N.C.

Department of Transportation
Condition Assessment and Funding Needs
for North Carolina’s Highway System

Report to the
Joint Legislative Transportation
Oversight Committee

December 7, 2012
Terry Gibson, PE
 Biennial Report on
Maintenance Requirements
G.S. 136-44.3

Requires NCDOT to:

• Establish Performance Standards
• Project an annual cost to meet and sustain the performance
standards for routine maintenance and operations
• Develop a cost for Pavement and Bridge Preservation
• Develop a cost for Pavement and Bridge Rehabilitation
• Project System Condition at optimal funding for 7 years

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 North Carolina State
Highway System 2012
• 79,478 road miles

• 170,947 paved lane miles

• 4,358 miles of unpaved roads

• 18,265 structures

• 81.4 M square feet bridge deck area

• 9,000 signals
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 System Breakdown
System Mileage Examples
Interstates (I) 1,299 RM I-40, I-85, I-77
Primary (US & NC) 13,754 RM US 29, US 64, NC 210, NC 42
Secondary (Paved) 60,068 RM SR 1001, SR 2049, SR 3010
Secondary (Unpaved) 4,357 RM SR 1825, SR 2256, SR 1705

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 Highway System Usage
(Vehicle Miles Traveled)
Growth

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 State Budget Allocation
FY 2013 (Millions)
Highway Maintenance $ 385
Contract Resurfacing $ 427
System Preservation $ 235
General Maintenance Reserves $ 140
HB 1825 Secondary Road Improvement (Paved) $ 66
HB 1825 Secondary Road Improvement (Unpaved) $ 12

Total $ 1,265 Million

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 Federal TIP Funding
Federal Fiscal 2013 (Millions)
ITS Traffic Operations $ 13
Positive Guidance Program $ 4
Traffic Systems Operations Program $ 26
Bridge Preventative Maintenance Program $ 5
Low Impact Bridge Replacement $ 28
Interstate Maintenance Preservation Program $ 10

Total $ 86 Million

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History of Routine Maintenance Funding

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History of Resurfacing Funding

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 Performance Based Management
Benefits include:
• Moving towards uniformly constructed,
maintained and operated Highway System
• Data driven decision making
• Increased focus on preventive maintenance
• Targeting Level Of Service by system
• Highest and best use of resources
• Accountability

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Rating the Condition of the Highway System
Pavement Condition Survey

Bridge Condition Survey

Maintenance
Condition Survey 11
Maintenance Condition Survey Results
Roadway Interstate Primary Secondary
2012 State Average 2012 State Average 2012 State Average
ELEMENT PERFORMANCE MEASURE Target Score Target Score Target Score
No dropoffs greater than 3 inches and no
Unpaved Shoulders shoulders higher than 2 inches 95 92 90 92 85 93
Ditches (Lateral Ditches) No blocked, eroded, or nonfunctioning ditches 95 99 90 97 85 96
Crossline Pipe (Blocked) Greater than 50% diameter open 95 87 90 81 85 82
DRAINAGE

No damage or structural deficiency effecting

Crossline Pipe (Damaged) functionality 95 91 90 97 85 96
Curb & Gutter (Blocked) No obstruction greater than 2 inches for 2 feet 95 96 90 97 85 97
Grates and outlet pipes of boxes blocked <50%.
Inlets and outlets of boxes are not damaged,
Boxes (Blocked or Damaged) and grates are present and not broken. 95 84 90 90 85 92

Freeways: 45' from travelway, 5' behind

guardrail, not blocking signs; Non-Freeways:
Vertical clearance of 15' over roadway and 10'
ROADSIDE

Vegetation (Brush & Tree) back of ditch centerline or shoulder point 90 92 85 90 80 86

Vegetation (Turf Condition) Areas free of erosion 95 91 90 94 85 94
Stormwater Devices (NPDES) Functioning as designed 90 94 90 94 90 94
Achieving a score of 2 or higher on the
Landscape Plant Beds inspection form 90 90 80 90 N/A N/A
Rest Areas & Welcome Centers Condition Rating of 90 90 96 90 93 N/A N/A

Long Line Pavement Markings Present, visible 90 96 85 94 80 88

TRAFFIC

Words and Symbols Present, visible N/A N/A 85 87 80 85

Pavement Markers Present and reflective 90 91 85 81 N/A N/A
Ground Mounted Signs Visible and legible 90 94 85 94 85 89
Overhead Signs Visible and legible 92 99 85 97 N/A N/A
BRIDGE

