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CONCRETE 2009 The 9 th Annual Concrete Conference for the Maryland Transportation Industry. The Economy. ARRA – Stimulus Maryland. $430.9 Million for Highway Infrastructure - (Does not include amounts for transit, etc) 333.8 million to State Road System 35.1 million to Baltimore City
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CONCRETE 2009The 9th Annual Concrete Conference for the Maryland Transportation Industry
ARRA – StimulusMaryland • $430.9 Million for Highway Infrastructure - (Does not include amounts for transit, etc) • 333.8 million to State Road System • 35.1 million to Baltimore City • 62.0 million to local jurisdictions
Timeline • Obligation within 120 days for first 50% • Maryland was the first to give NTP • Local Jurisdiction deadlines also included
Transparency • FHWA reporting – • $ spent monthly • Jobs created/sustained monthly • Congressional Reporting • Maryland Reporting • Governor • StateStat
Concrete Results! • Woodrow Wilson Bridge: • 1 million CY of PCC • Equal to about 25% of the concrete used in the construction of the Hoover Dam.
Partnerships with Industry • Self Consolidating Concrete on ICC bridge beams on ICC Contract A. • Precast bridge planking for short span bridges • ACPA/MRMCA partnering initiatives on: • Maturity meters • High Early Strength Concrete • Pervious concrete
Future Issues • Highway infrastructure funding • Currently car sales and gas tax • Future? • Environmental Stewardship • Recycling • Sustainability • Storm water management