Transportation Oversight Committee

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Communication

Customer Service

Partnerships

Project Delivery

Efficiency

Technology & Innovation

CORE VALUES


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The vision of the DOT is to deliver a best-in-class transportation systemthat:

Eliminates pervasive, obsolete and deficient highway, bridge, and railsystem conditions

Invests in high performing, new rail, bus, highway and non-motorized

capacity Propels Connecticuts economy

Distinguishes Connecticut as a premier choice for residential, businessand recreational location

DOTs Core Services

Operation and maintenance of safe and efficient state-owned highways,bridges, rail, transit, bicycle and pedestrian systems

Stewardship over system conditions and performance

Delivery of capital program priorities based on asset management andeconomic impact priorities

TRANSPORTATION VISION


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HIGHWAY OPERATIONS ANDMAINTENANCE

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19 STORMS

Approximately million Person-hours worked during

stormsPlowed 1.6 million lane milescircle the globe 65 times!

WINTER 2014-2015 RESPONSE


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WINTER OPERATIONS

10,800 lane miles1,100 employees


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634 Plow Trucks

102 Loaders

12 Snow Blowers205 Contractor Plow Trucks

SNOW FLEET


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CASE Winter Operations Report

CASE Study Highlights

CTDOTs Snow & Ice program is effective

Accidents are down on state roadways

3rd lowest state in NE regarding chemical

application

Inconclusive findings on Effectiveness of

Corrosion

Supports Bridge Washing Program

Promotes Vehicle Washing

Partner with DEEPbest practices

90% of deicer is used by private contactors and

public stakeholders.

Develop certification program for best practice

statewide


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WINTER CRASH DATA TRENDS

The Full Report, Executive Summary, and Briefing PowerPoint are available on the CASE website (www.ctcase.org)

Crash data

trends validate

CTDOTs anti-icing program
http://www.ctcase.org/http://www.ctcase.org/


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INTERSTATE MUTUAL AID - January 27, 2016

Two snow blower crews

Three skid steer crews

Two snow blower crews

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Washington, DC


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CHAMP PROGRAMgreat customer service

16,500 Motorist Assists - One every 6 minutes during peak traffic


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Before

After

PAVING

Paved 660 Lane Miles of RoadHartford to Washington, D.C. and back!


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ANNUAL VIP EXPENDITURES (by CTDOT)

2005 - $49,000,000

2006 - $42,000,000

2007 - $48,000,000

2008 - $54,000,000

2009 - $49,000,000

2010 - $50,000,000 2011 - $50,000,000

2012 - $57,000,000

2013 - $57,000,000 2014 - $68,900,000

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VIP Paving

Fix-it-first

Resurfacing Bonds


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LINE PAINTINGsafety improvements

Painted 8,200 miles of edge lines


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BRIDGE MAINTENANCE2015Reducing backlog

1,405 Work Line Items Received1,754 Work Line Items Completed


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Before

After

BRIDGE MAINTENANCE/PRESERVATIONcost effective maintenance strategy


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ENGINEERING ANDCONSTRUCTION

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MAJOR PROJECT DELIVERY ANDPERFORMANCE

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Q BRIDGE PROGRAM


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Q BRIDGE PROGRAM

$200M under budget, 8 months early

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MOSES WHEELER BRIDGE

1 Year Ahead of Schedule

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I-84 WIDENING IN WATERBURY

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$300 M program Started in 2015 -scheduled for completion in 2020


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ACCELERATED BRIDGE

Design-build Bridgeport

Southington I-84

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Cost-effective

Customer service

Safety enhancement

Weston Bridge in a Backpack

LOCAL TRANSPORTATION


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LOCAL TRANSPORTATION

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Optimized local project delivery

Eliminated Federal requirements

Authorized at $45 million/year in FY14-15

Increased to $74 million/year in FY16-17

66 applications received for over $109

million

13 completed in design, 10 awarded

35 currently being designed

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RAIL & TRANSIT

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A STATEWIDE TRANSIT SYSTEM

Core system performance and

investments Strategic service opportunities

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RAIL RIDERSHIP

Highest ridership in Metro North history on NewHaven Line, 40.3 million trips

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Line Percentchange AnnualRidership

New Haven Line 1.9% 40,343,883

New Canaan Branch -1.7% 1,551,410

Danbury Branch 9.4% 802,017

Waterbury Branch 2.9% 353,450Shore Line East -7.3% 609,945


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RAIL ON TIME PERFORMANCE

Improving OTP through December 2015

New Haven Line 93%

New Canaan Branch 95%

Danbury Branch 93%

Waterbury Branch 95%

Shore Line East 91%

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CUSTOMER SERVICE

Improving Customer Satisfaction

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RAIL SAFETY

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Positive Train Control

Automated work zone

protection Close Call Reporting

System (C3RS)


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M8 CARS

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405 M8 Rail Cars delivered Improved mechanical reliability by 79%

Fleet review underway determine additional

vehicle requirements for NHL, branch linesand Hartford Line


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WALK BRIDGE

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Interim repairs ontime.

