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1 Connecticut’s Bold Vision for a Transportation Future Middlesex Chamber October 15, 2015 Commissioner Jim Redeker
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Connecticut’s
Bold Vision
for a Transportation
Future
Middlesex Chamber
October 15, 2015
Commissioner Jim Redeker
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The Challenge, Vision, & Plan
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The Challenge
our infrastructure, our economy,
our quality of life, & our future
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Our Transportation Infrastructure Is Large & Diverse
Challenge: Keeping it operating, in good condition, & safe is a major challenge
Highway System: • 85 million vehicle miles traveled per day
• 21,800 miles of state & local roads and ramps
• 7,400 state & local bridges
• 50 state highway maintenance garages
• 630 state plow trucks
Transit System• 42 million bus passenger trips per year
• 1,100 transit buses and paratransit vehicles
• 41 million rail passenger trips per year
• 226 route miles of passenger railroad
• 203 New Haven Line bridges
• 500 rail coaches and cars
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Condition of our Infrastructure
Condition forecasts:
• We cannot sustain even existing conditions
Already showing impacts of underinvestment
Bridges
• 10% are structurally deficient (24% of CT’s bridges are functionally obsolete)
Roadways
• 41% of all state & local roads are in “poor” condition.
• Cost to drivers: an additional $661/year in operating costs due to road conditions.
Rail
• 100-year old bridges Four movable bridges on nation’s busiest commuter rail line
are over 100 years old (Ramp-up plan is jump starting these replacements)
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about 50% of CT’s
highway bridges
built in 1950s & 60s
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# Highway Bridges in Poor Condition
Drop in 2013 reflects recent
increases in bridge program
10-year bridge program
after Mianus River bridge collapse
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• Drivers in Connecticut spend up to one work-week sitting in traffic – over
$1.6 B in lost time & wasted fuel
• Deficient roads & bridges cost CT drivers $2.6 B per year in higher
operating costs & accidents
Postponed investments also place
our economy & quality of life at risk
I-84 viaduct
50 yrs old & congested
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Where We are Today
Recent Achievements
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• Transportation investment has
grown 65%
• Condition levels & system reliability
are improving in some areas.
• Recent & current major projects:
– Moses Wheeler bridge
– West River bridge
– I-84 widening Waterbury
– CTfastrak
– Q Bridge
Recent Achievements
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New project delivery methods
Construction delivery:
I-84 bridge in Southington (ABC)
o Accelerated Bridge Construction
o Replaced in single weekend
More comprehensive: design, const, financing…
Tested some new methods
– Design-Build (bridges)
– Construction Manager At Risk (railyard)
– Transit-Oriented Development (Stamford
TOD)
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Response to the Challenge
30-year Vision
& Strategy
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• 30-year plan: all critical preservation &
enhancement needs
• 5-year ramp-up: projects within the 5-year
budget cycle to jump start investment
• Cost:
o 30-year Vision: $100 Billion investment
o 5-year ramp up: $10 Billion investment
o Base Capital Program is $7.2 Billion (fed + state)
o Ramp-Up funds $2.8 Billion (additional state)
“Best in Class” Vision
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Recommended Actions
Improve Project & Service Delivery
• Project delivery: provide tools needed for more efficient delivery
– Design/Build, CMAR, Accelerated Bridge Construction, P3
• Service delivery: implement more effective contracting methods
• DOT core capacity: build & develop staff in engineering, technology, …
– new methods to deliver larger program more efficiently.
• More “cash” funding for regular capital programs
– Supports basic repair & preservation programs & more cost-effective
• 100% state-funded “design”
– Use state funds for design; state & federal funds for construction
– More efficient, faster, stretches dollars farther
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Statewide Programs
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Best-in-Class pavement preservation program:
• $7 Billion over 30 years
• To achieve & maintain good state of repair
Best-in-Class bridge preservation program
• $25 Billion over 30 years
• To achieve & maintain good state of repair
Highways & Bridges: Preservation Programs
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• Upgrade bus maintenance facilities
• Integrate operating services, information, and customer service statewide
• Adopt technologies to improve service & information delivery, i.e. real time info
& smart card fare collection
• Improve & expand urban bus service by 25%, providing urban residents
access to bus service within half-mile of home
Bus Program
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• Design for Bikes & Pedestrians
Support livable & walkable communities:
o complete streets policy
o context sensitive designs that respect
community values.
