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A letter from the president

Greetings — I am pleased to present this 2017 annual report highlighting the achievements and innovations by our member states over the past year. The 10 states that comprise MAASTO are accomplishing some truly impressive things that will further elevate the prominent role we play in supporting our nation’s economy and enhancing the quality of life for citizens who call our region home.

One thing is clear — as technology rapidly advances and the need deepens for identifying creative solutions for new and old problems alike, it is more important than ever that we work together to share best practices and inspire innovation.

In that spirit, 43 individuals from across the region met in Chicago this spring for a summit on intermodal freight with an ultimate goal of strengthening the Midwest economy and improving the mobility of goods and people. A lot of discussion centered on opportunities for collabora - tion, as well as leveraging emerging technology and harmonizing regulations that vary by state and therefore affect freight movement. An overview of the summit begins on page 4.

This report also highlights MAASTO’s effort to improve freight network safety and efficiency by providing truckers, dispatchers and their companies with real-time parking information. This is America’s first multistate effort of its kind. I am confident you will be impressed with the progress this partnership has achieved over the past year.

We have a lot to be proud of and clearly can achieve great things together. Experiencing that level of partnership has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my role as MAASTO president. I appreciate the opportunity to serve in this capacity and look forward to what the next year brings.

Wishing you every success,

Randall S. Blankenhorn MAASTO President Illinois Transportation Secretary ii

MAASTO members

Illinois Michigan Randall S. Blankenhorn , Secretary Kirk Steudle , Director MAASTO President Michigan Department of Transportation Illinois Department of Transportation 425 W. Ottawa St., P.O. Box 30050 2300 S. Dirksen Parkway Lansing, MI 48909 Springfield, IL 62764 517.373.2114 217.782.5597 Minnesota Charles A. Zelle , Commissioner Joe McGuinness , Commissioner Minnesota Department of Transportation Indiana Department of Transportation 395 John Ireland Blvd. North 100 N. Senate Ave., Room N755-758 St. Paul, MN 55155 Indianapolis, IN 46204 651.366.4800 317.232.5525 Missouri Iowa Patrick K. McKenna , Director Mark Lowe , Director MAASTO Vice President Iowa Department of Transportation Missouri Department of Transportation 800 Lincoln Way 105 W. Capitol Ave., P.O. Box 270 Ames, IA 50010 Jefferson City, MO 65102 515.239.1111 573.751.4622

Kansas Ohio Richard Carlson , Secretary Jerry Wray , Director Kansas Department of Transportation Ohio Department of Transportation 700 SW Harrison St. 1980 W. Broad St. Topeka, KS 66603 Columbus, OH 43223 785.296.3461 614.466.2335

Kentucky Wisconsin Greg Thomas , Secretary Dave Ross , Secretary Transportation Cabinet Wisconsin Department of Transportation 200 Mero St. 4802 Sheboygan Ave., P.O. Box 7910 Frankfort, KY 40622 Madison, WI 53707-7910 502.564.5102 608.266.1114 Table of Contents

Summit on Intermodal Freight summary ...... 1

Truck Parking Information Management System update ...... 3 State Updates

Illinois ...... 5

Indiana ...... 7

Iowa ...... 9

Kansas ...... 11

Kentucky ...... 13

Michigan ...... 15

Missouri ...... 17

Minnesota ...... 19

Ohio ...... 21

MAASTO map ...... 23

MAASTO by-the-numbers ...... 24

2016 MAASTO Conference summary ...... 25 1

Summit on Intermodal Freight Highlights Challenges, Opportunities for Midwest DOTs

MAASTO President and Illinois Transportation Secretary The port is seeking to expand use of its property to Randy Blankenhorn, right, and Illinois International Port District new tenants to boost revenues and the movement Executive Director Clayton Harris III welcome MAASTO of goods through the Midwest. Its prime location members during a tour of the port. supports highway, rail and waterway transportation.

“When you add ports to the conversation, you enhance the ability to move commodities,” Harris said.

The summit also included a private sector panel to discuss where state DOTs are seen as ineffective when it comes to the efficient movement of goods, as well as to identify where states can better collaborate to meet private sector needs. Panelists included Mark Bristol, assistant vice president of Network Develop - ment, Union Pacific Railroad; Mike Mitchell, general In April 2017, MAASTO members convened in manager, Denton Cartage (Trucking Firm); Del Wilkins, Chicago for a summit on intermodal freight with an vice president of Northern Operations and Business ultimate goal of strengthening the Midwest economy Development, Canal Barge; and Ognen Stojanovski, and improving the mobility of goods and people. who works in policy and government relations with Forty-three individuals from nine states participated. Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group.

