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ARRA. Update and lessons learned. Recovery Act in Oregon: By the Numbers 600 lane miles of state highways paved $494.8 million invested in Oregon’s surface transportation system

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ARRA

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  1. ARRA Update and lessons learned

  2. Recovery Act in Oregon: By the Numbers • 600 lane miles of state highways paved • $494.8 million invested in Oregon’s surface transportation system • 277 outdated traffic signals in the Portland metropolitan area replaced with “smart” signals with improved traffic management capabilities • $126 million provided for public transportation • 94 buses and vans purchased by Oregon’s small town and rural transit districts • 65 percent of ODOT’s funding flowed to Economically Distressed Areas • 54 days to obligate 50 percent of ODOT’s funding — more than twice as fast as required by law

  3. ARRA Lessons Learned • Resources and Staffing • PS&E observations • The little things

  4. Lessons Learned - Resources • OPL & OPO added temp and LD staff – learning curve associated • Traditionally non-direct units/staff • were slower and less likely to adequately anticipate needs and staffing requirements • difficult to make priority tradeoffs between requirements (direct vs non-direct activities)

  5. Lessons Learned – PS&EThere is not a “special” ARRA process – just the same STIP process with more requirements and less time • Website helped for initial push – hard to keep up to date in the middle of the storm • “Fast track” process unsuccessful • Local Agency 1R ARRA – straight to LGS for review – worked really well!!  recommend implementing this LGS QC review for all local agency projects

  6. Lessons Learned – The Little Things • ODOT has great people • STIP naming convention – need more emphasis and QC work • “Pavement Overlays – Rural” • The details of how to put a PS&E package together need continued emphasis from consultant partners and review from ODOT • CAD standards • Title sheets • Writing and compiling specs

  7. Going forward…. PS&E Packages • Send complete, not just on time • QC in region BEFORE sending them in • QA Engineers are available for early review and team consultation when requested General • Have suggestions or want to invite us out to see your cool project? Give us a call!!

  8. Final thoughts on ARRA • Volume and timeframes was doable because of type of work – mainly pavement pres • ODOT has tremendous ability to stretch to meet urgent and specific needs – likely not sustainable for a long time

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