NBIS Culverts Condition Rating >= 6 85 86 80 87 75 89

Non-NBIS Culverts Condition Rating = Good 80 81 70 72 60 56
Overhead Sign Structures Condition Rating = Good 95 88 92 93 92 84

Totals 91.32 91.43 86.16 90.27 82.16 87.43

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 Overall Score

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Pavement Condition

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 Bridge Condition Survey Results
Bridges Interstate Primary Secondary Statewide
2012 State Average 2002 State Average 2012 State Average State Average
ELEMENT PERFORMANCE MEASURE Target Score Target Score Target Score Score
Concrete 85 84 80 80 75 84 82
Bridge
Deck

Timber % of decks rating less than 85 N/A 80 79 75 89 89

Steel Planks or equal to 6 85 N/A 80 67 75 84 83
Open Grid Steel 85 N/A 80 58 75 0 50
Substructure Superstructure

Concrete 90 80 85 59 80 65 61
Steel Planks % of superstructure rating 90 88 85 82 80 79 81
less than or equal to 6
P/S Concrete 90 96 85 96 80 94 95
Timber 90 N/A 85 49 80 70 70
Timber 90 N/A 85 44 80 46 46
Concrete Pile % of substructure rating less 90 78 85 75 80 87 82
Steel Pile than or equal to 6 90 88 85 85 80 83 84
Concrete Piers 90 91 85 83 80 77 80

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 Bridge Condition
Interstate Primary
100% 100%

90% 90%

80% 80%

70% 70%

60% 60%

50% 50%

40% 40%

30% 30%

Secondary
% Good Target % Good Target

Secondary All Systems

100% 100%

90% 90%

80% 80%

70% 70%

60% 60%

50% 50%

40% 40%

30% 30%

% Good Target % Good Target

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Effect of Lack of System Preservation
Funds on Pavements

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 Infrastructure Health Index
• Calculates an overall system score
• Measures NCDOT’s success for maintaining and
improving the health of the highway network

Weights asset categories:

• 25% for roadsides features
• 35% for bridges
• 40% for pavements

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Overall Score
Infrastructure Health Index

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 Validating Performance Measures
• Public told us:
• Interstate: Meeting expectations with no areas of concern
• Primary: Meeting expectations and identified shoulders as an area of
concern
• Paved Secondary: Slightly below expectation and focus areas include
pavement condition, smoothness, width of travel lanes, roadway
striping and markers

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 Maintenance Funding Needs
FY 2013-2014 (Millions)
Needs
• Maintenance Operations $ 765.97
• Disasters $ 15.00
• Contract Resurfacing $ 427.16
• Pavement and Bridge Preservation $ 195.59
Total Maintenance and Preservation Needs $ 1,403.72

Alternate Maintenance Funds - $ 152.00

Adjusted Maintenance Funding Needs $ 1,251.72

System Rehabilitation Needs $ 320.81

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 Statewide Annual Maintenance Funding Plan
Fiscal Year ($ millions)
Maintenance Programs 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018
Maintenance and Operations 765.97 792.01 818.94 846.79 875.58
Disasters/Emergencies 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
Contract Resurfacing 427.16 441.68 456.70 472.23 488.28
Pavement and Bridge Preserv 195.59 202.24 209.12 216.23 223.58
Total Maint. Funding Needed 1,403.72 1,450.35 1,498.55 1,548.40 1,599.94
Supplemental Maint. Funds 152.00 152.00 152.00 152.00 152.00
Estimated Maint. Fund Allocation $ 1,188.18 $ 1,248.90 $ 1,309.59 $ 1,317.58 $ 1,413.24

Shortfall (63.54) (49.45) (36.96) (78.82) (34.70)

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 LOS at Current Funding Level
Infrastructure Health Index

Year
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Estimated Dollars to Maintain Current LOS
Millions

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State Funding Needed to Meet Target LOS

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 Summary
• Meeting targets on roadside features
• Pavements and bridges are trending in the right direction
• Public validation of targets
• Funding only slightly below need
• Need more flexibility in funding

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 Questions?

Report Located at:

https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/stateroads/Pages/MCAP.aspx