The summit focused on two th emes: Major takeaways from the panel included: • Capital priorities: Identify priority freight Challenges corridors/bottlenecks and capital projects with • For waterways, shippers run into challenges Midwest benefits for targeted/shared investment when state agencies have different interpretations and related advocacy. of federal law (for example, how to handle • Eliminating borders and barriers: Determine greywater discharge). collaborative opportunities for MAASTO DOTs • State DOTs do not always recognize railroads as to create a seamless freight environment that being part of the solution to our freight challenges. better meets private sector needs. • Turnover in leadership at states and their DOTs can be challenging when collaborating on The summit began with a tour of the Illinois Interna - multi-year projects. tional Port District, hosted by executive director • While there is a lot of excitement related to Clayton Harris III. The Illinois International Port Dis - autonomous vehicles (AVs), there is also much trict was established by the Illinois General Assembly confusion, and greater education will be benefi - in 1951. Its mission is to help support and grow cial. There are opportunities related to platoon - inter- and intra-state and international commerce. ing, but that should not be conflated with AVs; The tour provided an opportunity to learn more related policies should be handled differently. about the role ports play in intermodal freight activity. • Congestion in areas across the Midwest is Attendees discussed the capital challenges faced by problematic for the efficient movement of goods. the port, which has not been adequately maintained Similarly, it can be a challenge to move freight in despite its rich economic potential for Midwest and out of intermodal facilities efficiently because freight movement. of traffic. Intermodal facilities need adequate 2

access, and the more distribution centers Next steps include: located by interstate interchanges the better. • Planning Directors Committee • States’ inconsistencies in taxing diesel for rail, in • Further refine MAFC research proposal with how they define autonomous vehicle technologies, additional budgetary detail. Future research bill-of-lading forms for waterway-born freight could focus on updating analysis related to and permitting of oversize/overweight trucks can regional freight flows and related economic lead to challenges for the freight community. Any significance. opportunity to make these areas more consistent • Explore the creation of a Midwest regulatory would be beneficial. model for platooning that could ultimately become a national standard. Opportunities • Autonomous technologies: Whether it • Motor Carrier Committee/Subcommittee involves self-driving trucks on highways, the use on Highway Transport of automated info systems (AIS) in broadcasting • Survey harmonization opportunities between locations on waterways or the use of positive states on oversize and overweight permits, train control on rail, this emerging technology including where statutory vs. regulatory changes will provide plenty of opportunities to enhance could be made; create a roadmap for future how people and goods are safely and efficiently harmonization efforts. transported in the future. • Explore the potential of using one online • Partnerships with private sector: Partnering system for these permits for the entire with the private sector to pool funding for capital MAASTO region. challenges and exchange information on best practices has proven successful for many state • Strategic Transportation Issues Committee DOTs. When statutory change is needed to find • Develop a survey for State Freight Advisory efficiencies, private sector support will be Council members to evaluate the most effective incredibly helpful. ways to engage the private sector in state • Funding capital improvements: Public- DOT work and decision-making around freight, private partnerships can be a great way to including the identification of multimodal improve infrastructure, but that financing model bottlenecks and the economic impacts in won’t work for all projects. Private industry in investing in those improvements. some cases may be willing to pay more in user fees if revenues are reinvested in transportation Nearly all summit attendees said MAASTO should and the private sector can assist in prioritizing have similar events in the future. Topic suggestions projects. Showcasing return on investment will included autonomous vehicles and other emerging always be important. The CREATE partnership technologies, platooning, safety, traffic operations, in northeastern Illinois (between state, local and funding, planning and asset management. federal government with the railroad industry) is a model worth expanding in other regions like “This time spent together was incredibly valuable St. Louis and the Twin Cities. and will help move the needle as we seek to collabo - ratively improve the Midwest’s position as a vital Following the private sector panel, attendees transportation hub in our country,” said MAASTO discussed common themes and areas most primed president and Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy for MAASTO committee focus in the future. The Blankenhorn. “We look forward to future opportuni - Planning, Motor Carrier and Strategic Transportation ties to focus on our collective mission to improve our Issues committees facilitated discussions on recent region’s economy through an effective and robust efforts and potential future opportunities related to multimodal transportation network.” intermodal freight collaboration. 3

Truck Parking Information Management System Update Individual Roads to a Common Goal America’s first multistate effort to improve freight Gathering the data network safety and efficiency by providing truckers, One key issue in Phase 1 involved deciding what dispatchers and their companies with real-time park - technology would be used to detect open parking ing information continues driving toward its January spaces. Some states that are experienced with mon - 2019 launch. itoring parking wanted to replicate those systems; others wanted to try something different. When the MAASTO-sponsored initiative is complete, the Regional “That’s when we developed a Core Functions Matrix specifying common outcomes, but giving states the Truck Parking Information flexibility to design their own approaches,” said Management System (TPIMS) Moore, who also serves as TPIMS project manager. will significantly cut the time truck “They could make their own choices as long as their drivers spend hunting for safe, implementations could detect open parking spaces convenient parking when needed (with 90 percent accuracy) and share the information or required by federal rules. in a uniform format every five minutes.”

“Most commercial truck drivers report spending up to one hour searching for legal, open parking,” said Davonna C. Moore, assistant bureau chief of trans - portation planning for the Kansas Department of Transportation. “This greatly reduces productivity and puts them and other motorists at risk.”

