2019-2021 Budget Request Presented to the Education and Environment - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute 2019-2021 Budget Request

Presented to the Education and Environment Division

• f the House Appropriations Committee

by Denver Tolliver, Director

UGPTI

Contents

• Major components comprising the "base level"

amounts of UGPTI’s budget

• Proposed budget reductions identified to meet the

Governor's 95% budget request guideline

• 2019-21 budget changes recommended by the

Governor to the "base level”

• Any known or potential changes in the level of

federal funding to be received by UGPTI

• SBHE and Advisory Council recommendations

– Restoration of cut in Executive Recommendation – Optional requests

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UGPTI’s 2017-2019 Base Level Budget

Line Item Amount Percent 1. General funds $3,443,174 15.5% 2. Special funds $6,338,850 28.5% 3. Federal funds $12,478,218 56.0% 4. All funding sources $22,260,242 100.0%

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Executive Recommendation: 2019-21 General Fund

Line Item Amount 1. General fund appropriation 2017-2019 $3,543,174 2. One-time (asset management) funds ($100,000) 3. Base level general fund appropriation $3,443,174 4. 5% reduction under budget limit ($172,159) 5. Adjusted budget base $3,271,015 6. Compensation package $193,185 7. 2019-21 Exec. Recommendation $3,464,200

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Executive Recommendation Special Funds

Line Item Amount 1. 2017-2019 appropriation $6,338,850 2. Removal of one-time appropriation ($200,000) 3. Special funds base level $6,138,850 4. 10% reduction in special funds ($613,885) 5. Adjusted base level: special funds $5,524,965 6. Restoration of 10% cut $6,138,850 7. Compensation package $32,752 8. 2019-2021 Exec. Recommendation $6,171,602

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Executive Recommendation by Funding Source

Line Item Amount 1. General funds $3,464,200 2. Special funds $6,171,602 3. Federal funds $12,785,620 4. All funding sources $22,421,422

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Executive Recommendation for Federal Funds

Line Item Amount 1. 2017-2019 appropriation $12,478,218 2. Compensation package $307,402 3. 2019-21 Exec. Recommendation $12,785,620

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Recommendation from SBHE and UGPTI Advisory Council for General Fund Budget

Line Item Amount 1. Adjusted budget base from Table 2 $3,271,015 2. Restoration of 5% cut $172,159 3. Base budget recommendation $3,443,174 Optional requests 4. County road & bridge planning center $975,000 5. Transformative technologies program $500,000 6. Total budget request $4,918,174

Restoration of 5% Cut in Exec. Recom.

• Impact: erode UGPTI’s ability to meet demands of

state and local agencies and match federal grants

• UGPTI receives many requests from agencies

without funds to provide contracts

• Much of the rail/freight analysis supported by GF
• Restoration would allow UGPTI to work with PSC,

FRA, and short line railroads

– Mining/pattern recognition of track inspection data – Annual railroad traffic report (all commodities) – Critical software upgrades

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Additional Budget Requests

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ended ded by Ad Adviso sory ry Co Counci cil l and SB SBHE HE

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• 1. County/

ty/Lo Local cal Road & Bri ridge e Plannin ing g Cente ter: r: $975,000

– Biennial Investme estment nt Need eds Report [paved roads, unpaved roads, bridges] – Road & Bridge Ass sset et Mana anagement gement System

2.

• 2. Tra

ransform formative ative Techno nolo logies ies: $500,000

– Automated and connected vehicles – Effects on transportation planning and operations

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Economic Importance of County and Local Roads

• County & township roads are heavily utilized for

– Movements from farms to storage/transfer facilities – Crude oil movements from wells to pipeline and rail transfer facilities by truck – Inputs for oil and ag. production: often delivered by truck to dispersed production sites located off the state highway system

• County and township roads are essential to the

state’s rural economy

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Benefits of Road Investments

• According to FHWA, average benefit/cost

ratio from highway and bridge investment (considering all benefits) > 5.0

• B/C ratio > 2 for resurfacing low volume rural

roads

• Broader benefits to the economy are much

greater

– Reduction in total industry logistics costs – Multiplier effects from lower input prices

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Effect of Road Condition on Trucking Cost

Road Condition Present Serviceability Rating (PSR) Cost Index Excellent 5 0.91 Good 4 0.93 Fair 3 1.00 Poor 2 1.14 Very Poor 1 1.26 Note: Exclusive of fuel costs. Source: TRB Special Report 227

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Effect of Road Condition on Maintenance Cost

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5

Maintenance Cost Factor Present Serviceability Rating (PSR)

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Impact of Deferring Road Investment

Improvement Thickness (inches) PSR Threshold Cost per Mile ($000) Thin Overlay 2 2.5 $200 Structural Overlay 4 2.0 $375 Rehabilitation 1.8 $600-$1,000 Reconstruction < 1.8 $1,250

