Innovative But Familiar: Delivering Chisholm Trail Parkway Mar k A. Bouma , P.E. Technical Oversight Leader N orth Texas Tollway Authority O c t o b e r 1 7 , 2 0 1 2 ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Who We Are – History . Origins with Texas Turnpike Authority . Dallas North Tollway opened in 1968 . Created in 1997 as a Texas political subdivision . First TollTag issued in 1989 . First option to build toll roads ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Who We Are Now ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● NTTA Growth The first 15 years (1997-2012) 1997 2012* Total Revenue $66.3 million $480.8 million Toll Revenue $53.8 million $459.8 million Operating Budget $11.5 million $117.4 million Outstanding Debt $1.6 billion $9 billion Center-line Miles 21 111 Lane Miles 124 824 Employees 228 733 Transactions 125 million 565 million Toll Tags to Date 2,622,324 Counties with Toll Roads (Open / In Construction) 2 5 * Estimates for System and Special Projects System ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Creating Organizational Change . Traditional Engineering Department would not scale to handle increased work load . Reviewed other major transportation organizations to learn from their large project management systems – DFW Airport ($2.1 billion, 5 years) – Florida Turnpike Enterprise ($5 billion, 5 years) – T Rex, Colorado ($1.7 billion, 5 years) – I-15, Salt Lake City ($1.6 billion, open for 2002 Olympics) – Illinois Tollway ($5 billion, 10 years) ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Lessons Learned From Other Program Management Organizations . Clearly Defined Decision-Making Process . Manager Responsible to Deliver Programs/Corridors . Effective Communication and Coordination is Mandatory . Focused Schedule and Cost Control Approach . Flexible Resources Approach to Meet Program Demands . Co-Located/Integrated Agency and Consultant Team . Ability to Handle Projects in Various Stages in a Consistent Manner . Delivery Methods Decisions Were Based on the Agency’s Ability to Deliver ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● NTTA PMO Implementation . Created Project Delivery Department led by Assistant Executive Director and Director of Project Delivery . Corridor Manager – concept to concrete . New tools to manage and deliver consistent results – Quality Management System (QMS) . Document existing processes . New manuals (Design, Construction, ROW, etc.) . Project Estimating Templates – Enterprise Project Delivery System (EPDS) – Schedule & budget tracking with executive dash board – ISO 9001 compliant – annual audits ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Project Delivery — Organizational Chart ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Quality Management System ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Process Manuals ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Cost Control . Program Master Schedule . Design to Budget . Value Engineering . Forecasting . Change Order Process / Procedures . Risk Management . Project Delivery – Packaging / Methods . Bid Scheduling ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Estimating Templates ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Web-Based Management System . Access . Accountability . Audit Benefits Cost and Schedule – Reduces coordination errors – Reduces travel & delivery costs – Saves project management expense – Eliminates lag time in moving information – Encourages timely responses Reporting – Improves coordination & communication – Enforces standards and procedures – Establishes accountability - provides an audit trail ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Transparency in Financial Reporting . Monthly Project Delivery Report – Corridor progress reports – Program status reports – schedule and financial – Major consultant expenditures – Letting schedule . Bond documents . NTTA budgets & expenditures ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Project Delivery — Organizational Chart ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● PMO – Lessons Learned . Rapidly mobilized new organization to respond to change . Developed valuable procedures and standardization . Too many layers and levels – Message diluted – Delayed decision making – Difficulties in resolving conflicts . Responsibility without authority . Contractors confused – who’s in charge? ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● PMO ver. 2 . Size of the program shrinking . Reorganized the PMO structure – PMO functional leads report to staff subject matter experts – Eliminated senior PMO management layers – Senior staff member involved in day-to-day activities . Decisions on budget, schedule, quality stay in-house ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Compressed Organization ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Chisholm Trail Parkway . Limits: I-30 to U.S. 67 . Length: 27.6 miles . NTTA’s first project in Tarrant and Johnson counties ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Project Overview Section Limits 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 1 I-30/Summit Ave. 2 Rogers Rd. to S. of Arborlawn 2B At Hulen St. and UPRR Davidson Yard 2C Forest Park Blvd. to S. of Hulen St. Arborlawn to Overton Ridge – 3A local access improvements 3B S. of Arborlawn to S. of Overton Ridge 4 S. of Overton Ridge to S. of Altamesa 5 S. of Altamesa to FM 1187 6 FM 1187 to U.S. 67 ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Chisholm Trail Parkway History . 1960’s: First added to transportation plan . 1997: Completed 1st traffic and revenue study . TxDOT led environmental clearance while NTTA led development of schematics . 2008: Southwest Parkway and Chisholm Trail Parkway combined into one project . Total project cost estimated at $1.8 billion ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Project Parameters • Corridor Design Aesthetics, per Corridor Master Plan • Rails • Lighting • Bridge Design • Landscape/trees • Monuments • “Parkway Feel” • Reduced Speeds • I-30 to north of SH 183 50 mph • North of SH 183 to Altamesa 60 mph • Altamesa to U.S. 67 70 mph • Additional $0.04/mile for CMP ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Funding Gap 00/00/00 Chisholm Trail Parkway Construction $$$$$$$ A lot of dollars North Texas Tollway Authority ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Solving the Funding Gap Considered value engineering and staging/ phasing of construction: . Reduced pavement thickness . Use of RAP in HMA . Balanced the earthwork for the entire project, not just within a section . Deferred construction of several direct connectors . Deferred construction of ultimate roadway section in allowable areas ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Financing the Project . Applied for federal assistance (TIGER and TIFIA) . Received $116 million TIGER grant . Did not receive TIFIA loan . Looked at innovative financing – entered into TELA with TxDOT to reduce borrowing costs Brought costs down to $1.4 billion ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Par tnership at Work NTTA TxDOT Tarrant County Johnson RTC County City of Fort Worth ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Funding Contributions . TxDOT: $154.3 million . RTC: $322.1 million . City of Forth Worth: $56.5 million . NTTA equity contribution: $328.4 million . Previous NTTA contribution: $68.3 million . Revenue bonds: $668.9 million . Revenue during construction: $2.5 million ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● CTP Project Management Plan . Goal – to deliver quality NTTA projects on time and within budget . Expand opportunities for professional services firms and contractors . Define daily management structure and reporting . Consultant and contractor training in NTTA tools . Keep the public involved and informed ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● CTP Project Organization Chart ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Project Updates www.ntta.org General information: 817-916-5105 Lane closures: 817-207-0184 Facebook [email protected] ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● 31 Chisholm Trail Parkway Traffic Updates • Updated daily • NTTA website • 817-207-0184 ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● Chisholm Trail Update Weekly e-Newsletter • Emailed to you or available on the NTTA website • Send an email to [email protected] to subscribe ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● ● provide a safe and reliable toll road system ● increase value and mobility options for our customers ● operate the Authority in a businesslike manner ● protect our bondholders ● partner to meet our region's growing need for transportation MISSIONinfrastructure. ● North Texas Tollway Authority ● .