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February 2015
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PA Transportation Performance
Safety
Mobility
Congestion
Airport Enplanements
Unbelted Fatalities
Highway Capacity
Traveler Information
Amtrak Ridership
Traffic Signals
Freight Movement
Pedestrian Fatalities
Freight Demand
Key
Preservation
State Bridges
Accountability
Next Generation Savings
Local Bridges
Resource Sharing
Posted Bridges
Innovation
Pavement Condition
Project Delivery
Rail Infrastructure
Transit Performance
Transit Infrastructure
Transit Modernization
Summary
Safety
Mobility
Preservation
Accountability
$80,000
Funding
millions
$60,000
Multimodal
Rail Freight
$40,000
Aviation
Public Transportatio
$20,000
Transportation safety
remains a top PennDOT
priority. Funding is
targeted toward improving
infrastructure, educating
users, and enforcing traffic
laws. Fatalities are at the
lowest level in decades.
However, any loss of life on
Pennsylvanias roadways is
unacceptable.
Emerging technologies
such as connected and
autonomous vehicles
create new challenges and
opportunities for the future
of transportation.
Legislative opportunities
can help support
transportation safety.
Recent studies include
recommendations
for automated speed
enforcement in work zones
and transportation incident
management.
Pennsylvanias
transportation
infrastructure is vast
and requires significant
attention to maintain.
Act 89 of 2013 provides
PennDOT the funding to
keep pace with this large
systems preservation and
renewal needs.
New investment
levels equate to a
continued reduction in
structurally deficient
bridges, improved
roadway pavements,
and enhanced public
transportation and rail
freight facilities.
Through the use of
innovative materials,
processes, and
partnerships, PennDOT is
implementing infrastructure
that is more sustainable,
longer lasting, and cost
effective.
2011
2013
2015
Safety
Safety Planning:
1,208 fatalities
on Pennsylvania highways
in 2013
1,471
706
Safety Implementation:
2009-2013
Engineering infrastructure
improvements such as high
friction surfaces and cable
median guide rail.
Enforcement of traffic safety
laws.
Education aimed at improving
driver behavior.
Emergency Services plans
to enhance response time,
communications, and
coordination.
2026-2030
Data-driven deployment
of cable median guide rail
reduces 60% of crossover
fatalities.
Fatalities in intersection
crashes are the lowest in
20 years due to intersection
improvements.
Automated Red Light
Enforcement (ARLE) grant
funds have great impact on
local road safety.
A Safety Symposium was held
in 2014. Seat belt laws, ignition
interlocks for DUI offenders,
automated speed enforcement in
construction zones, and young
driver safety were highlighted.
Safety Planning
Safety Implementation
Progress
Issues
Technology: Automakers
Safety Legislation:
Legislative opportunities
can support transportation
safety. Independent studies
regarding automated
speed enforcement in work
zones and transportation
incident management have
recommended legislative
action to enhance and
improve transportation safety.
Technology
Safety Legislation
Future
Smart Vehicles:
Smart Vehicles
Government agencies,
researchers, and the private
sector are working together
to advance research in the
areas of connectivity, mobility,
and autonomous vehicles.
While the basic components
600
525
target reduction:
411
400
369 people
died in alcohol-related crashes
in 2013
200
2005-2009
2009-2013
2013-2017
600
567
target reduction:
448
400
Data Source:
200
2005-2009
2009-2013
2013-2017
200
150
176
target reduction:
140
145 people
died in aggressive driving crashes
in 2013
100
50
2009-2013
2013-2017
Distracted driving is an
evolving concern due to new
technology.
Strategies include highway
measures such as centerline
and edge-line rumble strips,
enforcing the anti-texting
law, and public education.
100
93
target reduction:
73
75
74 distracted/drowsy driver
fatalities in 2013
50
25
Data Source:
2009-2013
2013-2017
Low-cost enhancements
include better signs and
pavement markings.
200
150
Philadelphia received a
federal grant to improve
pedestrian safety through
expanded public education
and enforcement initiatives.
