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Connecticut Department of Transportation. Bureau of Maintenance & Highway Operations. Charles Drda Transportation Maintenance Director. Bureau of Maintenance & Highway Operations. Total = 1424 employees. Bureau of Maintenance & Highway Operations.
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Connecticut Department of Transportation Bureau of Maintenance & Highway Operations Charles DrdaTransportation Maintenance Director
Bureau of Maintenance & Highway Operations Total = 1424 employees
Bureau of Maintenance & Highway Operations The largest Bureau at 1424 people locatedat 84 different facilities around the State.
Bureau of Maintenance & Highway Operations • Summary of work responsibilities • Snow and Ice Removal Operations • Storm Damage Clean up • Vendor In Place Paving Program • Bridge and Road Maintenance • Roadside Vegetation Management and Tree Removal • Highway Incident Response • Highway Operations Centers – Newington and Bridgeport • Fleet Maintenance • CHAMP Program • Complaints
Bureau of Maintenance & Highway Operations Some of the Assets Maintained by this Bureau: • 10,200 Lane Miles or 3731 miles of State Highway • 3900 Bridges • 3700 Traffic Signals • 1800 Sign Support Structures • 5000 pieces of equipment valued at $140 million
Bureau of Maintenance & Highway Operations • Initiatives: • Resurfaced 265 Miles (two lanes) of Roadway • Completed repairs on over 600 bridges (BMM’s) • Issued 100,000 oversize/overweight & 4400 encroachment permits • Applied 8200 Miles of Pavement Markings including ARRA • Maintained 3,800 Traffic Control Signals • CHAMP Trucks responded to 21,000 calls • Pilot Program - One Person Plowing for Wing Trucks • Closing Rest Areas - Willington • Reduced clearance time for Tractor Trailer Incidents
Bureau of Maintenance & Highway OperationsEquipment replacement program
Bureau of Maintenance & Highway OperationsBridge Maintenance Memos
Bureau of Maintenance & Highway Operations • Future Challenges: • Maintain a high level of service with reduced workforce and funding. • Reduce the truck fleet age and establish an aggressive replacement plan. • Reduced the number of outstanding Bridge repairs (BMM’s). • Maintaining the Pavement Resurfacing Program in light of fuel and asphalt price escalation. • Develop measurable performance standards that advocates operational needs • Balance the need of providing safe roads while meeting environmental requirements.