The federal perspective on transportation funding, research and partnering with the construction industry to advance mobility, sustainability, equity and other goals and what that means for California. Presenters: Chris Long and Chu Wei, FHWA. Presentation made at the CalAPA Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference, Oct. 13, 2021 in Sacramento.

1. Federal Agency Perspective
CalAPA Fall Asphalt Pavement Conference
California Division
Federal Highway Administration
10/13/2021
Chris Long. P.E.
Infrastructure Team Leader
Chu Wei, P.E.
Asset Management/Pavements Engineer
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2. 1. Federal Funding
2. Projected Federal CA Funding
3. Historical CA TAMP Funding
4. Accelerated Implementation and Deployment of
Pavement Technologies Program (AIDPT)
5. FHWA Mobile Asphalt Technology Center
6. Balanced Mixture Design (BMD)
7. EDC 6 - Targeted Overlay Pavement Solutions (TOPS)
8. FHWA Recycling Policy
9. Summary
Presentation Outline
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3. Whitehouse
Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
(BIF)
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4. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
Projected Funding
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5. CA Transportation Investments
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6. CA Transportation Investments
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7. Federal Highway Funding
Fast Act Extension
• Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was not passed by
September 30th (No reauthorization of surface transportation
programs) .FAST Act expired on September 30th.
• On October 2nd, the FAST Act was extended until October 31st. FY22
funding at the FAST Act funding levels (31/365). An obligation
limitation notice is expected the week of October 18th.
• Business as usual until October 31st.
• For FHWA to operate beyond October 31st, another FAST Act extension
or a surface transportation act must be signed into law.
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8. Accelerated Implementation and
Deployment of Pavement Technologies
FAST Act Pub. L. 114-94
• Initiated under MAP-21 and continued under FAST to advance
pavement technologies with stakeholder engagement
• 6 Goal areas ranging from new designs to real-time pavement
evaluation and technology transfer
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9. • Since 2013, resources have been delivered
to public agencies, industry, and academia
stakeholders, including every State DOT
– Training and technical assistance to over
20,000 people through conferences,
workshops, webinars, and on-site visits
– Over 150 technology transfer publications
and articles
• AIDPT Annual Reports:
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/aidp
t/
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Accelerated Implementation and Deployment
of Pavement Technologies Program

10. “Demonstration to Advance New Pavement
Technologies” - Pooled Fund-5(478)
To ensure the greatest return on these investments and
accelerate the process of delivering safe, smooth, durable
pavements in a state of good repair, FHWA is leading a
pooled fund aim at:
• Supporting and showcasing the implementation of
innovative pavement technologies, products, and
processes by State DOTs.
• Leveraging of Federal investments with State DOT
partnerships.
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11. Demonstration to Advance New Pavement
Technologies Pooled Fund: Topics of Interests
The pooled fund will serve as a mechanism to deploy and showcase
pavement technologies and resources to address the following topics:
• Development of Balanced Mix Design (BMD) for asphalt and
performance engineered mixture (PEM) for concrete programs
• Implementation of strategic pavement preservation programs
• Integration of sustainability and resiliency into decision-making
process, technical frameworks, education efforts, and stakeholder
engagement
• Other project topics may be considered with approval from the
Technical Advisory Committee
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12. • Introduce new and underutilized asphalt and concrete technologies to States,
bridging the gap between research and implementation
• Project site visits
• Customize training workshops
• Equipment loan program
• National resource for data and best practices
• In 2019-2020 the trailers have trained over 650 people and exposed nearly
9,000 people to new technologies
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FHWA Mobile Asphalt Technology Center

13. Balanced Mixture Design (BMD)
• FHWA collaborates with stakeholders to
advance and implement BMD in an impartial
and data-informed manner
• Has potential to provide several benefits:
– Enhanced quality and longevity
– Stronger tie between design elements and field
performance
– Mixes using more alternative and recycled
materials
– Industry innovation to meet performance needs
• FHWA BMD Case Studies Virtual Workshop:
Moving Forward with Implementation
– Recently delivered to CA with nearly 40
participants
Per AASHTO PP 105-20,
BMD is defined as:
“asphalt mix design
using performance
tests on appropriately
conditioned
specimens that
address multiple
modes of distress
taking into
consideration mix
aging, traffic, climate,
and location within
the pavement
structure.”
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14. Targeted Overlay Pavement Solutions (TOPS)
-Solutions for integrating innovative overlay procedures into
practices that can improve performance, lessen traffic impacts, and
reduce the cost of pavement ownership.
Benefits
• Safety
• Cost saving
• Performance
For more information, please visit
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/innovation/everydaycounts/edc_6/docs
/tops_factsheet_edc6.pdf
Everyday Count 6 Innovations
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15. FHWA recognize the need to increase our highway industry's
overall use of recycled materials. There are several benefits to
recycling:
• Cost savings potential
• life cycle cost and engineering performance
• Reduction in landfill
• Stewardship of our environment
FHWA Recycling Policy Memo:
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/legsregs/directives/policy/recmat
memo.htm
FHWA Recycling Policy
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16. FHWA's Recycling Policy has several key points:
• Recycling can offer engineering, economic and environmental
benefits.
• Recycled materials should get first consideration in overall
materials selection.
• Engineering and environmental properties are important.
• Life Cycle Cost benefits assessment is warranted.
• Restrictions prohibiting recycled material that are without
technical basis should be removed.
FHWA Recycling Policy
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17. • Continue to Promote Innovation
• Improve Pavement Sustainability
• Provide Training/Resources to DOTs and Industry
• Improve Pavement Performance, Durability, and
Quality
Summary
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18. Questions?
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