153
target reduction:
125
100
50
2009-2013
2013-2017
2,000
1,845
1,787
1,500
16 people
died in work zone crashes
in 2013
1,000
500
PENNSYLVANIA STATE
TR ANSP ORTATION ADV ISORY COMMIT TEE
2006
2010
FINAL REPORT
2013
NOV E M B E R 2 0 12
Mobility
Multimodal System:
People use all transportation
modes for commuting
and conducting business,
pursuing education, and
accessing healthcare. The
demand for transporting raw
materials, finished products,
and packages requires a
robust multimodal freight
system. Through Act 89,
advances are being made
in the operation of all modes
and intermodal connectivity.
Sponsorship:
As part of a Public-Private
Partnership agreement,
State Farm sponsors
roving service patrols. This
service offers free motorist
assistance on expressways
in the Lehigh Valley,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and
Pittsburgh regions.
Multimodal System
Sponsorship
Capacity:
Several strategic highway
capacity enhancements
are now in development.
It is critical to make the
best use of all modes and
maximize the capacity of
existing facilities.
Freight:
Forecasts estimate that
freight tonnage moving in
Pennsylvania will nearly
double by 2040. This
could strain the capacity
of multiple modes unless
technology and new
capacity management
methods are introduced.
Progress
Issues
Capacity
Freight
Future
Collaboration
Collaboration: The
transportation industry is
working with stakeholders
from various disciplines to
develop programs aimed
at combatting capacity
and congestion issues
affecting our transportation
60
40
52
Philadelphia
48
Data Source:
44
Pittsburgh
39
URBANMOBILITY REPORT
PennDOT is developing
additional measures to manage
congestion and plan for
mitigation strategies.
20
2007
2009
2011
DECEMBER 2012
2012
POWERED BY
REGION
UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
CENTER
miles
150,000
100,000
250
million DVMT
500
200,000
50,000
2003
2008
2013
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
Twitter Followers
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
Jan 2012
Jan 2013
Jan 2014
Nov 2014
$40 million
$25 million
$10 million
2014
2015
In the first
year of the
Green Light-Go
program, 323 traffic
signals will be
upgraded.
2016
10
PennDOT is focusing on
improving response to traffic
incidents by realigning TIM
regions, completing a new
Regional Traffic Management
Center in Clearfield, and
planning to locate the
Statewide Traffic Management
Center in PEMAs new facility.
Along with the Traffic
Operations Center at the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Commission, TMCs are
used to continuously monitor
traffic conditions of all major
Pennsylvania roadways.
PROPOSED PennDOT
RTMC Regions
Interstates
Other Limited-Access
Toll Roads
NY
86
79
ERIE
90
19 97
18
OH
1-0
81
62
198
McKEAN
NY
TIOGA
SUSQUEHANNA
WAYNE
CRAWFORD
BRADFORD
WARREN
POTTER
4-0
LACKAWANNA
FOREST
322
79
58
62
15
CAMERON
ELK
62
18
80
CLARION
80
60
108 8
LAWRENCE
JEFFERSON
10-0
208
BUTLER
79
60
322
ARMSTRONG
147
76
453
MIFFLIN
70
70
76
119
9-0
76
FAYETTE
CUMBERLAND
33
5-0
LEHIGH
61
581
322
22
378
309
222
8-0
283
15
BERKS
LEBANON
422
222
176
76
YORK
6-0
309
MONTGOMERY
276
95
63
76
476
676
LANCASTER
ADAMS
70
CHESTER
DELAWARE
322
95
43
Western
Region
Eastern
Region
Southeastern
Region
MD
BUCKS
476
100
202
83
100
30
FRANKLIN
FULTON
SOMERSET
79
81
76
76
GREENE
422
HUNTINGDON
99
BEDFORD
12-0
81
PERRY
BLAIR
WESTMORELAND
78
DAUPHIN
22
66
43
79
80
SCHUYLKILL
22
JUNIATA
219
376
CAMBRIA
209
93
NORTHAMPTON
INDIANA
422
MONROE
81
80
CARBON
NORTHUMBERLAND
SNYDER
ALLEGHENY
WASHINGTON
42
54
22 322
279
22
220
PIKE
476
MONTOUR
UNION
28
739
191
423
29
11
80
80
80
CENTRE
380
309
COLUMBIA
422
11-0
507
LUZERNE
180
15
CLEARFIELD
153
219
19
220
488
68
LYCOMING
CLINTON
80
879
BEAVER
3-0
2-0
VENANGO
11
84
MERCER
62
Proposed
TIM
Regions
WYOMING
SULLIVAN
358
County Boundary
90
Traffic Incident
Management Acronyms
LEGEND
Major Roadways:
NJ
Source:
PennDOT
Bureau of
Maintenance
and
Operations
PEMA Pennsylvania
Emergency Management
Agency
WV
VA
25 million
20 million
24,000,724
passengers
20,133,790
passengers
15 million
10 million
5 million
0
2000
2007
2013
11
500 million
375 million
427,343,689
passengers
408,875,932
passengers
250 million
125 million
2006-07
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
1,500,000
1,348,619
passengers
1,000,000
500,000
764,126
passengers
2004-05
2009-10
2013-14
The Keystone
Corridor
accommodates
higher-speed rail
with train speeds
reaching 110 mph.
