Ohio Department of Transportation

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Ohio Department of Transportation
Bob Taft, Gordon Proctor,Ohio Governor ODOT
Director

• Midwest Regional University
• Transportation Center
• November 10, 2004

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Ohios Transportation Strategy

• Established credibility through six years of
  efficiencies
• Made transportation a state priority
• Built coalition of cities, counties, chambers of
  commerce
• Ran a comprehensive legislative campaign

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The Results

• 6 cent fuel tax increase which raises 400
  million
• Fee increases of 175 million
• Half goes to ODOT
• Half goes to cities, counties, townships

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Establishing Credibility

• In 1996-97 cut operating by 100 million
• In 1998-99 cut another 70 million
• Reduced staff 25 from 7,800 to 6,031
• Held operating growth flat for nearly 8 years
• Savings and bonds generated 800 million

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Construction/Maintenance Contracts Sold by Fiscal
Year Compared to ODOT Full Time Employee Levels
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Summary of ODOT Payroll CostsGross Wages
FY 2000 had 27 pay periods (26 periods is
normal). Normal Payroll would have had 8.1
million less Gross Wages with 26 pay periods.
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Ohio Department of TransportationOperating Cost
Comparison Fiscal Years 19862004
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Ohio Department of TransportationHighway
Appropriations Expenditures
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1997 Pavement ConditionsPriority System
Deficiencies
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2003 Pavement ConditionsPriority System
Deficiencies
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1997 Bridge Conditions General Appraisal
Deficiencies
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2003 Bridge Conditions General Appraisal
Deficiencies
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Making Transportation a Priority

• Transportation Review Advisory Council created
  forum for communities to make their case
• ODOT launched a year-long communication effort,
  including Government Day
• Created public leadership of MIS oversight
  committees to create ownership of large projects
• Reached out regularly to editorial boards,
  chambers of commerce, service clubs
• TRAC forecasted no new construction by 2005

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Highway Freight Density
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State of Ohio

• 35th in geographical size
• 10th largest highway system
• 2nd largest inventory of bridges
• 4th largest interstate network
• 5th highest volume of traffic
• 3rd greatest value of truck freight

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Two-Lane Principal Arterials Carrying More Than
30 Trucks
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State Route SystemTotal VMT
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State Route SystemTruck VMT
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Building a Coalition

• Organized cities, counties and townships for 50
  of proceeds
• Solicited Chambers of Commerce to make the
  business case
• Presented a 10-year 5 billion new capacity
  program
• Pointed to the TRAC list as to which type of
  projects could be built
• Plan funded 85 of most-pressing 10-year needs

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Transportation Review Advisory Council

• Fair, Open, Criteria-driven Prioritization
  Process
• Nine-member independent body
• Develops Fiscal Forecast for Major New Projects
• Provides Forum for local entities to present
  project requests

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Legislative Study Committee

• Broad cross-section study commission formed
• It recommended new revenue

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The Budget

• Taxes and fees included in Governors budget
• Coalition members all supported
• No editorial opposition
• Every vote was 2-1

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Keys for Passage

• Efficiency questions were muted
• TRAC made major project financing transparent
• Business groups and some conservative legislators
  supported
• Funds were for a finite purpose that was credible

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Ohio Department of Transportation
Bob Taft, Gordon Proctor,Ohio Governor ODOT
Director

• Midwest Regional University
• Transportation Center
• November 10, 2004