2015 UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (UTP) UPDATE Texas Transportation Commission Footer Text April 30, 2015 Date
UTP development and public involvement process Administration revisions and program category changes Public notice Initial draft exhibit Category allocations and categories 3 and 12 changes Online (Webex) public meeting Commission briefing on key UTP revisions Today s Commission briefing will highlight key changes proposed for consideration. Final draft exhibit Public hearing Commission action to approve UTP Revised Q3 UTP Public involvement and comment period (30-day minimum) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Approximate timeline (weeks) 2
Proposed funding adjustments to 2015 UTP Funding level adjustments based on revised financial forecast Federal Funding Levels in FY 2015 Federal obligation authority due to assumed MAP-21 extension through September. Includes Category 5 CMAQ, Category 7 STP-MM and Category 9 TAP distribution to MPOs. Fund Transfer Requests Adjustments to projects and funding allocations. Includes funding for HGAC Incident Management Program and Allocation to HOU related to HCTRA reimbursement for ROW on previous toll projects Administrative revisions Adjustments to projects and funding allocations. 3
Proposed project specific program updates New authorizations & de-authorizations include maintaining $100M of funding on SH 249 in Grimes County and authorizations for fund transfer requests for HGAC and HCTRA that were noted on the previous slide. Revisions to projects within previously authorized funding, primarily transfers of funding between fiscal years, include: Category 2 projects in Austin, Amarillo, Dallas, Houston, Odessa and Tyler. Category 3 TMF projects in Houston Category 4 Connectivity projects in Beaumont, Brownwood, Bryan, Childress and Dallas Category 10 CBI projects in Laredo Category 12 projects in Austin, Bryan, Dallas, El Paso, Laredo, Pharr and Tyler Administrative amendments to projects and programs are available for viewing online. 4
May update schedule April 16, 2015 Public Meeting April 17, 2015 Texas Register Posting (for public hearing). Start 30-day comment period April 30, 2015 May 7, 2015 9:00 a.m. (CST): Presentation of proposed amendments to Texas Transportation Commission 10:00 a.m. (CST): Public Hearing at 118 E. Riverside Drive, Austin, TX May 18, 2015 4:00 p.m. (CST): Deadline for receipt of comments May 28, 2015 Commission action on UTP updates Note: 30-day comment period extends from April 17 to May 18. 5
Next steps in May UTP update process Public comment period through May 18 at 4:00 p.m. Submit online comments and get information at: http://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/transportation-planning/utp.html (or web search: TxDOT UTP ). Call: 800-687-8108. Public hearing: May 7 at 10:00 a.m. 118 E. Riverside Dr., Bldg. 118 Austin, TX 78704 Commission consideration for final adoption: May 28. 6
2016 UTP Update Cycle: Spring through Summer 2015 2015 UTP 2016 UTP FIN provides Cashflow forecast UTP Approved by TTC (August) TPP Provides Draft Allocations to Districts/Local Partners Adjustments Districts/Local Partners Program Known Projects for All UTP Years by Category Review/ Comment Period 7
Preliminary Funding Levels UTP Categories Current FY 2015-2024 UTP (Proposed May Revision) 10 Year Funding Level ($ Million) % of Total 10 Year UTP Funding Draft FY 2016-2025 UTP (Pending August Approval) 10 Year Funding Level ($ Million) % of Total 10 Year UTP Funding 1 - Preventative Maintenance and Rehabilitation $ 12,163 32% $ 12,094 37% 2 - Metro and Urban Area Corridor Projects $ 2,309 6% $ 1,208 4% 3 - Non-Traditionally Funded Transportation Projects $ 7,420 19% $ 5,038 15% 4 - Statewide Connectivity Corridor Projects $ 522 1% $ - 0% 5 - Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement $ 1,621 4% $ 1,599 5% 6 - Structures Replacement and Rehabilitation $ 2,992 8% $ 3,000 9% 7 - Metropolitan Mobility and Rehabilitation $ 3,126 8% $ 2,941 9% 8 - Safety $ 2,100 5% $ 1,855 6% 9 - Transportation Enhancements $ 660 2% $ 479 1% 10 - Supplemental Transportation Projects $ 635 2% $ 562 2% 11 - District Discretionary $ 894 2% $ 628 2% 12 - Strategic Priority $ 3,845 10% $ 3,207 10% Totals $ 38,287 100% $ 32,610 100% 8
2016 UTP Development Timeline Months April May June July August Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Host WebEx April 10th Update Projects in DCIS & SharePoint site QCQA of Project Programming and Scoring Assemble UTP (Finalize Text and Project listings) May 29 th Post Final DRAFT 2016 UTP Public Meeting Post Texas Register Notice Start 30 Day Comment Period Public Hearing End 30 Day Comment Period Final 2016 UTP Approval by Commission July 10 th July 16 th July 17 - August 17 th August 6 th August 27 th 9
Questions? 10