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This overview provides information on the Iowa DOT's I-80 Automated Corridors Study and SAAFIR Grant, highlighting the goals, recommendations, and benefits of these initiatives. It also includes details on the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro TIM group and their collaboration efforts.
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Iowa Smart Austin Yates, P.E. TSMO Engineer, District 4
Overview • About Iowa DOT • I-80 Automated Corridors Study • SAAFIR Grant • Omaha-CB Metro TIM
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About Iowa DOT YOU ARE HERE
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Flood 2019 Déjà vu all over again Recovery Status as of June 11, 2019
I-80 Automated Corridors Study • 300 miles • OCB to Quad Cities • Balance Mobility and Access • Design for Future Needs • “Right-size” I-80 • Focus on Rural
I-80 Automated Corridors Study Avoid format wars
I-80 Automated Corridors Study Statewide • Incident Rates • Hours of Congestion • By DOW • By Month • By Part of Day
I-80 Automated Corridors Study Sections • Bottleneck Average Time • Bottleneck Occurrences • Buffer Time Index • DOW • Incident Rates • Month • Part of Day
I-80 Automated Corridors Study Recommendations • Roadway design considering AVs • Fiber and power • Limit fixed deployments like DMS
SAAFIR Grant • Safe Acceleration of Automated Freight Infrastructure Readiness • INFRA Grant 2019 • INfrastructureFor Rebuilding America • Outgrowth of Multi-state Cooperative on Highway Automation Readiness (MCHAR)
SAAFIR Grant MCHAR Partnership
SAAFIR Grant Why Freight? • Economic Impact • Critical Driver Shortage • Vehicle Industry Target
SAAFIR Grant Goals • Consistent and improved pavement markings and signs • One data information system • Support for all types of ADS and scalability • Benefit • Improve freight mobility and safety
SAAFIR Grant Funding Request INFRA Grant $200M 20% Other Fed Funds $67M 20% Match $67M Total Program $334M
SAAFIR Grant Benefit/Cost Ratio Total Cost $332M Total Benefit $4.01B NPV $3.68B B/C Ratio 13.1
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro TIM • “Smart”
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro TIM TIM Group • Outgrowth of CBIS • Meet bi-monthly • Debriefs • PMs • No longer just champions • Spun off other groups
Omaha-Council Bluffs Metro TIM MOU • Two States • All Levels of Govt • All Types of Responders • 35 Agencies and Depts
Summary • About Iowa DOT • I-80 Automated Corridors Study • SAAFIR Grant • Omaha-CB Metro TIM
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