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Colorado Department ofColorado Department of Transportation

University of DenverUniversity of DenverUniversity of DenverUniversity of DenverThe Future of State GovernmentThe Future of State Government

Strategic Issues PanelStrategic Issues Panel

September 9, 2010September 9, 2010

Oversight

23 000 lane miles of state highways

Oversight

23,000 lane miles of state highways

9,134 centerline miles of state highways including interstates

3,754 on-system bridges

28.7 billion vehicle miles traveled t t hi h d i t t t hi h /on state highways and interstate highways/year

278 regularly monitored/controlled avalanche paths6 000 il f dit h6,000 miles of ditches

and much more!

ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities•Highways (Maintenance and Operations)Operations)•Transit (Planning & Grant Admin)•Aviation (Interface with FAA)( )•Local Roads (long range planning)•OutreachPl i & B d t•Planning & Budget

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Transportation Commission (TC)Transportation Commission (TC)

11-member CDOT governing body (appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate)

• Serve four-year terms• Meet monthlyMeet monthly

• Responsible for• Sets overall fiscal and policy direction statewide via investment p y

categories• System Quality, Safety, Program Delivery, and Mobility• Short term and long-term priorities

A b d t & ll ti f f d

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• Approves budget & allocation of funds

High Performance TransportationHigh Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE)

• 7 Members▫ Created in 2009 by SB 09-108 (FASTER)▫ Made up of 3 members of the TC, and 4 (appointed by Governor)

▫ The HPTE operates as a government-owned business within the department and is a division of the department.

• Responsible for▫ Aggressively pursue innovative means of more efficiently

financing projects g j▫ Innovative means of include, but are not limited to, public-private

partnerships, operating concession agreements, user fee-based project financing, availability payment and design-build contracting.

Other Boards and CommissionsOther Boards and Commissions• Bridge Enterprise

Created in 2009 by SB 09 108 (FASTER)Created in 2009 by SB 09-108 (FASTER)Comprised of the members of the TC

R ibl f b id id tifi d t t ll d fi i tResponsible for bridges identified as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete and rated poor

C l d A ti Di i i• Colorado Aeronautics DivisionCreated in 1988 by HB 88-1205 7 Member Aeronautics Board (appointed by Governor, approved by Senate)Represent both government and aviation-interest constituenciesRepresent both government and aviation interest constituencies

Responsible for aviation development in Colorado Administration of the Aviation FundInclusion of aviation needs in statewide transportation planAdopts budget for the Division of Aviation

CDOT Engineering RegionsCDOT Engineering Regions

Each region Each region manages all activities

within their higeographic

area.

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Transportation PlanningTransportation PlanningWorking

Planning PartnersTransportation Planning Regions (TPR)

together for acontinuing,

cooperative, •Meet periodically

•Elected officials of urban and rural

areas•CDOT Representation

•Federal Partners

and comprehensive transportation

planning Elected Offi i l planning

process per federal law

County Hearing Process

Officials Meetings

STAC

Public Transportation •Representatives from all 15 TPR’s advise CDOT

Statewide Transportation Advisory Committee

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Involvement Commissionall 15 TPR s advise CDOT

•Monthly meetings

Sources of Transportation FundingSources of Transportation Funding

Vehicle registration

fees

+22¢/gal.

Gasoline+18¢/gal.Gasoline

fees Including SB 09-108 FASTER

24.4¢/gal.

Diesel Diesel

20.5¢/gal.

+ Other Fees & Tickets

SB 09-228 SB 09 228 2% excess

General Fund

Year to Year FundingYear to Year FundingCDOT Funding Sources by Fiscal Year 1990-2010 and Projected 2011-2017

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State Highway Users Tax Fund (State Gas Tax)g y ( )State General Fund Revenue (SB1, HB1310, SB228)Federal Highway Administration and Highway Safety (Federal Gas Tax)Senate Bill 09-108 ("FASTER") RevenueOther federal, state and local

CDOT’S Aging SystemCDOT S Aging System

128 of Colorado

Some highways

70-100Colorado Bridges are rated “Poor”

52.5 % of Colorado

Highways are33% of highways

d l t

70 100 years old

Highways are Rated “Poor”

need complete reconstruction

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Mobilityob ty485

Centerline miles of CO Population over 65 will

roadway are congestedover 65 will double by

2025

1.5 million more

Truck traffic ill d bl

people by 2020

I-70 congestion costs

$700 million

will double by 2030

$annually

SolutionSolution•The need to fix and maintain our aging

i f t t ill tinfrastructure will not go away. •Colorado must provide a permanent, p p ,

dependable and sustainable revenue source that will provide a safe, reliable, and p , ,

convenient transportation system to support our economy and the needs of our citizens.y

Transportation Finance and Implementation

Ke Recommendations

Transportation Finance and Implementation Panel

• Key Recommendations:•“Fix-it-First”•Strategic mobility•Improve shouldersL l h•Local share

•Urban and rural transit investments•Bike/Ped improvements•Bike/Ped improvements•Environment investments•TollingTolling•Public private partnerships

Mileage Based User Fee (MBUF)

Next federal reauthorization will

Mileage Based User Fee (MBUF) Study

Next federal reauthorization will likely include funding for studies

and/or pilot programsa d/o p o p og a sCDOT is preparing to explore the conceptual framework for a pilot project evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of introducing MBUF in Colorado.

