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State Highway Infrastructure Report - New Jersey

The information below summarizes the TPM Highway Infrastructure performance measures, which include four pavement condition measures and two bridge condition measures. Per 23 CFR 490, State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are required to establish 2- and 4-year targets for these measures. The targets should represent the anticipated condition/performance at the mid-point and end of the 4-year performance period. State DOTs establish targets at the beginning of each 4-year performance period, and report on progress every two years. When establishing targets, State DOTs have the flexibility to use the methodology they deem most appropriate. FHWA encourages States to review data sets and trends and consider factors that may affect targets. Performance targets should be data-driven, realistic, and attainable and should align with the performance management framework and legislative intent.

The targets and discussion of basis for targets, optional adjustment of targets, progress, and planned activities were provided by the State DOT in its most recent biennial performance report. FHWA has not edited this information. It is provided to help bring context to the State DOT’s performance targets and progress. The data in the tables and graphs is from the biennial performance report or HPMS data submittal as noted below each measure summary. Any questions about the information should be directed to the State DOT.

Data reported by State DOTs was collected in the previous year, representing the condition/performance at the time of collection. Thus, in the tables and graphs below, FHWA labels data with the year representing the condition/performance, rather than the year the data was reported. The same thing is done for the targets--the year represents when the corresponding actual condition/performance data will be collected, not reported. More Information.

Significant Progress Determination
FHWA determines significant progress for these measures after the mid-point and end of each performance period. A State has met or made significant progress toward target achievement if “actual” condition/performance is equal to or better than the established two-year target or “actual” condition/performance is better than baseline performance 23 CFR 490.109(e). As provided in 23 CFR 490.107(b)(2)(ii)(A), baseline condition/performance is derived from the latest data collected through the beginning date of the performance period. FHWA will classify the assessment of progress toward the achievement of an individual 2-year or 4-year target as “progress not determined” if a State provides the extenuating circumstance information required in 23 CFR 490.109(e)(5), and FHWA accepts the information.

Most recent Significant Progress Determination for the Infrastructure measures

Most Recent Significant Progress Determination for all applicable measures

Interstate Pavement in Good Condition
- Trend through 2025
  
  Desired trend: ↑
  
  New Jersey % Interstate Lane Miles Good Condition

Interstate Pavement in Good Condition	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Condition/Performance	75.7	--	--	--	--
Target	--	--	75.7	--	77.0

Interstate Pavement in Good Condition
The 2- and 4-year targets for the percentage of the Interstate system in Good condition were based on forecasts of conditions developed from historic trends and pavement management system analyses. Additional external risk factors were considered including sustained elevated inflation, capital program uncertainties related to large investments in other program areas, supply chain issues affecting material and equipment availability, and a tight labor market. Each of these could negatively impact the Department and other owners in the delivery of their planned infrastructure programs. Opportunities were also considered including increased Federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Considering the analyses, risks, and opportunities, the 2-year target for the percentage of Interstate pavement in Good condition was set based on a steady state projection from the 2021 baseline. The reduced number of planned projects on the Interstate network in the next fiscal year indicated a potential dip in the percentage of lane miles in the Good category for the 2-year performance report. The Pavement Management System (PMS) selects and prioritizes pavement projects to improve overall network condition irrespective of functional class. Currently the Interstate network condition is rated at a higher level than the non-Interstate NHS condition, therefore fewer projects were generated on the Interstate network by the PMS. It is anticipated that increased funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will allow the Department to develop additional Interstate projects and maintain the Interstate Good pavement at its current baseline level for the mid performance period. The 4-year target is aspirational and represents NJDOT’s goal for the percentage of Good pavement on the Interstate network for the 4-year performance period. NJDOT will work to allocate the funding necessary to achieve this target.
Data Sources:
New Jersey 2022 Biennial Performance Report
New Jersey 2022 HPMS Data Submittal

Interstate Pavement in Poor Condition
- Trend through 2025
  
  Desired trend: ↓
  
  New Jersey % Interstate Lane Miles in Poor Condition

Interstate Pavement in Poor Condition	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Condition/Performance	0.1	--	--	--	--
Target	--	--	0.1	--	0.1

