2016 ANNUAL REPORT II III
A Letter from the President MAASTO MEMBERS
As president of the Mid-American Association of State Transportation Officials Illinois Michigan (MAASTO), I am pleased to present this 2016 annual report. The document Randall S. Blankenhorn, Secretary Kirk Steudle, Director highlights the accomplishments, new initiatives and future activities reported by Department of Transportation Department of Transportation each of the ten diverse states that comprise the MAASTO region. 2300 S. Dirksen Pkwy Murray D. Van Wagoner Building Springfield, IL 62764 425 West Ottawa Street, PO Box 30050 As a region, the MAASTO states have so much to be proud of. This region has a 217.782.5597 Lansing, MI 48909 prominent manufacturing base and produces a sizable portion of the nation’s – 517.373.2114 and the world’s – food supply. It is home to significant environmental resources, Indiana including fresh water lakes and rivers, abundant forests, and mineral and ore Brandye L. Hendrickson, Commissioner Minnesota deposits. This region of the country is also a haven for American culture, Department of Transportation Charles A. Zelle, Commissioner drawing tourists from across the world to enjoy outstanding museums, vibrant Indiana Government Center Department of Transportation musical venues, popular sporting events, or scenic vacation spots. North 100 N. Senate Ave. 395 John Ireland Blvd Room N755-758 St. Paul, MN 55155 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2249 651.366.4800 A robust and efficient multi-modal transportation system that serves all these features is vital to the region’s 317.232.5525 economy. This is one reason why the MAASTO states now coordinate and cooperate so closely as a group. Last year, eight MAASTO states submitted a successful joint application to the TIGER grant program Missouri to develop a real-time truck parking information system that spanned state lines. Work on that Iowa Patrick K. McKenna, Director groundbreaking project continues, with deployment expected by 2018. Paul Trombino III, Director Department of Transportation Department of Transportation 105 W Capitol Ave, PO Box 270 800 Lincoln Way Jefferson City, MO 65102 This year, representatives from all MAASTO states converged in Michigan to learn about the progress being Ames, IA 50010 573.751.4622 made on connected and automated vehicle technology, and how it will potentially impact transportation 515.239.1111 projects, programs, and safety, perhaps sooner than we realize. Ohio Jerry Wray, Director Also this year, four MAASTO states – including my own state of Minnesota – along with Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas Richard Carlson, Interim Secretary Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, signed an agreement designating I-35 as the “Monarch Highway”. Department of Transportation 1980 W Broad St As part of that agreement, the states will work together to improve roadside habitat along the 1,500 hundred Director, Kansas Turnpike Authority Columbus, OH 43223 mile stretch of highway, making it friendlier for bees, migrating butterflies, and other pollinator insects that Eisenhower State Office Building 614.466.2335 are so important to Midwestern agriculture. 700 SW Harrison St Topeka, KS 66603-3754 Wisconsin 785.296.3461 The MAASTO states have enjoyed success, together and separately, in their efforts to improve the multi- Mark Gottlieb, Secretary modal transportation that connects and traverses the ten state region. This report shares the highlights of Department of Transportation the important work the region undertook this year and offers some insights into the progress yet to come. Kentucky 4802 Sheboygan Ave, PO Box 7910 Greg Thomas, Acting Secretary Madison, WI 53707-7910 Sincerely, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 608.266.1114 200 Mero St Charles A. Zelle Frankfort, KY 40622 MAASTO President 502.564.5102 Minnesota Transportation Commissioner IV
REGIONAL TRUCK PARKING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safe, convenient parking is essential for long-haul truck along with common software Application Program Letter From The President ...... Inside front drivers, the lifeblood of our freight transportation Interfaces (API), to share availability data with each network. Yet drivers often struggle for up to an hour other and external parties. Ultimately, this system Maasto Members ...... II each day to find areas to safely rest. To address this will provide for information dissemination to enable Regional Truck Parking Information issue, in October 2015, the Mid America Association of seamless system use across state lines. Management System ...... IV State Transportation Officials (MAASTO) received a $25 million federal Transportation Investment TPIMS will enable drivers to proactively plan their routes Illinois ...... 2-3 Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant awarded and make safer, smarter parking decisions. Therefore, to deploy a Regional Truck Parking Information instead of unsafely or illegally settling for parking at an Indiana...... 4-5 Management System (TPIMS). Eight states – Indiana, overcrowded parking facility, operators will have the Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio ability to judge the value of driving an extra 20 miles to Iowa ...... 6-7 and Wisconsin – have joined together in developing a find parking based on the hours of service maximum. Kansas ...... 8-9 real-time, multi-state TPIMS. This TPIMS project will It will also enable parking facility owners (public and improve the safety and efficiency of American’s freight private) to understand the magnitude and timing of the Kentucky ...... 10-11 network by providing real-time parking availability demand on their facilities, thereby allowing for strategic Michigan ...... 12-13 information to truck drivers through dynamic partnerships and investments to increase parking message signs, smart phone applications and traveler capacity in areas where demand exceeds supply. Missouri...... 14-15 information websites. Multi-state TPIMS Deployment Corridors will include: Minnesota ...... 16-17 This collaboration effort has been put in place because I-35; I-65; I-70; I-71; I-75; I-275 and I-94. Ohio ...... 18-19 all parties understand the regional nature of long-haul trucking and the desperate need for smarter truck The timeframe for system development, testing and Wisconsin ...... 20-21 parking. While coming together for a unified purpose, deployment is estimated to be from February 2016 MAASTO BY THE NUMBERS ...... 22 the MAASTO TPIMS partnership will develop standard through February 2018. sign designs and other notification methods to be used MAASTO Map ...... Inside back
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New Initiatives • Completed the first diverging diamond-style interchanges in Illinois. The first debuted on Interstate 57 in the southern Illinois community of Marion last summer. The second opened a few weeks later at Illinois 59 and the ILLINOIS Reagan Memorial Tollway, a critical gateway to Chicago’s western suburbs. • Two major bridges are being modernized in the western part of the state. A new steel, tied-arch U.S. 52-Illinois 64 bridge over the Mississippi River in Savanna is replacing an 85-year-old structure. In Meredosia, IDOT is utilizing a similar design to replace the Illinois 104 bridge built over the Illinois River in 1936. • The first protected bike lanes on an IDOT route were rolled out on Chicago’s Clybourn Avenue, further demonstrating the secretary’s commitment to multimodalism. The City of Chicago’s Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council gave IDOT an award for its work planning, designing, and implementing the project.
