Moving a NationPart I
  • System Assets1
  • Funding2
  • Travel3
  • Mobility and Access4
  • Safety5
  • Infrastructure Conditions6
Investing for
the Future
Part II
  • Capital Investment Scenarios7
  • Supplemental Analysis8
  • Sensitivity Analysis9
  • Impacts of Investment10
Highway Freight TransportationPart III
  • Freight Transportation11
  • Conditions and Performance of the National Highway Freight Network12
Changes to the Highway Performance Monitoring SystemPart IV
  • Changes to the Highway Performance Monitoring SystemIV
AppendicesPart V
  • Highway Investment Analysis MethodologyA
  • Bridge Investment Analysis MethodologyB
  • Transit Investment Analysis MethodologyC
  • Reimagining the Conditions and Performance ReportD

Part I: Moving a Nation

Introduction

Part I of this 23rd C&P Report includes six chapters, each of which describes the current system from a different perspective:

Transportation Performance Management

A recurring theme in Part I of the C&P Report is the impact of changes under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act pertaining to transportation performance management.

What is Transportation Performance Management?

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) defines Transportation Performance Management (TPM) as a strategic approach that uses system information to make investment and policy decisions that contribute toward national performance goals. FHWA works with States and metropolitan planning organizations to transition toward and implement a performance-based approach to carrying out the Federal-aid highway program. This transition supports both FAST Act and Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) legislation, which integrates performance into many Federal transportation programs.

TPM, systematically applied in a regular ongoing process:

National Goals — Federal-aid Program

The FAST Act continues MAP-21’s highway program transition to a performance- and outcome-based program. States will invest resources in projects that collectively will make progress toward national goals. FHWA is collaborating with State and local agencies across the country to focus on the national goals established, regardless of resource limitations.

Among the national performance goals specified in 23 United States Code §150(b) for Federal highway programs are:

Transportation Performance Management Elements

FHWA has organized the performance-related provisions within MAP-21 into six TPM elements to communicate the efforts for implementing these requirements more effectively. These six TPM elements are listed below.

National Goals MAP-21 establishment of goals or program purpose to focus the Federal-aid highway program into specific areas of performance.
Measures The establishment of measures by FHWA to assess performance/condition to carry out performance-based Federal-aid highway programs.
Targets Establishment of targets by recipients of Federal-aid highway funding for each of the measures to document expectations of future performance.
Plans Development of strategic or tactical plans, or both, by recipients of Federal funding to identify strategies and investments that will address performance needs.
Reports Development of reports by recipients of Federal funding that would document progress toward the achievement of targets, including the effectiveness of Federal-aid highway investments.
Accountability and Transparency Requirements developed by FHWA for recipients of Federal funding to use in achieving or making significant progress toward achieving targets established for performance.

Summary of MAP-21/FAST Act Performance Requirements

The MAP-21 and FAST Act legislation integrate performance into many Federal transportation programs and contain several performance elements. FHWA will help coordinate the alignment of these requirements and provide guidance and resources. Listed below is more information regarding the performance requirements for the National Highway Performance Program, the Highway Safety Improvement Program, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, and Freight Movement, as established in MAP-21 and the FAST Act.

Implementation of MAP-21/FAST Act Performance Requirements

FHWA has finalized six related rulemakings to implement the TPM framework established by MAP-21 and the FAST Act.

*On May 31, 2018, FHWA published a final rule repealing the performance management measure in 23 CFR 490.507(b) that assessed the percentage change in tailpipe carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, from the reference year 2017, on the NHS (also referred to as the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) measure). (83 FR 24920: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/05/31/2018-11652/national-performance-management-measures-assessing-performance-of-the-national-highway-system)

Summary of MAP-21/FAST Act Performance Measures

Measure Area Performance Measures
Safety1
National Performance Management Measures to Assess Highway Safety
  • Number of fatalities
  • Rate of fatalities per 100 million VMT
  • Number of serious injuries
  • Rate of serious injuries per 100 million VMT
  • Number of nonmotorized fatalities and nonmotorized serious injuries
Pavement and Bridge Condition2
National Performance Management Measures to Assess Pavement Condition
  • Percentage of pavements of the Interstate System in Good condition
  • Percentage of pavements of the Interstate System in Poor condition
  • Percentage of pavements of the non-Interstate NHS in Good condition
  • Percentage of pavements of the non-Interstate NHS in Poor condition
National Performance Management Measures to Assess Bridge Condition
  • Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in Good condition
  • Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in Poor condition
System Performance and Freight3
Performance of the National Highway System
  • Interstate Travel Time Reliability Measure: Percentage of person-miles traveled on the Interstate that are reliable
  • Non-Interstate Travel Time Reliability Measure: Percentage of person-miles traveled on the non-Interstate NHS that are reliable
Freight Movement on the Interstate System
  • Freight Reliability Measure: Truck Travel Time Reliability Index
CMAQ Program4
Measures for Assessing the CMAQ Program—Traffic Congestion
  • PHED Measure: Annual hours of peak hour excessive delay (PHED) per capita
  • Non-SOV Travel Measure: Percentage of non-single occupancy vehicle (SOV) travel
Measures for Assessing the CMAQ Program—On-Road Mobile Source Emissions
  • Emissions Measure: Total emission reductions for carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) for CMAQ-funded projects in designated nonattainment and maintenance areas

1 Each performance measure is based on a 5-year rolling average. These measures contribute to assessing the HSIP.

2 These measures contribute to assessing the National Highway Performance Program (NHPP).

3 These measures contribute to assessing the NHPP and National Highway Freight Program (NHFP).

4 These measures contribute to assessing the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program.

Report Submitted to Congress on November 22, 2019.
Page posted on October 22, 2020