fhwa updates washto committee on maintenance cheyenne, wyoming march 8, 2010 u.s. department of...
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FHWA Updates
WASHTO Committee on Maintenance
Cheyenne, WyomingMarch 8, 2010
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Asset Management, Federal Highway Administration 2
What’s New?
• Continuing Resolution
• Reauthorization
• Recovery Act Update
• Training Courses
• Technical Services Program
• AASHTO – SCOM Annual Meeting
• Others
Office of Asset Management, Federal Highway Administration 3
Highway Funding Authorization
• Continuing Resolution (CR)• House still working on 6 year - $500B bill• Senate more inclined to get an 18 month
extension with no changes to recent funding
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Recovery Act Update• 100% of the funds obligated as of 3/1/2010 • 12,000 projects obligated• 7,700 projects under construction• Roughly 2/3 of ARRA funds spent on
preservation/maintenance projects.• www.fhwa.dot.gov main page graphic:
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Maintenance Leadership Academy
• Target audience is Maintenance Supervisors
• 4-week training course• Blended learning (instructor-led, web-
based, and self-study)• Pilot presentation held in Austin, Texas,
in early March.
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Maintenance Academy Subject Areas
Material is divided into 6 modules:• Maintenance administration• System Preservation• Roadsides and Drainage• Weather related operations• Work zones and Safety• Environmental Issues
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Maintenance Academy Subject Areas (continued)
• Strong emphasis on Asset Management and performance improvement
• References to technical resources• Application of knowledge• Sharing experiences and best practices
among participants
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NHI Training Courses(Instructor-led)www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov
• Principles & Practices for Enhanced Maintenance Management Systems
• Performance-based Contracting for Maintenance
• Pavement Management: Characteristics of an Effective Program (FREE)
www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov
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Free NHI Training Courses(Web-based)
www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov
• Basic Construction and Maintenance Documentation - Improving the Daily Diary
• Basic Materials for Highway Construction and Maintenance
• Pavement Preservation Treatment Series– Crack Sealing & Filling and Joint Sealing– Chip Seals
– More…. FREE TRAINING!!!!
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Selected AASHTOTechnical Services Programs
(TSP)
• Transportation System Preservation (TSP2)– Pavement Preservation– Bridge Preservation
www.tsp2.org
• Equipment Management• Winter Maintenance
www.sicop.net
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AASHTO Technical Services Programs (cont’d)
• Supports regional working groups
• Will provide on-call technical support
• Technology sharing via website
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TSP-2 Website
www.tsp2.org
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Upcoming Events
• First International Conference on Pavement Preservation, April 13-15, 2010, Newport Beach, CAwww.pavementpreservation.org/ICPP
• AASHTO Subcommittee on Maintenance Summer Meeting, July 11-15, 2010, Savannah, GAwww.transportation.org
www.dot.ga.gov/informationcenter/publicinformation/Pages/SCOM2010.aspx
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FHWA Policy Memosfor Preservation
• Preventive Maintenance Eligibility
– 10/8/04• Pavement Preservation Definitions
– 9/12/05
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/preservation
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New Construction and System Preservation Team
LeaderBRYAN CAWLEY
Office of Asset Management, Federal Highway Administration 16
THANK YOU!
FHWA Contacts
Ken JacobyPhone: 202-266-6503Email: [email protected]
Celso Gatchalian Phone: 202-366-1342Email: [email protected]