Why Should Every Day Count For You?

Todays Agenda
What is Every Day Counts (EDC)? First Round State Transportation Innovation Council Exchanges Round II

What is Every Day Counts?

EDC was launched in 2010 It is FHWAs effort to provide National leadership in the quest to meet the transportation demands of the 21st Century. The Purpose is to identify and deploy innovation aimed at shortening project delivery, enhancing the safety of our roadways, and improving environmental sustainability

What is Every Day Counts?

It has a finite number of initiatives Performance measure developed Implementation teams formed with federal, state, local and industry partners

Why Every Day Counts?

Doing more with less with new technology and research Moving research into practice Common platform for consistency across the country Dont duplicate research

Benefits of Every Day Counts?

These innovations offer benefits such as enhanced safety during construction and throughout the life of the project; better quality, so that highways and bridges last longer and require less maintenance; and less impact on the driving public during construction Every state transportation agency has applied one or more of the technologies, and many are now widely used

Summit / Kickoff
Albuquerque, NM on October 25-26, 2010 LA Representatives attended from
Construction Environmental Project Development Traffic Operations Utilities Chief Engineer Planning Real Estate Bridge Design Materials/Pavement Legal FHWA

3 Areas of Focus
Accelerating Technology and Innovation Deployment Shortening Project Delivery Toolkit Accelerated Project Delivery Methods

Accelerating Technology and Innovation Deployment

Warm mix asphalt Prefabricated bridge elements and systems Adaptive signal control technology Shoulder wedge Geosynthetic reinforced soil

Warm Mix Asphalt

Allows producers of hot mix asphalt to lower their mixing temperature Reduces costs because 30-35% less fuel is required

Warm Mix Asphalt

Research - Final construction project (US 61 near New Orleans) completed fall 2012 LTRC is in the final stages of evaluating the research data
They feel all indications will show the WMA should perform as well, if not better than conventional HMA They anticipate only a few minor changes may be proposed to the current specifications

Shoulder Wedge
Safety Edge tapers the edge of the roadway pavement 30-35 degrees to allow drivers who drift off highways to return to the pavement safely and helps eliminate the problem of vertical drop-offs
This is the optimal angle for recovery Helps even the lighter cars which are more vulnerable Even at higher speeds it allows a safe recovery

Shoulder Wedge
Memorandum from DOTD Chief Engineer and Chief of Operations to DOTD designers to incorporate Shoulder Wedge in construction plans on all projects where applicable sent February 21, 2011 DOTD is monitoring the crash history

Shoulder Wedge
The Safety Edge for has been applied to pavements in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia and in each Federal Lands Highway office.

Shortening Project Delivery Toolkit

Planning and environmental linkages Legal sufficiency enhancements Expanding the use of programmatic agreements Use of in-lieu fee and mitigation banking Clarifying the scope of preliminary design Flexibilities in right-of-way Flexibilities in utility accommodation and relocation Enhanced technical assistance on delayed EISs

Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL)

Decision making early in the planning stage that considers environmental, community and economic goals and carries them through the project development, design and construction The Stage 0, environmental and MPO checklists were updated with the PEL language and are being used on all projects

Expanding Programmatic Agreements

In May 2012 the Corps hired staff to fill the funded position

Clarifying the Scope of Preliminary Design

Identifies the amount of design work allowable under current law prior to NEPA completion

Clarifying the Scope of Preliminary Design

Categorical Exclusion

DOTD Environmental Section determines that a preliminary CE is required and notifies PM Preliminary design begins 60% Preliminary Plans submitted to the Environmental Section with a request to initiate the environmental process

Environmental Section notifies PM when CE is complete Final Design commences

Clarifying the Scope of Preliminary Design

Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Statement

EA/EIS process begins

Concurrent: Some preliminary design activities for widening/ limited alternatives coordinate with FHWA Line & Grade for alternatives considered

Environmental document complete FHWA approves FONSI / ROD Preliminary & final design complete

Accelerated Project Delivery Methods

Construction Manager/General Contractor Design Build

Design Build
Process where design and construction phases are combined into one contract and allow aspects of design and construction to run concurrently

Design Build
Time savings
Early contractor involvement Elimination of a separate construction contractor bid phase

Fewer change and extra work orders Project innovations for project needs and contractor capabilities

Design Build
DOTD is pursuing future design build projects The Design Build Manual has been completed and was place on the DOTD website November 21, 2012

State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC)

Brings stakeholders together to work together to lead innovation in their state transportation program

State Transportation Innovation Council

Mission: Facilitate the rapid implementation of technology, tactics and techniques among transportation program delivery professionals at all levels of state government and throughout the private and non-profit sector to ensure smart, efficient investment in their States highway infrastructure

State Transportation Innovation Council

Membership DOTD FHWA LTAP Local Public Agencies MPOs Contractors Consultants LTRC Secretary LeBas, Ann Wills Wes Bolinger, Mary Stringfellow Mary Walsh Tom Stephens, Dennis Woodward Jeff Roesel Ken Naquin, Don Weathers Mike McGaugh Sam Cooper, Mark Morvant

Exchanges
EDC-Exchanges are regularly scheduled series of webinars on EDC topics Attendees are in seminar rooms across the country and interact with webinar presenters by text chat, polls, surveys, or voice calling in questions to the subject matter experts who will then respond during the program

Exchanges in 2011- 2012

Exchange #1 Construction Manager / General Contractor (CMGC) delivery method December 15, 2011 Exchange #2 Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Integrated Bridge System (IBS) February 16, 2012 Exchange #3 Flexibility in ROW April 19, 2012 Exchange #4 In-Lieu Fees / Mitigation Banking June 21, 2012 Exchange #5 Adaptive Signal Control Technology (ASCT) August 16, 2012

EDC Round II
FHWA is focused on a new set of technologies and working with their state and local partners to deliver better, faster and safer roads and bridges that have higher quality and last longer FHWA is promoting 13 innovations to state, local and regional transportation agencies and to the design and construction industries Summit/Kickoff was held November 7-8, 2012 in Dallas, TX

EDC Round II Topics

Programmatic Agreements II Locally Administered Federal-Aid Projects Three-Dimensional Modeling Intelligent Compaction Accelerated Bridge Construction Design Build Construction Manager/General Contractor

EDC Round II Topics

Alternative Technical Concepts High Friction Surfaces Intersection and Interchange Geometrics Geospatial Data Collaboration Implementing Quality Environmental Documentation SHRP 2 National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training

Summary & Questions

Contact Person Ann Wills
Director of Local Public Assistance Programs 225-379-2515 Ann.Wills@la.gov