Plan, Pave and Plow: An Update from Alberta Transportation Manon - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Manon Plante ADM Delivery Services March 16, 2015

Plan, Pave and Plow:

An Update from Alberta Transportation

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Agenda

• Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership

and Water for Life

• Overview of Organizational Renewal
• Maintenance Contracts: present and future
• How AT Prioritizes Projects
• How can your municipality give input to this

process?

• Transportation Strategy for Alberta

Alberta Municipal Water/ Wastewater Partnership and Water for Life

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What Do They Fund?

Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership Water For Life

• Existing Infrastructure
• Upgrades
• New Infrastructure
• Regional Systems

Both fund water and wastewater projects

Municipal Water Infrastructure Grant Programs

AMWWP Eligibility

• Water Supply and Treatment
• Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Facilities
• Funding is provided to:
• Cities under 45,000 population
• Towns
• Villages
• Summer Villages
• Regional Commissions
• Eligible Hamlets
• Not Eligible: Distribution and Collection

Systems

• Non-Eligible
• Condominium associations
• Rural Water co-ops
• Industrial
• Country Residential

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Water For Life Eligibility

• New and Regional
• New extensions to existing systems
• Eligible municipalities include:

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• Cities
• Towns
• Villages
• Summer Villages
• Rural Municipalities
• Metis Settlements

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50 100 150 200 250 300

Water/Wastewater Grant Expenditures/Budgets

AMWWP Water for Life

$ in million $ in million

• Water for Life is entering its 10th

year of supporting municipalities

• Time to review the progress

that the program has had on

• ur province.
• An update study is in the

works.

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Water for Life Update Study

• The intent of the project will be to:
• Examine the Water for Life Funding program

and progress

• Identify future municipal needs
• Examine program benefits and shortfalls
• Examine program terms, financial risk
• Future funding requirements using potential

funding models

• We want municipalities to be involved in this

process.

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Water for Life cont…

Contact Information

For more information: Dave McIntyre, P. Eng. Water/Wastewater Specialist Alberta Transportation 780 415 1265 Dave.mcintyre@gov.ab.ca

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Organizational Renewal

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Why did we change?

• Successful achievement of mandate and business

goals

• Quality delivery of programs and services
• Collaboration, Communication, Coordination and

Cooperation

• To have a focused organization that can deliver core

services while adapting for the future.

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Safety, Policy, and Engineering Division Delivery Services Division Corporate Services and Information Division ALBERTA TRANSPORTATION

Organizational Renewal

Organizational Renewal cont… What’s new?

Delivery Services

• Creation of Project Delivery Office
• Addition of Highway Operations unit
• Upcoming: Stakeholder Services

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Organizational Renewal cont… What’s new?

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• Safety, Policy and Engineering
• Next Generation Maintenance Contracting Group
• Corporate Services and Information
• Movement of some contract tendering and

administration functions

Maintenance Contracts

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Maintenance Contracts…

• Our current contracts have 2 components:
• Lump Sum to cover fixed costs
• Incremental payments for actual work performed.
• Before the start of winter each year, we ensure

contractors are ready.

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• Contractors are

using technologies to be proactive:

• GPS snowplow

tracking

• Road Weather

Information System

Maintenance Contracts…

• Next Generation Maintenance Specification

Project Team

• Highway Maintenance Contractor

Representatives will be involved.

• The department can improve on our current

highway maintenance contracts.

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Alberta Transportation Contractor Stakeholders

Effective Maintenance Coordination

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Prioritizing Projects

19 Province Report year Length (km) Total Total/km Population (2014)

1 . Ontario 2011 16,500 $ 1,308,341 $ 79.29 13,678,700 2 . British Columbia 2012 15,000 $ 1,133,828 $ 75.59 4,631,300 3 . Northwest Territories 2012 2,200 $ 142,844 $ 64.93 43,600 4 . Alberta 2012 31,273 $ 1,223,739 $ 39.13 4,121,700 5 . New Brunswick 2011 18,000 $ 595,711 $ 33.10 753,900 6 . Newfoundland 2011 9,800 $ 285,307 $ 29.11 527,000 7 . Manitoba 2011 19,000 $ 530,059 $ 27.90 1,282,000 8 . Saskatchewan 2012 26,000 $ 647,504 $ 24.90 1,125,400

Prioritizing Overview

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Data Gathering Computerized Results Analysis by SPE Division Regional Validation and Review

Prioritized List

Network Need Budget $ DM

Minister Stakeholders

Prioritizing Projects

• We call this ‘Programming’.
• It starts with data collection and identifying

potential projects.

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• Data:
• Roughness
• Strength
• Traffic Volume & Type
• Safety
• Bridge Data
• Equipment used for measuring

pavement roughness and wheel path rutting at highway speeds

Prioritizing Projects cont…

• Once the data is reviewed, we bundle work

activities together to create potential projects.

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2016 2018 2015 2016

Overlay Bridge

Combine into one project say in 2016

Prioritizing Projects cont…

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• Project bundles are evaluated by Regional Staff.
• Projects are evaluated to further determine the
• priority. This includes:
• Available budget
• Benefit-Cost Ratio
• Regional Capacity
• Trends in construction costs
• The program is sent for approval.

Prioritizing Projects cont…

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• Sometimes projects may be delayed.
• In such circumstances, the next available project

in the prioritized list will be advanced.

• Human review happens throughout the process.
• Ensures a balance between technical and socio-

economic needs.

What Can Municipalities Do?

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• We strive to deliver a program that addresses the

needs of the entire highway network within the budget we have.

• Prioritizing must be data-driven, for the good of the

highway network.

• You advocate to the department for certain projects
• When neighbours agree on priorities, the

importance of a project is clear.

What Can Municipalities Do?

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• We strive to deliver a program that addresses the

needs of the entire highway network within the budget we have.

• Prioritizing must be data-driven, for the good of the

highway network.

• You advocate to the department for certain projects
• When neighbours agree on priorities, the

importance of a project is clear.

Transportation Strategy for Alberta

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Transportation Strategy for Alberta

• Creation and

implementation of the Strategy identified in the Minister’s mandate letter

• Strategy also highlighted

in Speech from the Throne Nov. 2014

• Strategy will guide decisions on transportation

investments, policies and programs over the next 50 years

• Will consider all modes of transportation: road, rail, air,

marine, and active (self-propelled) and public transportation

Transportation Strategy cont…

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• Two phases of public consultation:
• Phase One: 18 public consultations (January & February 2014)
• Phase Two: Online survey and workbook (April & May 2014)
• Six draft goals:

1. Competitiveness, Market Access and Economic Growth 2. Connected and Active Communities 3. Safety and Security 4. Environmental Stewardship 5. Innovation and Technology Integration 6. Long-term Sustainability

• Strategy targeted to be finalized in Summer 2015

Questions?

Thank You!