The Truck Park Information Management System (TPIMS) will change that, however, underscoring the significance of the $29 million innovative program funded through a TIGER grant and individual state contributions. Since the eight-state MAASTO part - nership began work in early 2016, much progress already has taken place, including a final concept Figure 1. TPIMS corridors and of operations and a 30-percent design package as monitored lots are not fully finalized, part of Phase 1. but generally cover the areas shown here within the TPIMS partnership For this project, 30-percent design was unusually comprised of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, important. It was where the partnership answered Kentucky, Michi gan, Minnesota, Ohio critical questions about how the eight-state system and Wisconsin. would deliver on user and agency needs and prefer - ences for regionally seamless operation; parking data collection; data aggregation and processing; information dissemination; and system operation and maintenance. 4

Delivering information Looking ahead Another key set of decisions revolved around delivering TPIMS work continues to accelerate as the team parking information to drivers. The partnership is using advances through Phase 2. Ahead are state-by-state dynamic parking signs (which required intensive procurement of individual system elements and design coordination with the U.S. Department of construction; system testing; performance measure Transportation) and providing quality data to third- data collection and analysis; and vendor and user party developers (e.g. Google maps, Waze and communication. Due to differences in procurement Drivewyze). The team felt it could more quickly and and delivery approaches, the eight states will differ effectively reach the broadest audience possible by in when they hit interim milestones but all are on tar - providing high-quality data to private firms already get toward meeting the January 2019 launch date. serving the trucking industry. “TPIMS is a complex system with many different elements that must be integrated seamlessly to be successful. But the participating states understand Table 1. The MAASTO approach to TPIMS reflects a commitment that we are creating a model for a safer, more to empowering agencies to find an approach that works best efficient national freight system that strengthens for them – while still delivering a uniform, consistent America’s global competitiveness,” Moore said. regional outcome.

Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Ohio

Site Type (Public, Private or Both) Public Both Public Both Both Public Public

Detection Technology at Site In/Out TBD Space-by- In/Out In/Out Space-by- In/Out Space Space

Notification Technology DMS, 3rd Party, DMS, DMS, DVS, Full Color DMS DMS, 3rd Party, 511 or 3rd Party, 3rd Party, 3rd Party, 3rd Party, 3rd Party, 511 or similar similar 511 or similar 511 or similar 511 or similar 511 or similar 511 or similar

Procurement Type (DB, DBB) DBB DBCM CBB DBB CBB (public) DBB DBCM DB (private)

Procurement Release Date 6/14/2016 5/22/2017 TBD TBD 4/28/2017 In House 3/13/2017

Procurement Selection Date 7/12/2016 TBD TBD TBD TBD In House 5/22/2017 5

Randy Blankenhorn Secretary idot.illinois.gov

Illinois’ transportation system is a complex, sophisti - I-80 to a diverging-diamond design to accommodate cated network involving multiple modes that serves a the increased traffic demand. The City of Joliet diverse collection of communities. In 2016, IDOT com - will work with IDOT to implement and oversee pleted hundreds of projects, while launching several the improvements. new innovative endeavors, intended to spur continued investment in communities throughout the state. CenterPoint’s intermodal facilities are home to thousands of jobs and $75 billion in freight activity Houbolt Road Bridge annually. The new link will relieve congestion on Under the leadership of Gov. Bruce Rauner, IDOT roads, answer safety concerns expressed by local reached a first-of-its-kind agreement to build a new communities and make the intermodal facilities more bridge linking Interstate 80 and intermodal facilities efficient. Construction will begin in 2017, and the owned by CenterPoint Properties in Will County in bridge should open in 2019. the southwest Chicago metropolitan area that make up the country’s largest inland port. The project – This innovative financing and delivery arrangement estimated to cost a combined $170 million to $190 will help set the tone for improvements to come in million, but just over $20 million in public funds – Illinois, the transportation hub of North America. will alleviate traffic congestion on local roads, improve safety, create jobs and further strengthen Performance-Driven Evaluation Tool the state’s economy. for Project Selection Each spring, IDOT releases its strategic highway The creative agreement is the result of teamwork be - improvement plan, outlining the highway and bridge tween IDOT, CenterPoint, the City of Joliet and Will projects it will pursue over the next six years based County. Under the agreement, CenterPoint will build on known available funding. This year’s plan was and operate a new tolled bridge on Houbolt Road developed using a new performance-driven evalua - over the Des Plaines River and the BNSF Railroad tion tool intended to identify projects that will add tracks at a cost of $150 million to $170 million. An capacity to Illinois’ highway system and enhance IDOT contribution of $21 million will widen Houbolt livability, safety and economic development in Road and reconfigure the existing interchange with the state. 6

