American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ARRA

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

• MARC MPO Transportation Project Recommendations
• KCITE -- March 12, 2009

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ARRA Provisions

• Enacted Feb 17, 2009
• 787 Billion Total
• 27.5 B Highway Formula Funds
• 1.5 B Discretionary Grants
• 8.4 B Transit Formula Funds

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Highway Fund Provisions

• 50 to States per Surface Transportation Program
  (STP) Formula
• 50 to States per 2008 Obligation Limitation
• 3 set-aside for Transportation Enhancements (TE)
• 30 suballocated per STP rules

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Schedule Provisions

• 50 of non-suballocated funds to be obligated in
  120 days or redistributed
• All funds to be obligated in 1 year or
  redistributed
• All unobligated funds expire after 9/30/2010

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Programming Provisions

• STP eligibility project development rules
• Up to 100 federal share
• Priority to projects that can be completed in 3
  years and are located in economically distressed
  areas as defined by the Public Works and Economic
  Development Act of 1965 as amended

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Accountability Provisions

• Extensive new reporting requirements
• See www.recovery.gov

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MARC Timeline

• Dec 17 Jan 7 1st Call for Projects
• Jan 9 Congressional Staff Briefing
• Jan 27 Special Elected Officials Briefing
• Feb 3 Special Joint Meeting KSMO STP/Bridge
  Priorities Committees
• Feb 6-13 Transportation Call for Projects
• Feb 20 Deadline to Reprioritize Projects
• Feb 10 23 MO Priorities Committee
• Feb12 25 KS Priorities Committee

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Transportation Applications

• Kansas

• Missouri

• 26 Jurisdictions
• 119 Applications
• 254 M Requested
• 21.8 M Available

• 30 Jurisdictions
• 246 Applications
• 1.5 B Requested
• 27.3 M Available

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Evaluation Criteria (Points)

• Project Readiness 18
• Project Usage 18
• System Condition19
• Economic Impact 9
• Safety 8
• Reg./Local Goals 8
• Multiple Modes 8

• Environment 6
• Planned Development/ Redevelopment 6
• Economic Distress 6
• 106 Points Possible

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Project Recommendations

• Kansas

• Missouri

• 13 Jurisdictions
• 16 Projects Recommended (includes the revised OP
  allocation)
• 24,198,235 Allocated

• 17 Jurisdictions
• 23 Projects Recommended
• 27,304,447 Allocated

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Project Recommendations

• Kansas

• Unified Government State Ave. Improvements
• Olathe 127th St., Mur-Len to Black Bob
• MARC Operation Green Light Enhancements
• Lenexa 87th St., Renner to Lennox
• Overland Park College Blvd., Pflumm to US-69
• Shawnee Quivira Rd., 64th St. to S. City Limits
• Merriam 2009 Mill Overlay Project
• Overland Park Thoroughfare Overlays, Phase 1

• Shawnee- Nieman Rd., 59th St. to Shawnee Mission
  Parkway
• Westwood Hwy 169 Improvements
• Shawnee 83rd St., Hedge Ln . to Monticello
  Terr.
• Bonner Springs 138th St. north Rebuild
• Mission Roe Avenue Improvements
• Gardner US-56 Old Hwy 56 Improvements
• Edwardsville I-435 Woodend Rd.
• Leawood 103rd St. Rehabilitation

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Project Recommendations

• Missouri

• KCMO Troost Bridge Replacement
• KCMO 39th St. Traffic Signal Upgrade
• KCMO M-9 Briarcliff Interchange
• KCMO 31st St. Traffic Signal Upgrade
• MARC Operation Green Light Enhancements
• MARC Regional Transit Implementation Plan
• KCMO Traffic Control Center, Phase1
• Gladstone Broadway/Old Pike Maintenance
• Independence Jackson Dr., Holke Rd. to M-78
• Blue Springs Adams Dairy Parkway Overlay
• Liberty Principal Arterial Street
  Rehabilitation
• Lone Jack 50 Hwy Interchange Completion

• Raytown Roadway Maintenance Program
• Riverside Vivion Rd. AA Intersection
• Raymore M-58 Overlay
• Independence Little Blue Parkway, RD Mize to
  Necessary Rd.
• Pleasant Hill Business 7 Country Club Dr.
• Jackson County Blue Mills Bridge Replacement
• Grandview Second Third St.
• Harrisonville Street Overlay Program
• Belton Street Resurfacing
• Lees Summit Todd George Road
• Parkville M-9 Bridge Improvements

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Recommended Projects
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Fiscal Constraint

• Kansas

• Missouri

• 21.8 Available
• 24.2 Recommended
• Assumes some projects will be below estimate and
  some may not meet schedule. May require course
  corrections.

• 27.3 Available
• 27.3 Recommended
• Identifies partially funded projects in priority
  order if any projects do not meet schedule.

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Public Involvement

• Comments online since Dec 17, 2008
• 289 comments received
• Most comments 268 on Lone Jack US-50 project
  recommended for funding

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Next Steps

• Amend TIP using MARC Emergency Procedures--Include
  KDOT, MoDOT and Transit Capital Projects
• Ratify via Scheduled Quarterly Amendment March
  31- April 28