What’s Driving Corridor Planning?
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TxDOT Transportation Planning Conference June 17, 2016 WHAT’S DRIVING CORRIDOR PLANNING? Susan Chavez, TxDOT TPP June 17, 2016
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TxDOT Transportation Planning Conference June 17, 2016
WHAT’S DRIVING CORRIDOR PLANNING? Susan Chavez, TxDOT TPP
June 17, 2016
TxDOT Transportation Planning Conference June 17, 2016
What is Corridor Planning?
Defining transportation deficiencies, identifying funding needs and how corridor improvements fit into larger system plans.
Provide an overall vision, as well as guidance and coordination on future improvements.
Provide an opportunity to engage local officials and other stakeholders.
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What is Corridor Planning? (cont.)
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Need for a Study
Lack of Alternative Modes
Congestion
High Crash Rates
Limited Connectivity
Legislation
Increased Growth
Economic Development
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Importance of Corridor Planning for Texas
Population
Congestion
Connectivity
Safety
Freight
Aging corridors
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TxDOT Corridor Planning Goals
Implementation of the Texas Transportation Plan (TTP) 2040.
Focus on priority corridors.
Identify and analyze needs and potential projects for both rural and urban corridors.
Analyze projects for performance to achieve a planning to programming linkage.
Recommend and prioritize projects for further study or implementation.
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Corridor Planning Approach
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Needs Assessment/Feasibility
Corridor/Route Studies
Implementation (environmental and schematic
design)
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Corridor Planning Approach (cont.)
Corridor-level planning enables TxDOT to:
– Consider a wide range of options prior to more extensive (and expensive) study stages.
– Assure near-term improvements are part of a longer term vision for a corridor.
– Provide the public and stakeholders ownership in a corridor’s long-term vision to plan accordingly.
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What’s Driving Corridor Planning?
Key TxDOT initiatives
– Congestion relief
– Connectivity
– Freight
Deliver the right projects
– Develop corridor plans as decision-making tools for Districts and Administration
– Emphasis on project prioritization and performance measures
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What We’ve Accomplished
I-69 Corridor Implementation Strategy
I-27/Ports to Plains Initial Needs Assessment
I-35 Statewide Corridor Plan and Development Strategy (substantially complete)
I-20 East Texas Corridor Plan
US 287 Needs Assessment
Interstate Designations for I-69
Lubbock Outer Loop Route Study
Amarillo Loop 360
US 87 Study
Support on over 25 environmental and schematic design efforts
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Best Practices
Core team
Verify data
Communicate using graphics/maps
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Specific Study
Districts
Local Citizens &
Stakeholders
Environmental Affairs
Consultant partners
Corridor Planning Branch
Traffic Analysis Section
Public Involvement
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Corridor Planning Studies
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What are we working on?
Ongoing Studies
– I-30 Corridor Plan
– I-20/Permian Basin Corridor Plan
– US 281 Corridor Plan
– I-10 Corridor Plan & Environmental/Schematic
– US 190/I-14 Needs Assessment
– Trunk System Assessment
– US 69 Needs Assessment
– US 96 Needs Assessment
– I-37 Corridor Plan
Environmental/Schematic efforts Interstate Designations Potential Studies
– SH 21
– US 290 from Austin to Houston
– I-2
– Others to come …
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How are we getting it all done?
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Approximately $170M committed to planning since 2013.
$5M
Jacobs
$125M over 6 years
Jacobs Atkins HNTB Michael Baker, Intl. CH2M
$40M over 5 years
Jacobs AECOM CP&Y Brown & Gay
1 X $5M Contract (2013) 4 x $10M Contracts (2016) 5 x $25M Contracts (2014)
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Looking Ahead
The overall planning and funding process is moving toward statewide performance-based planning and programming with performance metrics, measures and scoring for project selection.
Corridor studies will continue to use a data-driven approach to help identify needs and guide project prioritization.
TxDOT will continue to seek input and support from local communities and stakeholders as project priorities are considered.
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Questions
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