Illinois is faced with a similar predicament as other IDOT envisions the new technology to eventually states: Its transportation system is deteriorating at a assist in 3-D design on projects, geological studies rate that available resources cannot keep up with. and technical exhibits. The drones also will be Led by Secretary Blankenhorn, IDOT is committed to looked at as a resource to prepare materials that finding ways that prioritize its investments to ensure educate and inform the public about the effects of each dollar is spent wisely and resources are helping construction and future projects. communities meet their goals. Bi-State Bridge Project with Iowa The new project evaluation tool uses a system of Construction begins in the Quad Cities late this performance measures that bring more transparency summer on new twin “true arch” bridge structures and accountability in how IDOT selects major projects that will carry Interstate 74 over the Mississippi River. for funding. This will help the highway improvement This is a bi-state project, with the Iowa Department plan more accurately reflect the projects that are of Transportation serving as the lead agency. The feasible over the next six years at current federal original structures have been carrying people be - and state funding levels. tween Moline, Ill., and Bettendorf, Iowa, for decades — the westbound bridge opened in 1935 and the Leveraging UAS Technology eastbound bridge in 1960. The structures are the IDOT’s Division of Aeronautics purchased two busiest Mississippi River crossing in the Quad Cities. unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to test how the technology can help improve the safety of workers Environmental preparation included a mussel and the public, reduce costs and introduce new relocation last year. The task was one of the largest strategies on everything from conducting bridge relocations ever completed in the United States and inspections to determining the appropriate responses included 139,000 mussels. Of the 32 species found, to emergency situations. The UAS, or drones, are three were federally listed as endangered and an expected to play an important role in increasing additional four were state-endangered. The effort efficiency and improving employee safety by reducing was awarded a 2017 Environmental Excellence the need to have workers in the field in high-risk Award for environmental research by the Federal situations. Testing of live-streaming video also is Highway Administration. underway to better understand how the technology can help IDOT and its sister agencies manage and Chicago-to-St. Louis Passenger respond to disasters or emergencies by providing real- Rail Improvements time footage to key decision-makers on the ground. Construction work is nearing completion along the Chicago-St. Louis rail corridor. The improvements along the 284-mile corridor will lead to passenger rail service at higher speeds, leading to a shorter and more reliable travel experience, and increased safety. The program includes several new stations and improvements to existing stations along the corridor. All station upgrades will be complete by mid-2017.

In April, new Siemens SC-44 Charger locomotives began testing in Illinois. They are 16 percent more efficient than current locomotives, produce less noise and are designed for easier maintenance. Delivery of 33 locomotives for use throughout the Midwest is expected to be completed by the end of 2017. Additionally, Illinois is the lead Midwest agency for procurement of new rail cars. 7

Joe McGuinness Commissioner in.gov/indot

In the past year, the Indiana Department of Trans - The project, which has received 20 industry awards, portation completed major projects to improve has improved cross-river mobility by providing traffic- national and regional transportation and economic congestion relief to commuters traveling through development, channeled additional funding to downtown Louisville. It also is projected to signifi - dedicated local projects, and supported efforts to cantly benefit the region economically, as impact set Indiana on a course to secure funding for a studies have shown that the project will support an comprehensive 20-year funding plan for state average of 15,000 jobs per year. roads and bridges. Community Crossings East End Crossing In March 2016, the Indiana General Assembly After four decades of discussion, study and debate, responded to calls from Indiana’s cities, towns Indiana and Kentucky leaders in 2016 marked the and counties to invest more state funding in local opening of the East End Crossing, a new bridge and infrastructure by creating a local road and bridge related roadways spanning the east of matching grant fund. A first in Indiana, the fund downtown Louisville, Ky. made state money available to local governments via a 50/50 match for shovel-ready local road The East End Crossing connects Prospect, Ky., to construction projects. Utica, Ind., via eight miles of interstate-quality road - way, a twin-bore tunnel and a cable-stayed bridge In only three months, INDOT marketed the program over the river. A private developer designed, built to local government officials, developed an applica - and financed construction of the $1.1 billion project tion and scoring process, established program under contract with the Indiana Finance Authority guidelines, awarded funds and ensured compliance. and with technical oversight from INDOT. Work The Community Crossings program received appli - began in 2013 and was completed Dec. 16, 2016, cations for 1,602 road projects from 321 cities, with a grand-opening ceremony. towns and counties. INDOT awarded more than $148 million to local governments. 8

20-Year Road Funding Plan Since 2012, Indiana lawmakers and governors had debated the need to increase investment in Indiana’s roads and bridges. In 2016, the Indiana General As - sembly created a taskforce to study state road and bridge needs over the next 20 years and develop a data-driven, sustainable plan for providing funds needed to fix what we have, finish major projects and invest in the future. The taskforce agreed with INDOT’s assessment that an average annual funding gap of $1.2 billion existed for the state-maintained highway network.

INDOT worked with administration officials, legisla - tors and stakeholders to advance the long-term road-funding discussion beyond a study committee to a major policy debate for the 2017 legislative ses - sion. INDOT created easily understood, visual docu - ments that integrated engineering and financial analyses with current financial conditions and fund - ing-gap statistics.