Focus areas include:

•what issues must be considered and dealt with

•urban vs. rural dynamic

•behavioral changes that may result

Federal UpdateFederal Update•For FY ’11, Federal Funds are expected to make up about 34% of CDOT’s budget.

•Transportation expenditures have exceeded gas tax receipts in t b t th T t F d i tl l t th k trecent years, but the Trust Fund is currently solvent thanks to

$19.5 billion in general fund transfers.

•SAFETEA LU extension expires December 31 Federal•SAFETEA-LU extension expires December 31. Federal program remains unstable and difficult to predict.

b b l f $900 M

$447 MFY ‘12 RA

$499.4 M FY’10 SAFETEA‐LU

Probability of payment to CDOT 

30%

$900 M

$413.3 MFY ’12 Collections

Probability of payment to CDOT

60% FY’1260%

Probability of payment to CDOT 

FY’12 Federal Funds $349.3 M

Budget FY ’11 TCp y90%

Probability of 

BarometerBudget FY  11 TC

payment to CDOT 95% $223.8 M

Worst Case S iProbability of 

payment to CDOT 100%

Scenario

ARRA UpdateARRA Update

$596 Milli T t ti D ll

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

$596 Million Transportation Dollars • Highway - $385 million

• Transit $120 7 million• Transit - $120.7 million

• Aviation - $37 million

• Transit - $40 million RTD New Starts Grant

• Transit – $1.095 million RTD “TIGGER” Energy Grants

• Multimodal - $10 TIGER TIFIA Challenge Grant

• Rail – $1 million Interregional Connectivity Study Grant

• Rail - $400,000 State Rail Plan Grant

J b T i i $610 000 CDOT t ti l t d• Job Training –$610,000 CDOT construction related training and placement program (3 grants)

ARRA Update:ARRA Update: (Colorado - as of July 31, 2010)

Transportation Spending - Highway and Transit • 127 Projects Put out to Bid worth $396,249,578

• 125 Projects Under Contract worth $395,161,988

• 119 Projects Under Construction or Starting Soon worth $381,737,234

• 38 Projects Complete worth $58 073 363• 38 Projects Complete worth $58,073,363

Job Information - Highway and Transit • 32,530 Direct Jobs Created or Sustained

• 1,721,635 Direct Job Hours Created or Sustained

• $47,041,754 Payroll from Job Hours Created or Sustained

State UpdateState Update

F FY ’11 St t F d t d t•For FY ’11, State Funds are expected to make up about 59% of CDOT’s budget, including 16% from FASTER.

•FASTER receipts are providing a much needed infusion of funds into CDOT’s budget.budget.

•2010 state legislative actions reduce funding for highway projects by over $40 g g y p j ymillion for the next two years.

Funding Advancements forFunding Advancements forFunding Advancements for Funding Advancements for Surface Transportation and Economic Recovery Surface Transportation and Economic Recovery

(FASTER)(FASTER)

• In 2009 the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 09-108 also known as FASTER:

• This legislation changed the way that transportation funding works in Coloradoworks in Colorado.

FASTER SafetyMonies collected under FASTER are used forconstruction, reconstruction, or maintenance projectsthat the Transportation Commission, a county or

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p ymunicipality determine are needed to enhance thesafety of a state highway, county road, or city street.

FY 10 $83 2 illi CDOT R d S f tFY 10- $83.2 million CDOT Road Safety surcharge/Vehicle Rental fee /Late Fee/ Supplemental OS/OW fee collections:

FASTER Bridge Fund monies are to be used to repair or l d b id hi h

FASTER Bridge

replace poor rated bridges on our highway system.

FY 10- $44.1 million=Bridge Safety fee CollectionsBridge Safety fee Collections

Web sites

CDOT www.coloradodot.info

FASTERFASTER/www.coloradodot.info/projects/faster

ARRAwww.recovery.goveco e y go

Questions?

Russell George

CDOT

E ti Di tExecutive Director

303-757-9201

russell.george@dot.state.co.ususse geo ge@dot state co us