Interstate Pavement in Poor Condition
The 2- and 4-year targets for the percentage of the Interstate system in Poor condition were based on forecasts of conditions developed from historic trends and pavement management system analyses. Additional external risk factors were considered including sustained elevated inflation, capital program uncertainties related to large investments in other program areas, supply chain issues affecting material and equipment availability, and a tight labor market. Each of these could negatively impact the Department and other owners in the delivery of their planned infrastructure programs. Opportunities were also considered including increased Federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Considering the analyses, risks, and opportunities, the targets for the percentage of Interstate pavement in Poor condition were set based on a steady state projection from the 2021 baseline. Annual data variability and the low baseline of 0.1 percent of the Interstate network in Poor condition, makes it unrealistic to anticipate improvement for the 2-year or 4-year target. Therefore, 2-year and 4-year targets are set at the 2021 baseline level of 0.1%.
Data Sources:
New Jersey 2022 Biennial Performance Report
New Jersey 2022 HPMS Data Submittal

Non-Interstate National Highway System (NHS) Pavement in Good Condition
- Trend through 2025
  
  Desired trend: ↑
  
  New Jersey % Non-Interstate Lane Miles Good Condition

Non-Interstate National Highway System (NHS) Pavement in Good Condition	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Condition/Performance	41.6	--	--	--	--
Target	--	--	41.6	--	43.0

Non-Interstate National Highway System (NHS) Pavement in Good Condition
The 2- and 4-year targets for the percentage of the non-Interstate NHS network in Good condition were based on forecasts of conditions developed from historic trends and pavement management system analyses. Additional external risk factors were considered including sustained elevated inflation, capital program uncertainties related to large investments in other program areas, supply chain issues affecting material and equipment availability, and a tight labor market. Each of these could negatively impact the Department and other owners in the delivery of their planned infrastructure programs. Opportunities were also considered including increased Federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Considering the analyses, risks, and opportunities, the 2-year target for the percentage of non-Interstate pavement in Good condition was set based on a steady state projection from the 2021 baseline. The analyses indicated a slight dip in the percentage of lane miles in the Good category for the 2-year performance report. It is anticipated that the increased funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will allow the Department to develop additional projects for the non-Interstate NHS and maintain the percentage of Good pavement at its current level through the 2-year performance period.
The 4-year target is aspirational and represents NJDOT’s goal for the percentage of Good pavement on the non-Interstate NHS network for the 4-year performance period. NJDOT will work to allocate the funding necessary to achieve this target.
Data Sources:
New Jersey 2022 Biennial Performance Report
New Jersey 2022 HPMS Data Submittal

Non-Interstate National Highway System (NHS) Pavement in Poor Condition
- Trend through 2025
  
  Desired trend: ↓
  
  New Jersey % Non-Interstate Lane Miles Poor Condition

Non-Interstate National Highway System (NHS) Pavement in Poor Condition	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Condition/Performance	4.8	--	--	--	--
Target	--	--	4.8	--	4.0

Non-Interstate National Highway System (NHS) Pavement in Poor Condition
The 2- and 4-year targets for the percentage of the non-Interstate NHS network in Poor condition were based on forecasts of conditions developed from historic trends and pavement management system analyses. Additional external risk factors were considered including sustained elevated inflation, capital program uncertainties related to large investments in other program areas, supply chain issues affecting material and equipment availability, and a tight labor market. Each of these could negatively impact the Department and other owners in the delivery of their planned infrastructure programs. Opportunities were also considered including increased Federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Considering the analyses, risks, and opportunities, the 2-year target for the percentage of Interstate pavement in Poor condition was set based on a steady state projection from the 2021 baseline. Modeling indicated a slight upward trend, however it is anticipated that the increased funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will allow the Department to develop additional projects for the non-Interstate NHS and maintain the percentage of Poor pavement at its current level through the 2-year performance period.
The 4-year target is aspirational and represents NJDOT’s goal for the percentage of Poor pavement on the non-Interstate NHS network for the 4-year performance period. NJDOT will work to allocate the funding necessary to achieve this target.
Data Sources:
New Jersey 2022 Biennial Performance Report
New Jersey 2022 HPMS Data Submittal

National Highway System (NHS) Bridges in Good Condition
- Trend through 2025
  
  Desired trend: ↑
  
  New Jersey % Deck Area in Good Condition on NHS Bridges

National Highway System (NHS) Bridges in Good Condition	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Condition/Performance	21.3	--	--	--	--
Target	--	--	21.3	--	23.0