Biennial Condition/Needs Report

• UGPTI will collect traffic data in partnership with

NDDOT > 1,000 locations on county/local roads

• Develop current estimates of surface conditions
• Forecast truck traffic levels from economic

activity in the state: specifically

– Oil, produced water, drilling inputs – Crop production – Processing/manufacturing

• Inputs used to predict resurfacing, rehabilitation,

graveling and other maintenance needs

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History of UGPTI Studies

• In 2012, 2014, and 2016 UGPTI provided the

Legislature with reports of needed investments in county, township, tribal roads

• Studies were financed with one-time

appropriations

• No funding was provided for a 2017-19 study
• Latest traffic, road condition, and investment

needs estimates are three years old

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UPGTI’s Traffic Model

Truck trips predicted from and to each oil spacing unit, cropland section, and major processing plant → Predicted trips accumulated for road segments → Predicted trips compared to

• bserved truck volumes on principal road segments → Model is

calibrated against observed traffic levels in the base year

Road Asset Management

• Holistic approach that minimizes long-term cost

and makes roads last longer under heavy traffic

• Preserve road condition by applying the best

treatment at the proper time

• $1 spent on maintenance at the right time could

save $4 to $5 in the future

• Ultimate vision: all counties use same system

– Generate consistent condition/performance measures – Ensure consistency/compatibility across counties – Avoid duplication of efforts and minimize cost

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Level 1 Asset Management Basic Inventory

Length of segment Road name Number of lanes Owner Roadway width Classification (e.g., CMC) Surface type Geo-coordinates Shoulder type/width Public grade crossings Structures Traffic control devices

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Level 2 Asset Management Road Condition and Quality

Paved Surfaces Aggregate Surfaces Surface condition Aggregate class Structural rating Gravel depth Improvements made Date of last graveling Improvements dates Blading frequency Improvement costs Cost per mile

Automation of Data Collection

• Low-cost vehicle sensors

– Roughness of road approximated by monitoring motion, acceleration, and responses of vehicles as they travel the road each day – Continuous updating of ride quality – Reduction in data collection costs

• Road images captured from cameras
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Level 3 Asset Management Traffic and Operations

AADT – all vehicles Speed limit Truck AADT (by class) Directional traffic Weekday ADT Peak hour factor Annual ESALs No passing zones

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Level 4 Asset Management Decision Tools

Function Decision Information Surface selection Paved versus aggregate surface Condition forecasting Deterioration of condition with time and traffic Remaining life Remaining ESALs or equivalent truck trips Preservation treatments Type and timing of treatment

Decision Support Tools

• Surface selection (paved vs. aggregate

surface)

• Preservation treatment selection

– Select from improvement types: thin overlay, structural overlay, rehabilitation, shoulder improvements, etc. – Maintenance treatments: e.g., chip seal, crack sealing, patching, microsurfacing – Unpaved roads: frequencies of blading, graveling, dust control, gravel depth

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Transformative Technologies

• Connected-vehicle technologies

– Communication among vehicles, infrastructure, traffic centers, roadside facilities – Real-time traffic information

• Automated and autonomous vehicles
• Benefits

– Safety – Mobility – Efficiency

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Levels of Future Vehicle Automation

1 Automation of acceleration, braking, and vehicle spacing. The driver is responsible for all other aspects of driving. 2 An additional task is automated (e.g., steering). All other driving tasks remain under human control. 3 Vehicles operate fully under automated controls. However, drivers must be ready to intervene to perform certain tasks as requested by the control system. 4 The autonomous driving system continues to function under most conditions even if the driver does not respond to a request to intervene. 5 The fully autonomous (driverless) system functions under all

• perating conditions without human intervention.

Based on Society of Automotive Engineers Classifications

Full Range of Technologies in Vehicle Automation

Adapted from: National Academies of Sciences. NCHRP Web Document 31, 2017

VEHICLE SENSORS

• CAMERAS
• RADAR
• LIDAR

3-D Mapping

V2C NOC D-RTK GPS

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Truck Platooning

• Potential efficiency gains
• Safety: connected braking (next slide)
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Truck Platooning/Connected Braking

Courtesy of Peloton Technology

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Vision for Technology Program

• Go

Goals ls – harness/channel technologies to achieve growth and prosperity

• Need – an objec

ectiv tive e entit ity is to analyze

• Benefits of various technologies
• Potential impacts on transportation planning
• Confidential data repository and analytical center
• Modest amount of state funding can have high

leveraging effect

• OEMs, technology providers, adopters
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UGPTI’s 2019-21 General Fund Request

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Line Item Amount* 1 Base level budget $3,443,174 2 County road & bridge planning center $975,000 3 Transformative technologies program $500,000 4 Total general fund budget request $4,918,174

*Exclusive of compensation package

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Thank you!