In April 2017, 106 lawmakers voted for a 20-year road and infrastructure plan based on user fees, and the bill was subsequently signed into law by Gov. Holcomb. The law ramps up to $1.2 billion in addi - tional state dollars for infrastructure by 2024. 9

Mark Lowe Director iowadot.gov

Iowa’s achievements and innovations in 2016-17 strips, cable median guardrail and a new diverging centered on expanding partnerships, leveraging diamond interchange. They also learned about traffic technology to improve customers’ experience with enforcement and intelligent transportation systems. the Department of Transportation, and the launch Best of all, the group established lifetime friendships of the state’s largest bridge reconstruction project and a culture of knowledge sharing. in its history. Mobile driver’s licenses Partnering with Kosovo In 2015, an Iowa DOT pilot project tested the idea of In a young country like Kosovo, providing safe and a phone application that could serve both as state- efficient transportation infrastructure can be a heavy issued legal identification and also as a mobile dri- lift for the new government. But thanks to a connec - ver’s license (mDL). As the idea spread to other tion with an Iowa National Guard unit stationed in the states and even to other countries, it became clear area, staff from the Iowa Department of Transporta - that federal guidance and additional research was tion and the Iowa Department of Public Safety were needed. In November, an American Association of able to lend a hand. Last summer, a three-person Motor Vehicle Administrators group convened in Des team traveled to the Eastern European nation to bet - Moines to work on refining the necessary standards ter understand the transportation challenges there and to learn more about the mDL projects world- and to make suggestions, primarily focusing on low- wide. In January, the group initiated a competitive cost, easily implemented improvements such as process to select a vendor to develop the final appli- guard rails, pavement markings and signs. When cation. Iowa DOT officials believe that the question some of the safety features proved difficult to ex - now isn’t if this is going to happen, but when the plain, a plan was hatched to bring the Kosovar engi - mDL will be accepted as standard identification neers to Iowa to see them first-hand. In October, the throughout the world. group arrived in Iowa to see and experience rumble 10

Largest contract in state history Some 30 years of planning and advocacy culminated this spring in the awarding of the largest contract in Iowa DOT history. A Wisconsin firm had the winning bid of about $322 million to do the major portion of the work to replace the Interstate 74 bridges over the Mississippi River at the Quad Cities, one of which opened in 1935. The new bridge will feature two spans of four lanes, full shoulders, a recreational trail, and a scenic overlook. The Iowa DOT and the Illinois DOT are partnering in the effort, with the new span expected to open in 2020. The project will improve capacity and safety and will reduce delays along the critical I-74 corridor in Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline, Illinois.

Bridge condition story map In order to provide real-time information to the public about trends in bridge conditions in Iowa, the department has created an interactive “story map” that features a unique rating system devised by the Office of Bridges and Structures. Instead of the annual snapshot of bridge conditions used previously, the website reflects data as it is updated year-round by the inspectors. The specialized rating system uses an algorithm originally created to help prioritize bridge projects, providing a more uniform assessment of actual bridge conditions. 11

Richard Carlson Secretary ksdot.org

The Kansas Department of Transportation completed South Lawrence Trafficway some notable projects in 2016, including some first- The east leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway (SLT) of-its-kind projects intended to improve travel for opened to traffic in November 2016 after years of hundreds of thousands of drivers each day. planning, debate and litigation. This four-lane, six- mile, $183 million freeway completed the link to a Johnson County Gateway vital corridor that will serve thousands of commuters The Johnson County Gateway, which opened to traf - and facilitate commerce. It will provide congestion fic in late 2016, was the state’s first design-build relief for travelers, save travel time and expand mar - project and cost more than $300 million. The project ket access for those in commerce. The SLT is also made improvements to three highways on the most one of the most complex road projects ever built in heavily traveled section of the Kansas highway sys - Kansas. Part of the plan included mitigation efforts tem, impacting 230,000 drivers daily. Fifty-six new that nearly quadrupled the range of wetlands and and reconstructed lane miles were added to the in - other natural habitats along the SLT. terchange, and 27 bridges were rebuilt or recon - structed. The constructed improvements addressed more than 90 percent of the existing traffic issues in the project area. It is estimated that the Gateway’s economic impact will exceed $1.3 billion over the next two decades. 12

Zipper Merge merge on this project not only helped reduce delays KDOT achieved success with the state’s inaugural by nearly 40 percent for motorists over the course of use of a zipper merge to route traffic through a work the project, but it also helped reduce the number of zone and the public relations activity surrounding crashes in this work zone. The video was an impor - this effort. A major repair project on the U.S. 69 tant component of the public outreach on this suc - bridge over 119th Street in the Kansas City metro cessful project. area was scheduled to last about four months in mid-2016. With 58,000 vehicles impacted per day Transload Facilities and preliminary traffic analysis predicting long back - Kansas is beginning to see benefits from the new ups, KDOT determined that using a zipper merge Great Bend Transload Facility and Garden City would help reduce traffic hazards and delays for Transload Facility, both of which received their first commuters. To help educate the public about this shipments of wind turbine blades in January 2017. new merging method, KDOT produced a video ex - These facilities will provide opportunities for eco - plaining how zipper merging works and why it would nomic development, job growth and the export of benefit them as they traveled through the work zone. Kansas products by blending the benefits of ship - The video received local, national and even interna - ping by rail and local/short haul trucking. tional news attention. KDOT’s use of the zipper 13