Replacement program

underway New interlockings and

upgraded yard facilitiesto minimize serviceimpacts

Innovative design andconstruction methodsbeing utilized


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RAIL STATIONS AND PARKING

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New Stations Branford270 spaces (NOW OPEN)

Old Saybrook200 spaces (NOW OPEN)

New Haven Parking Deck

Future stationsTransit Oriented Development Merritt 7

Orange

Barnum

Hartford Line stations State Street new platform Five new stations


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HARTFORD LINE

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Service start January 2018

Triple number of trains between New Haven

and Hartford

Double number of trains between New Haven

and Springfield

First ever not-to-exceed budget with AMTRAK

First ever not-to-exceed schedule with

AMTRAK


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BUS

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BUS RIDERSHIP

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Ridership is trending down about 3% overall in Fiscal Year 2016

Service

Annual

Ridership

CTtransit 30,190,000

Urban Transit Districts (7) 11,535,000

Rural Transit Districts (5) 465,000

ADA Paratransit 1,008,000


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BUS MAINTENANCE FACILITIES

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CTtransitWaterbury 276,00 square feet;

100 buses and vans;

$85 million total cost;

May 2017 Opening

Windham Transit District Opened June 2015

Total Cost: $11 million

TorringtonNorthwest CT Transit District

30% designHamdenGreater New Haven Transit District Paratransit Garage Site Selection


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CTfastrakFirst Year

Opened March 28, 2015

On time & under budget

High customer

satisfactionimprovedreliability, travel time

Robust ridership16,000

Exceeds original forecastof 11,180

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CTfastrakTransit Oriented Development

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Elmwood StationWest

Hartford Housing Authority

Cedar StreetNational

Welding

Downtown New Britain

Berkowitz Building, Old Police

Station, Little Poland East Main Street New Britain


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CTfastrak EXPANSION

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Multi-year program to expand transit service east of the Connecticut River

to serve target markets, speed up transit service

Initial service would use HOV lanes and existing park & rides Service begins summer of 2016 (subject to funding)

Future phases would include new vehicles, new stations, on- street BRT

features, real-time bus arrival information and WiFi service


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BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN

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BIKE & PEDESTRIAN


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Complete Streets Pol icy

1st state in New England to adopt policy

New Communi ty Connect iv i ty Program

Funding for improvements in communitycenters

Road Safety Audits

BIKE & PEDESTRIAN

BIKE & PEDESTRIAN


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Building CTs Multi-Use Trail Netwo rk

Last 5 years:DOT has lead efforts to fill criticalgaps in statewide trail network

12 miles of trail completed

Next 5 years:Lets Go CT funding will accelerategap closure program

$10-11 million per year

trail maintenance now part of program

at least 14 miles of trail

at least 4 gaps filled

BIKE & PEDESTRIAN


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SAFETY

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National Leader in Distracted Driving Prevention


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CT is only state to receive

special Distracted Driving grant

Innovative Partnerships WGBH/PBS & Ruff Ruffman

Targets distracted drivers using non-traditional methods

Raises youth awareness of danger

CT partners on national campaign - PBS Kids

National Leader in Distracted Driving Prevention

EDUCATION & ENFORCEMENT


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Campaign Efforts

DOT/police multiple enforcement campaigns

Impact of Campaignso Over 50 agencies funded for special enforcement

o 3 enforcement campaigns annually

o 30,000 tickets each year

o strong media outreach

o Significant drop in phone use by drivers

TEEN DRIVER


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Save-A-Life Tour

Preventing Distracted Driving & DUI

150 high schools in last 2.5 years

o Video to student assemblies

o Driver simulator sessions

TEEN DRIVER

DUI Enforcement


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DUI a major cause of fatal accidents

40-45% of all roadway fatalities involved impaired

drivers

Over 100 deaths annually

Enforcement Efforts

DOT & police place special emphasis on education &

enforcement

o Over 80 agencies funded for special enforcement

o 4 holiday campaigns plus several smaller campaigns

o 1,4001,600 DUI arrests during campaigns

DUI Enforcement

NEW CRASH REPORTING SYSTEM


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Over 100,000 police reports received annually