Randy Blankenhorn Secretary Accomplishments The past year has been a transformative one for the of Secretary Blankenhorn, IDOT is striving to strengthen Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). Under the that position. An ambitious six-year reconstruction of leadership of Governor Bruce Rauner and Transportation the Chicago’s Jane Byrne Interchange – the confluence of Secretary Randy Blankenhorn, IDOT embarked on the first Interstates 90, 94 and 290 – is nearing the halfway point, departmental reorganization in years to better reflect its with improved safety and performance coming in the growing multimodal mission. The new structure, based weeks and months ahead. A couple of miles south, IDOT on feedback received from employees during an internal broke ground on a project to rebuild the bridges connecting listening tour, has improved coordination and collaboration Interstate 55 and Lake Shore Drive, an important entry point throughout the agency and across the various modes, from into downtown Chicago. planning to delivery to operations. While IDOT continues Looking Ahead to focus on becoming truly integrated, multimodal agency, the ultimate goal is to provide better service and deliver a IDOT remains committed to exploring innovative solutions agreement with local governments and industrial developer better product to users of the state’s transportation system. to invest in the state’s infrastructure. There is plenty of CenterPoint Properties to build a bridge over the Des Plaines opportunity: Illinois is home to the third-largest interstate River, linking Interstate 80 with the intermodal facilities that Situated in the center of the Midwest, Illinois proudly serves highway network, the country’s second-largest transit make up the country’s largest inland port. The company will as the transportation hub of North America. At the direction system, the world’s busiest airport and the only state in which construct the new structure at an estimated cost of $150 all seven Class 1 railroads operate. million to $170 million, in exchange for the rights to toll the facility. An IDOT contribution of $21 million will improve the Finding ways to leverage private financing to support public surrounding roads. investment is a priority. This spring, the Rauner administration launched an effort to seek private partners to build, operate Progress also continues through the partnership with the and maintain a tolled lane on a portion of Interstate 55 in the Union Pacific Railroad on delivering high-speed rail between Chicago region. Once built, they would be the first managed Chicago and St. Louis. It is anticipated that higher speeds will lanes on the IDOT system and help to alieve congestion on a begin next year, with new stations either opened or under www.idot.illinois.gov busy freight and commuting corridor. In Joliet, IDOT reached construction in Dwight, Pontiac, Lincoln and Carlinville. 4 5
New Initiatives Community Crossings Congress voted to end federal support for the Hoosier Launched this year, the Community Crossings matching State and other Amtrak routes of fewer than 750 miles INDIANA grant program will provide nearly $150 million in funding effective October 2013. To maintain passenger rail service, to cities, towns, and counties across Indiana to improve Indiana partnered with local governments that benefit local roads and bridges. INDOT and Hoosier communities from the Hoosier State to fund operating and capital costs will partner to invest in infrastructure projects that spark not covered with ticket revenue. In a unique public-private economic development, create jobs, and strengthen local partnership, a state contractor, Iowa Pacific Holdings, transportation networks. provides train equipment, train maintenance, marketing, Community Crossings grant applications require a 50/50 and food and beverage service. Amtrak operates the match between INDOT and local government units; local Hoosier State, working with host railroads, providing train matching funds must come from a Local Option Income and engine crews, and managing ticketing and reservations. Tax, Wheel/Surtax, or Rainy Day Fund. INDOT issued a In August 2015, the revamped Hoosier State began call for projects on May 31, 2016. As of August 1, INDOT operations. During the current fiscal year, ticket revenues had received 1,592 applications from 325 communities. have climbed and on-time performance has risen to 82 Brandye Hendrickson INDOT will announce projects that receive grant funds by percent. Rider surveys indicate that customer satisfaction is Commissioner August 31, 2016. at its highest level in years. The train now offers expanded Hoosier State amenities and accommodations, including Wi-Fi service, INDOT is using improved pavement preservation Accomplishments The Hoosier State train and Amtrak’s long-distance Cardinal power outlets in coach and business class, a private dome practices for resurfacing, crack sealing, chip sealing, Construction Investment combines to provide daily roundtrip passenger rail service lounge car, and freshly cooked meals. pothole repair and storm water drainage maintenance. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) in between Indianapolis and Chicago. calendar year 2016 is investing approximately $850 million Pavement preservation benefits include smoother ride, on more than 770 construction projects across Indiana and fewer construction delays, better appearance, greater $242 million more in local projects. INDOT projects include value, lower taxpayer cost, and improved safety. 