Greg Thomas Secretary ky.gov

Kentucky focused its efforts over the past year prioritization model. Key variables that SHIFT factors on modernizing how it prioritizes projects and into the modeling process include safety, asset communicates with the traveling public, as well management, economic growth, congestion and as celebrated some key national achievements. benefit-cost ratios. Local stakeholders are encour - aged to provide input for SHIFT. KYTC is confident Bridge it will ultimately deliver a reliable, dependable KYTC received America’s Transportation Award in transportation plan for both the Commonwealth’s the Quality of Life/Community Development category businesses and citizens. for the Abraham Lincoln Bridge in August 2016. The bridge was constructed as part of the Louisville- Salary Increases Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project. The In December 2016, KYTC raised the salaries of award recognizes a transportation project that has approximately 2,400 Department of Highways contributed to the general quality of life and economic employees, many of whom are highway equipment development of local communities. This project has operators. Increasing salaries was critical to gain already opened doors to new opportunities for busi - efficiencies with current employees and reduce nesses and citizens by providing a safer, faster and more extremely high turnover within the Cabinet’s work - reliable commute through the greater Louisville area. force. Over time, this will let the Department of High - ways provide better services using more tenured Strategic Highway Investment Formula and qualified employees without increasing staff. of Tomorrow To address identified needs in today’s fiscally GoKY constrained environment, KYTC has developed the In November 2016, KYTC modernized its delivery of Strategic Highway Investment Formula of Tomorrow traveler information with the release of GoKY.ky.gov, (SHIFT). SHIFT is a data-driven, objective, transparent, an online traffic and roadway information portal that collaborative and dependable transportation project replaced the traditional 511 travel and weather 14 phone system. Before its release, a portion of this system also lists what treatments trucks are applying system was recognized by Cloudera’s 2016 Data to snow- and ice-impacted roadways. This improves Impact Awards in the categories of Internet of Things KYTC’s ability to manage winter weather events and Empowerment and Social Impact for the real-time results in more cost-efficient and safer operations for data system used to alert the traveling public of traf - Kentucky’s citizens. fic congestion and delays, construction activities and the impact of severe weather on roadway conditions. Innovation Awards KYTC was one of three organizations awarded the GoKY incorporates real-time data from both private inaugural 2016 State Transportation Innovation and public sources, such as Waze and the National Council (STIC) Excellence Award by FHWA’s Center Weather Service, and publishes that information for Accelerating Innovation and AASHTO’s Innovation alongside road conditions and event data. This inno - Initiative. This award recognizes a STIC that has vative, scalable solution leverages open-source soft - made significant impacts toward fostering a strong ware to aggregate, process and publish information culture for innovation within their state. KYTC earned to KYTC’s interactive map every two minutes. During this honor for deploying innovations such as high- snow and ice removal operations, this system lets friction surface treatments and an accelerated bridge the emergency management personnel and the construction policy, both of which are having a public view the location of equipment outfitted with profound impact on the safety and mobility of the Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) technologies. The Commonwealth’s citizens. 15

Kirk T. Steudle Director Michigan.gov/MDOT

Michigan had an exciting year with several techno - QLINE is Rolling logical advancements intended to improve trans - Detroit’s QLINE Woodward Avenue streetcar opened portation on both a state and national scale and the to great fanfare on May 12, 2017. The event cele - return of a popular transportation service, thanks to brated the return of streetcars to the Motor City for a successful public-private partnership. the first time in 60 years. The QLINE runs on a 3.3- mile route along Woodward Avenue, connecting De - U.S. 23 “Flex Route” troit's downtown waterfront with Midtown and the The Michigan Department of Transportation’s new North End. Rides are $1.50 for up to three hours or Flex Route technology will use a lane-control system $3 all day. The system was built in 33 months by the comprised of overhead signs, cameras and elec - M-1 Rail organization comprised of members of the tronic message boards mounted on large gantries. private sector and philanthropic community. Working The system will manage freeway traffic more effi - in a public-private partnership with the City of De - ciently during peak hours by opening and closing the troit, MDOT and DTE Energy, M-1 Rail oversaw the median shoulder to traffic. This will promote safety reconstruction of Woodward Avenue, including by providing drivers with advance notice of delays bridges over interstates 75 and 94, replacement of and incidents ahead. The new Flex Route is being the main electric power supply for downtown and built as part of a larger project on U.S. 23 in Washte - construction of the light rail system, including a naw and Livingston counties that includes bridge re - maintenance facility and six vehicles. The project placement and widening, ramp extensions and cost approximately $200 million and was funded pavement repairs. Construction is expected to be with a mix of private, philanthropic and public completed at the end of 2017. monies. Since 2013, more than $7 billion in new in - vestment has been made or is planned for develop - ment projects on either side of the streetcar’s path. 16

