2020 UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (UTP) Public Meeting 7/11/2019 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019
Outline 1 UTP Public Involvement Timeline 2 What is the UTP? 3 2020 UTP: Proposed Funding Distribution 4 2020 UTP: Proposed Project Authorizations 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 3
2020 UTP Public Involvement Timeline PUBLIC MEETING PUBLIC HEARING 3 0 ‐ D AY C O M M E N T P E R I O D COMMISSION MEETING 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 4
Key Items the Commission Will Authorize The total dollar amount How the total is distributed Funding on certain specific available in the 2020 UTP around the state and by mobility projects category 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 5
What is the Unified Transportation Program? TxDOT’s 10-year plan that guides the development of transportation projects across the state Determines how much transportation funding the state expects to have over the next decade and how to distribute it Includes all transportation projects that TxDOT is developing for construction over the next 10 years Organized into 12 funding categories that focus on highway project types or ranges of activities Required by state law and approved by the Texas Transportation Commission each year by August 31 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 6
TxDOT Family of Transportation Plans 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 7
UTP Development Process What are we trying to accomplish? How much money will we have to do it? What kinds of investments will get us to our goals? Make the investments What was the outcome? 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019
Goals and Performance Targets The Texas Transportation Commission sets funding levels in the 12 categories based on the goals, performance measures, and targets established in the Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 9
12 UTP Funding Categories Funding in some Category Common Project Types categories is allocated by Category 1 – Preventive Maintenance Roadway resurfacing & rehabilitation formula to TxDOT Districts Category 2 – Metro and Urban Corridors (MPOs) Urban road capacity, Interchanges or Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) Category 3 – Non ‐ Traditional Funds Various Category 4 – Statewide Connectivity Regional corridor capacity Funding in other Category 5 – Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Intersection & interchange improvements categories is focused on statewide needs and Category 6 – Bridge Bridge replacement & repair specific projects Category 7 – Metro Mobility (Large MPOs) Urban transportation improvements Medians, shoulders, signals, guard rails, Category 8 – Safety rumble strips, grade separation, etc. Category 9 – Transportation Alternatives Bike & pedestrian infrastructure Category 10 – Supplemental Transportation Border infrastructure, State park roads Category 11 – District Discretionary Roadway resurfacing, Passing lanes Category 12 – Strategic Priority Urban and rural road capacity 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 10
Proposed Funding Distribution – 2020 UTP Category FY 2020 ‐ 2029 Proposed Category 1 – Preventive Maintenance $13,926,300,000 Category 2 – Metro and Urban Corridors (MPOs) $11,481,710,000 Category 3 – Non ‐ Traditional Funds $5,330,350,000 Category 4 – Statewide Connectivity $11,220,550,000 Category 5 – Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality $2,213,510,000 Category 6 – Bridge $3,586,560,000 Category 7 – Metro Mobility (Large MPOs) $4,588,130,000 Category 8 – Safety $4,031,750,000 Category 9 – Federal Transportation Alternatives $910,500,000 Category 10 – Supplemental Transportation $594,550,000 Category 11 – District Discretionary $3,233,380,000 Category 12 – Strategic Priority $15,740,000,000 Total $76,857,290,000 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 11
2020 UTP Project Scoring Criteria Statewide Level – Scoring Method Regional Level: TxDOT Districts and MPOs prioritize potential projects based on measures of safety, pavement preservation, traffic congestion, and other regional needs Statewide Level: TxDOT Districts submit priority candidate projects for statewide funding (Categories 4 Regional and 12). TxDOT’s Transportation Planning and Programming Division scores and ranks the projects using current statewide system needs and projected performance outcomes 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 12
