Maintenance Operations TWGBrad Darr, NDDOT

2019-2020 Work Plan Accomplishments

Safety

Support CSO peer exchanges with MaC

Support FHWA/DOT Drone Peer Exchange

Support Autonomous Attenuator Imp.

Support FHWA EDC Initiatives

Weather Savvy Roads- EDC 4

WRTM EDC 5

2019-2020 Work Plan Accomplishments

Asset Management

Podcast on Performance Metrics for Winter Maintenance

2019-2020 Work Plan Accomplishments

Environmental

Support SICOP 3 year Strategic Maintenance Plan

2019 -2020 Work Plan Accomplishments

Workforce Development

- Support TC3 Training Programs

2019-2020 Work Plan Accomplishments

Communication

Participated in Peer Exchanges with CTSO on Maintenance Operations and WRTM

Cosponsored webinars with SICOP showcasing the use of technology in achieving the maintenance mission

2019 Work Plan AccomplishmentsResearch

Acquired MaC support for implementation research for S and I Performance Measures

Supported research on AASHTO Guide to Snow and Ice Control

2020 -2021 Work Plan Safety

- Support CAV to enhance work zone Safety(MO and CO)

2020-2021 Work Plan 1 of XXEnvironmental

Continue to Support EDC initiatives including Weather Savvy Roads and WRTM

2020-2021 Work Plan Workforce Development

Continued Support of TC3

Webinar Showcase on Training with SICOP

2020-2021 Work Plan 1 of XXCommunication

-Continue to Liaison with CTSO

-Support and Coordinate activities with the Community of Practice on RWM.

2020 -2021 Work Plan 1 of XXResearch

Submit application for NCHRP Implementation for Snow and Performance Measures

Submit NCHRP Synthesis on FEMA/ER reimbursement.

Proposed Resolutions

• None

Proposed Research• SYTHESIS

• Title: Operational strategies and tools to facilitate applications for FHWA Emergency Relief reimbursement and FEMA Public Assistance

reimbursement.

• Scope: FHWA’s Emergency Relief (ER) program can help states fund repairs to roads, bridges, and other infrastructure along federal aid routes

that are eligible for federal aid. In the event a disaster receives a Presidential declaration relief from FEMA’s Public Assistance program may be

available. Each program has specific requirements and administrative steps for application and determination of eligibility. However, when it comes to

collecting and submitting the data necessary to make applications each agency, including Departments of Transportation, must rely on their own internal

management systems and internal procedures.

Since disaster events tend to be sporadic, having dedicated systems in place to collect and complete the applications for reimbursement can be

problematic with many agencies having to reinvent the wheel for each event. Often reimbursement requirements change which forces state and local

agencies to adapt their processes with each event.

This synthesis will focus on how agencies organize and staff for financial recovery during and after disaster events. This synthesis will capture

information on how agencies coordinate applications for disaster reimbursement and the tools agencies utilize to capture damage information on roads,

bridges, and other infrastructure eligible for federal aid. Information sought will include how agencies track expenditures during the event, processes

used when completing applications quickly and accurately after the event and tracking the status of applications to ensure all timelines are met for

successful financial recovery.

Sources will include the use of GPS applications, applications for tablets, utilization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, templates for populating forms, and

strategies to facilitate successful and timely application for ER funding from FHWA and public assistance funding from FEMA.