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Full Agenda Released for Transportation Asset Management Council’s Fall Conference

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Michigan’s Transportation Asset Management Council will be having their annual fall conference in Marquette on October 5th.This conference presents critical information for League members and we encourage all of those that are able to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity.

The full agenda and registration information has been released and can be found here. Additional information about hotel reservations is also provided.

John LaMacchia is the Assistant Director of State and Federal Affairs for the League handling transportation, infrastructure, energy and environment issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.

Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council Releases Annual Road and Bridge Report

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This week the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council released their annual road and bridge report. The report summarizes road and bridge conditions and provides condition projections into the future. The report also provides a synopsis of TAMC program activities and events over the past year.

During 2016, the TAMC rated the pavement condition of the paved federal-aid eligible
roads for the twelfth consecutive year. This data collection included 57,961 lane miles of paved roads in Michigan, including State Freeways and Highways, City Major Streets and County Primary Roads. This effort was achieved through a cooperative effort of individuals from county road commissions, city and village engineering staffs, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), regional planning agencies, and metropolitan planning organizations. In addition, the TAMC also collected pavement conditions on some of Michigan’s paved non-federal aid eligible roads as well.

In terms of physical condition, the report reveals further deterioration of Michigan’s
federal aid eligible roads from the previous year with more miles being rated as “poor.” The 2016 condition data indicates 18% of these roads are in good condition, 43% are in fair condition, and 39% are in poor condition; in 2015, the breakdown was 17% good, 45% fair, and 38% poor.

The 2016 report was approved by the TAMC on April 26, and can be viewed at this link: http://tamc.mcgi.state.mi.us/TAMC/#/aboutus Once there, scroll down to “Annual Reports” to find the 2016 Report as well as other past reports.  There is also a Mini Version of the 2016 Report, which contains the Executive Summary, charts and forecasts of road and bridge conditions.

John LaMacchia is the Assistant Director of State and Federal Affairs for the League handling transportation, infrastructure, energy and environment issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.

Transportation Asset Management Council Award Nomination Request

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We know there are individuals and agency’s making positive progress in the management of public infrastructure; these efforts need to be recognized!  Click the following link for a  memorandum announcing the request for nominations of individuals and organizations for the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council’s Carmine Palombo Individual Award and the TAMC Organization Award. TAMC Award Nominations Request 2017

A core element of the TAMC work program is educating and reporting on best management practices. The TAMC award has been a tool to recognize leadership and promote success stories across Michigan since 2009.  Help us share these stories by submitting a nomination of a worthy person or organization.

John LaMacchia is the Assistant Director of State and Federal Affairs for the League handling transportation, infrastructure, energy and environment issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.

Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating (PASER) Data Collection on Paved Non-Federal Aid Roads Eligible for Reimbursement

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On May 6, 2009, the Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) established a
policy to set aside a portion of the annual data collection budget to reimburse
transportation agencies for collecting Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating
(PASER) data on Paved Non-Federal Aid (PNFA) roads and streets. Many local road
agencies have taken part in this reimbursement program to the extent funds have
allowed. The TAMC is also aware of many local road agencies that periodically collect
PASER data on PNFA roads without reimbursement from the TAMC.

For 2017, funds for reimbursement of PNFA roads will be allocated in a first
come-first served order until the budget of $37,000 is exhausted. Agencies that
have received any TAMC PNFA reimbursements in 2015 or 2016 are not eligible
for reimbursement for the 2017 program.

The call for reimbursement requests will begin on Wednesday, March 1,
2017 at 8:00 AM and end on Friday, March 3 at 5:00 PM. Please note: verbal
requests or requests submitted before this time-frame will not be included.

For more information on the requirements that must be met to be eligible for reimbursement on locally collected PNFA PASER data collection please click on the following link. TAMC Reimbursement PNFA_2017

If you have any questions on requirements or how to submit data, please contact Roger
Belknap, TAMC Coordinator, at (517) 373-2249 or belknapr@michigan.gov.

John LaMacchia is the Assistant Director of State and Federal Affairs for the League handling transportation, infrastructure, energy and environment issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.

Transportation Asset Management Council Releases Annual Report

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During 2015, the Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) rated the pavement condition of the paved federal-aid eligible roads for the twelfth consecutive year. This effort was achieved through a cooperative effort of individuals from county road commissions, city engineering staffs, the Michigan Department of Transportation, regional planning agencies, and metropolitan planning organizations.

In addition, the TAMC also began rating the pavement conditions of non-federal aid eligible
roads as well. Unfortunately, as you will see from data included in the attached report, the
condition of the public roads in the state continues to deteriorate.

The TAMC also reports on the condition of bridges. The data indicates that the condition of
Michigan bridges has stayed flat, but is forecasted to decline in the future. The report contains specific analysis of this information.

You can visit the TAMC website for a copy of the  2015 Annual Report being featured under the “What’s New” selection on the home page by clicking here.

Both the full and mini versions are also available in the About Us section with all previous reports under Annual Reports and can be accessed by clicking here.

John LaMacchia is the Assistant Director of State Affairs for the League handling transportation, infrastructure, energy and environment issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.

Transportation Asset Management Council Spring Conference

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The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council has finalized the spring conference program for Wednesday, April 13 at the Dearborn/Detroit Hilton DoubleTree Hotel and Conference Center. The agenda and hotel reservation information can be found at the following link. 2016 Spring Asset Management Program Agenda

The TAMC Conference Committee put together a broad spectrum of topics this year and we are very excited for the event.  The goal was to provide value across a diverse audience and discuss emerging issues such as the new Federal Performance Management regulations, new technologies in pavement maintenance,  incorporating other corridor utility information in Transportation Asset Management planning, and learning Asset Management strategies from our neighbors to the North.  The conference will also include updates from Director Kirk Steudle, the MDOT Metro Region, TAMC activities and reporting of 2015 bridge and pavement conditions.

