Mandy Chu Office Chief Highway System Information and Performance Division of Research, Innovation and System Information Introduction to HPMS Highway Performance Monitoring System

An annual data reporting requirement of each State DOT to provide roadway-related information (for all public roads) to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Main purpose for these data is to inform US Congress about the condition and performance of the nation’s roads allowing Congress to appropriately “fill” the National Highway Fund used to meet roadway needs Reported HPMS data is also used to determine the appropriate portion (apportionment) of National Highway Funds to distribute to each state to improve their road system What is HPMS?

What is Public Road? 1.A public road is any road or street owned and maintained by a public authority and open to public travel. [23 U.S.C. 101(a)]. 2. … must be … passable by four-wheel standard passenger cars, and open to the general public for use without restrictive gates, prohibitive signs, or regulation … [23 CFR 460.2(c)]

Who owns California Public Roads? Statewide Public Roads 174,991 Centerline Miles State Highways 15,104 Interstate Highways 2,451 Federal Agencies 15,022 Other State Agencies 3,028 City Streets 76, 098 County Roads 65,335 Jurisdiction Other Agencies 404

HPMS v8 Application

Data Items to be Collected and Reported Route Traffic Geometric Pavement Inventory

Data Items to be Collected and Reported

HPMS – New Requirement Route All Road Network of Linear Referenced Data (ARNOLD) August 2012 – FHWA expanded the HPMS reporting requirement for State DOTs to submit all public roads in a Linear Referencing System (LRS).

HPMS - ARNOLD Why All Roads? 1.Geospatial data for transportation is a key data theme within the National Spatial Data Infrastructure 2. All roads datasets are needed by the Federal government, the States, and many of the local agencies to support planning and management infrastructure. 3.Meeting the business needs of these functions: Certified Public Miles Fiscal Management Information System (FMIS) Fatal and Serious Injury Crashes Freight Performance Measures for Safety Performance Measures for Pavement

HPMS - ARNOLD Caltrans’ Efforts in meeting the ARNOLD requirements Short Term: 2013 – SACOG Pilot Project Contract 2015 – Development of a Statewide LRS for All Local Roads Contract 2016 – Network Clean up

HPMS - ARNOLD Caltrans’ Efforts in meeting the ARNOLD requirements Long Term: 2016 – All Public Roads (ARNOLD) Pooled Fund Study: LRS Development Plan Project Purpose: To develop an LRS System Development Plan Project Timeline: February 2015 – September 2016

HPMS - ARNOLD 2016 – All Public Roads (ARNOLD) Pooled Fund Study: LRS Development Plan Scope of Work – Assess Caltrans’ LRS-related Business Needs and California’s LRS Requirements Analysis of Alternatives for Caltrans’ LRS-Related Business Needs System Development Plan for Caltrans Final Report and Presentation

HPMS - ARNOLD Most Importantly: Collaborate with Stakeholders

HPMS ARNOLD Reference Manual: ts/arnold_reference_manual_2014.pdf