740 miles of pavement resurfaced or replaced, 471 bridges Our bridge preservation activities — inspection, rehabilitated or replaced, 22 miles of additional interstate cleaning, bridge deck overlay, and substructure or travel lanes, 59 safety and traffic improvement projects, 68 superstructure repair — are designed to prevent, delay, drainage and environmental improvement projects, and or mitigate deterioration. Benefits include a reduction in seven new or modernized interchanges. the number of bridges, large culverts, and small culverts In the past year, INDOT celebrated the opening of several with key condition ratings varying from fair to poor. major projects, including added travel lanes, a new diverging More than 89 percent of INDOT’s pavement rates in diamond interchange and a new Ohio River Bridge on I-65 fair or better condition. About 95 percent of INDOT- Looking Ahead south of Indianapolis, and a 27-mile, new terrain, four-lane maintained bridges are now rated as fair or interstate section of I-69 in south-central Indiana. better – exceeding the national average. Major Projects Underway In addition, INDOT is working to widen and rehabilitate heavily traveled, four-lane interstates in Indiana under Focus on Preservation In addition to maintaining its focus on preservation, INDOT Governor Mike Pence’s Major Moves 2020 program. INDOT has embarked on a comprehensive plan to continues to forge ahead with multiple projects that will Multiple projects are now underway to build additional modernize Indiana’s current roads and bridges — a priority expand and enhance Indiana’s transportation infrastructure travel lanes and intersections, and replace or improve that reflects the wishes of taxpayers, who say that repairing and maintain our position as “Crossroads of America.” bridges and pavement on I-65 near Chicago, Indianapolis and maintaining existing highways and bridges are the most These projects include construction of the Ohio River and Lafayette, and on I-69 north of Indianapolis. critical items for INDOT. Bridges East End Crossing, a new interstate link that includes The Major Moves 2020 program strengthens the state’s a tunnel near a historic Kentucky estate and a bridge over economic competitiveness and quality of life by improving the Ohio River upstream from Louisville, Ky. This project is travel times and reliability, improving traffic safety, reducing scheduled to open to traffic in late 2016. Construction is also crash-related lane closures, and advancing Indiana’s long- underway to upgrade a 21-mile stretch of divided highway term goals to expand heavily traveled interstates. In into I-69, Section 5, south of Indianapolis. Planning is also addition, design-build contracting enables INDOT to invest continuing on I-69, Section 6, the final section of the I-69 funds more quickly to support construction jobs and prevent www.indot.in.gov highway project in Indiana. rising construction prices from eroding purchasing power.
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Accomplishments continued Traffic Management Center A new Transportation Management Center (TMC) located inside the Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Division building will improve traffic monitoring on all state-owned roadways, and allow coordination of key agencies such as law enforcement, emergency response personnel, and transportation professionals during traffic-related incidents. A new design, including an enhanced video wall and space to house key staff inside the Center when needed, will further the Iowa DOT’s efforts to advance the transportation system not only through infrastructure improvements but also through better management of traffic. Crude Oil and Biofuels Rail Transportation Study The Iowa DOT partnered with Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management to assess the status of rail transportation of crude oil and biofuels in the state, and to identify ways to reduce risks and improve emergency Freight Plan response. The study was completed with extensive input from stakeholders, including producers and shippers of Paul Trombino Iowa’s central geographic location and abundance of ethanol, railroads, emergency managers and personnel, and federal agencies. Director transportation options make it a major player in the global marketplace. Recognizing the need to incorporate freight considerations into the statewide transportation planning Accomplishments and programming process, the department has developed Putting the revenue package to work “The Iowa State Freight Plan” addressing each of the five The transportation system in Iowa has long provided freight modes: air, truck, pipeline, rail, and water. Aligned our state’s businesses a competitive edge, with a major with the state’s transportation plan, the freight plan not component being investments in the highway system. The only meets requirements in the recently enacted federal revenue package enacted last legislative session resulted FAST Act surface transportation reauthorization bill, but it in approximately $213 million in additional funding, and leads the way nationally in many areas such as stakeholder allows continued advancement of these investments. As input, data collection, and analysis. directed by law, 100 percent of the additional revenue allocated to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) will be spent on road and bridge projects that are critical to maintaining Iowa’s transportation New Initiatives infrastructure, and that create opportunities for expanded Commodity flow service – Iowa companies wishing to design and optimize their supply chains and identify strategic economic activity The increased revenue has allowed locations for their facilities now have access to expertise provided jointly by the Iowa DOT and Quetica Consulting. Using the Iowa DOT to commit to the largest transportation computer tools and extensive data, the service provides analysis and testing of demand and capacity, identification of highway program in the state’s history. constraints and opportunities, “what if” scenarios for potential changes to the network and, ultimately, a business case to support the recommended strategies.