• Trail Program Expand funding to fill gaps
in the regional trail system & maintain
existing trails.
• Community Connectivity Program
New funding program to improve bike &
pedestrian access to and within in
community centers.
Bike & Pedestrian
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• Create best-in-class statewide Port Authority
• Improve rail & highway linkages to ports
• Improve & expand port infrastructure
o Piers, cranes, warehousing, etc.
• Provide regular maintenance dredging
• Support marinas & local maritime economy.
Ports & Maritime
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• Double the State’s investment in municipal roadways
• Double the State’s investment in municipal bridges
• New municipal traffic signal replacement program
• New community bike/ped program to make communities centers
more walkable, safe, & livable
• Support Transit-Oriented Development in community centers
Municipal: municipal needs will be addressed
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• Upgrade highway bridges to meet 100,000 lb. national standard
• Implement fully-automated truck permitting for wide & heavy loads
• Expand overnight parking for trucks
• Expand Rail Freight Improvement Program:
o upgrade freight rail lines across the entire state
o upgrade rail facilities to 286,000 lb. national standard
o upgrade & maintain freight lines to preserve potential for passenger service
• Increase intermodal connections:
o Improve intermodal facilities & infrastructure
o improve deep-water ports (New London, New Haven, Bridgeport)
Freight
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New York to New Haven Corridor
Key Corridor Objectives
• Reduce congestion on I-95 & Rt 15
(CT’s most congested corridor)
• Improve access to NYC (rail is primary means)
• Improve mobility & choices (goal in every corridor)
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New York to New Haven Corridor
HIGHWAY highlights
• Widen I-95: from NY to New Haven
o Start with most congested segment: Bridgeport to Stamford
o Institute congestion management practices
• Major preservation projects such as:
o I-95: Complete reconstruction of West River Bridge in New Haven
o RT 15: Reconstruct/replace West Rock Tunnel ($235M) in Woodbridge
• Fix traffic bottlenecks: like RT 7/RT 15 interchange & RT 8 in Shelton-Derby area
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New York to New Haven Corridor
RAIL highlights
New Haven Line:
o Restore rail infrastructure (movable & fixed bridges, track, catenary, etc.)
o Movable & fixed bridges, track, catenary, etc
o Improve safety & reliability of service
o Add & modernize stations, expand parking
o Fully utilize all 4 tracks to support: 2+2 concept
o 2 local tracks - more frequent local “subway” type service
o 2 express tracks - faster express service on
Branch Lines:
o Upgrade branch lines to provide full commuter service on all three lines
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Eastern Connecticut Corridor
Key Corridor Objectives
• Tourism: improve access from other regions
to recreational & tourism centers
• Freight: improve freight rail & port
infrastructure for more efficient freight
transport
• Reduce congestion on I-95
• Improve Shore Line East rail service
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New Haven – Hartford – Springfield Corridor
Key Corridor Objectives
• Reduce congestion
I-91 at Charter Oak Bridge: traffic bottleneck
• Complete Hartford Rail Line (New Haven to
Springfield)
• Expand CTfastrak
• Enhance Bradley Airport as key link to
national & global markets
$195 million: cost to build
$880 million: benefits over 25 yrsDirect Economic Benefits
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New York to Hartford Corridor
Key Corridor Objectives
• Replace I-84 viaducts
• Waterbury
• Hartford
Critical preservation projects
Combined cost = $12 Billion
• Reduce congestion on I-84
• Danbury (exits 3-8)
• Waterbury (Mixmaster)
• Hartford (Viaduct)
• Continuous 3 lanes (NY – Waterbury)
• Improve Branch rail lines
• Danbury
• Waterbury
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Funding: Current & Future,
Federal vs State
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Current Base 5 Year Capital Plan is funded
with Federal & State Monies
• Historically, Federal funding accounted for 70-80% of the Program
• State-Federal ratio is now close to 50% with State funding including:
• Fix it First Highway
• Bridge Program
• LOTCIP
Base Capital Plan
Total AnticipatedFederal Portion ofthe Current Program
Total AnticipatedState Portion of theCurrent Program
State
$3.2 B45%
Federal
$3.8 B55%
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Accepting Federal Funding Comes with:
• Federal Eligibility Requirements
• Less Flexibility in Use of Funds
• Stewardship Agreements
• MAP-21 Brings:
• State of Good Repair targets & penalties
• Asset Management requirements
• Performance-Based Planning requirements
Federal Funding & Eligibility
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Aging systems requires the State to fix problems first before
system enhancements.