12
Source: FHWA
Office of Freight
Management and
Operations,
Freight Analysis
Framework, v.3.1.2,
2011
Note: Major flows include domestic and international freight moving by truck on highway segments with more than twenty five FAF trucks per day
and between places typically more than fifty miles apart.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.1.2, 2011.
Pennsylvanias multimodal
transportation system moved
1.2 billion tons of goods in
2011, valued at more than
$1.6 trillion. This is projected to
grow to 2 billion tons by 2040.
By 2040, tonnage of goods
moved in Pennsylvania is
expected to increase by 74%
for truck freight and 45% for rail
freight.
Air freight is often low volume
but high value, making airports
an important component of the
freight system.
Water: 4%
Pipeline: 0.15%
Air: 0.02%
Pipeline: 0.23%
Air: 0.01%
Rail: 14%
Rail: 16%
Truck: 78%
Truck: 82%
Source: PA On Track:
Pennsylvanias Long-Range Transportation & Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan
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Progress
Issues
Future
New Materials
Bundling Local Bridge
Projects
Number of Deficient
Bridges: Significant progress
is being made reducing
the number of structurally
deficient bridges in
Pennsylvania. Act 89 funding
will enable this progress
to continue through the
Rapid Bridge Replacement
Project and an expanded
Bridge Rehabilitation and
Replacement Program.
Pavement Conditions:
Pennsylvania pavements are
getting renewed attention
and are smoother, on
average. However, portions
of the system such as the
Interstates have exceeded
their life expectancy and
are in need of complete
reconstruction. The cost of
doing so must be addressed
over time and the federal
government needs to provide
additional resources to this
national system.
specifications that are
anticipated to considerably
extend service life.
Bundling Local Bridge
Projects: Bundling local
bridge projects results in
rapid delivery and cost
savings through economies
of scale.
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7,000
3,500
5,672
5,250
projection:
3,740
Number of State-Owned
Structurally Deficient Bridges
Greater than 8 Feet Long
1,750
2005
2014
2017
2,500
2,218
2,048
Number of Locally-Owned
Structurally Deficient Bridges
Greater than 20 Feet Long
1,250
2007
2011
2014
15
1000
825
750
target reduction:
718
500
250
2003
2008
2014
2017
The percentage of
pavements rated poor
decreased in 2014 after
several years of increases.
8,821 miles of road have
pavement rated as poor and
are in need of rehabilitation
or reconstruction.
50% of Interstate highways
have exceeded their
design life and should be
reconstructed. This is costly
and will require federal
support.
50% of Interstate
highways need to be
reconstructed.
50
25
target reduction:
20.0%
16.1%
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
16
$50 million
$41.6 million
2003
2008
2014
Grants were
provided to 39 rail
freight improvement
projects in 2014. The
investment will help
sustain nearly 34,000
Pennsylvania jobs.
$600 million
$300 million
$560 million
$254
million
2007-08
2014-15
2020-21
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Accountability
$20 million
in new estimated
savings identified
in 2014.
75%
of employee ideas
for improvements
submitted via
IdeaLink are
considered
implementable.