Looking Ahead Enactment of the surface transportation reauthorization bill (the FAST ACT) on Dec. 4, 2015, provides federal funding certainty for FY 2016-2020. However, Iowa continues to be concerned with the status of the Highway Trust Fund in the following years. Approximately half of the funding available for state programming comes from the federal highway www.iowadot.gov trust fund. 8 9
Initiatives Modes • Transit agencies in Kansas provided more than • KDOT’s current 10-year transportation program, T-WORKS, 11.5 million rides in FY 2015. is the state’s third consecutive major transportation KANSAS program and was passed by the Kansas Legislature in • $5 million is invested annually in the State Rail May 2010. T-WORKS is at the midway point and in its Services Improvement Program. biggest construction years. The $8 billion program creates • $5 million in state funds are combined annually jobs, preserves highway infrastructure and provides with local matching funds in the Kansas Airport multimodal economic development opportunities across Improvement Program. the state. Since 1989, KDOT has successfully undertaken • KDOT has hired its first Director of Unmanned Aircraft and completed two previous multi-year transportation Systems (UAS) to develop a strategic plan to focus programs (the Comprehensive Highway Program and the on bringing UAS industry business and employment Comprehensive Transportation Program). growth to Kansas. Goals include an outreach program T-WORKS through 2015 to educate public and private sectors about UAS and • Projects Completed – 1,698 the supporting industries as it relates to the state’s • Miles Completed – 10,265 economy as well as partnership programs and activities • Bridges Repaired/Replaced – 756 with governmental agencies, education institutions and • Modal Projects Completed – 133 the military. Richard Carlson Interim Secretary Accomplishments • The Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) and Kansas • Across Kansas, KDOT has opened two diverging diamond Department of Transportation (KDOT) continue to build interchanges to traffic, two are currently under on their established partnership, with opportunities construction and five more are planned for construction. identified in long-term planning, transportation projects, program coordination, technology enhancements, safety • Construction is underway on the Johnson County improvements, resource sharing, procurement, policy Gateway, the state’s most expensive project ever at $300 development and shared stakeholder outreach. million and Kansas’ first design-build project. The project includes three highways on the most heavily-traveled Looking Ahead • The Baker Wetlands Discovery Center that opened in section of the Kansas highway system. the fall of 2015 is part of a plan that nearly quadrupled • KDOT and other transload partners broke ground this • Over-budget bids on a U.S. 54 interchange created an the amount of wetlands and other natural habitat along summer to launch the construction of the Great Bend opportunity for KDOT, KTA and the City of Wichita to the South Lawrence Trafficway (SLT) currently under Transload Facility. The facility is expected to open in late join forces to combine and modify several interchange/ construction. The $130 million road and bridge project is 2016. By blending the benefits of shipping by rail and ramp projects at Webb Road, Greenwich Road and the scheduled to be open to traffic this fall. local/short haul trucking, a transload facility will provide KTA along U.S. 54. Work is underway on the $300 million the opportunity for economic development, job growth corridor improvement project in Sedgwick County and it • Kansas has the fourth highest number of public road miles and the export of Kansas products. is expected to be completed in late 2019. and the fifth highest number of bridges in the nation. • KDOT plans on spending more than $400 million per year on Preservation projects for future fiscal years as was originally scheduled in T-WORKS. The Preservation program covers a range of work including pavement and bridge repair, resurfacing and replacement. • I-70 in western Kansas is scheduled to see more than $240 million in preservation improvements in the latter www.ksdot.org part of the T-WORKS program. 10 11
Looking Ahead “KYTC is committed to improving safety and efficiency while focusing on maintaining our existing KENTUCKY highways and bridges. We will accomplish this by making data-driven, fact based decisions to invest the limited transportation funding available to meet the growing demands on Kentucky’s transportation system. I will work tirelessly alongside our talented employees, our partners in state and local governments, and the transportation industry to provide a safe, reliable transportation network for all who travel within our Commonwealth.” - Greg Thomas, Secretary
Greg Thomas Secretary Accomplishments • Creation of a new partnership between Kentucky and Indiana for the I-69 Ohio River Bridge Project — opened to traffic in December of 2015. One A Memorandum of Agreement established a partnership day after an estimated 50,000 people participated ina between Kentucky and Indiana. It represents the first Walk the Bridge event, traffic was shifted onto the bridge. step in selecting a preferred alternative for the I-69 Connecting Kentucky and Indiana, the bridge has been bridge between Henderson, Kentucky and Evansville, integrated into I-65. The entire Downtown Crossing Indiana. The MOA’s scope covers preliminary engineering that Kentucky can leverage to better serve its citizens. project is scheduled for completion in December 2016. and environmental activities for the project. This work Recent Intelligent Transportation System infrastructure will result in a preferred alignment and a financing plan. investments in real-time data collection, processing, and dissemination will assist KYTC in its efforts to best utilize The estimated cost of work described in the MOA is $17 New Initiatives infrastructure initiatives, predictive modeling and traffic million, with each state contributing $8.5 million. • Development of a Prioritization Model flow analytics. KYTC is currently developing a data-driven, fact-based • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Program • Opening of Abraham Lincoln Bridge downtown crossing prioritization model. Once it is completed, it will Kentucky Department of Aviation’s Unmanned Aerial The Abraham Lincoln Bridge — the centerpiece of the allow the Cabinet to objectively evaluate the need for Systems (UAS) program will provide information on UAS to Downtown Crossing portion of the Ohio River Bridges transportation improvements. The model will be used to the Transportation Cabinet as well as other cabinet-level facilitate targeted investments of limited transportation agencies and local governments. It will also offer access funds. Variables this model will consider include safety, to UAS technologies so that stakeholders can use them anticipated benefits and costs, congestion, economic on projects. With UAS technologies, KYTC can perform impact, accessibility and connectivity, freight, and regional many tasks more efficiently, saving time and money in the input. process. Examples of activities that can be aided by UAS • Real-time Information Services for Citizens, include collecting and processing planning- and design- Customers and Partners level survey data; creating as-built documentation for KYTC is building new technologies and partnerships to construction projects; periodic maintenance inspections prepare for future advances in transportation, including of highways and structures; and gathering data on other connected and autonomous vehicles, big data, the modal transportation facilities such as airport runways, www.transportation.ky.gov internet of things, and other emerging technologies and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. 12 13
New Initiatives • I-75 over the Rouge River – Beginning in 2017, MDOT will replace the concrete bridge deck and perform other MICHIGAN structural rehabilitation on the largest bridge in Michigan, I-75 over the Rouge River, which carries 38million vehicles per year. As part of the two-year project, MDOT will use high performance concrete, with superior long- term durability and lower permeability than traditional mixes. • I-75 Modernization – The overall project involves modernization and adding capacity to an 18 mile stretchof I-75 through Oakland County. The first segment is Design/Build, and involves the modernization of three miles, reconstruction of a freeway to freeway interchange with modern geometrics, and reconstruction of several bridges. Completion of this segment is expected in late 2018. • Flex Route 23 – Shoulders on the US-23 corridor from Brighton to Ann Arbor will be widened to carry traffic during peak hours only. The shoulder lanes will be controlled through installation of dynamic message signs, lane control signs, and full camera coverage for incident management. • American Center for Mobility (Willow Run) - The American Center for Mobility is a partnership between state agencies, U of M, and industry leaders. The purpose is to test large scale implementation of connected and automated vehicle technology. The site will test high speed conditions, urban and rural conditions, as well as off-road environments. • Planet M -- Gov. Snyder recently announced a mobility initiative called “Planet M” that encourages research and • Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) - Michigan’s first development of autonomous vehicles and technologies for related infrastructure. For more on these efforts, please Kirk T. Steudle, P.E. DDI was completed as part of a $24 million reconstruction visit www.planetm.com. Director project on I-75 in Auburn Hills, and included a new multi- use path, decorative lighting and landscaping. The DDI reduces conflict points and delays, improves pedestrian Accomplishments safety and lowers traffic speeds. • State Revenue Package – In late 2015, Governor Snyder signed a $1.2 billion funding package, to be phased in • Safe Drivers, Smart Options Initiative – MDOT partnered over 5 years beginning in 2017. The bills raise revenue with a variety of stakeholders to identify ways to inform through a variety of source, including increasing fuel older drivers about alternatives for those who are no longer taxes 7.3 cents, increasing vehicle and truck registration comfortable behind the wheel. The Secretary of State’s fees by 20%, adding a surcharge for plug-in hybrid and office will host the website that provides information for electric vehicles, and allocation of General Fund dollars. older drivers, their families, and medical practitioners. See more at http://www.michigan.gov/agingdriver. • Freeway Lighting – Michigan Department of Transportation Looking Ahead (MDOT) initiated a public-private partnership to upgrade and maintain freeway lighting in the Detroit area. The • I-94 Modernization –This project will reconstruct the 60 freeway lighting system will be improved over the next year old freeway to improve safety and condition in and two years, when operations and maintenance will become along the corridor. The project will rebuild 6.7 miles of the responsibility of the contractor and will continue for freeway, improve public safety, bolster the economy and another 13 years, saving MDOT approximately $13 million bring the freeway up to current design standards. The over the life of the 15 year contract. project includes reconstructing interchanges, updating • QLINE (formerly M-1 Rail) -- QLINE is a 6.6 mile loop 67 bridges and six railroad overpasses. on Woodward Avenue that runs from Congress Street • United States Bike Route (USBR) 8 – MDOT is evaluating the downtown to West Grand Boulevard and is set to begin potential of designating an USBR 8 in the western Upper operations in early 2017. Peninsula. USBR 8 would connect with USBR 10 east of • Accelerated Rail – Four new train stations have been Iron Mountain and continue west to Ironwood to provide constructed in East Lansing, Grand Rapids, Troy and • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – Michigan’s first BRT line opened a unified route between Ironwood and St. Ignace at the far Dearborn, in anticipation of increased rail speed of 110 in 2015, connecting downtown Grand Rapids to east eastern end of the U.P. mph between Kalamazoo and Dearborn beginning next and west suburbs. A planned second Grand Rapids BRT year. New locomotives are also expected this year and next line will connect downtown and the Grand Valley State www.michigan.gov/mdot to improve Michigan’s accelerated rail service to Chicago. University’s Allendale campus. 14 15