National Highway System (NHS) Bridges in Good Condition
NJDOT looked closely at percent good trends by each owner, gathered information from all major agency on the expected completions of active projects and studied the recent patterns of deterioration on all NHS NBIS bridges.
Despite its increased emphasis on preservation for state-owned bridges as expressed in the 2019 TAMP and the 2022-2031 STIP, NJDOT projects that the deck area rated Good on state-owned bridges will remain level as baseline in next two years and improve in four years. NJDOT’s influence on the percent Good performance is constrained by the fact that state-maintained bridges account for 12% of deck area rated good in 2021 on NHS bridges statewide, and about 1.45 million square feet of State Maintained NHS deck area has moved from Good condition to Fair condition over the last two years (2020 and 2021). Also, the projected addition to good percent reduced due to project delays in the Lincoln Tunnel Access Program (LTAP). The LTAP is an extremely large and complex project, which includes Pulaski Skyway Rehabilitation project and with substantial outside funding, making it subject to large swings in performance measures.
Due to aging infrastructure, the rate of deterioration from good to fair on state-maintained bridges is almost at level with the rate at which interventions are performed in next two years on bridges to add to good condition. NJDOT performed predictive analysis on the bridges that are in good condition and forecasted that there will be no change in good area from the baseline in next two years but will increase in the fourth year.
NJDOT also expects that NHS Bridges owned by SJTA will reduce good condition by sixty thousand square feet deck area in next four years based on the historical analysis. NJTA is projecting to complete multiple bridge projects in the next four years. Therefore, NJTA is projecting to slightly reduce its Good deck area in two years, but by the end of the performance period, a number of major projects on large structures are expected to be completing, resulting in a substantial net increase in Good deck area by fourth year.
Please refer to the detail overview explained in item B1 also.
Data Sources:
New Jersey 2022 Biennial Performance Report
New Jersey 2022 NBI Data Submittal

National Highway System (NHS) Bridges in Poor Condition
- Trend through 2025
  
  Desired trend: ↓
  
  New Jersey % Deck Area in Poor Condition on NHS Bridges

National Highway System (NHS) Bridges in Poor Condition	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Condition/Performance	6.6	--	--	--	--
Target	--	--	6.6	--	6.0

National Highway System (NHS) Bridges in Poor Condition
NJDOT forecast that NHS bridges will show a at level poor condition over the two years based on the accomplishments achieved through completion of active projects in the pipeline, reduced by the deterioration of fair bridges moving into poor. However, the percentage poor will reduce in fourth year due to completion of major projects statewide and additional influx of IIJA funds into the infrastructure program.
NJDOT projected no increase in the net percentage of state maintained poor bridges. The rate of improvement of poor bridges to good or fair is same as the rate of deterioration of fair bridges transitioning to poor.
NJTA projects reduction of Poor deck area by 2025, which is going to improve the statewide numbers.
The four-year percent poor measure is also affected by Counties and Municipalities. NJDOT predicts that a combined deck area of eighty-eight thousand square feet will be added to poor due to deterioration of NHS bridges owned counties, municipalities, and palisade interstate parkway.
Please refer to the detail overview explained in item B1 also.
Data Sources:
New Jersey 2022 Biennial Performance Report
New Jersey 2022 NBI Data Submittal

Significant Progress Determination

This table shows FHWA’s most recent determination for the Infrastructure performance measures.

PLEASE NOTE: Each State’s performance target assessment is based on its own State-specific target methodology and program philosophy. Therefore, conclusions should not be drawn based only on the information in the Significant Progress Determination Results table. FHWA understands that each State’s program is unique and therefore does not prescribe a methodology for States to set targets. States have the flexibility to use the methodology they deem most appropriate when setting their performance targets.

New Jersey 2022 Full Performance Period Significant Progress Determination Results
Measure Area	Measures		Baseline	Target	Actual	Better than Baseline?	Achieved Target?	Made Significant Progress?	Consequences [23 CFR 490.109(f)]
The condition of pavements on the Interstate System	Percentage of pavements of the Interstate System in Good condition		62.1¹	50.0	75.7	Yes	Yes	Yes	None
The condition of pavements on the Interstate System	Percentage of pavements of the Interstate System in Poor condition		1.8²	2.5	0.1	Yes	Yes	Yes	None
The condition of pavements on the National Highway System (NHS) (excluding the Interstate)	Percentage of pavements of the non-Interstate NHS in Good condition	Based only on IRI	41.9	---	50.6	Yes	---	Yes	None
		Based on Full Distress + IRI	---	25.0	41.6	---	Yes	Yes
	Percentage of pavements of the non-Interstate NHS in Poor condition	Based only on IRI	26.5	---	19.8	Yes	---	Yes
		Based on Full Distress + IRI	---	15.0	4.8	---	Yes	Yes
The condition of bridges on the National Highway System	Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in Good condition		21.7	21.3	21.3	No	Yes	Yes	None
The condition of bridges on the National Highway System	Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in Poor condition		6.5	6.8	6.6	No	Yes	Yes	None

¹ The 2-year condition/performance, in 2020 Mid Performance Period Progress Report, as the baseline condition/performance, as required in 23 CFR 490.105(e)(7)(iii).
² Ibid.

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