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West Virginia Multi-Modal LRTP Acknowledgements The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) gratefully acknowledges the commitment, cooperation, and professional contributions of the following: Core Team Paul Mattox, Secretary of Transportation, WVDOT Marvin Murphy, State Highway Engineer, WVDOT, Division of Highways Danny Ellis, Business Manager, WVDOT Robert Pennington, Director, WVDOT Program Planning and Administration Division Policy Committee Paul Mattox Patrick Donovan Jeff Blanton William Phipps Keith Wood Marvin Murphy Cindy Cramer Ed Compton Bob Muransky Bill Robinson Danny Ellis Lisa Dooley Harry Bergstrom Mark Felton Robert Plymale Robert Pennington Michele Craig Richard Thompson James Mylott William Raney Steven Cole Greg Bailey Earl Ray Tomblin Fred Rader Fred Durham Darrell Allen Ben Hark Michael Clowser John Brown Joe Denault Cindy Butler Greg Barr Steve Roberts Robert Gordon Darrell Buttrick Susan O’Connell Alice Taylor Patricia Hamilton Bill Austin Dennis Strawn Susan Chernenko Richard Warner Randy Durst Kelly Goes Modal Executives Paul Mattox, Commissioner of Highways, WVDOT Cindy Butler, Executive Director, West Virginia State Rail Authority Susan O’Connell, Director, WVDOT Division of Public Transit Susan Chernenko, Director, WVDOT Aeronautics Commission Patrick Donovan, Director, West Virginia Public Port Authority Federal Highway Administration Jeff Blanton, Planning Engineer, Federal Highway Administration Ed Compton, Director of Engineering and Operations, Federal Highway Administration Kevin Burgess, Planning and Research Engineer, Federal Highway Administration Other Participating Staff Robert Pennington, Director, WVDOT Program Planning and Administration Division Robert Watson, Special Programs, WVDOT Program Planning and Administration Division Perry Keller, Statewide and Urban Planning Unit Leader, WVDOT Program Planning and Administration Division Consulting Team Wilbur Smith Associates Geary Plaza, Suite 210 700 Washington Street, East Charleston, WV 25301 Table of Contents Section 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Background .................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Stakeholder and Public Participation .......................................................................................... 1-2 1.2.1 Core Team ................................................................................................................................. 1-2 1.2.2 Plan Policy Committee.............................................................................................................. 1-3 1.2.3 Public Meetings ........................................................................................................................ 1-4 1.2.4 Project Website ......................................................................................................................... 1-7 1.3 Plan Visions and Goals .................................................................................................................. 1-7 Section 2. Historic Funding and Expenditures ...................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Funds Used to Finance Programs ................................................................................................ 2-1 2.3 WVDOT Transportation Programs ............................................................................................. 2-2 2.3.1 Division of Motor Vehicles ....................................................................................................... 2-2 2.3.2 Division of Highways ............................................................................................................... 2-2 2.3.3 State Rail Authority .................................................................................................................. 2-2 2.3.4 Division of Public Transit ......................................................................................................... 2-3 2.3.5 Public Port Authority ................................................................................................................ 2-3 2.3.6 Aeronautics Commission .......................................................................................................... 2-3 2.3.7 West Virginia Turnpike ............................................................................................................ 2-3 2.3.8 Budget Summary....................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.4 Historical Revenue Trends............................................................................................................ 2-4 2.4.1 Source of Information ............................................................................................................... 2-4 2.4.2 Revenue Sources ....................................................................................................................... 2-4 2.4.3 Key Observations ...................................................................................................................... 2-8 2.5 Historical Expenditure Trends ..................................................................................................... 2-9 2.5.1 Expenditure Types .................................................................................................................... 2-9 2.5.2 Key Observations .................................................................................................................... 2-12 2.6 Impact of Inflation ....................................................................................................................... 2-13 2.6.1 Inflation Factors ...................................................................................................................... 2-13 2.6.2 Revenues ................................................................................................................................. 2-16 2.6.3 Expenditures ........................................................................................................................... 2-18 2.7 Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 2-18 Section 3. Revenue Forecast and Gap Analysis ..................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Transportation Funding Sources ................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1.1 Historic Trends in Highway Funding ........................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Transportation Revenue Forecast ................................................................................................ 3-3 3.2.1 Forecast Revenue from Motor Fuels Tax .................................................................................. 3-3 3.2.2 Forecast Revenue from Federal Sources ................................................................................... 3-3 3.2.3 Forecast Revenue from Privilege Tax ....................................................................................... 3-4 3.2.4 Forecast Revenue from Registration, License Taxes and Other Sources.................................. 3-4 3.2.5 Impacts of Inflation ................................................................................................................... 3-4 3.3 Alternative Funding Levels ........................................................................................................... 3-6 3.4 Revenues to Achieve FY1999 Funding Levels ............................................................................. 3-7 3.5 Policy Committee Revenue Scenario ........................................................................................... 3-9 3.6 Potential Role of Toll Roads to Fund Select Corridors .............................................................. 3-9 3.6.1 Overview of Prior Studies ......................................................................................................... 3-9 3.6.2 West Virginia Eastern Panhandle Corridors Traffic and Revenue Report .............................. 3-10 3.6.3 West Virginia U.S. Route 35 Corridor Traffic and Revenue Report ...................................... 3-11 3.6.4 Applicability of Prior Studies ................................................................................................. 3-12 3.6.5 Analysis of Prior Studies......................................................................................................... 3-13 3.6.6 Potential Contribution of Toll Studies to the Plan .................................................................. 3-13 Section 4. Highway and Bridge Needs .................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Highway Assets .............................................................................................................................. 4-1 4.2 Highway Needs ............................................................................................................................... 4-2
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