Accomplishments continued o Smart Pavement Request for Proposals – MoDOT is o Solar Roadways Pilot Project – MoDOT will be launching developing an RFP for a pilot project to install “smart a “Solar Roadways Pilot Project” at the Conway Welcome pavement” for testing at a location to be determined. Center on I-44 in Laclede County. Solar panels will MISSOURI Smart pavement would feature sensors and systems that be installed on sidewalks to test their potential for provide, enable and support vehicle-to-infrastructure, and generating heat to melt snow and for generation of infrastructure-to-vehicle connected vehicle technologies electricity for other purposes. MoDOT will allocate and services. The intent of smart pavement is to provide a $100,000 of dedicated research funds as “seed money” suite of digital, communication and information services to install the solar panels and will use “crowd sourcing” to MoDOT, motor carriers and other commercial fleet to attract funds to recover seed money and expand scope operators and private drivers on a subscription basis to of the project if it is successful. enable sustainable, self-funded infrastructure assets for public owners. New Initiatives • On June 1, MoDOT adopted a new cell phone use policy, traffic crash when using a cell phone, regardless if the • Procurement is about to begin on a project to replace the requiring each employee to only use a department or phone is hand-held or hands-free. Patrick K. McKenna U.S. Route 54 Champ Clark Bridge over the Mississippi personal cell phone, smartphone, tablet, laptop, or other o Director River at Louisiana, MO. mobile device when the department vehicle/equipment Banning texting and cell phone use for all drivers has been one of the top legislative priorities of the • One year after MoDOT launched its “Road to Tomorrow” or personal vehicle being used for official department business is parked in a safe location away from traffic. Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. As Accomplishments initiative, the department is ready to move forward with a transportation agency, MoDOT policies should set the several pilot projects to determine their viability for the Patrick K. McKenna was named the new director of the o Using a cell phone when driving is distracting. Research example for our customers. future of Missouri’s transportation system. Missouri Department of Transportation by the Missouri shows you are four times more likely to be involved in a Highways and Transportation Commission. He started o Grant Writing – MoDOT completed two federal grant Dec. 7, 2015. applications, one for a 2016 TIGER Grant that would fund a “smart pavement” project in the Kansas City McKenna previously served as the deputy commissioner region, and another for a Surface Transportation of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation System Funding Alternatives grant that would examine (MoDOT). He has also worked in leadership positions in new sustainable funding sources. the public, private and non-profit sectors. McKenna also worked for several years as the sole proprietor of a real o Internet of Things Broker – MoDOT issued a Request estate holdings company. for Proposals (RFP) for an “Internet of Things” broker. • MoDOT completed two more design-build projects: The broker would respond to the demand for devices/ o The replacement of the I-70 Manchester Bridges in networks on highway right of way. The “Internet of Kansas City. Things” allows for connecting devices and vehicles o The I-64 Daniel Boone Missouri River Bridge in using electronic sensors and the Internet. St. Louis. Technology can be used for such things as • Work continues on four other design-build projects: smart traffic control, safety and road o The U.S. Route 69 Bridges over the Missouri River in assistance. Looking Ahead Kansas City, • The 2017-2021 Statewide Transportation Improvement federal funding as a result of Congress’ passage of the FAST o The U.S. Route 60 Freeway in Rogersville, o Replacement of I-70 bridges at three locations in Program (STIP), approved in July, focuses on the Act in December 2015, and MoDOT’s ongoing efforts to seek Columbia. preservation of Missouri’s existing system of state federal reimbursement for preventive maintenance activities o Reconstruction of the Interstate 44/Route 141 highways and bridges. have resulted in more funding available for the STIP. interchange in St. Louis. o Whereas the last two years, only a limited number of new o Consequently, 855 projects were added to the 2017-2021 projects were added to the rolling five-year plan because STIP that has $3.97 billion available for construction awards, of a potential severe drop in the MoDOT construction ranging from $700 million in 2017 to $860 million in 2020 and budget, changing economic conditions make this year’s 2021. The overwhelming majority of projects – 88 percent – STIP more robust. Increased state revenues, predictable are designed to take care of MoDOT’s existing system. www.modot.org 16 17
New Initiatives • Transportation decisions can have very different economic, environmental and health effects on different MINNESOTA populations, whose trust in government cannot be assumed. In summer 2016, MnDOT will launch its Wildly Important Goal 2.0, an agency-wide initiative to earn customer trust by advancing equity among Minnesota’s diverse populations and improving intentional customer engagement. • MnDOT will work with general contractors and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) to remove barriers to participation and employment at all stages of MnDOT construction projects resulting in accelerated hiring of minorities and women as well as increasing DBE firm participation. • MnDOT will continue to reduce disparities in its workforce in the employment of racial and ethnic minorities, women, and people with disabilities as compared to the available Minnesota labor force. The agency also will provide comprehensive training and development opportunities for leaders at all levels of the agency.