50 project teams
reviewed, approved,
and implemented new
policies, processes,
procedures, and
programs.
30 state agencies
are participating
in Mapping the
Future, an initiative to
promote collaboration,
streamline operations,
and share resources.
Next Generation:
PennDOTs Next Generation
(PNG) initiative provides
a fresh review of policies,
processes, procedures,
and programs to improve
functions, create new
efficiencies, refresh and
advance business practices
and technology, and create
a culture of continuous
improvement.
STIC:
The State Transportation
Innovation Council (STIC)
is a cross section of
transportation stakeholders
who come together to
forge an environment of
innovation, imagination, and
ingenuity. STIC pursues
specific initiatives and rapid
implementation to deliver
a modern, high-quality
transportation system.
Next Generation
STIC
Progress
Issues
Future
Changing Technology:
Technology is changing
rapidly. Breakthroughs
in autonomous vehicles
and related technologies
will change the way
transportation products
and services are provided.
Changing Technology
Modernization
Cost Savings
Modernization:
PennDOT must continue
to provide leadership and
collaboration to its partners
in continuing to modernize
transportation products and
services.
Cost Savings:
Transportation agencies
must continue to find cost
savings opportunities and
efficiencies over the next
decade.
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$100 million
$80 million
$60 million
2012
2013
2014
40,000
35,000
36,707
30,000
25,000
25,266
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
The Turnpike
Commission and
PennDOT are
exchanging services in
the Dupont, Wyoming
Valley area. PennDOT is
providing the Turnpike
with the use of a salt
storage building and
in return the Turnpike
is supplying PennDOT
with salt brine.
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96%
2010
96%
67%
2011
93%
67%
2012
95%
69%
2013
96%
65%
2014
95%
75%
On Budget
100 0
Source: PennDOT Bureau of Project Delivery
69%
100
20
Performance reviews
of transit providers are
conducted on a five-year
cycle. The assessment
makes transit agencies aware
of improvement opportunities
and identifies best practices.
60
50
35%
40
30
20
10
0
NH
NJ
DC
NV
NY
IL
PA
ME
AK
VA
MA
CA
GA
HI
MN
WI
IN
PR
VT
SC
OR
WA
IA
OH
FL
MD
UT
RI
WV
CO
NC
CT
TN
MO
KS
AZ
NE
MI
WY
KY
MS
LA
AR
ND
MT
TX
SD
OK
DE
NM
AL
ID
VI
ERIE
WARREN
McKEAN
Consolidated
transit systems
WAYNE
FOREST
WYOMING
ELK
VENANGO
CAMERON
SULLIVAN
LACKAWANNA
LYCOMING
MERCER
CLARION
CLINTON
COLUMBIA
CLEARFIELD
BUTLER
UNION
CENTRE
MONROE
MONTOUR
CARBON
ARMSTRONG
SNYDER
BEAVER
NORTHUMBERLAND
NORTHAMPTON
SCHUYLKILL
MIFFLIN
INDIANA
PIKE
LUZERNE
JEFFERSON
LAWRENCE
Studying
consolidation
SUSQUEHANNA
BRADFORD
TIOGA
POTTER
CRAWFORD
LEHIGH
JUNIATA
ALLEGHENY
CAMBRIA
BLAIR
PERRY
WESTMORELAND
DAUPHIN
HUNTINGDON
WASHINGTON
LEBANON
BERKS
MONTGOMERY
BUCKS
CUMBERLAND
LANCASTER
SOMERSET
GREENE
FAYETTE
FULTON
BEDFORD
YORK
FRANKLIN
CHESTER
DELAWARE
PHILADELPHIA
ADAMS
Funding
2014
By Year 5
$800 million
$1.3 billion
Public Transportation
$207 million
$37 million
$237 million
PA Turnpike Expansion
Projects
$27 million
$86 million
Multimodal Fund
$60 million
$144 million
Dirt/Gravel/
Low-Volume Roads
$15 million
$30 million
$1.1 billion
Total
Act 89:
The General Assembly
adopted Act 89 in November
2013. This historic legislation
established predictable
funding for all transportation
modes. Implementation of
this act is phased over a
five-year period.
