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George Washington Lead Change

George Washington Lead Change. December 25, 1776, Trenton, New Jersey. Must We Continue to Change?. Are we getting the resources we need? Future outlook positive/problematic? Fulfilling expectations/falling short? Communicating with stakeholders? Being defined by detractors?

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George Washington Lead Change

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  1. George Washington Lead Change December 25, 1776, Trenton, New Jersey

  2. Must We Continue to Change? • Are we getting the resources we need? • Future outlook positive/problematic? • Fulfilling expectations/falling short? • Communicating with stakeholders? • Being defined by detractors? • Do we have credibility? • Elected Officials • Media • Customers

  3. Unemployment

  4. Fatalities Per 100 Million VMT

  5. What are we doing about this?

  6. Reauthorization • Senate Side – Environmental and Public Works (EPW) Committee • Only FHWA portion (no revenue) • House – Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee

  7. Every Day Counts Technologies • Warm Mix Asphalt • Adaptive Signal Controls • Safety Edge • Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil • Prefabricated Bridge Elements http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts/

  8. Prefabricated Bridge Elements • Partial-depth deck panels • Full-depth deck panels • Beam and decking integrated systems • Pier caps, column, and/or footings • Abutment wall, wingwall, and/or footing • Contact: • Tim Cupples (202) 366-1342 timothy.cupples@dot.gov • Ben Beerman (404)562-3930 benjamin.beerman@dot.gov

  9. Everyday Counts Project Delivery • Planning and environmental linkages • Legal sufficiency enhancements • Expanding use of programmatic agreements • Use of in-lieu fee and mitigation banking • Clarifying the scope of preliminary design • Flexibilities in right-of-way • Flexibilities in utility accommodations and relocation • Enhanced technical assistance on delayed EISs • Design build (DB) and construction manager/ general contractor (CMGC) contracting

  10. CMGC and DB workshops Workshop been held in • New Hampshire (Design Build) • Utah CMGC • Workshops to be held • Tennessee to be reschedule • Contact Jerry Blanding – (410) 962-2253 jerry.blanding@dot.gov

  11. AASHTO–AGC–ARTBA-FHWA • Best practices for utilities • Planned synthesis to capture best practices in utilities construction • Advance the use of Civil Integrated Management (CIM) • Reenergize the value of partnering • Planned delivery of workshops • Start January 2012 as requested

  12. AASHTO–AGC–ARTBA-FHWA • Enhance the delivery/deployment of innovation • Websites listing innovation evaluations • http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/contracts/pnpapprovals/index.cfm?CFID=7054069&CFTOKEN=68657382 • http://apel.transportation.org/ • Construction baseline review • Intelligent construction systems and technologies • Construction equipment webinars

  13. Training Updates • NHI utilities coordination • Contact: Rob Elliot (404) 562-3941 rob.elliot@dot.gov • 2-day Writing Highway Construction Specifications • Contact: Bernie Kuta (720) 963-3204 bernie.kuta@dot.gov

  14. Transportation Construction Management (TCM) Pooled Fund • Pooled fund program initiated – October 2010; Lead State: Colorado DOT • Jake Kononov jake.kononov@dot.state.co.uc • Commitments from CO, GA, IA, MT, NC, TX • Suggested contribution: $25,000/yr 3-years • Prioritization of tasks in August 2011 • Other states are welcome to join the pooled fund program: http://www.pooledfund.org/projectdetails.asp?id=1280&status=1

  15. Turner Fairbanks Highway Research Center • Performance based prequalification • Index based estimation • Guidelines for different delivery methods • Planned • Best practices for utilities construction • Best practices for quality assurance of local administered projects Contact: Richard Bradbury, 202-493-3061, richard.bradbury@dot.gov

  16. Conclusion • Innovation Ingrained • Not Just Permitted – But Celebrated • Continuous Improvement Mindset • From Front Office to Front Lines • From Skunkworks to Stakeholders • Creative/Consistency to tug • From Imagination to Image

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