the state highway system). The research team found that Charles A. Zelle drones could help MnDOT decrease the rising costs of Commissioner bridge inspection while minimizing safety risks. • Added real-time photos of road conditions from 92 Accomplishments camera locations along state roads and interstates to • Identified more than $63 million in savings statewide the 511 traveler information system. These cameras are as part of agency’s Enhancing Financial Effectiveness in addition to the more than 800 traffic cameras already initiative. This included applying emerging pavement displaying road condition information on the 511 system. research to optimize pavement thickness, deploying tow • Installed the Rural Intersection Conflict Warning Systems plows and installing LED lights. at 54 high-risk locations around the state to help reduce • Instituted an asset and property management program to crashes and improve safety. ensure the long-term viability of the $38 billion in state • Installed $6.5 million of new rail crossing signals and gates, assets MnDOT manages. and replaced older equipment to reduce train crashes • Received recognition from the Federal Highway with vehicles and pedestrians. Administration and Federal Transit Administration for • Completed the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT’s) final phase of 20-Year State Highway Investment Plan. a three-year • Used the Construction Manager/General Contractor project installing delivery method for the first time on two large bridge signs to mark construction projects. As a result, Roads and Bridges the 800-mile Looking Ahead named the first project, the Winona Bridge, one of the top Mississippi River 10 bridges of 2015. bicycle trail in • MnDOT will continue to seek a long-term, sustainable • MnDOT will continue its environmental efforts that support Minnesota. source of funding for Minnesota’s transportation system. Minnesota’s quality of life, including working with five • Tested effectiveness of using drones to aid in the inspection of Minnesota’s 20,000+ bridges (4,500 of which are on Current estimates show that during the 20-year planning other state DOTs and the Federal Highway Administration period of 2018 to 2037, Minnesota will see a shortfall of to enhance pollinator habitat along the I-35 corridor, the $18 billion in funding necessary to provide a transportation Monarch Highway. system that addresses congestion and meets the needs of • MnDOT is committed to ensuring that transportation Minnesota businesses. is accessible to all users. One way it is doing that, for • Traveler safety on state roadways remains a top priority example, is by installing accessible pedestrian signals for the agency. MnDOT will continue to participate with across the state as it upgrades intersections on state the state’s multi-agency Toward Zero Deaths effort and roadways. www.mndot.gov its goal of reducing traffic fatalities to 300 or fewer on Minnesota roadways by 2020. 18 19
New Initiatives Ohio became the third state to assume NEPA assignment in lieu of traditional FHWA responsibilities for environmental OHIO related actions. As a result, we forecast significantly faster project delivery as well as $23 million in annual savings. As part of a steady progression toward a data-focused approach to managing the transportation system, in 2016 ODOT introduced an innovative asset management plan, combining technology, aggressive preservation treatments, and increased collaboration between capital and maintenance personnel as well as business partners. With little additional funding, the plan will redirect an estimated $300 million back to preservation, safety and capacity enhancements over six years. Leading the way for all other Ohio agencies, ODOT launched its largest-ever non-construction project, a $33 million initiative to modernize and integrate a range of business operations--including finance, human resources, capital program and facilities--on a single technical platform.
of compliance to a spirit of commitment as we promote Jerry Wray diversity and provide equitable opportunities among all Director ODOT employees and business partners—especially small and disadvantaged businesses. Accomplishments ODOT released the OHGO App for Apple and Android From 2011 to 2016, Ohio invested $12 billion in 5,856 phones—a solid step forward from the popular website projects, including 41 major projects made possible OHGO.com. The mobile application gives users real- by the state’s $3 billion Jobs and Transportation time traffic conditions, travel delay times, construction Plan. In fiscal year 2016 alone, Ohio Department of information, custom travel alerts, and access to 600 highway Transportation (ODOT) awarded 1,022 projects totaling cameras across the state. $2 billion. In preparation for the 2016 Republican National We are advancing our maintenance operations with new Convention, ODOT personnel teamed with Cleveland technologies such as GPS and video in trucks, innovative public safety agencies, the state highway patrol, and research and development of equipment, new approaches the U.S. Secret Service to plan for possible to “borderless” staffing to meet needs where they arise, contingencies and all-weather safety jackets for 2,379 maintenance and provide safe employees—a first in ODOT history. and efficient transportation Through our facilities master plan, ODOT has built 30 new conditions. Looking Ahead highway maintenance facilities, with 11 more on schedule for completion. Based on findings of a statewide disparity study, ODOT set ODOT advanced by two years the rehabilitation of its 2017-19 DBE goals at 15.6%, up from 8.9% previously. We busiest bridge – carrying Interstate 480 in Cleveland—and After just one year in operation, theDivision of Opportunity, also await USDOT’s response to a waiver request for race- thus will save Ohio nearly $18 million. The project will Diversity & Inclusion is leading ODOT’s culture from a will conscious goals. Our request proposes three options for begin in 2017 with a new four-lane bridge between the two reducing racial disparity--none of which excludes specific existing structures, avoiding the need for lane closures and groups from participation in DBE goals, and each option the crippling congestion that would result. has the potential to reduce recidivism within the DBE ODOT looks forward to hosting the 2017 MAASTO community. Conference, July 25-27, in Cleveland featuring a special In preparation for future opportunities and challenges, host dinner at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. ODOT continues to develop a technology-based approach Go to transportation.ohio.gov/MAASTO2017 for more to systems management, operations, and project information. www.transportation.ohio.gov development. 20 21
New Initiatives Moving freight efficiently is vital to our economy and public safety. With overall U.S. freight traffic expected to grow WISCONSIN by 45% over the next 25 years, growing demands are being placed on our surface, air and water transportation systems. WisDOT freight-related efforts include: • Development of the state’s first long-range multimodal freight plan which will provide the policy framework to guide investment decisions relative to freight mobility out to the year 2040. The plan will take a comprehensive look at the existing freight system and incorporate extensive input from public and private stakeholders to help develop performance measures and an implementation strategy. Development of a draft plan is underway with a finalized plan expected to be in place by the end of the year. • Input from Wisconsin’s 45-member Freight Advisory Committee (FAC) will play a key role in developing the statewide freight plan. Created in 2014, the FAC includes private freight industry stakeholders from across the state representing all modes. The committee provides vital freight sector guidance related to freight-related policies, processes and projects.
