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Status Transportation Improvement Program & FY 2013 Five Year Spending Plan. S. Alfred Kattan, P.E. Project Management and Construction Division Manager. FY 2012 Transportation Improvement Program Outlook. Status of Major Projects. Northern Parkway, Sarival to Dysart
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Status Transportation Improvement Program& FY 2013 Five Year Spending Plan S. Alfred Kattan, P.E. Project Management and Construction Division Manager
Status of Major Projects • Northern Parkway, Sarival to Dysart • - Advertised for construction September 1, 2011 • - Bid Opening on November 9, 011 • - Successful bidder : Lawrence Construction Company • Award: $42,266,996.67; Eng. Estimate: $41,584,932.64 • Construction NTP issued Mar 19, 2012 • Old US80 Bridge over Gila River • - Advertised for construction September 8, 2011 • - Bid Opening October 20, 2011 • - Successful bidder: Haydon Building Corporation • Award: $4,277,893.40; Eng. Estimate: $5,258,864.50 • Construction started on December 19, 2011 • Project Completed Mar 30, 2012
Ellsworth Road Total cost $16.7 M in partnership with Town of Queen Creek and Pinal County.
What it was like crossing the Gila before the Bridge was Built! long line of vehicles crossing apron of the Dam
Old U. S. 80 Bridge • Completed July 1927 • Cost $320,000 • Length 1,662 ft • Technologically, the bridge is noteworthy as one of the longest vehicular structures in the state
Old U. S. 80 Bridge Spalled Concrete Defective Roller Bearings Bent and Damaged steel members Repair issues to be solved Rebar and steel corrosion
Old U. S. 80 Bridge Old Roller Bearings with Jacking Beams
Old U. S. 80 Bridge Lifting the Span
Old U. S. 80 Bridge Pier Scour Protection Pressure Grouting
Old U. S. 80 Bridge View west from Interpretive Center
56th StreetMontgomery to Lone Mountain • Dust Abatement Project • Conventional asphaltic concrete overlay of dirt road from Montgomery Road to Lone Mountain Road • Short-term improvement before school year; may be further improved in future • Converted 2-way stop to 4-way stop at 56th Street and Montgomery Road • Started August 1; completed August 15
56th Street: Montgomery Rd to Lone Mountain Rd Lone Mountain Rd Maricopa County 56th St City of Phoenix Lone Mountain Elementary Montgomery Rd Located in NorthEast valley Serves School
SMARTDrive • Maricopa County’s regional connected vehicle program • Developed in partnership with • Daisy Mountain Fire Department, • Valley Metro/RPTA • Anthem Community Council • April 26, 12 Demo
SMARTDrive Test Site – Daisy Mountain Drive, Anthem AZ
SMARTDrive DemonstrationApril 26 10:00 AM • Emergency Vehicle Priority Demonstration: Fire, police and MCDOT REACT vehicles will demonstrate advanced emergency vehicle priority applications at an intersection on the Daisy Mountain Drive test bed using “V2V” and “V2I” (vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure) communications between On-board Equipment (OBE) and Roadside Equipment (RSE). • Transit Vehicle Priority Demonstration: The transit bus priority application will be demonstrated through V2I communication between an OBE unit on a transit bus and multiple RSE units located at signalized intersections along the test bed corridor. • Pedestrian Crosswalk Demonstration: A pedestrian crosswalk application, developed by Savari, Inc. through the USDOT funded Small Business Innovative Research program, will be demonstrated at a test bed intersection. • Traveler Information Demonstration: A real-time traveler information application will demonstrate the transmission of incident alert messages between the test bed, the MCDOT Traffic Management Center and the traveling public.
Safety Edge Technology • MCDOT Awarded “safety shoe” device • Loaned to contractors • Used to form edge of pavement at 30o • Allows vehicles to return to pavement safely from unpaved shoulder • MCDOT application to be used as an FHWA best practice • Will give MCDOT national recognition Safety Edge application on McDowell Rd east of Perryville Rd
MCDOT – Scoreboard Measurement In 2007, enhancing productivity with an emphasis on customer service in MCDOT became my priority.
Was there a system that would motivate Transportation Staff to work more efficiently and with enthusiasm in a downturn economy? Scoreboard presentation for Board of Supervisors
A Scoreboard system was selected and initiated by providing training to MCDOT staff Scoreboard presentation for Board of Supervisors
The First edition of Scoreboards in 2008 was somewhat effective. Most of the scoreboards used Widget counting. Goals were unclear and staff was cynical. Scoreboard presentation for Board of Supervisors
System was performing below expectation until frequency of feedback and execution was accelerated in 2009. Quarterly meetings Low Frequency Weekly Meetings High Frequency This led to greatly increased communication, understanding and use of scoreboards. Scoreboard presentation for Board of Supervisors
With more frequent attention, Deployment of Scoreboards increased MCDOT Leadership turned its focus to the following five objectives Determine Results Review Results Communicate Results Set Targets & Improve Reward & Recognize (AND Important to the AQA)
Staff saw the benefits and were moving to approval and buy-in for the system FY2010 & FY2011 BRANCH MANAGER OVERALL SATISFACTION → Higher is Better→ Scoreboard presentation for Board of Supervisors
The scoreboards showed marked increases in several performance areas in 2011 TIP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS COMPLETED Higher is Better Scoreboard presentation for Board of Supervisors
Data from AQA indicated that benchmarking could significantly improve performance and give an indication of comparative success. Scoreboard presentation for Board of Supervisors
Results were not only encouraging; they indicated that MCDOT was now surpassing other similar agencies in the Southwest PAVEMENT CONDITIONS BENCHMARKING Presentation for Board of Supervisors
The AQA awarded MCDOT a Showcase in Excellence award in early 2012 for these efforts. • Happy to receive recognition • Increased dedication to continuous improvement • Better use of benchmarking • Increased communications, internal and external (Citizen Scoreboard) Scoreboard presentation for Board of Supervisors
FY 2013 – 2017 TIP Budget($M) 8.5 10.4 11.9 49.0 43.4 4.2 11.7 5.3 5.0 31.2 36.3
FY 2013 Programming Approach Complete mission critical regionally significant projects – FY2012-2016 5-Year Program Core Projects Gilbert Road Bridge Northern Parkway – Phase I - Sarival to Dysart Deer Valley – Williams Drive to Lake Pleasant El Mirage –Picerne to Bell
FY 2013 Programming Approach (cont) Improve Buckeye Yard After being scoped, fit smaller projects in where cash flow permits to replenish the program for design and construction Add new scoping projects Fund Pavement Management Program Fund PM 10 Program Fund SCTAP
FY 2013 Programming Approach (cont) Fund new mission critical regionally significant projects Northern Parkway – Phase II El Mirage – Northern to Peoria Olive Ave Corridor Riggs Rd – Ellsworth to Meridian 75th Ave at Salt River
$53.2M in Construction12 Projects for FY 13 * Not included in projects count