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Pam HeimsnessSafety and Traffic Ops Team Leader

Tennessee Operations and Safety Conference November 21, 2013

What is the Vision/Goal?

EDC 2 Focus Areas

• 3D Engineered Models for Construction• Accelerated Bridge Construction

Shortening Project Delivery Reducing Construction Time

Innovative Contracting

• Alternative Technical Concepts• Construction Manager / General

Contractor• Design Build• Intelligent Compaction• Locally Administered Federal-Aid

Projects

• Programmatic Agreements

EDC 2 Focus Areas

• Geospatial Data Collaboration

EnvironmentMobilitySafety

• High Friction Surface Treatments• Implementing Quality Environmental

Documentation• Intersection and Interchange

Geometrics• SHRP2 Incident Management

Responder Training

Accelerated Bridge Construction• Prefabricated Bridge Elements & Systems (PBES)

– Possible project for accelerated superstructure replacement on 4 structures in I-40 in Davidson County

– Cocke Co. SR9/French Broad River is using PBES and is under construction

Status of EDC 2 Initiatives in Tennessee

Accelerated Bridge Construction• Slide In Bridge Construction

– Project is under consideration for bridge replacement on Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge Rand Poplar Ave – Bridges over I-240 in Memphis.

– This is also being considered for CMGC

Status of EDC 2 Initiatives in Tennessee

• Construction Manager General Contractor (CMGC)– May 13, 2013 TN enacted legislation for TDOT to implement

Contracts for a CMGC Pilot Program made up of three challenging or complex projects

– Peer Exchange - Sept 18-19, 2013 with Utah, Arizona, & Colorado• Representatives from the Arizona, Colorado, and Utah State Departments of

Transportation presented their experience in developing and implementing this innovative delivery method to an audience of seventy-five individuals representing the Tennessee consulting and construction industry, as well as TDOT staff.

– A draft policy and procedures manual is under development.

Status of EDC 2 Initiatives in Tennessee

• Intelligent Compaction– Intelligent Compaction Special Provision has been completed– TDOT received $1,445,600 Highways for Life grant for four

projects. 4 projects (one in each Region) have been awarded– On Oct 23, 2013 a HFL showcase on intelligent compaction was

held in Brentwood, TN.

Status of EDC 2 Initiatives in Tennessee

• Locally Administered Federal Aid Projects– A new LPA process had been developed and the Local

Government Programs Manual was updated– A webinar will be held Dec 4, 2013 to rollout the new innovative

delivery process, letters of interest from the locals will be accepted after Jan 1, 2014.

– New process will be optional – Local agency will have complete a certification process in order to

be eligible– Process will proceed from environmental through construction with

no interaction from TDOT• At the end, TDOT will verify that the local agency followed the new process

Status of EDC 2 Initiatives in Tennessee

• Programmatic Agreements II– Completed a regional programmatic agreement practitioner

workshop for Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee in TN.

– Programmatic agreements• Indiana Bat MOU• Nashville Crayfish• PM 2.5 Consultation Process

Status of EDC 2 Initiatives in Tennessee

• Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS)-Integrated Bridge Systems (IBS)– TDOT developed an evaluation process on how to evaluate site

conditions for potential locations for GRS-IBS technology. TDOT is searching for the right projects to use with this technology.

Status of EDC 2 Initiatives in Tennessee

• High Friction Surface Treatment– High Friction Surface Treatment Program Developed to address a

systemic approach of implementing lane-departure countermeasures to identified horizontal curves.

– TDOT to apply HFST on 427 locations total. Recently let a project to address 100 locations

Status of EDC 2 Initiatives in Tennessee

FIGURE 1: Open-grade surface course on the left and HFST on the right.FIGURE 2: HFST at horizontal curve

• Implementing Quality Environmental Documentation – FHWA and TDOT completed revision to Categorical Exclusion

documentation templates.– TDOT completed a process review of their PCE Documentation

Process and as a result they are updating their standard interagency letter templates to improve consistency and quality of coordination.

