1.
September 26, 2013

2.
Objective
• Technology can help…
– Manage Infrastructure
– Meet Regulations
• Tools which will…
– Optimize Budgets
– Better Manage Municipal Resources

3.
2013 ASCE National Report Card

4.
2010 ASCE PA Report Card
Bridges
C
Roads
D-
Dams and Levees
C-
Schools
B-
Drinking Water
D+
Solid Waste
B-
Freight Rail
B
Stormwater
D-
Navigable Waterways
D+
Transit
D-
Parks and Recreation
B-
Wastewater
D+

5.
Pennsylvania Key Facts
• Transportation
– 5,540 of the 22,669 bridges in Pennsylvania
(24.4%) are considered structurally deficient
– 4,370 of the 22,669 bridges in Pennsylvania
(19.3%) are considered functionally obsolete
Source: ASCE PA

6.
Pennsylvania Key Facts
• Roads
– 57% of Pennsylvania’s roads are in poor or
mediocre condition
– Pennsylvania has 121,772 public road miles
– Pennsylvania’s gas tax of 32.3 cents per gallon has
not been increased in 6 years
Source: ASCE PA

7.
What does your report card look like?
Infrastructure Grade
Bridges A B C D F
Drinking Water A B C D F
Parks and Recreation A B C D F
Roads A B C D F
Storm Water A B C D F
Wastewater A B C D F

8.
Gov. Corbett’s Transportation Plan
Transportation Mode
Investment by
Year 1 (est.)
Investment by
Year 5 (est.)
State Roads and Bridges $310 million $1.2 billion
Public Transportation $40 million $250 million
Local Roads and Bridges $70 million $200 million
PA Turnpike Expansion
Projects
$30 million $85 million
Multi-Modal Fund $60 million $80 million
TOTAL $510 million $1.8 billion
Investment Component*
*Based on the current wholesale value of gas

9.
Cost of Inaction
0
4,000
8,000
12,000
16,000
20,000
24,000
MilesofState-OwnedHighwayswithPoorIRI*
Impact on Roughness of State-Owned Highways
*IRI: International Roughness Index
Current Funding
New Funding
Rougher Roads
Smoother Roads

10.
Cost of Inaction
Driving on roads in need of
repair costs Pennsylvania
motorists $2.947 billion a
year in extra vehicle repairs
and operating costs:
$341 per motorist

11.
In The News
Source: The York Dispatch

12.
In The News
Source: Infographic: Commuters Have Changed, So Must Our Infrastructure

13.
What we don’t want to see…

14.
Municipal Responsibilities
• Roads
• Bridges (< 20’-0” span)
• Parks
• Storm Water Facilities & Conveyance
• Police, Fire & Emergency Services
• Refuse & Recycling
• Land Use Regulations (impact above)

15.
Infrastructure Costs
• Recent study in six (6) Lancaster municipalities
– Dedicated stormwater user fee
• Population range
7,365 to 37,768
• Estimated annual cost
$50,000 to $2,000,000

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Municipal Resources

17.
Optimize Your Budget
• Asset Management
– Inventory
– Condition
– Cost Assessment
• Regulatory Compliance
– Compliance costs and expenditures must align
with the asset management

18.
Cost Effective Decisions
• Blending Asset Management with Regulatory
Compliance
– Limited budgets means dollars must be stretched
– Increasing responsibility means more tasks to be
completed in a more efficient manner
– Timeliness of information
– Access to the information

19.
Technology Creates Valuable Tools
• Making effective decisions
• Optimizing budgets
• Addressing infrastructure conditions
• Best utilized municipal resources

20.
• Geographic Information Systems
– Then
• Costly software and hardware
• Trained technicians
• Expensive initial base mapping
Technology & Infrastructure Management

21.
• Geographic Information Systems
– Now
• Free online tools
• Data available online to supplement database
• Mobile and broad user access
• Minimal initial investment
Technology & Infrastructure Management

22.
Real Examples
• York County
– Bridge Inspection and Maintenance
• City of York
– MS4
• Springfield Township
– Land Planning
• Dickinson Township
– Roadway Management System

23.
York County

24.
City of York

25.
Springfield Township

26.
Dickinson Township

27.
Perspective
Service: Average Cost Yearly:
Cable Television $1,536
Water and Sewer $960
Cellular Phone $852
Telephone (land line) $360
Transportation Infrastructure
(as paid by PA gas tax)
$345*
* Combined Federal and State gas tax
$0.507 per gallon
15,000 miles per year
22 miles per gallon

28.
Objective
• Technology can help…
– Manage Infrastructure
– Meet Regulations
• Tools which will…
– Optimize Budgets
– Better Manage Municipal Resources
Are you armed with the information you need to
take back to your municipality?

29.
Questions?

30.
Thank you!
John A. Klinedinst, P.E. Jeffrey S. Shue, P.E.
President/CEO Director of Municipal Services
jak@csdavidson.com jss@csdavidson.com