Where to Find Project Information The 2020 UTP contains thousands of planned transportation projects in various stages of development TxDOT publishes a subset of these projects in the annual UTP document (717 projects funded in Categories 2, 4, 12, and 10-CBI) All 8,000-plus projects in all 12 UTP categories can be found on Project Tracker, TxDOT’s online project reporting system and interactive map TxDOT Project Tracker UTP Document 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 13
Project Authorizations – Category 2, 4, and 12 Category 2 $11.5 billion Previously Authorized Proposed Balance $8.7 $1.8 $1.0 Category 4 $11.2 billion Previously Authorized Proposed Balance $7.8 $2.3 $1.1 Category 12 $15 billion Previously Authorized Proposed Balance $5.8 $6.5 $3.4 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 14
Proposed Project Authorizations 2 Category 2 – Metro and Urban Corridors Mobility projects inside boundaries of metropolitan planning • organizations (MPOs) Projects selected by MPOs using approved scoring methods • Proposed new authorizations: 98 projects, $1.8 billion • Proposed funding highlights: • IH 35 Capital Express in Austin ✔ IH 820 Southeast Connector in Fort Worth ✔ IH 10/SL 1604 Interchange in San Antonio ✔ SH 286 extension in Corpus Christi ✔ SL 363 widening in Waco ✔ 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 15
Proposed Project Authorizations 4R 4R 4R Category 4 – Statewide Connectivity (Regional) Statewide corridor projects through rural areas • Projects selected by TxDOT Districts and the Transportation • Planning and Programming Division using statewide scoring and prioritization process Proposed new authorizations: 83 projects, $2.0 billion • Proposed funding highlights: • Upgrades to future IH 69 on US 59, US 77 and US 281 ✔ US 281 widening in Central Texas ✔ US 82 widening in North and Northeast Texas ✔ US 87 widening in the Panhandle ✔ 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 16
Proposed Project Authorizations 4U 4U 4U Category 4 – Statewide Connectivity (Urban) Statewide corridor projects through urban areas • Projects selected by TxDOT Districts using statewide scoring • and prioritization process Proposed new authorizations: 27 projects, $0.3 billion • Proposed funding highlights: • IH 10 widening in Katy ✔ IH 30 widening in Arlington ✔ IH 35 Capital Express in Austin ✔ US 69 widening in Beaumont ✔ SL 250 Interchange in Odessa ✔ 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 17
Proposed Project Authorizations 12 12 12 Category 12 – Strategic Priority & Texas Clear Lanes Projects funded at Commission discretion • Projects selected by Texas Transportation Commission • based on statewide scoring and prioritization process Proposed new authorizations: 86 projects, $6.5 billion • Proposed funding highlights: • IH 45 North and IH 10 West in Houston ✔ IH 30 Canyon and IH 30 East in Dallas ✔ IH 820 Southeast Connector in Fort Worth ✔ IH 35 NEX and IH 10/SL 1604 Interchange in San Antonio ✔ US 183 North in Austin ✔ IH 20 in Midland-Odessa, Abilene, and Tyler ✔ 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 18
Proposed Project Authorizations 10 Category 10 – Coordinated Border Infrastructure Projects within 50 miles of an international port of entry from Mexico • Projects evaluated by TxDOT’s Freight, International Trade, and Connectivity Section • Proposed new authorizations: 5 projects, $36 million • Proposed projects: • 2 projects in Laredo District ✔ 1 project in Pharr District ✔ 1 project in El Paso District ✔ 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 19
Other Strategic Initiatives Category 12–Strategic Priority: $600 million Category 8–Safety: $600 million transferred dedicated to energy sector road from Category 12 to Category 8 for the improvements in the Permian Basin region Road to Zero initiative (zero traffic fatalities) 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 20
Proposed Removals from the UTP – Toll Projects District Project Scope Beaumont SH 99 (Segment I) Direct Connectors at IH 10 Houston SH 99 (Segments B, C, D) Construct Tolled Facility Pharr SH 550 Construct Tolled Facility Pharr SH 365 Construct Tolled Facility Notes: • SH 99 Segment I will be removed from UTP Develop Authority • Planned projects on I-35E in Dallas and SL 1604 in San Antonio will not add new tolled capacity 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 21
Submitting Comments Online : www.TxDOT.gov (search keyword: “UTP public involvement”) Email: TPP_UTP@txdot.gov Phone: (800) 687-8108 US Mail: Texas Department of Transportation Attn: Peter Smith–UTP PO Box 149217 Austin, TX 78714-9217 In Person: At your local TxDOT district office Draft 2020 UTP available for comment through August 12, 2019 2020 UTP Public Meeting 7/11/2019 22
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