Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 17,2017
FHWA sponsored a Peer Exchange at the ADC50 mid-year meeting on July 17, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Section 106 Programmatic Agreements. The Peer Exchange featured a facilitated discussion with an eight-member panel that addressed the relationship-building between State Departments of Transportation (State DOTs), State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs), and FHWA in developing and implementing Programmatic Agreements for Section 106. These agreements ensure compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act and ensure predictable, expedited project delivery that saves time and money. Panelists included representatives from the Minnesota DOT and Minnesota SHPO, Delaware DOT and Delaware SHPO, Washington DOT and Washington SHPO, Illinois SHPO, and FHWA Maine Division. Moderators included 3 representatives from FHWA Headquarters and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). Approximately 60 people attended the Peer Exchange. The Section 106 Peer Exchange was done as part of the SHRP2 C19 Expediting Project Delivery product. This event was the first step in an effort to increase communication between FHWA, the ACHP, State DOTs, and SHPOs to determine needs from field practitioners. Next steps include targeted outreach and technical assistance on Section 106 Programmatic Agreements. View a summary of the event.
For more information, please contact David Clarke.
Des Moines, Iowa
July 16-20, 2017
Michael Bolduc, MassDOT Planner/GIS Specialist
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) developed the MassDOT Project Intake Tool (MaPIT) to improve collaboration during planning, specifically by developing better scopes of work, more accurate construction estimates, enhanced early environmental coordination, and more streamlined permitting.
The development of this product was the result of MassDOT selecting the following four Expediting Project Delivery strategies to implement for their planning program.
A presentation PDF file is available upon request.
Spokane, Washington
June 11-17, 2017
Wayne B. Symonds, PE, VTrans Deputy Chief Engineer
Presentation describes VTrans Accelerated Bridge Program and how it implemented five of the SHRP2 C19 strategies:
Delivery program has resulted in 100% of new bridges opening on time, 40% savings in engineering costs, 70-75% savings in resource demands, and 18% construction savings based on 37 new projects. And, public responses indicate 75-85% of respondents were very satisfied with the projects.
Salt Lake City, Utah
July 19, 2016
Moderated by Kate Kurgan, AASHTO, and Damaris Santiago, FHWA
Two sequential sessions were held to showcase the results of six Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) Expediting Project Delivery (C19) products. Each project funded with Expediting Project Delivery Implementation Assistant Program funds was planned to implement one or more of the identified 24 strategies of this SHRP2 product that address 16 common constraints, and improve the transportation delivery process for their agency.
Maricopa Association of Governments – Anubhav Bagley The development of an Intermountain West Region GIS tool to share information and data across a broad geographic area to aid transportation, land use planning and economic development.
Arizona Department of Transportation – Marinela Konomi Adoption of program management protocols that implement efficient delivery of the Local Public Agency Federal-aid Highway Program.
Vermont Agency of Transportation – Jennifer Fitch & Aaron Guyette Development of new program management protocols for an Accelerated Bridge Program (ABP), supported by an internal review by a number of departments, peer exchanges with New York, Massachusetts and Maine Departments of Transportation, and interviews with customers and stakeholders.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation – Jose Simo Integration of MassDOT’s Roads & Highways GIS system, developing new data filtering tools, reworking map elements, adding new data, and more.
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department – Elisha Wright-Kehner Development of a process for project delivery that results in fewer project delays, better decisions, and potentially lower project costs.
Florida Department of Transportation – Steve Braun Implementing streamlining recommendations to develop enhanced schedule templates, identified certain activities to occur prior to PD&E, and options to advance purchase mitigation sites.
Springfield, Illinois
December 10-11, 2018
This peer exchange discussed Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) approaches and focused on applying PEL to the I-80 bridge project on the Illinois-Iowa border. Seventy-eight stakeholders from Illinois Department of Transportation (DOT), Iowa DOT, resource agencies, and FHWA headquarters and division offices attended the peer exchange. Colorado DOT served as the peer for this peer exchange and shared their experiences with PEL throughout the peer exchange to guide Illinois DOT in thinking about the I-80 PEL project. View a summary of the event.
Source: Volpe Center
Hanover, Maryland
December 12-13, 2017
The peer exchange focused on discussing Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) approaches and identifying recommendations and action items for Maryland’s State Highway Administration (SHA) to more formally implement PEL approaches in project development and delivery. Fifty-one participants from MDOT SHA, resource agencies, local agencies, and FHWA headquarters and division offices attended the peer exchange. Colorado DOT and North Carolina DOT served as the peers for this peer exchange and shared their experiences with PEL to guide MDOT SHA in thinking about how to implement PEL in Maryland. View a summary of the event.
Source: MDOT SHA