John LaMacchia is the Assistant Director of State Affairs for the League handling transportation, infrastructure, energy and environment issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.

 

Save the Date: Transportation Asset Management Conference

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The Transportation Asset Management Council will we holding there Fall Conference on October 15, in Marquette. The theme of this years conference will be investing in our future with data driven solutions.

For more information, contact Frank Kelley, Asset Management Coordinator at 517-373-2111 or kelleyf@michigan.gov, or visit us on the Web at: www.michigan.gov/tamc.

To register, contact the Michigan Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) at the Center for Technology & Training at 906-487-2102 or ctt@mtu.edu.

For a copy of the Save the Date flyer please click on the following link. 2015 FALL TAMC Save the Date

John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate for the League handling transportation, infrastructure, and energy issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.

Transportation Asset Management Council Policy for Collection on Roadway Condition Data on (Paved) Non-Federal Aid Eligible Roads and Streets

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Since 2009, the Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) has been working with local road agencies to collect PASER data on the paved non-federal aid system. In 2009, the TAMC began a policy to annually budget to reimburse agencies for data collection of PASER data on up to one third of the State’s paved non-federal aid road system. Many local road agencies have taken part in this reimbursement program to the extent funds allowed. The TAMC is also aware of many local road agencies that periodically collect PASER data on the paved non-federal aid system without reimbursement from the TAMC.

The TAMC would like to request submission of paved non-federal aid PASER data that agencies may have collected for their own purposes. If a local road agency is currently collecting paved non-federal aid PASER data without TAMC reimbursement; the TAMC would like to kindly request submission of that data annually. Your submission of paved non-federal aid data, with or without reimbursement, allows the TAMC to have a better indication as to the status of the State’s paved non-federal aid road system. Data submitted before December 15th of each year can be included in the TAMC Annual Report.

For more information please click the following link. TAMC – Paved Non-Federal Aid

John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate for the League handling transportation, infrastructure, and energy issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.

The Transportation Asset Management Council Requests Nominations for its Organizational and Individual Achievement Awards

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A primary objective of Michigan’s Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC)
is to assist Act 51 agencies implement an asset management program for roads and
bridges under their jurisdiction. To this end, the TAMC has facilitated statewide
collection of system condition data, supported the development of tools and procedures,
and sponsored training and educational sessions in the practice of asset management.

To further aid Act 51 agencies, the TAMC has established the Organizational
Achievement Award to acknowledge those agencies that have incorporated the principles
of asset management and adopted an asset management plan to help guide their
investment decisions. In addition, the TAMC Awards Program provides agencies around
the state with excellent case examples to establish their own programs. All Act 51 road
agencies are eligible to be nominated for this award.

Additionally, the TAMC wants to recognize individuals providing outstanding support of
Asset Management and the TAMC. Nominees for the Individual Achievement Award can
include elected officials (state or local), support staff from state agencies, regional /
metropolitan planning organizations, county road commissions, local units of
government, the education community or other individuals involved in promoting
Michigan’s TAMC programs.

Further in information about the TAMC awards program can be found at the following link. TAMCAward_Criteria_2014

Nominations and/or any questions can be sent to Frank Kelley. He can be reached at KelleyF@michigan.gov or 517-373-211.

John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate for the League handling transportation, infrastructure, and energy issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.

MDOT Makes Significant Upgrades to Act 51 Reporting Portal and the Investment Reporting Tool

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The Michigan Municipal League would like to inform you that the Michigan’s Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) has made some significant updates to Michigan’s Act 51 Reporting Portal (MITRP) specific to completed project reporting requirements within both the Investment Reporting Tool (IRT) and Act 51 Distribution andReporting System (ADARS). Both systems can be accessed via this link: www.mcgi.state.mi.us/MITRP/.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and each local road agency has a responsibility to annually submit a report to the TAMC that includes, road and bridge projects anticipated to be contracted within the next three years and completed projects (open to traffic) for the fiscal year being reported. In 2006, the TAMC developed the Web-based IRT to facilitate the collection of project location information related to planned and completed projects for local agencies. In 2011, in an effort to gather meaningful cost information from local agencies, the TAMC partnered with MDOT to add an asset management page to the Web-based ADARS system. Unfortunately, this had an unintended consequence that caused many local agencies to have to manually re-enter duplicate project information into both systems.

This situation has been corrected and as of September 3, 2014, both the IRT and ADARS Asset Management page will be fully integrated to allow for the completed project information reported within the IRT to be automatically “synced” to the reporting categories within the ADARS page.

Initially, there will be a “soft” roll-out of this update for agencies with fiscal years ending on/after October 1, 2014 – September 30, 2015. During the roll-out MDOT will focus on training and educating local agencies on the project reporting process and you will still be able to submit Act 51 reports by clicking the “No Treatments to Report” button. However, on/after October 1, 2015, the TAMC will expect the project information requested in both the IRT and ADARS to be complete. Failure to report this information could result in non-compliance with Act 51 reporting requirements and funds withheld until such a time that compliance can be determined.

If you have any questions, please contact Brian Sanada, TAMC Coordinator, at 517-373-2220 or sanadab@michigan.gov.

The following is a link to the letter that was sent out by the Transportation Asset Management Council regarding these changes. TAMC Letter to IRT-ADARS Users 9 3 14

John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate for the League handling transportation and infrastructure issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.