Rolling Out the Recovery

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Rolling Out the Recovery

• How NEMA Transportation Industry Companies Can
  Help

NEMA US DOT FHWA Information Exchange February
25, 2009 Tim OLeary
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The Good News

• President Obama has signed the American Recovery
  and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) that provides
  significant new funding for transportation
  infrastructure. 

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Key Area of Opportunity
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Our Reading of Available Funding

• 1.5B Distributed by Sec. of Transportation
• 27.6B Distributed by FHWA
• 6.9B for Public Transit improvements
• Project decisions must be made rapidly to support
  immediate economic impact

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• 2007 National Traffic Signal Report Card Shows
  Improvements Made, But Much Work Still Needed
• D Grade Means Headaches for Commuters Improved
  Operation of Traffic Signals Could Lower Fuel
  Consumption Nationwide

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Critical Importance for our Nation

• Based on Jobs Saved or Created
• Ready to Go within 3 to12 months
• Deploying Green Technologies
• Reduced congestion, global warming
• Performance Measurement
• Advancing Next Generation Innovations

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Assistance We Can Provide

• Help in Prioritizing Transportation Projects
• Help Evaluate Economic Impacts of Projects
• Assist State and Municipal Transportation
  Agencies in Rapid Purchasing Decisions

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Project Prioritization

• Traffic Signal Control Modernization
• Much Old, Inefficient Equipment Being Used
• Better Communications
• Supports Use of Transit Signal Priority, Traffic
  Adaptive Control, CICAS
• Detection Equipment Modernization
• Video, radar, inductive loop, and other
  technologies
• Supporting Incident Management, Tolling,
  Commercial Vehicle Systems

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Project Prioritization

• Automated Weather Information Equipment
• Performance Measurement Tools
• Central Data Collection
• Monitoring
• Management of Traffic Flow
• Commercial Vehicle Information Systems
• Detection and Transceiver Equipment
• Networking Equipment

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Economic Impacts

• NEMA Transportation Industry Economics
• Approximately a 800mm industry
• Small and Medium Sized Firms
• Provide hardware, systems and software
  engineering jobs, manufacturing jobs, and
  administrative jobs
• Local suppliers
• metalwork
• electronics
• cabling

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Economic Impacts

• 36B to Transportation Initiatives
• 3 (1.1B) would provide a dramatic impact on the
  business and employment needs of our nation
• Replaces lost funds not being spent by state
  agencies, thus preventing job losses
• Results in significant job creation and trickle
  down economic impact

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Reaction Speed

• Modernized equipment is ready to deploy
• NEMA companies are experienced in dealing with
  State and Local Transportation Agencies
• certification requirements
• procurement process
• Member companies are already reaching out to end
  customers, including State and Municipal DOT

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Finally Sharing the Word

• Member companies can help distribute equipment
  specifications
• Explain how our equipment might be used in quick
  kick-off projects
• Assurance of rapid bid responses to meet the 120
  day deadline

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Thank You