Multimodal Fund:
Act 89 established a
Multimodal Fund providing
grants for all modes of
transportation.
Act 89
Multimodal Fund
Progress
Issues
Future
Federal Funding:
The uncertainty of federal
funding for transportation
threatens to undermine
the tremendous gains of
Pennsylvanias new funding
program. This is particularly
true with respect to the
Interstate System, which has
traditionally been a federal
responsibility.
Federal Funding
approximately 50,000
new jobs and
Pennsylvania Economy
preserve 12,000
Local Roads and Bridges
jobs. Pennsylvanias
economy is highly
dependent on an
efficient transportation
Pennsylvania Economy:
system.
By the fifth year of Act
89 implementation, the
Local Roads and Bridges:
additional investment
Local governments will
is projected to create
benefit from Act 89. Full
The state transportation budget totals $8.1 billion for Fiscal Year 2014-15.
Transportation Budget
Dollars in thousands
2%
5%
8%
9%
51%
24%
$4,173,685
$2,003,137
$726,423
Payments to
Local Governments
$666,548
State Police
$414,380
Debt and
Other Agencies
$197,638
$60,000
millions
$80,000
The State
Transportation
Commission
successfully
modernized Twelve
Year Program
development cycles.
PROGRAm
august 2014
Multimodal
Rail Freight
$40,000
Aviation
Public Transportation
$20,000
2011
2013
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$5 billion
$4.95 billion
(projected)
$3.48 billion
Would be
$3.33 billion
without Act 89
0
2003-04
2013-14
2018-19
Multimodal Fund
FY 2013-14
FY 2014-15
FY 2015-16
FY 2016-17
Aviation
$ 5 million
$ 6 million
$ 6 million
$ 6 million
Rail Freight
$8 million
$10 million
$10 million
$10 million
Passenger Rail
$6 million
$8 million
$8 million
$8 million
$8 million
$10 million
$10 million
$10 million
$2 million
$2 million
$2 million
$2 million
PennDOT Discretionary
$0
$20 million
$40 million
$40 million
Commonwealth Financing
Authority Discretionary
$0
$40 million
$85 million
$85 million
$29 million
$96 million
$161 million
$161 million
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Rapid Bridge
Replacement Project
This P3 project will accelerate
replacement of 558 structurally
deficient bridges. The Plenary
Walsh Keystone Partners must
begin construction by Summer
2015 and complete replacements
by August 31, 2018. The
private entity is responsible for
maintaining each bridge for 25
years after replacement. This
project maximizes efficiencies
and economies of scale. It aids in
maintaining system connectivity
and mobility for commerce.
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$1,570,756
$1,500,000
millions
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$500,000 $765,492
2003-04
2009-10
2014-15
Pennsylvanias Interstate
System has reached the
end of its useful design
life. Rebuilding will require
substantial investment.
The Interstate System was
established as a federalstate
partnership.
The federal share is in doubt.
Legislation is required to
provide policy and stable
funding beyond Spring 2015.
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
19.5 miles
reconstructed
6.7 miles
reconstructed
10
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Interstate
modernization is
an appropriate
federal role.
2013
26
Sources
PennDOT
USDOT
Bureau of Aviation
Bureau of Innovations
Bureau of Maintenance and Operations
Bureau of Planning and Research
Bureau of Project Delivery
Other
Texas A & M Transportation Institute
2012 Annual Urban Mobility Report
Mark Tobin
Jessica Clark
Terry Pinder
Martin Sargent
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Acknowledgements
Honorable Leslie S. Richards, Chair
Acting Secretary, PA Department of
Transportation
Honorable Frederic M. Wentz, Esq.
Vice Chairman
McGrory-Wentz, LLP
Montgomery County
Honorable Robert B. Pease, P.E., Secretary
National Development Corporation (ret.)
Allegheny County
Honorable Cristina G. Cavalieri, Esq.
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia County
Honorable Edward J. Cernic, Sr.
Cernics Suzuki-Honda Motorcycles
Cambria County
Honorable Ronald J. Drnevich
Gannett Fleming, Inc. (ret.)
Capital Blue Cross (ret.)
Dauphin County
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Acknowledgements
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