2014 reference guide

CUSTOMER SERVICE
Customer Service Desk: 404.631.1990 Questions/comments/feedback: www.dot.ga.gov and click on Contact Us at top of page. Access & Permits: www.dot.ga.gov/accesspermits Outdoor Advertising Permits: 404.631.1392 Oversize Truck Permits: 404.635.8176/888.262.8306 Crash Data & Reports: 404.635.2823 Roadside Memorials: 404.631.1933 HERO Assistance, roadwork, report an incident, traffic light failures, maintenance issues: 511
District Engineers
D1/Northeast GA, Bayne Smith: 770.532.5526 D2/East Central Ga, Jimmy Smith: 478.552.4600 D3/West Central GA, Thomas Howell: 706.646.6900 D4/Southwest GA, Joe Sheffield: 229.386.3280 D5/Southeast GA, Karon Ivery: 912.427.5711 D6/Northwest GA, DeWayne Comer: 770.387.3602 D7/Metro Atlanta GA, Rachel Brown: 770.986.1011

GDOT Employee Count/Lane Miles

Year 1972 1982 1992 2002 2012 2013

Employees 9,110 6,445 6,121 5,895 4,385 4,178

Lane Miles 35,000 40,000 43,000 46,000 48,000 48,000

GDOT Core Functions/ Georgia
Code 32-2-2 nPlan, designate, improve, manage, control, construct, and maintain a state highway system nControl and supervise all funds appropriated for public road work by the state and activities from the net proceeds of motor fuel tax nProvide for surveys, plans, maps, specifications, and other things necessary in designating, supervising, locating, abandoning, relocating, improving, constructing, or maintaining the state highway system

FY 2014 FundinG budget & Debt Service
Fund Source Federal......................... $1.2 B (55%) Motor Fuel..................... .$975.9 M (44%) General Funds............... .$6.97 M (less than 1%)
Budget (Motor Fuel) Capital Projects.............. .$273.9 M General Operations........ .$173.2 M Routine Maintenance..... .$176.8 M LMIG.............................. .$122.4 M Debt Service.................. .$229.3 M
Debt Service* 2014............................. .$402 M 2013............................. .$406 M 2012............................. .$430 M 2002............................ $ 26 M
*Combined Federal and State debt service

GDOT's Vision and Mission
VISION Enhancing Georgia's competitiveness through leadership in transportation
MISSION Georgia DOT provides a safe, connected and environmentally sensitive transportation system that enhances Georgia's economic competitiveness by working efficiently and communicating effectively to create strong partnerships
GEORGIA DOT'S LEADERSHIP
Commissioner, Keith Golden: 404.631.1005 Deputy Commissioner, Todd Long: 404.631.1021 Chief Engineer, Russell McMurry: 404.631.1004 Treasurer, Angela Whitworth: 404.631.1290 Director of Planning, Toby Carr: 404.631.1802 Government Liaison, Josh Waller: 404.631.1007

2014 REFERENCE
GUIDE

GDOT Meeting the Goals
Making safety investments and improvements where the traveling public is most at risk nFatalities reduced by 37 in 2012. Goal is 41. nHERO response time just over 12 minutes. Goal is
10 minutes Taking care of what we have, in the most efficient way possible n89% of bridges meet GDOT standards. Goal is 85% n83% of Interstates meet maintenance standards.
Goal is 90% n83% of Interstates meet maintenance standards.
Goal is 90% n71% of non-Interstates meet maintenance standards. Goal is 80% Planning and constructing the best set of mobility-focused projects we can, on schedule n55% Right of Way and 75% Construction funds authorized
on schedule. Goal is 75% and 80% n90% of projects constructed on time and 99% on budget. Goal is 80% and 90%. nAverage AM/PM speeds in Atlanta are 38mph/34mph.
Goal is 40 mph. Making GDOT a better place to work will make GDOT a place that works better nNew Succession Planning trainees selected nNew Employee Survey underway nOUR GDOT, a department wide initiative to promote
health/wellness and community involvement

Roadway Mileage
Centerline Roadway Mileage (2012) Interstate/State Routes
Centerline.............................. 17,967 Lane Miles.............................48,334 DVMT..................................... 178,899,000 County Roads Centerline.............................. 85,738 DVMT..................................... 80,680,000 City Streets Centerline.............................. 17,754 DVMT..................................... 31,426,000
*DVMT Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled

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Key Facts: Planning
nStatewide Transportation Plan (SWTP): 30-year, federally required planning and policy document. nStatewide Strategic Transportation Plan (SSTP): state required 20-year plan that recommends investment in freight and logistics, in people mobility, and must be updated every 2 years. nFor the rural areas of the state, GDOT develops the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in consultation with local elected officials and public outreach. STIP is four-year, fiscally constrained programming document for the Department that is updated annually. n16 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) in urbanized areas with population over 50,000, develop and approve their Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) which is incorporated into Georgia DOT's STIP nMPOs are required to develop a fiscally constrained Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) with a 20+ year horizon and updated every 4-5 years. nThe TIP is the first four years of the LRTP and is updated annually.