• The needs of the current system mandates preservation &
safety projects
• Current funding levels inadequate for existing system and do
not allow for necessary enhancements
Federal program constraints increasingly restrict our ability to
improve the system, due to elimination of discretionary
programs.
Fixing Problems: Not Providing Choices
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Governor’s Call to Action Increases Capital Funds to $2 Billion/Yr
during the 5-Year Ramp-up
• Includes Safety & Preservation Projects
• Creating the opportunity for Enhancement Projects
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5 Yr Ramp Up - Let's Go CT!Value = $2.8 Billion
Proposed "Base" State BondingAuthorizations (based on recenttrends)Past Years State BondingAuthorizations
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5 Year Ramp Up Capital Budget
Base Program vs. Ramp Up
Base Capital Program
$3.2 Billion State $3.8 Billion Federal
Ramp Up$ 2.8 Billion - State Total = $10 Billion
investment over
the 5 year period
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5 Year Ramp Up – $2.8 B additional State Funds
Highways $613 Million
Highways
22%
I-95 Stamford to Bridgeport
I-95 Baldwin Br. to Gold Star Br.
I-91/I-691/Rt 15
I-91/Interchange 29
I-84 Exits 3-8
I-84 West Hartford
Route 9 – Middletown
Rt. 7/15 Interchange
Total Ramp Up = $2.8 Billion State Funds
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5 Year Ramp Up – $2.8 B additional State Funds
Bridges $281 Million
Bridges
10%
Innovative Bridge Program
I-84/Route 8 – Mixmaster
I-84 Hartford Viaduct
West Rock Tunnel & Interchange 59
Gold Star Bridge South Bound
Total Ramp Up = $2.8 Billion State Funds
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5 Year Ramp Up – $2.8 B additional State Funds
Bike/Ped/Trails $101 Million
Bike/Ped/Trails
4%
Trail Maintenance
Complete Gaps in Trail Network
Urban Bike/Ped Connectivity
Total Ramp Up = $2.8 Billion State Funds
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5 Year Ramp Up – $2.8 B additional State Funds
Bus $43 Million
Total Ramp Up = $2.8 Billion State Funds
Bus
2%
Bus service expansion - New Buses
Real Time Location/Bus Information
Paratransit Service Coordination
CTfastrak east to Manchester
Rt. 1 CTfastrak BRT (Norwalk/Stamford)
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5 Year Ramp Up – $2.8 B additional State Funds
Rail $1.75 Billion
Rail62%
Total Ramp Up = $2.8 Billion State Funds
Plan to Upgrade NHL capacity and speed
Real Time Audio and Video System NHL
NHL Interim Bridge Repairs
NHL Stations & Parking
NHL - New Danbury Branch Dock Yard
Waterbury Branch Signal System
NHL/SLE/NHHS Fleet Replacement
Hartford Line Expansion/Stations/Fleet
SLE Station & Parking Improvements
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Where Do We Go From Here?
