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Relationships Between Asset Management and Travel Demand:
Findings and Recommendations from Four State DOT Site Visits
Appendix E: North Carolina DOT Pre-Interview Survey Response
Contact Information
- State: NORTH CAROLINA
- Agency Name: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (NCDOT)
- Primary Asset Management Contact Person & Contact Information:
- Please identify contacts within each DOT division / group with asset management responsibilities, if relevant, that we can meet with to discuss your asset management program. Alternatively, if all TAM responsibilities are housed within a single, "stand-alone" group, please indicate below. Not all rows need be completed if there are no relevant contacts.
North Carolina Department of Transportation Asset Management Contacts Division Contact Name Position/
TitlePhone E-mail Estimated Time DOH Preconstruction - Transportation Planning Branch (TPB) Mike Bruff Branch Manager 919.733.4705 Mbruff@dot.state.nc.us 1 TPB - Systems Planning Jamal Alavi Supervisor 919.715.5482 x393 jalavi@dot.state.nc.us 3 Alpesh Patel TE III 919.715.5482 x382 agpatel@dot.state.nc.us TPB - Traffic Survey Kent Taylor State Traffic Survey Engineer 919.212.4550 kltaylor@dot.state.nc.us 0.5 TPB - SW Model R&D Rhett Fussell Supervisor 919.715.5482 x 373 rfussell@dot.state.nc.us 2 TPB - Divisional Units Alena Cook W. Unit Head 919.715.5737 x70 arcook@dot.state.nc.us 1 Travis Marshall E. Unit Head 919.733.4705 x41 tmarshall@dot.state.nc.us DOH Preconstruction - TESSB - Safety Systems Management Brian Mayhew Traffic Safety Systems Engineer 919.715.7818 bmayhew@dot.state.nc.us 0.5 DOH Preconstruction - TESSB - Congestion Management James Dunlop Congestion Management Engineer 919.250.4151 jdunlop@dot.state.nc.us 1 Planning - Program Development (TIP) Calvin Leggett Manager 919.733.2031 cleggett@dot.state.nc.us 2 A.L. Avant Associate Manager, TIP 919.733.2039 aavant@dot.state.nc.us DOH Operations - Asset Management Lacy Love Director 919.733.2330 llove@dot.state.nc.us 1 Asset Management - Pavement Judith Corley-Lay State Pavement Management Engineer 919.250.4094 jlay@dot.state.nc.us 1 Asset Management - State Roads J.P Brandenburg State Road Maintenance Engineer 919.733.3725 jbrandenburg@dot.state.nc.us 1 Asset Management - Secondary Roads Delbert Roddenberry Secondary Roads Manager 919.733.3250 droddenberry@dot.state.nc.us 1
Demographic Information
- Population (est. 2005):
8,682,066 - http://demog.state.nc.us/ - Population growth (1990-2000 or 2005):
http://demog.state.nc.us/
April 2000 = 8,049,313
April 1990 = 6,632,448
Between 1990 and 2000, North Carolina experienced population growth of 1,416,865 people OR a percent change increase of 21.40% - Population projected annual growth rate:
Approximately 1.5% per year to the year 2030. North Carolina population expected to equal 12 million by 2030.
"Between April 2000 and April 2030, North Carolina's population is expected to grow by 4.020 million people (50.0 percent), reaching 12.067 million by the end of the thirty year period. Over 61 percent of this growth, 2.479 million people, will be the result of net migration into the state" - http://demog.state.nc.us/ - Urban/rural population split: http://www.census.org/
April 2000 split (latest available according to State Demographer):
Rural Pop = 3,199,831 = 40%
Urban Pop = 4,849,482 = 60% - # of MPOs as of 2006: 17
General Transportation Asset Management (TAM) Information
- Please provide a current organization chart for your state's DOT (URL or hard copy attached to the end of this survey).
- provide hard copy to Booz Allen via Sandy Nance - Do you have examples of reports/materials/analyses produced by or for your asset management function (specifically, documentation on your asset management program)?
- answers to questions 11 and 12 provided by Lacy Love - Coverage: What facilities / assets are covered by your asset management program/systems?
Facility Type Yes No Comments State highway agency-owned highways County, town, township, or municipally-owned highways Other jurisdiction-owned highways Federal agency-owned highways Bridges and tunnels Other transportation facilities (e.g., operations centers, VMS, traffic signals, etc.) Other transportation-related facilities (e.g., travel centers, rest stops, drainage, etc.) Facilities serving non-highway travel modes (rail, ports, air, transit, space) Other Other
General Travel Demand Information
- Please identify those DOT divisions / groups that collect, forecast, analyze, or make other uses of highway travel demand measures (including VMT, AADT, ton-miles, or other measures). Not all rows need be completed if there are no relevant contacts.
