6TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

1. 6THANNUAL CONFERENCE

2. Harris County Toll Road Authority Asset Management & Operations Presented to the Association for the Management and Operations of Transportation Infrastructure Assets

3. Harris County Toll Road Authority The Toll Road Authority was created by Harris County Commissioners Court in 1983 after Harris County voters approved a referendum to release $900 million in bonds to construct toll roads in the rapidly growing Greater Houston Metropolitan area. Harris County Toll Road Authority provides a transportation option to help address regional growth that is independent of State planning or funding, which cannot support the mobility needs of that region.The toll rate is the funding mechanism used by the HCTRA to construct, operate and maintain the needed infrastructure. 

4. Summary of System Assets • 120 Centerline miles (682 lane miles)* • 191 Bridge structures • 10 Mainlane toll plazas • 80 Ramp toll plazas • 10 Pump stations • 6 EZ Tag storefronts • 208 Overhead sign structures • 6,000+ Small signs • 3,257 Roadway + 63 high-mast lights • 1,023 acres of right-of-way (ROW) * Coming Spring 2015: Tomball Tollway (6.74 centerline miles)

5. A major challengefor a transportation agency is solving how to maintain aging infrastructure to accommodate growing or densely populated regions. The condition of infrastructure will influence the commerce, growth, and standard of living in a region.

6. Comprehensive Maintenance Program “Toll-paying users expect a high rate of service and that the assets will be maintained in a good state of repair.” - Moody’s September 2014 Both Moody’s and Fitch released credit rating reports on U.S. toll roads.

7. Three strategies to preserve, maintain and repairthe existing system.

8. Three strategies to preserve, maintain and repairthe existing system.

9. Material Procurement • Supply and store all utilized material • Established 140 material Purchase Order (P.O.) • Harris County is able to utilize its size to acquire contracts with major material supply vendors: • Lowe’s • Sherwin Williams • Grainger • Fastenal • HD Supply

10. Routine/Preventative Maintenance • HCTRA Maintenance Department (24 hrs/365 days) • 1 Maintenance Operation Manager • 10 Maintenance Section Supervisors • Roadway Maintenance Contract (Jorgensen) • 108 Contract full-time employees • Facility Maintenance Contract (ICA) • 25 Contract full-time employees • Utility Service Contracts • Pump stations • Generators • Lift stations • Water wells • Sanitary holding tanks

11. Routine/Preventative Maintenance Routine Roadway Maintenance Contract (Jorgensen) $12.5 million annual contract (defined cycle work and manpower) Cycle: Sweeping, mowing, landscaping, litter pickup, lane cleaning and system lighting Manpower: potholes, guardrail and barrier rail repair, inlet cleaning, sign replacement, etc.

12. Routine/Preventative Maintenance Facility Maintenance Contract (ICA) $2.5 million annual contract (defined cycle work and manpower) Maintain: 10 mainlane toll plazas 80 toll ramp plazas 3 administration buildings HVAC and utilities hub buildings at unmanned toll facilities

13. Typical Program Lifecycle

14. Maintenance Program Lifecycle Plan Report Budget Evaluate Execute Schedule

15. Evaluate • Evaluate costs: • Quarter-to-quarter • Year-to-year • Evaluate contracts: • Year-to-year • Evaluate manpower utilization: • Month-to-month • Year-to-year • Evaluate the condition: • Monthly service request • Maintenance contractor condition assessment • Bi-annual superintendent section inspection • TxDOT off-system bridge inspections • Annual system inspection report

16. Evaluate Contract and Material Usage High material costs: • Paint: cut paint costs in half • From $225k annually • Roller vs. spraying • Shifted to night schedule • Delineators: cut costs in half • Type and location • Manpower utilization: • Raised Pavement Marking (RPM) installation • More effective to perform with maintenance contract labor • Short-load concrete: • Self-batch trailer mixer with maintenance contract labor • Fabricate toll booths • Cheaper and more efficient to fabricate in-house

17. Evaluate Process Process changes (Facility / Roadway / Tolling): • Closures for preventative maintenance/ to repair booth HVAC system & lighting • Closures to replace delineators and maintain REACTs • Closures to clean lanes & repair pavement • Closures to replace / maintain toll equipment • Impacts: • Cost of multiple closures by different contractors • Possibility of multiple disruptions at one plaza location • Uncontrolled working environments • Lost toll revenue

18. Evaluate Process Cooperative Preventative Maintenance: coordinate various contractors’ maintenance closures to occur concurrently

19. Evaluate Results Ave. $23.6 M Lane miles

20. Evaluate Condition By satisfying the senior lien revenue bond indenture, the Annual System Inspection Report is the basis of the yearly Restoration and Replacement Maintenance Projects (R&R Projects) budget forecast. The Annual System Inspection Report identifies system-wide deficiencies within the existing facility and roadway infrastructure, and outlines a two to five year implementation plan. HCTRA Maintenance then determines whether to correct these deficiencies by either incorporating the repair into theRoutine / Preventative Maintenance Program (O&M), or acquiring additional engineering consulting support to develop future Restoration and Replacement Maintenance Projectson an annual basis.

21. Evaluate Condition

23. Maintenance R&R Projects • Last 5 Years Completed Projects Worth $58.7 Million • Currently $10.2 Million in Active Projects • Letting $24.4 Million in Projects by Year End

24. Unexpected

25. THANK YOU • Quinton Alberto, P.E. • Harris County Toll Road Authority • Assistant Director- Maintenance & Traffic Engineering • E-mail: Quinton.Alberto@HCTRA.org