American Center for Mobility Planet M On Jan. 19, 2017, the U.S. Department of Trans - Planet M represents the collective mobility efforts portation designated Michigan’s American Center for across Michigan around the technologies and serv - Mobility (ACM) at Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti ices that move people and goods. The brand was as one of the first national Automated Vehicle Prov - unveiled in 2016 and includes partnerships with au - ing Grounds. The ACM will include myriad real-world tomobile manufacturers and suppliers, universities, environments with the ability to test vehicles under local agencies and others in the public and private varied, yet controlled conditions and will offer access sectors. As one of the main drivers of Planet M, to a range of driving environments and infrastructure MDOT envisions a connected environment of highly including a 2.5-mile highway loop, a 700-foot curved automated vehicles saving lives and generating tunnel, two double overpasses, intersections, round - economic activity. Planet M is leveraging both public abouts and a dedicated cellular LTE. The center sup - and private testing facilities across the state, including ports experimentation in varying weather conditions the testing and operations at the American Center due to Michigan’s dynamic climate and is a short for Mobility in Ypsilanti Township and Mcity at the distance from the University of Michigan’s connected University of Michigan, as well as a test facility in and automated vehicle research facility, Mcity. Es - Brimley, Michigan Technological University's Keweenaw tablishing the ACM at Willow Run is significant be - Research Center and Smart Cities initiatives in Grand cause of the property’s history as the “arsenal of Rapids. Michigan’s ground-breaking AV legislation, democracy.” An auto plant converted by Henry Ford signed in 2016, created a proper governance struc - to build the B-24 Liberator heavy bomber during ture for the growth of this technology in the future. World War II, Willow Run produced more than one bomber per hour at its peak, and gave rise to “Rosie the Riveter,” the cultural icon representing American women who worked in war-time factories. 17

Patrick McKenna Director MoDOT.org

Missouri completed four highly successful design- 2016, just in time to educate members of the Missouri build projects over the past year and spent signifi - General Assembly whose 2017 legislative session cant time educating constituents on key funding started in January, as well as newly elected information and safety messaging to gain better buy- statewide officials — including a new governor. in from target audiences. A number of complementary presentation slides and Accountability, Innovation and Efficiency fact sheets also were developed. A follow-up piece As Patrick McKenna traveled across Missouri during was developed to examine MoDOT results realized his first year as MoDOT director, it became apparent over the last decade and to illustrate MoDOT’s that Missourians are generally unaware of how commitment to accountability, innovation and transportation funding works, how little they pay efficiency. The report documented more than $4.5 or transportation and the value they receive for their billion in one-time or ongoing savings that included investment. In response, a multidisciplinary team from redirection of $400 million efficiency savings in 2016 MoDOT’s financial services, transportation planning to roads and bridges and $623 million in savings to and communications divisions accepted the challenge MoDOT’s customers. By focusing on customers to develop a series of pieces that could explain the and providing transparent measures of its programs, complicated funding story in laymen’s terms. The MoDOT maximized efficiencies and delivered results result was the “Citizen’s Guide to Transportation and savings to Missouri’s state transportation system. Funding in Missouri,” which debuted in December 18

Design-Build Projects MoDOT completed four highly successful design- build projects in the last year – the Columbia Interstate 70 bridges, U.S. 60 expansion in Rogersville, the Interstate 64 Daniel Boone Bridge over the Missouri River in St. Louis, and the U.S. 69 bridge over the Missouri River in Kansas City. Each was completed on or under budget and on time or earlier. MoDOT has also embarked on a unique design-build project to improve safety in two St. Louis-area counties. The fixed-cost design-build contract budget is $21 million, with which the suc - Buckle Up, Phone Down cessful team is to identify and construct safety MoDOT and the Missouri Coalition for Roadway countermeasures on state highways in St. Charles Safety challenged Missouri businesses and private and Franklin counties. The contractor was selected individuals to buckle up and put their phones down, May 3. Construction at 31 sites is expected to begin tackling the two most influential actions a driver later this year and will be complete by fall 2019. can take to prevent crashes – or survive if one occurs. The hope was to get private industry to openly support employee safety, either through internal safety campaigns or actually changing policy banning cellphone use in company vehicles and making safety belts mandatory. MoDOT had already taken both steps – having a mandatory safety belt policy for many years, and recently having banned all cellphone use, including voice, while operating a MoDOT vehicle. Statistics show that these two policy changes could have an impact on both incidents and highway fatalities. 19

Charlie Zelle Commissioner mndot.gov

It was a banner year for the Minnesota Department Innovation Recognition of Transportation as it completed several major Last year, MnDOT received a Minnesota State bridge projects, was recognized for its innovation Government Innovation Award and an Excellence and efficiency and continued to work on ways to in Community Engagement award from the Upper provide more information to the public. Midwest American Planning Association for the State Multimodal Transportation Plan and 20-year New Eastern Bridges Minnesota State Highway Investment Plan. The In the past year, MnDOT completed work on bridges planning team used extensive and innovative public crossing the Mississippi River in Winona and La and stakeholder engagement methods during its Crescent. The La Crescent project, known as the update process this year. Dresbach Bridge, carries Interstate 90 between Minnesota and Wisconsin and is a major east-west roadway. The Winona project saw the opening of a new bridge and the beginning of the final phase of refurbishment of the historic original bridge. The agency will continue work on river crossings on its eastern border. It will see the opening of the St. Croix Crossing project near Stillwater, Minn. It is a more than $600 million effort that includes a mile-long extradosed bridge. The project replaces an 80-year- old lift bridge in the scenic St. Croix River valley. 20