North Carolina Department of Transportation Highway Travel Demand Contacts Division Contact Name Position/
TitlePhone E-mail Planning Mike Bruff Manager, Transportation Planning (919) 733-4705 Mbruff@dot.state.nc.us Planning - Traffic Survey Group Kent Taylor State Traffic Survey Engineer (919) 212-4550 kltaylor@dot.state.nc.us Statistics / Performance Measurement Not Applicable Operations Lacy Love Director of Asset Management (919) 733-2330 llove@dot.state.nc.us Bill Rosser Director of Field Operations (919)715-5662 brosser@dot.state.nc.us Maintenance Lacy Love Director of Asset Management (919) 733-2330 llove@dot.state.nc.us Jennifer Brandenburg State Road Maintenance Engineer (919) 733-3725 JBrandenburg@dot.state.nc.us Finance / Budgeting / Programming Calvin Leggett Manager Program Development 919.733.2031 cleggett@dot.state.nc.us Missy Dickens Staff Engineer 919.733.2039 mdickens@dot.state.nc.us IT Not Applicable Project Delivery / Design / Construction Steve DeWitt Director of Construction (919) 715-4458 sdewitt@dot.state.nc.us Region or Division Offices Bill Rosser Director of Field Operations (919) 715-5662 brosser@dot.state.nc.us Safety Kevin Lacy State Traffic Engineer (919) 733-3915 jklacy@dot.state.nc.us Communications Ernie Senaca Dir Public Information Office (919) 733-2522 eseneca@dot.state.nc.us Lisa Crawley Public Relations Officer (919) 733-2522 lcrawley@dot.state.nc.us Other - GIS Unit LC Smith Director of GIS (919) 212-6001 lcsmith@dot.state.nc.us Hardee Cox Data Compilation Manager (919)212-6001 hcox@dot.state.nc.us - Travel Demand Measurement: Please identify the primary measures of travel demand (either current or projected) currently gathered by your agency.
Measures of Current Travel Demand Measure Yes No Comments VMT X Reported annually after HPMS data provided to FHWA. Note: Statewide reporting procedure needs to be updated. GIS unit maintains and reports this information per county and for entire state. AADT X Primary system is collected every year unless entire county falls under an urban area. Urban area counts split b/w odd and even years. Interstates counted every year. Secondary roads are every 2 years. Ton-miles X NCDOT does not collect. Referenced info found at BTS and FAF websites supported by FHWA Vehicle ownership X DMV maintains vehicle registration records - currently over 7 million registered vehicles in the state Other Other Other Measures of Future Projected Travel Demand Measure Yes No Comments VMT X Projections to years 2010, 2020, 2030 have been made by GIS unit for each county. Based solely on historical trend. AADT X Traffic forecasts are developed for projects throughout the state to help determine project scope, design/traffic operation decisions, and environmental/social impacts Ton-miles X Currently developing a statewide truck travel demand model to ascertain impacts of truck movement on congestion, level of service. Model output will be input for another study on truck profiles, vehicle class and impacts of overweight trucks to pavement/bridges. Ton-miles, tonnage, commodity by value data expected from FHWA late July/early August Vehicle ownership X No reported predictions are made on vehicle registration Other Other Other - Travel Demand Measure Usage: Please identify specific ways in which travel demand measures (either current or projected) are currently used in your asset management program or for other purposes such as planning, programming, or maintenance activities.
Measures of Current Travel Demand Measure Comments VMT Mostly used in charts/graphs to show increasing level of demand on system vs. slower growth of revenue. Disparity b/w VMT and revenue has lead to policy discussions with Board of Transportation and outreach to public to seek new ways to fund transportation (October 2005) AADT Future projected more important for planning/programming Ton-miles Not used in planning Vehicle ownership Role in trip generation in travel demand models - trip generating capacity tied to income for housing and commercial vehicle info collected for employment Other Other Other Measures of Future Projected Travel Demand Measure Comments VMT Same issue as current but further disparity in the future between VMT and revenue AADT Traffic forecasts are developed for projects throughout the state to help determine project scope, design/traffic operation decisions, and environmental/social impacts Ton-miles If initiatives mentioned under "comments" section of Q 14 are used and emphasized, ton mile measurement could have impact on improved strategy to address infrastructure maintenance and enforcement of overweight trucks Vehicle ownership Other Other Other
Self-assessment
- My state DOT:
Agree Neutral/ Don't Know Disagree Comments Performs a statewide travel demand forecast or survey at regular intervals (e.g., annual VMT estimates) X - not a forecast but an annual VMT calculation based on ADT and historical information. Performs a statewide long-range transportation infrastructure plan X - current Plan was adopted in 2004, Board of Transportation recommends Plan be updated every 2 years Performs statewide long-range transportation financial planning X - DOT performs cash forecasting via Financial Management Division. Forecasts are: - 1 year
- 36 month
- 8 year forecasts
Includes long-range infrastructure planning as part of the asset management process Statewide Plan outlines investment goals under three areas of system improvement - Maintenance/Pres., Modernization, Expansion. Transportation Plans for local areas generally focus on capacity, operational and safety improvements not maintenance Includes long-range financial planning as part of the asset management process Recent example of Moving Ahead program allowed use of cash balances in trust funds to be applied towards maintenance/traffic operational improvement projects Includes operations and maintenance as part of the asset management process X - just starting new Highway Performance Based Management overseen by Operations Includes travel demand forecasting as part of the asset management process X - will have some role in LOS standards instituted under Highway Performance Based Management
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