Investing in Transportation Merrimack Valley Planning Commission November 30, 2017 Stephanie Pollack, Secretary and CEO
We are busy at MassDOT: In the last two years we have… • Spent $2.8 billion on highway construction contracts • Paved approximately 2,000 lane miles of roadway paved – equivalent to paving a one lane road across Massachusetts and back over 5 times • Rehabilitated or replaced approximately 80 bridges, including two Accelerated Bridge Program “Mega Projects” • Removed 24 manual toll plazas (159 toll booths) on I-90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) and replaced with 16 All Electronic Tolling gantries • Installed 137 “GoTime” Real Time Traffic Signs on highways throughout Massachusetts 2
We are busy at MassDOT: In the last two years we have… • Distributed over $560 million in Chapter 90 payments (out of $700 million authorized) to cities and towns to improve local roads • Installed approximately 160 miles of sidewalk • Awarded $12.5 million awarded through the Complete Streets Funding Program for 26 cities and towns to improve and build new infrastructure. • Awarded $16 million awarded through the Small Municipal Bridge Program for 36 communities to preserve or repair their own small bridges between 10 and 20 feet not eligible for federal aid 3
Transportation is not important for what it is Roads and bridges, trains and tracks Transportation is important for what it does Gets people where they need to go and connects them to opportunity Shapes and supports the economy of communities and regions 4 12/21/2017
How do we invest wisely to realize multiple returns? • Perform: Build capable transportation agencies – especially the MBTA • Fix : Manage and improve asset condition in order to improve reliability for drivers and transit users alike • Invest : Find and spend more resources, always while prioritizing capital spending • Innovate: Reinvent how we plan, deliver and finance transportation projects • Partner: Leverage our resources and capabilities by partnering with cities and towns and others who share responsibility for the transportation network
PERFORM Fixing the MBTA 6
MBTA Expert Panel Report (April 2015) Unsustainable Operating Budget Lack of Accountability Chronic Capital Underinvestment Flawed Contracting Bottlenecked Project Processes Delivery Lack of Customer Ineffective Workplace Focus Practices Shortsighted Organizational Expansion Program Instability 7
Changing governance and leadership 8
Accelerating MBTA Spending on State of Good Repair Draft for Discussion & Policy Purposes Only
Commuter rail on time performance 12/21/2017 10
Haverhill Commuter Rail Line 12/21/2017 11
FIX Improving Asset Condition 12
Our assets are not in good condition
Implementing Asset Management 14
Pavement Condition in 2017 Update • • New Predictive Modeling in 2018 Non-interstate • program challenges System condition survey to be completed this fall and strategies • CHANGE LONG- Significant rise in non- PERFORMANCE CURRENT 2018 2020 FROM TERM pavement spending within MEASURE (FY17) TARGET TARGET FY16 TARGET program (analysis detailed in report) PSI: Interstate • Bridge, safety, pedestrian +5% 87% (% good and 85% (FFY16) (FFY15) 88% 90% accommodations excellent Condition) • Pavement Preservation Policy is under PSI: development by task force Non-interstate (Highway, Municipal, 51% -2% (% good and 62% 62% 62% (FFY15) Consultants, Contractors) (FFY16) excellent • condition) Guidance for project development to ensure significant investment to pavements 15
Bridge Condition in 2017 Update MAP-21 Performance Measure: % of NHS bridge area in poor condition We are here : 15% in 2017 • 15% of NHS deck area is poor • Amongst other cold weather states including Rhode Island, 2018 Target – 14% Connecticut, New York, Michigan and Washington, MA is ranked at the bottom of 2020 Target – 13% National Standings • Meeting the 2020 target may be a challenge under current spending • Report details Highway We want to be here: Analysis of current investment Long-term target - <10% • Preservation of fair bridges key to long term reduction 16
INVEST Increasing Investment While Prioritizing 17
Whittier Bridge 12/21/2017 18
Accelerated Bridge finishes up but highway ramps up FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 Central Artery $2 $1 $1 $0 Highway $845 $950 $1,044 $1,002 Even with payroll Highway Payroll Costs ($157) ($1) $0 $0 costs removed, Net Highway $689 $949 $1,044 $1,002 MassDOT Highway spending Highway + CA on projects is at (including payroll) $847 $951 $1,045 $1,002 record high levels ABP 486 407 343 206 – currently Chapter 90 197 211 224 230 exceeding spending level Toll Capital 148 221 224 252 seen at the height Total Highway 1,678 1,790 1,834 1,690 of the Accelerated Rail 12 91 32 40 Bridge Program. Transit/MBTA 139 276 301 245 Other 47 60 43 52 Total $1,876 $2,218 $2,210 $2,027
Capital Planning: Creating an Investment Portfolio
INNOVATE Reinventing How We Deliver Projects and Do Business 21
Replacing the Comm. Ave. Bridge
Implementing All-Electronic Tolling . . .