– TDOT has also been developing an integrated electronic clearinghouse (called the Statewide Environmental Management System or SEMS) to post, store, and manage project environmental data and interagency coordination.

– TDOT revised their internal QA/QC procedures

to ensure three separate lines of quality

assurance in documentation preparation.

Status of EDC 2 Initiatives in Tennessee

• SHRP2 National Traffic Incident Management Responder Training– Estimate of 141 TIM trainers certified in 5 TtT sessions.  Estimate

of 642 responders trained in 26 sessions.– TDOT is also working with TDOS to build a TIM Training Site at the

THP Academy construction to begin in spring 2014.

Status of EDC 2 Initiatives in Tennessee

Original EDC 1 Focus Areas

EDC 1 Status

Planning and Environmental Linkages Implemented

Programmatic Agreements Implemented

Mitigation Banking Not selected

In Lieu Fees Not selected

Scope of Preliminary Design Implemented

Legal Sufficiency Not selected

Utility Accommodation Implemented

Flexibilities in Right of Way Not selected

Enhanced Technical Assistance Not selected

Design Build Implemented

Construction Manager /General EDC2- in Progress

Shortening Project Delivery

Original EDC 1 Focus Areas

EDC 1 Status

Safety Edge Implemented

Warm Mix Asphalt Implemented

Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System

Implemented

Adaptive Signal Control In Progress

Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems

EDC2 – In Progress

Accelerating Technology Deployment

State Transportation Innovation Councils (STICs)

• Provides State-based leadership for the National Transportation Innovation Network

• Helps facilitate deployment of EDC Initiatives

• Engages stakeholders

Tennessee EDC STIC

John Schroer TDOT

Pam Kordenbrock

FHWA

Paul Degges TDOT

Toks Omishakin

TDOT

John Reinbold

TDOTMatt Cate UTC/TTAP

Dana Richardson

Murfreesboro

Michael Skipper

Nashville MPO

Kent Starwalt

TRBA

David Donoho

ACEC

STIC Incentive

• Purpose: – To provide resources to assist the STIC in making an innovation

standard practice in their state

• Funding: – Up to $100,000 per State/year– Federal share of 80%

• Entities Eligible to Apply for Funding: – STA will be the primary recipients.– Metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, and tribal

governments may apply through States as sub-recipients.

• Examples of Allowable Costs, but are not limited to:

− Develop standards and specifications.

− Develop and deliver training and an evaluation plans

− Refine current specifications

− Develop memorandums of agreement

− Prepare standard operating procedures or technical guidance

− Prepare a report summarizing the lessons learned and economic analysis

− Develop a decision matrix

− Prepare an integration plan, including performance measures

STIC Incentive

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 (Nashville and Knoxville)Intersection and Interchange Geometrics: Safer, Faster,

Cheaper! (FHWA) is promoting several proven techniques to improve the safety of intersections: roundabouts, displaced left-turn intersections, restricted crossing U-turn intersections, median U-turn intersections, and the diverging diamond interchange. Transportation agencies that apply these innovative intersections and interchanges can not only reduce crashes, but greatly enhance efficiency for moving traffic, often with substantial cost savings and accelerated project delivery.

register at the TTAP’s website - http://ctr.utk.edu/ttap/training/edcx7.php

EDC2 – Exchanges

“My overall sense is that we’ve been very successful in bringing a greater focus on innovation to the transportation community… Now our challenge is to keep the momentum going and make our better, faster, smarter approach a permanent part of the transportation culture.”

Victor MendezAdministrator, FHWA

Keeping the Momentum

Winner!

Center for Accelerating Innovationhttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/accelerating/

Every Day Counts Websitehttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts

Tennessee EDC CoordinatorsFHWA: Pamela Heimsness, pamela.heimsness@dot.gov

TDOT: Jeff Jones: Jeff Jones, jeff.jones@dot.gov

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