Thank You

John Horsley and the entire leadership of AASHTO

AGC of America and ARTBA (American Road and Transportation Builders Association)

NACE, (National Association of County Engineers) APWA, (American Public Works Association) LTAPs and TTAPs, ACEC (American Council of Engineering Companies)

Resource Agency Partnerswww.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts

Every Day Counts

Matt SchmitzFederal Highway Administration

CA Division

AGC Spring ConferenceMonterey

May 11, 2011

Why the EDC Initiative?

How long does it take to deploy innovation in the transportation industry?

How long does a major project take to plan, design and construct?

2 YEARS?5 YEARS?

10 YEARS?

20+ YEARS?

EDC Vision

“ Every Day Counts captures what I believe to be the sense of urgency with which we must pursue innovation.

It is my goal to reach out and engage FHWA employees as well as external stakeholders to deliver innovation that will enable us to become faster, better and smarter. “

Victor MendezFHWA Administrator

EDC Model

Depends on:VisionPartnershipLeadership** State-Based Implementation **** Performance-Based **

EDC Pillars

Two Focus Areas:

• Accelerating Technology and Innovation Deployment

• Shortening Project Delivery

Accelerating Technology and Innovation Deployment (5)• Warm Mix Asphalt

EDC Toolkit (15 Initiatives)

Reduce asphalt concrete temperature by 30 – 120˚ F

Warm Mix Asphalt

1996: Santa Clara County (40˚ F Reduction)

Accelerating Technology and Innovation Deployment (5)• Warm Mix Asphalt• Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems

EDC Toolkit (15 Initiatives)

Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems

Accelerating Technology and Innovation Deployment (5)• Warm Mix Asphalt• Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems• Safety Edge

EDC Toolkit (15 Initiatives)

Safety Edge

Simple paving shoe: 30˚ edge instead of vertical

Accelerating Technology and Innovation Deployment (5)• Warm Mix Asphalt• Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems• Safety Edge

EDC Toolkit (15 Initiatives)

• Adaptive Signal Control/ACS Lite• Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil

It’s about improving the process to implement proven and market-ready technologies.

EDC Toolkit (15 Initiatives)

Shortening Project Delivery (10) Planning and Environmental Linkages Legal Sufficiency Enhancements Expanding the Use of Programmatic Agreements

Use of In-Lieu Fees and Mitigation Banking Clarifying the Scope of Preliminary Design Flexibilities in Right-of-Way Flexibilities in Utility Accommodation and Relocation Enhanced Technical Assistance on Stalled EISs

Design-Build Construction Manager / General Contractor

Making the most of what we’ve got

• Be smarter in how we use our existing resources (people and $$)

• Make use of existing flexibilities within laws and regulations

EDC Model Leadership

EDC Requires Top Down and Bottom Up Approach

• Agency leadership must prioritize initiatives

• Project delivery personnel must be committed – Requires mid-level management champions

State DOT and FHWA Division

Contractors

University Transportation Center

LTAP &TTAP

Local Public Agencies

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MPO’s

Federal Resource Agencies

Consulting

Every Day CountsState Implementation Team Model

EDC Performance Goals(What gets measured gets done!)

• National goals set for all initiatives• States asked to adopt national goals• FHWA will monitor success

Safety EdgeBy December 2012, 40 State DOTs will have adopted

the Safety Edge as a standard for paving projects.

EDC Next Steps

Want to learn more about these initiatives?www.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts

Got your own ideas?

Matt SchmitzFederal Highway Administration - CA Division

(916) 498-5850matthew.schmitz@dot.gov