Key Facts: Operations & Maintenance
n89 Highway Emergency Response Operators (HERO); patrolling 310 miles of Metro Atlanta freeways; responding to incidents 24 hours daily; clearing incident an average 23 minutes n2235 acres of Wildflowers planted since 1999; 175 acres planted in 2013; 210,000 Daffodil bulbs planted in 2013 nWildflower Tag has raised $4.5M which is reinvested in plantings nCompleted over 40 GATEway Grant projects in FY 2013 nSpent $174,473,954 to resurface 760 centerline miles on 104 state route projects in FY 2013 nSpent $70,734,422 to resurface 45 Interstate center lane miles in FY 2013 nGDOT spent over $12.8 million removing litter, and collected over 151,000 bags of trash in 2013

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Key Facts: Innovation

nFirst to implement reduced-cost model for 511 Sponsorship program
Contract pays for the upgrade and on-going operations of the system; result in appx. 50% cost savings annually. nAccelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) (I-24/SR 299 in Dade County) Prefabricate a new bridge near the existing but away from traffic; demolish the existing bridge and `move' the new one in position in a few days--significantly minimizing traffic impacts to the traveling public. nVariable Speed Limit (VSL) (I-285 top-end) Vary speed limit depending on conditions to create a safe, efficient traffic flow.

nWeigh in Motion program Automated monitoring of truck weight restrictions without requiring mandatory stops.
nDiverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) A low-cost way to improve safety and operational efficiency for certain high traffic areas (i.e. I-285 at Ashford Dunwoody, I-85 at Pleasant Hill Road, I-85 at Jimmy Carter)

Key Facts: Bridges

Key Facts: Intermodal

nThere are over 14,666 bridge structures (which includes culverts over 20 feet in length) in Georgia which are inspected on a two year cycle to ensure proper weight limit and height/width restrictions. n6,676 state-owned structures n7,990 locally owned structures & off system n87 percent of state owned bridge structures are in fair to excellent condition
n 2% of state owned bridge structures are structurally deficient* n 11 % of state owned bridge structures are functionally obsolete*
*A Structurally Deficient bridge has significant loadcarrying elements in poor or worse condition due to deterioration and/or damage. A Structurally Deficient bridge is not unsafe and is not likely to collapse.
* Functionally Obsolete bridges result from changing traffic demands on the structure. A 1930's bridge is designed for that period. Current design standards are based on different criteria and require wider bridge shoulders to meet current safety standards. The magnitude of these types of deficiencies determines whether a bridge is classified as functionally obsolete.

n14 urban transit systems made over 154.7 million passenger trips in 2012 n114 rural transit systems made over 1.9 million passenger trips in 2012 n110 active Park and Ride Lots statewide provide approximately 9,056 available spaces. n3,100 of mainline track and 1,400 miles of shortline track transport more than 80 million gross tons of freight per year. nGeorgia's deep water ports and inland barge terminals supported more than 352,000 jobs throughout the state and contribute $66.9 billion in revenue. n20,800 acres of dredged material containment areas provided by Georgia DOT for harbor/waterway maintenance. n22 million square yards of pavement surround
Georgia's 104 publicly-owned, public-use airports and their nearly 2 million takeoffs and landings each year.

Key Facts: Local Partnerships/ LMIG projects
nAnnually, between 10 and 20 percent of the state motor fuel taxes collected in the preceding fiscal year are allocated to LMIG. nApplications are received from local governments in response to our annual request letters nFunds for projects are distributed to local governments by a formula based on population and local road mileage. n$122,000,000 designated for LMIG in FY 2014. nFunds can be rolled over for three fiscal years to assist with funding more expensive and complex projects. nAs a result of TIA 2010 legislation, local governments in districts that approved the referendum must provide a 10 percent local match to receive their LMIG grants; districts where it failed, must provide a 30 percent match. nGDOT also sets aside a small amount of LMIG funds each year to assist local governments with possible economic development opportunities, emergency situations, and educational school access in their communities.

Key Facts: Local Partnerships/ Quick Response (QR)Projects
nTraffic Operation's Quick Response program helps to quickly identify, approve and construct small traffic operations safety projects on the state route system. nDistrict Engineers are able to quickly identify a needed project and get a contractor working to complete the project. nGeorgia law allows the maximum cost of a negotiated contract to be $200,000 which has greatly improved the flexibility of program. nThe QR Program is solely funded from state motor fuel tax collections each year. nIn FY 2013 the Districts Offices identified over ninety (90) QR projects around the state that totaled over $8.6 million of improvements to the state route system. nFiscal year 2014, the Department approved an additional $7 million of motor fuel funds to be added to the program on top of $8.6 million that had already been approved for FY 2013. n As of December 2013, the QR program funded 127 projects worth $13.3M.