Pilot Project - Allocation of Secondary Maintenance Funds (language only)

Item 445 #1h

Language
Page 381, after line 25, insert:
"E.  The Department is hereby directed to utilize the data collected for its State of the Pavement Report to determine review the conditions of secondary pavements by county within the VDOT Richmond District. By October 15, 2014 the Department shall report to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations, Senate Finance and House and Senate Transportation Committees on the conditions of secondary pavements by county, and the expenditure of funds for secondary pavement maintenance in the Richmond District by county in fiscal year 2013. If the report indicates that there are significant disparities in the condition of secondary pavements between counties in the Richmond District then the Department is hereby directed to ensure that the expenditure of funds for secondary pavements maintenance within the Richmond District in fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 shall be adjusted to achieve a minimal level of disparity between the pavement conditions in each county, provided that the Department may take all steps necessary to the safety of the driving public in the event of unforeseen events that may require the expenditure of funds to deviate from this directive.  An update to the report, which shall include an update on the availability of condition data on the secondary system and the Department's progress at implementing the requirements of Chapter 290 of the 2013 Acts of Assembly shall be presented to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations, Senate Finance and House and Senate Transportation Committees by October 15, 2015."

Explanation
(This amendment directs the Department to undertake a review of the secondary system pavement conditions within the VDOT Richmond District and use the results of its findings to allocate the secondary maintenance funding within the District in fiscal year 2016. Currently, VDOT secondary system maintenance funds are not allocated using any formula or quantitative metrics. This pilot project would look at the efficacy of such a methodology for statewide purposes going forward.)