Ohio Department of Transportation Transportation Funding for LPAs - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Ohio Department of Transportation Transportation Funding for LPAs Christopher L. Brown, P.E., District Three LPA Errol R. Scholtz, E.I., District Three LPA John R. Kasich, Governor • Jerry Wray, Director w w w. t r a n s p o r t a t i o n . o h i o . g o v

Introduction – Transportation Funding “We can engineer a solution to almost any problem… but if we don’t have the funds to build it, it doesn’t do us any good. -Neil Tunison, Warren County Engineer 2

Introduction – General Truths “Without physics there’d be no Fashion Channel – there’d be no TV. But w/o fashion, physicists might just be naked. Not good.” - Neil deGrasse Tyson 3

Transportation Funding for LPAs Basics of Federal Funding Federal Funding for LPAs Sources of Funding & Eligibility Project Examples How does this help you? How to tell what source of funding your project is utilizing 4

Federal Funding Basics From FHWA’s “Federal - Aid Essentials for Local Public Agencies” library 5

Federal Funding Basics Key Points: Highway Trust Fund Outdated taxing Fueling more projects with less money Solvency issues – May 31, 2015 6

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Sources of Federal Funds for LPAs Central Office Programs Safety Bridge Partnership Program Safe Routes to School Metro Park Local Major Bridge Small City Municipal Bridge Major New (TRAC) Transportation Alternatives County Engineer’s Association of Ohio Local Bridge (LBR) Credit Bridge Surface Transportation Program (CSTP) Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) 10

Sources of Federal Funds for LPAs Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) • Urbanized area with population greater than 50k • MPO makes planning process. Surface Transportation Program (STP) Transportation Alternatives (TA)* * Includes Safe Routes to School Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ)** *Statewide Committee 11

District 3 MPOs NOACA Lorain County Medina County ECRPC Erie County RCRPC Richland County AMATS Two townships in northeast Wayne County 12

Maps of D3 MPOs 13

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“Federal - Aid Highway System” Roadways with functional classification of: • Urban Minor Collector and above • Rural Major Collector and above 15

“Local Match” • Federal transportation funds typically require a minimum 20% cash match • In-kind time and materials is NOT an option • Federal funds cannot be matched with other federal funds • Federal funds can be matched with state funds (OPWC, ODNR, etc.) 16

Funding Programs Highway Safety Improvement Program • Systems Planning & Program Management (Michelle May) • CEAO (Michele Risko) 17

Funding Programs Highway Safety Improvement Program • Eligibility • Any route (not tied to the federal-aid highway system) • Funding • CEAO funds certain HSIP projects at 100% federal • Guardrail, Pavement Marking, RPMs • Construction only (unless otherwise determined necessary for PE and RW Phases) 18

Funding Programs Safe Routes to School • Systems Planning & Program Management (Julie Walcoff) • MPOs (under Transportation Alternatives Program) 19

Funding Programs Safe Routes to School • Not tied to federal-aid highway system • Funding • Can fund all phases at 100% • MPO SRTS projects require a minimum 20% local match 20

D03 SRTS Amherst, PID 90924 21

D03 SRTS Amherst, PID 90924 22

D03 SRTS Amherst, PID 90924 23

D03 SRTS Amherst, PID 90924 24

Funding Programs Local Major Bridge Program • Office of Local Programs (Nichole Wade) • Eligibility • County or Municipal bridge that is (1) moveable or (2) deck area > 35,000 ft. 2 ; GA of 5 or less • Funding • provided for Construction phase only • 20% local match required • 50 bridges statewide meet the criteria; 1 in D3 (ERI-250 ) 25

Funding Programs Municipal Bridge Program • Office of Local Programs (Nichole Wade) • Eligibility: • 20’ or longer • carry vehicular traffic on public road; • classified as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete • Can be in MPO or not • Funds • Construction/CE phase only • 5% local match required 26