. . . And reconstructing the Turnpike
Public Private Partnerships: MBTA Automated Fare Collection 2.0 25
PARTNER Collaborate for Success 26
Key partners in transportation • Metropolitan Planning Organizations • Transportation Management Associations • Regional Transit Authorities • Cities and Towns
Transportation Management Associations 12/21/2017 28
Metropolitan Planning Organizations 12/21/2017 29
Regional Transit Authorities 12/21/2017 30
Increasing support, expecting performance: Merrimack Valley RTA 12/21/2017 31
Like the MBTA, RTAs need to implement smarter bus service planning Reliability Coverage Span Frequency Comfort 32
Cities and towns are key partners: Complete Streets program 33
Majority of communities in MA now participate Completed Tier 1: Completed Tier 2: Completed Tier 3: Registered Attend Training & Develop 5-Year Submit Project Pass Complete Complete Streets Construction Streets Policy Prioritization Plan Application January 2017 150 112 27 26 September 2017 174 134 61 41 34
Massachusetts is a national leader • 222 new Complete Streets policies passed in 2016 • In 2016, 51 policies from around the nation scored above a 90; of those, 82% were from Massachusetts (42 municipalities) 12/21/2017 35
Merrimack Valley communities are embracing Complete Streets Chelmsford was awarded $328,000 to install additional crosswalks at the intersection of North Road and Parkhurst Road, and to reconstruct and improve the sidewalk on Billerica Road between Chelmsford Village Center and the Center Elementary School Lawrence received funding to create a safer path to the Wetherbee School and to Riverside Park. Sidewalks will be repaired along Kingston Street to Riverside Park and new crosswalks and ADA compliant ramps at the intersections. Lowell was awarded funding to construct a new lighted and landscaped multi ‐ use shared path in the South Commons Park to provide vital connections between the Gallagher Multi ‐ Modal Bus/Train Terminal, the Rogers School STEM Academy, and the Markham Village low ‐ income apartments. Salisbury received $400,000 for reconstructing existing sidewalks and constructing new sidewalks on Pleasant Street and Seabrook Road. Westford was awarded nearly $400,000 in funding for constructing a new sidewalk along Main Street and Boston Road and a new pedestrian crossing to Town Common, in addition to other accessibility and safety improvements. 12/21/2017 36
The next initiative: Trails 12/21/2017 37
Thank You for Listening. Questions? 38
Bedford & Billerica Middlesex Turnpike Improvements Project History Phase I — Crosby Drive : Construction Complete 2007 $3,809,203.84 Phase II — Middlesex Tpke : Construction Complete 2016 $11,683,387 Phase III — Middlesex Tpke : Network Drive Route 62 Route 3 Northbound Slip Ramp Route 3 Southbound Ramps Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington 12/21/2017 39
Project Location 40
Existing Conditions Traffic Congestion • 16,135 vehicles per day in 2015 • Level of Service E or F at major intersections • Excessive delay at unsignalized movements • One-quarter mile queues on mainline during peak periods 12/21/2017 41
Existing Conditions Intersection Safety • No crosswalks present • The Lowell Regional Transit Authority service the project area. • Passengers are currently discharged onto the roadway shoulder with no refuge area. 12/21/2017 42
Proposed Improvements Middlesex Turnpike Typical Section 12/21/2017 43
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