Old System New System

65% paper 100% electronic

14-month backlog Post within 30 days

Incomplete data capture Full data capture

National 2015 Best Practice Award

from Traffic Safety Professionals



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DOTUCONN Partnership

New crash data system

Partnership:

o UCONN safety research & data skills

o Cost-effective

o Transportation Safety Research Center at

UCONN

Innovation in Government 2015 Award

TRAFFIC COUNTING


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Safety: 150 fewer man-days spent in live traffic

Increased Efficiency: Two man-months saved intraffic data processing

Paperless Office: eliminated 10,000 paper reports

MioVision: New technology for counting

o doubled production

o cut hours & costs by 65%

o eliminated overtime

o improved safetyo collects pedestrian data

Tablets: Faster & safer data collection for field staff

TRAFFIC COUNTING


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ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCYAND INNOVATION

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LEAN

Cut the time to initiate projects by 50% for structurally deficientbridges from 12 to approximately 6 months

(applied to 40 projects since Lean event Sept. 2014)

Eliminated 10,000 paper reports by going paperless in traffic data

processing unit in 2015

Use of Mio-vision technology reduced overtime & field hours

(150 fewer man-days)

Master Municipal Agreements - estimated savings of 100 agreements

per year for DOT (one full time FTE position).Faster turn around times

and service

Office of State Trafficas of today, approved 395 administrative

decisions and 75 certificates36 days average to decision

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CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY


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CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY

4 years ago -- $400 million in contract awards

3 years later -- $1.2 billion, 50% greater than

internal goal of $800 million

All with no additional staff, but with

significant gains in productivity

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eCONSTRUCTION


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eCONSTRUCTION

Tablet Computers

Electronic Signatures

GPS/RTS

Contract Documents

Contractor Submittals

3D/4D Modeling

E-BIDS with Bid Express


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350 construction projects

1630 electronic bids received

Automated error checking Reduced contractor time preparing bids

Saving 2-3 days review/processing time for

each bid

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NEW SPATIAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM


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EXOR Creates full statewide digital

highway network map

Integrates all asset data into a

single digital road network

Supports DOTs asset

management system

NEW SPATIAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM


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ENTERPRISE TEAMS

SERVICE PLAZA PROGRAM


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Public / Private Venture Using Private Capital

Renovated all 23 Service Plazas Added variety of food venues

Improved safety at facilities


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Lets Go CT!

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VISION


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VISION

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Lets Go CT!well-rounded program of operations,maintenance, enhancements and expansion for a

prosperous and vital Connecticut

$100 Billion

30 years

Built on solid base of asset management and project

prioritization

Economic impact and return on investmentevaluation fully supports enhancement and new

capacity

KEY FEATURES


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KEY FEATURES

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$100 Billion Program 2/3 State of Good Repair & Operations

1/3 Enhancements & Expansion

Emphasis areas: Investing in the economy Smart growth, Transit Oriented Development

Multi-modal

Active transportation

Ongoing operations

Maintenance & preservation

Local programs, local control

IMPLEMENTATION & ACCOUNTABILITY


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5-YEAR RAMP UP

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INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD


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SEARCHABLE BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION OR MODE

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DASHBOARD - FLEXIBLE ANALYSIS TOOL


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PROVIDING VISUAL AND TEXT BASED INFORMATION

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DASHBOARDPROJECT LEVEL


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FINANCIAL, STATUS, DESCRIPTIVE AND SCHEDULING INFORMATION

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ECONOMIC IMPACTS


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I-95 Widening Program

Economic Impacts:

$11.4 B added business sales & output (30 yrs)

$13.9 B added business during const.

3,300 permanent jobs.

6,700-26,000 construction jobs.

NHL Capacity Improvements

Economic Impacts:

$6.2 B added business sales & output (30 yrs)

$9.1 B added business during const.

2,000-3,000 permanent jobs.

4,000-6,000 construction jobs.

ECONOMIC IMPACTS

ECONOMIC IMPACTS


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I-84 ViaductHartford

Economic Impacts:

$10.2 B added business sales

& output (30 yrs)$7.3 B added business during

construction

2,500-3,500 permanent jobs

3,000-7,000 construction jobs

I-84 MixmasterWaterbury

Economic Impacts:

$8.8 B added business sales &

output (30 yrs)$10.4 B added business during

construction



I-84 WideningNY - Waterbury

Economic Impacts:

$4.4 B added business sales &

output (30 yrs)$2.2 B added business during

construction



ECONOMIC IMPACTS


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