RIC-Butler Muni Bridge, PID 91868 27

RIC-Butler Muni Bridge, PID 91868 28

RIC-Butler Muni Bridge, PID 91868 29

RIC-Butler Muni Bridge, PID 91868 30

RIC-Butler Muni Bridge, PID 91868 31

Funding Programs Ohio Bridge Partnership Program • Office of Local Programs (Andrea Stevenson) • Timeline • SFY 2015-2017 • Eligibility • Same as Local Bridge Replacement (LBR); • Determined by Central Office • Phases • Phase 1 - Design-Build • Phase 2 - Similar to LBR, but funded 100% by C.O. • Funding • CO and CE only 32

CRA-TR 13-7.94 (Lower Leesville) PID 93988 33

CRA-TR 13-7.94 (Lower Leesville ) PID 93988 34

CRA-TR 13-7.94 (Lower Leesville) PID 93988 35

Funding Programs Federal/State Funding Swap Funding State funding (TRC) in place of Federal dollars Local Share is 20% or 5% if bridge credits available County performs all project development activities w/local funds All design, coordination and acquisition rules still apply There is no Stage plan review or PS&E submission LPA provides environmental and ROW certs Award package is still required to encumber the money 36

MED-CR 49-4.46, PID 92843 River Styx Road 37

MED-CR 49-4.46, PID 92843 River Styx Road 38

MED-CR 49-4.46, PID 92843 River Styx Road 39

Bat Tree 40

Funding Programs Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) • Office of Local Programs (Jeff Shaner) • Eligible Projects: • Bicycle & Pedestrian facilities • Safe Routes for non-drivers (SRTS projects in MPO regions) • Conversion and use of abandoned rail corridors • Construction of scenic overlooks • Environmental mitigation • Community improvements • historic transportation facilities • archaeological resources • No Longer Eligible • Stand-alone beautification/landscaping projects 41

Funding Programs Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) • Important Criteria: • Must have a direct relationship to surface transportation • Be accessible to the general public throughout it’s reasonable life • If historic, must be eligible for or listed on the National Register of Historic Places • Funds • Construction/CE Phase only (statewide) • 5% local match required • Availability • Local governments, RTAs, Natural Resource or Public Land Agency in non-MPO areas 42

Funding Programs Transportation Alternatives 43

Funding Programs Transportation Alternatives Bike & Pedestrian Safety District 3 Adam Mellen, 419-207-7179 SRTS Jeremy Adato, 419-207-7186 School Travel Plans, Infrastructure/non-Infrastructure projects 44

Funding Programs Township Sign Safety Grant Funds Manager — Victoria Beale $50,000 cap for safety sign material Awarded to townships ranked as having a greater than average crash rating across the township 45

Funding Programs County Parks Program • Office of Local Programs (Jeff Peyton) & Ohio Parks & Recreation Association (OPRA) • Each Park District receives biennial allocation through OPRA • Eligibility: • Materials and labor necessary for construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of park drives, roads, access roads, parking lots; purchase and hauling of materials; equipment rental • Purchase Order or Construction Project • PE and RW costs ineligible for Construction Projects 46

Funding Programs Small City Program • Office of Local Programs (Nichole Wade) • Provides federal funds to cities with populations between 5,000 and 24,999 not located within MPO boundaries • Eligibility: • Any road, safety improvement, or signal project on the federal-aid system • Funds • Construction/CE phase only • 5% local match required • $8-$10 Million/year 47

CRA-61-1.29, PID 83138 48

CRA-61-1.29, PID 83138 49

CRA-61-1.29, PID 83138 50

CRA-61-1.29, PID 83138 51

Funding Programs Major New Program (TRAC) • System Planning & Program Management (Jim Gates) • Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) select projects that: • Funds provided for any phase • TRAC maintains a tiered project list, depending on level of project development 52

Funding Programs County Local Bridge Program (LBR) • County Engineers Association of Ohio (CEAO, Michele Risko) • Eligibility • Meet federal bridge definition, carry vehicular traffic on any public road, • classified as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, • structural rating of less than 80 for rehabilitation or 50 for replacement • Funds • Construction/CE phase only • Design costs eligible for D-B projects (with CEAO approval) • 20% local match required (5% if credit bridge funds applied) 53

CRA TR 163 0.38 (Hosford Rd) PID 101896 54

CRA TR 163 0.38 (Hosford Rd) PID 101896 55

CRA TR 163 0.38 (Hosford Rd) PID 101896 56