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Technology Innovations for State and Regional Permitting Carol Davis, TxDOT Motor Carrier Division Director Chair - WASHTO Committee on Hwy Transport June 2011. Challenges. Demand reflects economy Projecting staff needs Risks of manual processes Inefficiencies.
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Technology Innovations for State and Regional Permitting Carol Davis, TxDOT Motor Carrier Division Director Chair - WASHTO Committee on Hwy Transport June 2011
Challenges • Demand reflects economy • Projecting staff needs • Risks of manual processes • Inefficiencies • Artificial barriers impact safety, infrastructure & fee collections, increase costs for all, create economic impacts, & decrease compliance
90,000 miles of centerline 50,000+ bridges 2,000 - 2,500 temporary & permanent restrictions 27 different permit types 500,000+ permits annually TxPROS eliminates high-risk manual processes by automating majority of permitting and routing “Active” versus “passive” routing Extensive customer and staff design input Background
TxDOT Benefits • Risk Reduction • Safety, infrastructure & transported loads • Reduces manual mapping, routing and permitting errors • Real-time restriction management with “Alerts” • Increased compliance (and associated fee collections) due to improved service levels • Improved reporting capabilities - OS/OW traffic by road segment, bridge, emerging corridors, etc. • Improves ability to target maintenance & construction dollars • Test restrictions for “what if” scenarios
TxDOT Benefits • Efficiency • Routing in seconds versus minutes/hours • Self-serve for majority • Customer account management • Staff focus on more difficult permits • Fewer help desk calls & amendments • Self Reliance versus Vendor Reliance • Table driven - permit types, fees, system and help verbiage, wizards, etc. by MCD staff • Rights, queues and staff queue assignments • Potential implications for WRP, cross-regional permitting & routing uniformity
Customer Benefits • Self issue + reduced turnaround time • Routing consistency for multiples • “Google-style” directions • Manage accounts, users, yards, financials, equipment inventory, contract information • Restrictions on map versus text in tables • Save/clone permits & routes • Bid routes • Reporting • Wizards for less experienced customers
Project Schedule • June Soft Launch • Final implementation by end of summer • Continued post-launch enhancements
Routing By address, intersection, border crossing, select on map Via points Ownership info for off-system roads Split trips & empty to yard
Red areasare restrictions effecting this particular load & route Route
Turn-by-turn Directions Lists “Bridges Crossed” on TxDOT side to assist super load analysis
Questions? www.txdot.govwww.washto.org/cohtcarol.davis@txdot.gov