SLIDE 12 Texas Division – MS AR Pilot
Provides for a t imelier submission of Damage S urvey S ummary Report (DS S R) and Det ail Damage Inspect ion Report s (DDIR).
With the use of MS AR for the April event, Division office has access to damage assessments within 3 weeks vs. 3 months.
Providing t ransparency for t he ER Event t o FHWA, TxDOT and Local Agencies.
The impact of the ER event (in $$$) is visible to all.
Able to convey information to TxDOT and Local Agencies (Declarations, event eligibility, affected counties, etc.)
Consist ency in report ing eligible ER proj ect s.
Consistent format for developing DDIR’ s.
Use of one plat form t o develop t he dat a required for submission and approval of t he ER proj ect s, and support ing document at ion for t he ER Program (Declarat ion/ Proclamat ion, Let t er of Int ent , Let t er of Acknowledgment , et c.)
Eliminates the use of spreadsheets, S harePoint and scanners to transfer documents for review, revisions and approval.
Time savings in t he ER proj ect approval process, allows for on t he fly revisions wit hout a paper t rail.
Revisions and approval can occur within a day vs. days or weeks under the old process.
Ease of monit oring and managing mult iple ER event s in t he Texas
TxDOT Emergency Management Coordinator “ I’ m very impressed with the App and being able to quickly see the estimated totals.”
TxDOT S upervisor “ I have found the App to be pretty easy to use. As with anything, the more you use it, the easier it gets. I have used both the App and the Desktop versions to upload DDIRs.”
