Transportation Improvement Program and Air Quality Conformity Analysis Fiscal Year 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program and Air Quality Conformity Analysis

What is the TIP? Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a four year plan that allocates specific funding to specific projects and programs. A new TIP is formally adopted by the MPO every four years, however, amendments to the TIP are reviewed and adopted by the MPO as necessary throughout the four year TIP period.

What is the TIP? The current TIP goes from Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 to FY2015 The Fiscal Year coincides with the Federal Fiscal Year which starts on October 1st and ends on September 30th The FY2012-2015 TIP was adopted in September 2011, however, an Amended/Updated TIP was recently adopted in November 2012 (primarily done for Air Quality Conformity)

MPO Controls STPBH, CMAQ, and TAP The MPO controls 3 pots of money: STPBH – Surface Transportation Program Birmingham Attributable CMAQ – Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality TAP – Transportation Alternative Program (new from MAP 21) About $28 million/year: $15m STPBH $12m CMAQ $1m TAP

ALDOT Controls Other Funding National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) – about $450 million statewide National Highway System Program (NHS) Interstate Maintenance Program Highway Bridge Program Surface Transportation Program – Any Area (STP) – about $80 million statewide Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) - about $45 million statewide

TIP Development Process/Timeline 1 year Timeline for the Development of a New TIP The newest TIP will be adopted Fall 2015 for a FY2016-2019 TIP Fall 2014 - Transportation Committee Members and Local Officials will start discussing the new projects that they would submit for funding December 2014 – Official announcement to call for projects; Instructions distributed and posted on the web; Announcements mailed to every Mayor in Jefferson & Shelby.

TIP Development Process/Timeline January 2015 – Workshop February 2015 - Due Date for STPBH and CMAQ March 2015 – Projects Reviewed April 2015 – Draft list of STPBH and CMAQ projects recommended to the MPO for funding May 2015 - Draft TIP & Air Quality Conformity Report sent to Interagency Consultation (IAC) - 30 day IAC review June 2015 – IAC comments on TIP and Air Quality Conformity Report

TIP Development Process/Timeline (cont.) June 2015 – Announcement of Public Involvement (PI) at Committee meetings July 2015 – Public Involvement Meeting (21 day comment period) August 2015 – Public Involvement documentation will be presented to the Transportation Committees and determination made to send PI, TIP and AQ Report to MPO for adoption September 2015 - MPO meeting to adopt FY2016-2019 TIP

Typical Project Timeline (Federal Funds) From Concept to Construction, a Roadway or Sidewalk Project typically takes at least 5 years. Professional Engineering (PE) – 2 to 3 years Consultant Selection & Negotiation Design Environmental (NEPA) Right-of-Way (RW) – 1 to 2 years Determine legal property boundaries & RW required for project Condemnations (where necessary) Appraisals Purchases

Typical Project Timeline (Federal Funds) Utilities (UT) – 1 year Some utility companies are more cooperative/responsive than others Construction (CN) – 6 months to 2 years Federal projects require additional inspection & reporting NEARLY EVERY PHASE REQUIRES ALDOT & FHWA REVIEW

Air Quality Conformity The Clean Air Act and supporting US Code require integrated transportation and air quality planning for nonattainment areas and maintenance areas. These requirements are known as transportation conformity. Transportation plans and programs must demonstrate compliance with conformity requirements. Jefferson and Shelby Counties and a small portion of Walker County are classified as nonattainment areas with respect to Particulate Matter (PM2.5). Jefferson and Shelby Counties are currently in attainment of the ground-level ozone standard, but are considered maintenance areas for ground-level ozone.

Capacity Projects & AQ Analysis Jefferson and Shelby Counties are currently in attainment of the ground-level ozone standard, but are considered maintenance areas for ground-level ozone. The Air Quality Conformity Analysis forecasts future traffic volumes and resulting pollutants specified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). All roadway projects that add through lanes are considered capacity projects and must be included in the analysis. Projects that only add a continuous two-way left turn lane (center lane) can be considered capacity if they are ½ mile or longer (reviewed by IAC). A new AQ Analysis and subsequent Amended/Updated TIP is performed and adopted annually.

Thank You! Questions? www.rpcgb.org/tip for more information