• Design build (DB) and construction manager/ general contractor (CMGC) contracting

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CMGC and DB workshops

Workshop been held in– New Hampshire (Design Build)– Utah CMGC

• Workshops to be held– Tennessee to be reschedule

• Contact Jerry Blanding – (410) 962-2253 jerry.blanding@dot.gov

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AASHTO–AGC–ARTBA-FHWA

• Best practices for utilities– Planned synthesis to capture best

practices in utilities construction

• Advance the use of Civil Integrated Management (CIM)

• Reenergize the value of partnering– Planned delivery of workshops

• Start January 2012 as requested

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AASHTO–AGC–ARTBA-FHWA

• Enhance the delivery/deployment of innovation– Websites listing innovation evaluations

• http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/contracts/pnpapprovals/index.cfm?CFID=7054069&CFTOKEN=68657382

• http://apel.transportation.org/

– Construction baseline review– Intelligent construction systems and

technologies– Construction equipment webinars

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Training Updates

• NHI utilities coordination – Contact: Rob Elliot (404) 562-3941

rob.elliot@dot.gov

• 2-day Writing Highway Construction Specifications– Contact: Bernie Kuta (720) 963-3204

bernie.kuta@dot.gov

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Transportation Construction Management (TCM) Pooled Fund

• Pooled fund program initiated – October 2010; Lead State: Colorado DOT– Jake Kononov jake.kononov@dot.state.co.uc

• Commitments from CO, GA, IA, MT, NC, TX• Suggested contribution: $25,000/yr 3-years• Prioritization of tasks in August 2011• Other states are welcome to join the pooled

fund program: http://www.pooledfund.org/projectdetails.asp?id=1280&status=1

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Turner Fairbanks Highway Research Center

• Performance based prequalification• Index based estimation• Guidelines for different delivery methods• Planned

– Best practices for utilities construction– Best practices for quality assurance of local

administered projects

Contact: Richard Bradbury, 202-493-3061, richard.bradbury@dot.gov

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Conclusion

• Innovation Ingrained– Not Just Permitted – But Celebrated– Continuous Improvement Mindset– From Front Office to Front Lines– From Skunkworks to Stakeholders– Creative/Consistency to tug– From Imagination to Image

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