2015 Midwest Region Tribal Transportation Meeting

MIDWEST REGION

APRIL 28-29, 2015

ROTHSCHILD, WI

TOPICS

National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory

BIA - TPA Road Maintenance “Deferred Maintenance” reporting GPRA IA - Performance Management System

Bridge Program Management Inspection update: BIA & Tribal Software: InspecTech (Bentley Systems, Inc)

National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory(NTTFI)

Major ownership mileage (Tribal Transportation Facilities):

BIA ~ 31,200 (Existing ~ 29K ) (Paved ~ 7K)

Tribal ~ 26,400 (Existing ~ 15K ) (Paved ~ 1K)

State ~ 22,900 Urban ~ 2,900 County ~ 65,900 Other Federal ~ 5,200 Other ~ 4,100

BIA - TPA: Road Maintenance

TPA activities 2013 2014 2015 enacted

Road Maintenance $24,123 $24,303 $24,038 *

• * An additional $2M was added to the FY2015 distribution

BIA – TPA: Road Maintenance

• “Deferred Maintenance” reporting:

• Based on “Level of Service” rating: 1 thru 5

• Level 1 – Excellent Level 3 - Fair• Level 2 – Good Level 4 - Poor

Level 5 - Failing

• DOI administrative required reporting• Due at end of each Quarter

BIA – TPA: Road Maintenance

• GPRA – Government Performance & Results Act• Federally funded programs: accomplishment of

mission/goals

• “% Acceptable” rates for facility condition

• IA - Performance Management System

• ROADS: 2105 Target: 16% 2014 Actual: 17.2%

• BRIDGES: 2015 Target: 68% 2014 Actual: 68.3%

Bridge Program Management

23 CFR 661 - IRRBP

Indian Reservation Roads Bridge ProgramFunding to design/build “deficient” bridgesManaged by FLH-TTPFunding distributed at end of each Quarter

Regulations to be updated per MAP-21Dates to be announced

Bridge Program Management

National Bridge Inspection Standards

Establish bridge management programImplement inspection requirementsSubmit data to national database (FHWA):

National Bridge Inventory (NBI)

MAP-21: new requirementsTribally-owned public bridges must now be

inspected

Bridge Program Management

BIA – Bridge Program Coordinate the data management, inspections & reporting

Routine

Fracture Critical

Underwater

~ 930 BIA-owned bridges ~ 12 Tribally-owned bridges – 1st submittal this year

Submit annually to the NBI Utilize four Contractors for field inspections New software: InspecTech (Bentley Systems, Inc)

“ROAD AHEAD”

Utilizing Web-based tools (GIS) to improve program oversight & management

Incorporate results of new\updated regulations for the 25 CFR 170 [ TTP ] & 25 CFR 169 [ROW]

Complete newest rewrite of the Road Inventory Field Data System (RIFDS) & the TTP Inventory Coding Guide

Incorporation of the new BIA and Tribal bridge numbering methodology, specific to Inventory training sessions