MaineDOT Work Plan Calendar Years 2018-2019-2020 January 2018 January 2, 2018 MaineDOT Customers and Partners: At the beginning of each year, we at the Maine Department of Transportation publish our annual Work Plan, which spells out all of the projects and activities that we plan to construct or undertake over the next three years. In the months before we publish the Work Plan, we adjust the listings for the second and third years of the previous Work Plan to reflect changing conditions—revised project cost estimates, schedule updates, changes in the scope of work, or changes in available funding. We also add new work items for the new third year—in this case, for Calendar Year 2020. As you, our customers and transportation partners, go through this Work Plan for Calendar Years 2018-2019-2020, you may see that the work items listed suggest fresh areas of emphasis, which are driven by the performance of the transportation system. This year, safety is an emphasis area that merits special attention, as shown by the work-item listings that indicate where we will use the resources entrusted to the Department. Safety is deeply embedded in the Department’s mission and the culture, and has always been at the center of our work. Every project we build and every activity we conduct has safety aspects, and we can confidently say that safety is the #1 priority in every piece of our work. But after a decade of improvement, safety performance on the transportation system across America has been trending in the wrong direction, with vehicle crashes, injuries and fatalities increasing in parallel with the growth in vehicle miles traveled. In Maine, highway deaths have been inching their way back up to previous levels. And, certain segments of the traveling public are experiencing increasing incidence of crashes—for example, motorcycle fatalities have increased markedly in recent years, and the number of pedestrian fatalities per year in Maine has basically doubled in just four years. This year’s Work Plan provides us with tools to attack these trends, including: Continued addition of rumble strips to combat lane departure—still the deadliest crash type and still the highest focus of Maine’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan Sustained funding for bridge improvements and replacements, as recommended in the 2014 report, Keeping Our Bridges Safe Targeted outreach to communities that have experienced clusters of pedestrian crashes, with the goal to identify problem areas, both physical and behavioral, and develop strategies to tackle them Funding to address pedestrian infrastructure needs, as identified through that community outreach Upgrades to guardrail systems across the state to help bring our system to a higher standard Investments to improve specific intersections and other spot locations identified through collection and analysis of data Wrong-Way Initiatives: Pavement markings, signage and technological measures to reduce wrong- way driving on Interstate ramps ‘Went-off-Road’ Curve Mitigations: A package of improvements designed to reduce crashes where there is a high risk of vehicles going off the road Funding to design and construct improvements on our Interstate Highway System, with specific focus on I-295 north of Portland, where crash incidence is high Selection of targeted safety projects for the Work Plan involves MaineDOT staff from many disciplines, ensuring a broad-based prioritization that puts the most important safety issues at the top of the list. In 2017, the Department also convened a Task Force on Roadway Safety, comprised of representatives from various partner agencies and other entities. This group developed recommendations that are also incorporated in this Work Plan, such as installing additional Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) equipment, and updating the Department’s Complete Streets Policy. The Work Plan for Calendar Years 2018-2019-2020 also carries forward from previous Work Plans several other important themes underlying MaineDOT projects, programs and operations: A Transportation Asset Management approach—a framework for managing the full range of assets in our transportation system at an optimal cost over extended periods of time. Asset management is informed by both engineering and economic considerations, and is shaped by performance goals set up to meet customer expectations. The Roads Report: In line with recommendations of this 2016 report, we are shifting distribution of highway funding more toward road preservation, and less toward reconstruction or rehabilitation. The report also led to revised Highway Corridor Priority classifications, a new Cyclical Pavement Resurfacing Program, and corridor management plans for the highest-priority roadways. Keeping Our Bridges Safe: This 2014 report recommended increasing investment in our bridges, which we are continuing to do. Partnerships: The 2018-2019-2020 Work Plan continues funding for the Department’s Municipal Partnership Initiative, which provides funding to leverage local funds to make improvements on lower-priority state-jurisdiction roads; and for the Business Partnership Initiative, which provides funding to leverage public- and private-sector investment on state roadways, to support economic opportunity. Freight: MaineDOT is continuing investment on freight railroads and rail bridges, at ports and harbors, and on highway infrastructure that supports motor transport of goods in our state. Competitive Grants: MaineDOT will continue aggressively to pursue federal grants such as the TIGER or INFRA grants administered by USDOT and its administrations. Through these opportunities, we have been able to augment our financial resources in recent years, and expand our investments beyond the limitations of federal formula programs. This Work Plan lays out a $2.3 billion-plus roadmap to maintain and improve Maine’s transportation system over the next three years. During this administration, MaineDOT staff has worked methodically to make our agency more efficient and effective. I am proud of the work MaineDOT has accomplished to date, and confident that we will deliver the work for our transportation customers—on time and within our means. Please use the Work Plan to learn what MaineDOT is doing in your community and your region to enhance safety, individual mobility, economic prosperity and the quality of life for people who live, work and travel in our state. And, as always, I invite you to let me know what we can do to better serve you, our customers. Sincerely, David Bernhardt, Commissioner Maine Department of Transportation Contents Introduction The MaineDOT Work Plan - Calendar Years 2018-2019-2020 .................................................................... i Capital Projects and Programs ....................................................................................................................... i . Highway and Bridge Capital Work ................................................................................................ ii . Multimodal Capital Work ............................................................................................................... iv . Statewide Capital Programs ............................................................................................................ v Statewide Operations ....................................................................................................................................... vi . Highway and Bridge Maintenance and Operations ...................................................................... vi . Multimodal Operations .................................................................................................................... vi Resource Assumptions and Resource Allocation ........................................................................................... vii . Funding Sources ............................................................................................................................... vii . Resource Assumptions ..................................................................................................................... viii . Resource Allocation .......................................................................................................................... ix Project Prioritization and Selection ................................................................................................................ ix . Highway and Bridge Project Prioritization ................................................................................... x . Multimodal Project Prioritization .................................................................................................. xi Transportation Needs and Goals .................................................................................................................... xii Reading the Work Plan ................................................................................................................................... xiii . Work Plan Tabs ................................................................................................................................ xiii . The Work Plan Online ....................................................................................................................... xiv Counties • Androscoggin ………………………………………………………………...………………………….. 1 • Aroostook …………………………………………………………………............................................... 11 • Cumberland ………………………………………………………………..............................................