2017 reference guide [2017]

COST OF BUILDING & OPERATING A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM Construct 1 lane mile (no R/W)
Rural..............................................................................$2 M Urban.............................................................................$3 M Construct Diamond Interchange (no R/W) Rural............................................................................$20 M Urban...........................................................................$30 M Resurface 1 mile Interstate................................................................ $230,000 State Route.............................................................$109,000 Resurfacing Interstates & State Routes FY 16 940 miles.......................................................$413.4 M FY 17 (11/2016).............................................................$148 M Mowing FY 16................................................................................$45 M Litter pick-up FY 16.............................................................................$14.6 M

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2017 Georgia Department of Transportation Office of Communications Based on information available as of December 2016

CENTERLINE ROADWAY MILEAGE (2015) Interstate/State Routes Centerline....................................................................... 17,902 Lane Miles....................................................................... 49,008 Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled.................................... 193,940,942
County Roads Centerline....................................................................... 87,394 Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled...................................... 89,345,180
City Streets Centerline....................................................................... 19,834

48,000 *49,008

*3,922

2016

GDOT EMPLOYEES AND LANE MILES

4,385

2012

Employees Lane Miles

* Employee count for 10/2016; lane miles count for 12/2015

43,000

6,121 1992

35,000

9,110 1972

50,000 40,000 30,000

20,000

10,000 5,000 2,500 0

Ranking D C 12 9 13 21
16%/ 9th

HOW GEORGIA RANKS ROADS American Society of Civil Engineers National Roadway rating Georgia Roadway rating
CONGESTION TTI Urban Mobility: (2015) INRIX (2015) Tom Tom The Reason Foundation (2016)
Aggregate measure of overall highway performance, cost effectiveness and pavement condition.
BRIDGES
ASCE deficient bridges

Rankings based on #1 being best and #50 being worst.

2017
REFERENCE
GUIDE
www.dot.ga.gov

ABOUT GEORGIA DOT
LEADERSHIP Commissioner, Russell R. McMurry, P.E........404-631-1005 Deputy Commissioner, Mike Dover, P.E........404-631-1021 Chief Engineer, Meg Pirkle, P.E....................404-631-1004 Treasurer, Angela Whitworth......................404-631-1290 Director of Planning, Jay Roberts................404-631-1802 Government Liaison, Josh Waller................404-631-1007

DISTRICT ENGINEERS District 1/NE Georgia, Brent Cook................770-531-5721 District 2/East Central GA, Jimmy Smith......478-553-4600 District 3/West Central GA, Michael Presley.706-646-6900 District 4/Southwest GA, Chad Hartley........229-386-3280 District 5/Southeast GA, Brad Saxon...........912-427-5700 District 6/Northwest GA, DeWayne Comer..770-387-3602 District 7/Metro Atlanta, Kathy Zahul..........770-216-3810

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Customer Service Desk................................404-631-1990

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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

GEORGIA DOT BUDGET

FUND SOURCE:



AFY16

FY17

FHWA Obligation

Authority............................... $1.3 B .................$1.3 B

Motor Fuel ........................... $1.605 B..............$1.66 B

General Funds ...................... $180 M ...............$193 M

General funds include fees of $154 M in AFY 16 and $167.4 M in FY 17 BUDGET: Capital Projects .................... $788 M ..............$812 M General Operations ............... $166 M ..............$193 M Routine Maintenance ........... $416 M ..............$423 M LMIG ..................................... $160 M ..............$165 M DEBT SERVICE: Payments to SRTA ................. $91.8 M .............$94 M GO Bond Debt Service ........... $136.7 M ...........$138.4 M
INTERMODAL* FAA Funds ............................ $35,537,002........$35,537,002 FTA Funds ............................. $31,324,367........$31,324,367 FRA Funds ............................ $16,315...............$16,315 State General Funds ............. $25,199,266........$25,560,403

*Intermodal funds are included in overal general funds

BRIDGES
n Total Number: 14,592 n State Owned: 6,688 n Local Owned: 7,904 98% of state owned bridges are in fair to excellent condition 2% of state owned bridges are structurally deficient 10% of state owned bridges are functionally obsolete n Average age of bridges: GA 43 years; National 42 years; n Design Life: 50 years n Bridge investment before TFA: $150 M/year;
after TFA: $330 M/year n In FY 16 and FY 17, the TFA will:
-Rehabilitate more than 300 bridges -Replace 118 bridges
INTERMODAL
n 16 urban transit systems made 148+ million passenger trips in 2014.
n 111 rural transit systems made 1.8+ million passenger trips in 2014.
OPERATIONS
n HERO: 92 active operators; covering 382 centerline miles in Metro Atlanta; 24 hours daily with an average injury incident clearance time of 33 minutes
n New roadside assistance & maintenance program to assist motorists on interstates statewide; operate 16 routes of approx 60 miles each daily on all interstates outside metro Atlanta
n Wildflower Program: 2,560 acres of wildflowers planted since 1999. Over 1.5 million daffodil bulbs planted since 2007

TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT ACT (TIA)
A 10-year one cent tax on purchases began January 1, 2013 n TIA regions: 46 counties in Central Savannah River Area, Heart of Georgia Altamaha and River Valley n Total Projects: 871 n .Revenue collections split: 75% to regional projects; 25% to local jurisdictions for discretionary transportation related items n .Projects let to construction in 2016.120 (10/25/2016) n Total projects completed.................................252 (10/25/2016) n TIA collections................................. $505,957,925 (08/31/2016) n Paid to vendors in 2016.........................................$106,688,260 n Total paid out...................................$202,532,250 (10/25/2016)
FY 2016 LOCAL MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT GRANT (LMIG) & QUICK RESPONSE (QR) PROJECTS
The QR program helps to quickly identify, approve and construct small traffic operations safety projects up to $200,000 on the state system, and is funded by state motor fuel funds. n LMIG funding...........................................$160.6 M for
688 grants to cities and counties n QR funding...............................................$12 million for more
than 100 projects

ADDRESSING CONGESTION: Freight Mobility
Construction will occur on 23 Freight Network corridors in the next 10 years (2017-2027)
n Construction of approximately 461 miles to include: - 13 miles of bridges - 5 miles of movable barriers - 43 miles consisting of 22 interchange and
intersection projects - 64 miles of managed lanes - 31 miles of new construction (includes bypass) - 39 miles of truck lanes - 253 miles of widening - 13 miles of miscellaneous improvements (includes intersection improvements)

ADDRESSING CONGESTION: People Mobility

Major Mobility Investment Program:

11 new major investment roadway projects will provide new lanes, new capacity and new choices for all motorists. Additional safety and operational improvements will grow Georgia's economy bigger and faster.

Benefits:

331 new lanes miles added
- 79 general purpose lane miles - 176 Express lane miles - 76 truck lane miles

$2 billion estimated growth in Georgia's Gross



State Product

13,000* additional long-term permanent jobs

$1 billion* of additional personal income for residents



throughout the state

5%* reduction in delay for auto and truck traffic statewide

*Results based on all projects built and operational; figures are estimated
from modeling analyses.

ADDRESSING SAFETY FY 2016 Investment Levels: n High Risk Rural Road Safety: $8,636,575.72
Current fatality rate in rural areas is 2.4 times higher than in urban areas. Work includes intersection improvement, signing, striping and guardrail installation.
n Guardrail End Treatments Upgrades: $975,000 n Off System Safety Improvements: $15,591,442 n Roundabout Intersection Traffic Control: $24,290,253* *Most roundabouts REDUCE crashes where people are seriously hurt or killed by
78-82% when compared to conventional stop-controlled.
n Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety: $8,608,149
Work includes pedestrian signal upgrades, curb ramps and safe routes to school investments.
n Total Highway Safety Improvement Program: $107,075,698 n PE: $23,646,660 n RW: $4,900,000 n CST: $78,529,038

2000

Fatalities on Georgia Roads

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1647

1508

1427

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1299

1250

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1199

1189

1170

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n Fatalities resulting from driver behavior: 74%

n Drivers failing to maintain lane: 65%

n Single vehicle crashes: 47%

n Fatality victims wearing seatbelts: 43%

ADDRESSING MAINTENANCE & SYSTEM NEEDS n Allows a sustainable 15 year capital maintenance
resurfacing cycle AND provides preventative maintenance in between n Provides flexibility between state and federal funding n In FY 16 and FY 17, the TFA will: - Quadruple investment in capital maintenance over FY 15 ($461 M vs. $118 M) and will result in resurfacing more than 2,500 miles of roadway - Double the investment in routine maintenance in FY 2016 compared to FY 2015 n Widen 36 projects from 2 to 4 lanes n Upgrade and improve 109 signaled intersections

Georgia Express Lanes will improve traffic flow, increase options for motorists and individuals using transit and registered vanpools, provide reliable trip times, create jobs and bring economic benefits to the residents of this region.
Projects Underway
The Northwest Corridor Express Lanes* n 29.7 miles of reversible toll/Express lanes n Along I-75 from Akers Mill Road to Hickory Grove Road and
along I-575 from I-75 to Sixes Road n Operate SB in the morning and NB in the evening n Open to traffic: Spring/Summer 2018 n Project cost estimate: $834 million
I-85 Extension Express Lanes* n 10 miles of newly constructed express lanes from Old
Peachtree Road to Hamilton Mill Road on I-85 n Variable-priced tolling similar to I-85 Express Lanes n Open to traffic: Summer 2018 n Project cost estimate: $178 million
The I-75 South Metro Express Lanes* n 12 miles of two new reversible lanes from SR 155 / McDonough Road to
SR 138 / Stockbridge Hwy n Operate NB during morning peak and SB during midday, afternoon and evening peak n Traffic flow will be adjusted for special events n Access points at SR 138, ramps to I-675, Jonesboro Road, north of SR 20 and SR 155 n Open to traffic: January 2017 n Total project cost: $226 million
*Must have registered Peach Pass in vehicle to access lanes.