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Governor’s Call to Action Increases Capital Funds to $2 Billion/Yr
during the 5-Year Ramp-up
• Safety & Preservation program backlog first
• Creating the opportunity for Enhancement Projects
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Proposed "Base" State BondingAuthorizations (based on recenttrends)Past Years State BondingAuthorizations
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• Experts in transportation, finance, and economic
development
• Funding options and recommendations to support the
$100 billion vision
• Report-out by end of the year
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Governor’s Transportation
Finance Panel
Economic Analysesof Let’s Go CT Transportation Investments
Where we are in the process:
• ready to deliver new type of information to assist decision makers
• to assess value of investments relative to cost
Economic assessment: of transportation investments
• new measures to gauge the worth of investments
• beyond standard transportation measures like accident & congestion reduction
Today’s presentation: first part of economic analysis
• corridor-level analysis
• 3 highway corridors
– with the largest & boldest improvements
– important conduits of commerce
– among our most congested.
Summary of initial findings: clear and compelling return on investment
• Demonstrate that transportation investments will spur growth in jobs, business, & income.
• Economic benefits will far exceed the cost of building the projects
Three Major Highway Corridors
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I-84 West
Hartford
Viaduct &
Waterbury
Mixmaster
not included
I-95 West
I-95 East
Three Major Highway Corridorscurrent conditions
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I-95 West I-95 East I-84 West
Length (Miles) 50 60 37
Daily Traffic 135,000 84,000 80,000
% Trucks 13.6% 10.5% 12.7%
Daily VMTVehicle Miles Traveled
6,500,000 miles 3,700,000 miles 3,100,000 miles
Annual VHT Vehicle Hours Traveled
45.1M hours 24.0M hours 29.2M hours
Annual DelayHours of congestion
5.3M hours 2.1M hours 2.6M hours
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I-95 West: NY to New Haven Highway Corridor Package
I-95 East: Branford to R.I. Highway Corridor Package
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I-84 West Corridor plus Mixmaster & Viaduct
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heavily
congested
Danbury
section
Waterbury
Mixmaster
Hartford
Viaduct
Why we conducted economic analysis
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Traditionally, transportation plans were based on standard measures
of safety, congestion, & mobility. For this strategic plan, we need
to go beyond standard measures.
Purpose of economic analysis:
Assess project’s ability to support other strategic goals of CT
(especially economic growth)
• Assess “economic value” of safety, congestion, & mobility
improvements
• Assess a project’s potential to facilitate or spur economic growth
Economic Impact Analysis
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Evaluation of changes in economy due to monetary transactions.
Transportation Improvement
Travel Benefits
Industry Response & Change in
Access
Economic Growth (Impact)
Travel Inputs
Econ. Analysis
Benefit Cost
Econ Impact
Interpret Results
Factors Impacting Economic Impacts
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Benefit Categories Travel Factors
Economic Impact Factors
Vehicle Operating Costs VMT, Mix of Vehicle Types, Congestion
Time & Reliability (Business) VHT, Trip Purpose, Congestion
Logistics Productivity Truck Fleet Mix, Commodity Mix, Congestion
Market Access Effective Size of Labor and Delivery markets
Other Societal Benefits
Personal Time (Not Business) VHT, Trip Purpose, Congestion
Safety VMT, Speed, Road Class/Design
Environment Fleet Mix, VMT, Congestion
ResultsWidening I-95 and I-84 will produce over $40 billion in economic
benefits to Connecticut, over 4 times the cost of implementing the projects.
Widening I-95
• Will produce $15.5 billion in new business sales, $9 billion in CT gross state product and add $6.3 billion in new wage income to workers. The widening will cost $10.7 billion.
• The project will generate between 11,000 and 19,000 construction jobs.
• Over 14 million hours of delay will be saved.
Widening I-84
• Will produce $4.4 billion in new business sales, add $2.6 billion to CT gross state product, and add $1.8 billion in new wage income to workers. The total cost of the project is $1.5 billion.
• The project will generate approximately 4000 jobs.
• Over 4.7 million hours of delay will be saved. 51
