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Financial Needs of Counties and Municipalities for Highways and Bridges PENNSYLVANIA STATE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES FOR HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES F I N A L R E P O R T DECEMBER 2011 Financial Needs of Counties and Municipalities for Highways and Bridges The Pennsylvania State Transportation Advisory Committee The Pennsylvania State Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) was established in 1970 by Act 120 of the State Legislature, which also created the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The Advisory Committee has two primary duties. First, the Committee "consults with and advises the State Transportation Commission and the Secretary of Transportation on behalf of all transportation modes in the Commonwealth." In fulfilling this task, the Committee assists the Commission and the Secretary "in the determination of goals and the allocation of available resources among and between the alternate modes in the planning, development, and maintenance of programs, and technologies for transportation systems." The second duty of the Advisory Committee is "to advise the several modes (about) the planning, programs, and goals of the Department and the State Transportation Commission." The Committee undertakes in-depth studies on important issues and serves as a valuable liaison between PennDOT and the general public. The Advisory Committee consists of the following members: the Secretary of Transportation; the heads (or their designees) of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), Public Utility Commission, Department of Environmental Protection, and the Governor's Policy Office; two members of the State House of Representatives; two members of the State Senate; and 19 public members—seven appointed by the Governor, six by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and six by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Public members with experience and knowledge in the transportation of people and goods are appointed to represent a balanced range of backgrounds (industry, labor, academic, consulting, and research) and the various transportation modes. Appointments are made for a three-year period and members may be reappointed. The Chair of the Committee is annually designated by the Governor from among the public members. FINAL REPORT i Pennsylvania State Transportation Advisory Committee Acknowledgements TAC Members Hon. Robert F. Powelson ChairU Chairman, Public Utility Commission Mr. Louis C. Schultz, Jr. Hon. John C. Rafferty, Jr. Transportation Consultant Pennsylvania State Senate, District 44 Cumberland County Mr. Robert T. Regola, III MembersU McCormick Taylor, Inc. Hon. Barry J. Schoch, P.E. Westmoreland County Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Mr. Sean M. Reilly, Esq. Roscommon International Inc. Ms. Jennifer Branstetter Philadelphia County Secretary of Planning and Policy Office of the Governor Mr. John (Jack) Rutter, P.E. IA Construction Corporation (ret.) Mr. Roy E. Brant, Ph.D. York County Edinboro University (ret.), Crawford County Mr. Gustave Scheerbaum, III, P.E. Mr. Brad J. Cober Consultant, Philadelphia County Somerset County Court Administrator Mr. Jeffrey J. Stroehmann Mr. Thomas C. Geanopulos JDM Consultants, Union County Marketing Consultant (ret.), Allegheny County Hon. Ronald Tomalis Hon. George Greig Secretary Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Education Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Mr. Michael W. Untermeyer, Esq. Hon. Anthony V. Herzog William-Michael Associates Commissioner, Wayne County Philadelphia County Hon. David S. Hickernell Mr. Ronald G. Wagenmann Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Manager, Upper Merion Township District 98 Montgomery County Hon. Richard A. Kasunic Hon. C. Alan Walker Pennsylvania State Senate, District 32 Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Hon. Michael Krancer Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Mr. Charles F. Welker, P.E. Environmental Protection EADS Group, Inc. (ret.), Blair County Mr. Joseph Mangarella Ms. Mary Worthington Carol Ann Fashions (ret.), Cambria County Wellsboro Area Chamber of Commerce Mr. Joel B. McNeil Tioga County Brookville Equipment Corporation ActingUA Executive Secretary Jefferson County Ms. Julie Harmantzis Ms. Fran O’Brien Office of the State Transportation Delaware River Port Authority Commission and Transportation Advisory Philadelphia County Committee ii FINAL REPORT Financial Needs of Counties and Municipalities for Highways and Bridges Study Task Force PennDOTU Partners ChairU Ronald Wagenmann James Arey TAC Center for Program Development and Management MembersU Jessica Clark Louis Schultz Center for Program Development and TAC Chairman Management Dr. Roy Brant Bryan Kendro TAC Policy Office Brad Cober Tammy McElfresh TAC Bureau of Municipal Services Elam Herr James Ritzman PA State Association of Township Supervisors Deputy Secretary for Planning Anthony Herzog Natasha Schock TAC Policy Office Doug Hill Michael Schultz County Commissioners Association of PA Center for Program Development and Joe Mangarella Management TAC Larry Shifflet Bob Regola Center for Program Development and TAC Management Jack Rutter Ashley Shultz TAC Center for Program Development and Gustave Scheerbaum Management TAC Amy Sturges ConsultantU Staff PA League of Cities & Municipalities; PA State Brian Funkhouser Association of Township Commissioners Gannett Fleming, Inc. Ed Troxell Nicole Hendrickson PA State Association of Boroughs Delta Development Group, Inc. Julia Johnson Wordsworth Communications Dennis Lebo Project Manager, Gannett Fleming, Inc. Lisa Olszak Olszak Management Consulting Coleen Terry Delta Development Group, Inc. FINAL REPORT iii Pennsylvania State Transportation Advisory Committee Table of Contents Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 4 1. Local Government Structure ............................................................................................... 6 1.1 Pennsylvania’s Municipal Structure ......................................................................................... 6 2. Existing Trends and Conditions for Locally-owned Roadways and Bridges ...................... 9 2.1 Overview of Pennsylvania’s Roadway and Bridge Inventory ............................................... 9 2.2 Ownership of the Local System .............................................................................................. 11 2.2.1 Local Roadway Ownership .............................................................................................. 11 2.2.2 Local Bridge Ownership .................................................................................................. 14 2.3 Roadway Statistics .................................................................................................................... 16 2.3.1 Roadway Mileage .............................................................................................................. 16 2.3.2 PennDOT’s Highway Transfer “Turnback” Program ................................................. 19 2.3.3 Travel Demand ................................................................................................................. 20 2.3.4 Roadway Conditions ........................................................................................................ 21 2.3.5 Roadway Safety: Crashes by Roadway Type ................................................................. 22 2.4 Traffic Signals ........................................................................................................................... 23 3. Municipal Survey ............................................................................................................... 25 3.1 Survey Results ........................................................................................................................... 25 3.1.1 Municipality Types ........................................................................................................... 26 3.1.2 Miles of Local Roads ........................................................................................................ 27 3.1.3 Local Bridges ..................................................................................................................... 28 3.1.4 Annual Budget Sources and Funds ................................................................................ 28 3.1.5 Transportation Spending ................................................................................................ 29 3.1.6 Asset Management ........................................................................................................... 30 3.1.7 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) ................................................................................... 31 3.1.8 Road Conditions ............................................................................................................... 32 3.1.9 Annual Unmet Need ........................................................................................................ 32 3.1.10 Administration of Liquid Fuels Funding ...................................................................... 33 3.2 Extrapolations ..........................................................................................................................
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