year including motorists, public transit and airport users Mark Gottlieb, P.E. along with the 800,000 passengers that use Amtrak’s pop- Secretary ular Hiawatha Service between Milwaukee and Chicago annually. In June of this year, officials marked completion of an 18-month, $22 million project to renovate the facili- Accomplishments ty’s train passenger concourse which now features a mez- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) zanine spanning all five tracks accessible by stairs, esca- continues to move forward with improvements to several lator or elevator. Other improvements include enhanced key transportation corridors and facilities including the Zoo lighting, signing and public address systems that replace Interchange in Milwaukee, I-41 in northeast Wisconsin, and an outdated, 50-year-old train shed. I-39/90 between Madison and the Illinois state line. With a • A state-of-the-art Safety and Weight Enforcement Fa- focus on public safety, economic growth and maintaining cility (SWEF) along US 2/53 south of Superior enhances existing infrastructure, the department is supporting mul- safety for all travelers including ever-increasing freight ti-modal efforts to efficiently move people and commerce. traffic. The $13.5 million SWEF features two indoor truck • State and local officials gathered in June of 2016 to cele- inspection bays, along with weigh-in-motion scales that brate completion of the $198 million Core 1 phase of the can determine a truck’s weight as it travels on the high- Zoo Interchange project in Milwaukee. Wisconsin’s bus- way. Located along a key freight and traffic corridor, Looking Ahead iest interchange moves 350,000 vehicles daily and plays the modernized SWEF, completed early in an important role in moving the five million people who 2016, replaces an obsolete facility from • Cold-in-place (CIP) pavement recycling is showing when entering a work zone: slow down and be alert. annually visit the Milwaukee County Zoo, Wisconsin State the 1960s. potential to save time, money and natural resources. CIP WisDOT has made sets of the strips available to county Fair Park and Miller Park. Work on the Core 2 phase of involves use of inter-connected paving equipment that highway departments across the state, and for the first the interchange project is underway and represents the mills off worn asphalt, mixes in an asphaltic rejuvenator, time this year, asked private contractors to utilize the largest let in WisDOT history – nearly $315 million. then places the revitalized pavement back down in rumble strips on about a dozen state highway projects. • The Milwaukee Intermodal Station serves as a key trans- one continuous process. Along with conserving natural • Traffic queue warning systems also show potential in portation gateway used by over 1.3 million travelers each resources, the process avoids the need to haul asphalt slowing traffic entering work zones and preventing to and from a recycling plant. The new technique can dangerous rear-end collisions. The systems use traffic reduce overall costs up to 17 percent per mile compared speed sensors connected to electronic message signs that to traditional methods, and is used where pavement warn motorists of a potential traffic back-up. As vehicles surface is deteriorating but underlying subgrade remains approach a work zone and speeds drop below 40 miles in good shape. per hour, the system senses a traffic back-up developing. • Temporary portable rumble strips enhance the safety of This activates electronic signs warning motorists to slow motorists and construction zone workers. Typically used down and be prepared to stop. As part of a pilot project, www.wisconsindot.gov during flagging operations, the strips send motorists a the systems are being evaluated at Interstate work zones potentially life-saving message they can feel and hear along I-39/90 north of Janesville and I-39 in Stevens Point. 22 23
MAASTO BY THE NUMBERS MAASTO MAP
Region Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Ohio Wisconsin Total
Population (in millions) 12.9 6.6 3.1 2.9 4.4 9.9 5.4 6.0 11.6 5.7 68.5
# of MPOs 15 14 9 5 9 13 8 8 17 14 112
State Gross Domestic
General Info General $724.8 $311.2 $166.8 $142.4 $183.6 $416.8 $307.3 $276.7 $562.8 $284.7 $3,377.1 Product (in billions)
# Miles of Roads 145,708 97,553 114,429 140,687 79,598 122,141 138,767 131,900 115,145 1,209,225 123,297
# Bridges - Total 26,535 19,107 24,293 25,046 14,189 11,064 12,884 24,375 26,972 14,109 198,574
# Miles of Freight Rail 6,986 4,075 3,869 4,855 2,608 3,542 4,450 3,957 5,288 3,449 43,079
# of Major Airports 17 11 7 10 6 20 9 11 12 9 112 Assets
# Major Ports 3 5 - - 2 13 4 4 9 3 43
# Miles of Waterway 1,100 350 490 120 1,590 - 260 1,030 440 230 5,610
# Border Points of Entry - - - - - 3 7 - - - 10
Value of Freight Flow $1,400 $712 $326 $335 $522 $970 $492 $497 $1,100 $500 $6,854 (in billions)
Tons of Freight Flow 1,300 756 517 420 574 675 672 585 946 490 6,934 (in millions)
# licensed drivers (in 8.3 4.5 2.1 2.0 3.0 7.0 3.3 4.3 8.0 4.2 46.7 millions)
# of registered vehicles 10.2 5.6 3.5 2.6 4.0 8.2 5.2 5.8 10.4 5.3 60.8 (in millions) Traffic Average Annual Vehicles 105.3 78.3 31.6 30.2 47.0 95.1 57.0 69.5 112.8 59.5 686.3 Miles of Travel (in billions) # Commercial airline enplanements 43.4 4.3 1.7 0.9 5.0 18.0 16.6 11.6 9.7 5 116 (in millions) Annual transit ridership 674.2 34.7 22.7 7.5 27.1 98.7 103.6 68.2 112.6 71 1,220 (all modes, in millions)
Source: USDOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2013 data www.maasto.net