January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
Agency of Transportation
VERMONT AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION
VTrans
FY2013 Budget
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
Agency of Transportation
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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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%
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
Agency of Transportation
Six Year Budget History
FY08FY09
FY10FY11
FY12FY13
$407.8 $412.5
$554.6$595.8
$553.8
$658.4FY2013 is a record high!
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
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Bridge Programs
FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13
$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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
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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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
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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
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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
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Maintenance
FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013
$65.7 $67.4 $67.3 $69.4 • $2.1m increase (3.2%)
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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Town Highway Bridge
FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13
$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
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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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
Agency of Transportation
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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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Case for Change
Budget Projections as of Today
TH Bridge Program $20 Million
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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Case for Change
Budget Projections as of Today
State Bridge Program $45 Million
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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Case for Change
Budget Projections as of Today
Interstate Bridge Program $50 Million
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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Case for Change
Budget Projections as of Today
Total Programs about $120 Million /Yr
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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Case for Change • Public Expectations Post TS Irene
– Design fast– Build fast
• ABC • Program approach to Innovation and
Acceleration– Standardized Approach
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
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– 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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
Agency of Transportation
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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
Agency of Transportation
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.
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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.
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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ABP Goals and Objectives
• 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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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ABP Goals and Objectives
• 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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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ABP Goals and Objectives
• 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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
Agency of Transportation
ABP Goals and Objectives
• 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.
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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
January, 2012 FY2013 Budget
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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