The agency was also recognized by the governor Keeping the Public Informed for its leadership in developing and conducting the Last year, MnDOT installed cameras in about a state’s Government-to-Government Tribal-State quarter of the agency’s 838 snowplows to allow the Relations training program and for a hydraulic in- public to view real-time road conditions along plow spection vehicle explorer built by district staff using routes. Travelers already can see road conditions on off-the-shelf hobby shop parts. The radio-operated major highways via Road and Weather Information vehicle is equipped with a video camera and has System fixed cameras at 97 locations across the improved the inspection of pipes and culverts. It state. The cameras are integrated into MnDOT’s 511 already has saved the state thousands of dollars online map. It provides travelers with more ways to by showing where only limited repairs, rather than know what lies ahead on their routes. full replacement, are needed. 21

Jerry Wray Director transportation.ohio.gov

In fiscal year 2017, the Ohio Department of Trans - Mobility Corridor will allow premier automotive testing , portation awarded 1,098 projects totaling $2.33 research and manufacturing facilities to test smart billion. This includes 6,945 miles of pavement and transportation technologies on a highway that carries 1,281 bridges. More than 90 percent of the projects up to 50,000 vehicles per day through rural and were focused on improving the existing system. urban settings in a full range of weather conditions. ODOT’s 2017 construction program also included 191 projects aimed at making Ohio roadways safer. ODOT also funded two additional smart highway Ohio has seen an increase in the number of traffic projects – on the Interstate 270 beltway in Columbus deaths over the last three years, and ODOT is and Interstate 90 in northern Ohio. These smart high - working hard to reverse this disturbing trend. ways, as well as the Ohio Turnpike, will provide state-of-the-art sites for innovators to test and refine Innovative Technology jobs-creating technologies. An expanding network of ODOT is working to make the existing system work smart highways will give Ohioans a safer, better driv - more efficiently by leveraging technology with intelli - ing experience and offer businesses reduced trans - gent transportation systems, and recently approved portation costs, increased operating efficiencies and variable speed limits and smart mobility corridors. faster access to markets. ODOT is investing $15 million to install advanced highway technology along a 35-mile stretch of U.S. Additionally, this year, ODOT launched a new mobile 33 in central Ohio. Its partnership with leading app—OHGO—for personal traffic alerts, information automotive research centers and local governments on road construction and travel delays, and hands- in the region will create an ideal proving ground to free voice on the go to help better manage its sys - safely test innovative technologies that will change tem more efficiently and effectively by offering the the way people and products are transported in Ohio riding public better ways to travel. and across the world. When complete, the Smart 22

Transportation Research Center Unmanned Aircrafts Funding in the transportation budget, matched by Drone and unmanned aircraft technology is another commitments from private-sector partners, will allow promising arena where Ohio – the “Birthplace of ODOT to invest up to $45 million for expanded re - Aviation” – is embracing the future. The state recently search capabilities at the Transportation Research committed $1.5 million to a cooperative project with Center in East Liberty, Ohio. The TRC is a 4,500-acre the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and Wright independent testing facility – the continent’s most State University to develop a ground-based “sense- advanced – offering the ideal environment for au - and avoid-system” for unmanned aircraft at Spring - tonomous vehicle and smart highway research, com - field-Beckley Municipal Airport in Clark County. This pliance and certification testing for vehicles and project, with total state and federal investments of components, crash testing, emissions testing, dy - $5 million, will empower drone operators, for the first namic testing and durability testing. The TRC is also time anywhere in the nation, to fly unmanned aircraft home to the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin - beyond their line of sight. ODOT’s budget includes istration’s only Vehicle Research and Test Center. research funds and support to Ohio’s Unmanned Air - craft System Center and Test Complex in Springfield, Ohio, to advance research that will give Ohio a major advantage as unmanned aircraft and drones become the basis for new industries and economic growth.

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2016 Annual Conference Update

The Minnesota Department of Transportation hosted the annual MAASTO conference Aug. 8-11, 2016. Headed by the MAASTO president, MnDOT Commissioner Charlie Zelle, the conference was attended by 575 people.

The main conference themes were: • Measuring the impact of transportation investments • Transportation finances and efficiencies • Multi¬modal approach to project planning and programming • Optimizing freight networks • Diversity and inclusion

The technical program was built around the conference themes, with breakout sessions on freight, the Interstate 35 Monarch Highway, Chief Counsel’s group, environmental justice and human resources.

Keynote speakers included: • Robert Larsen, Lower Sioux tribal president and Minnesota Indian Affairs Council chairman • Tom Melius, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regional director • Bud Wright, AASHTO executive director • James Burroughs, chief inclusion officer for the state of Minnesota

Melius, who is leading national efforts to conserve the monarch butterfly, discussed the Monarch Highway along the I-35 corridor, which runs through several MAASTO states.

Burroughs spoke about his position created by Gov. Mark Dayton to foster a state work environment that welcomes and respects all Minnesotans.

On the final day, Zelle passed the gavel to incoming president Randy Blankenhorn, Illinois Transportation Secretary. inside back blank www.maasto.net

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