PLANNING FOR TEXAS' NEEDS USING HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM ANALYTICAL PROCESS
The Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) analytical process was developed by FHWA to assess highway conditions and estimate national highway investment needs. It is structured to provide information about the effects of alternative standards, policy strategies, and program allocations on highway needs and performance. It is capable of revealing trends in highway capacity, condition, and service as well as trends in driver safety and environmental effects of airborne pollutants. The Texas Department of Transportation used HPMS to develop its 1989 Strategic Mobility Plan. This 20-year needs assessment for 1990 through 2009 pivoted around HPMS' ability to estimate backlog needs, project rehabilitation and reconstruction needs, and augment other information about new construction and right-of-way needs. To apply HPMS in Texas, changes were made to tailor the results to reflect Texas' standards and practices. The sample size was increased to facilitate use of the model at the district level. Highway improvement costs were factored to reflect differences between national average costs and those in Texas. Rural and urban traffic growth rates were adjusted downward to be more consistent with recent growth trends and default values for minimum tolerable conditions and design standards were modified. HPMS has minimized the employee hours required to identify funding needs, provided statewide consistency in assessing needs, prevented wish-list tendencies, and allowed for the "global" assessment of funding requirements. It is a tool that allows examination of diverse scenarios and alternative uses of funds.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1364, Transportation Planning, Programming, Land Use, and Applications of Geographic Information Systems. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Elliott Jr, Artie V
- Publication Date: 1992
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 20-29
- Monograph Title: Transportation planning, programming, land use, and applications of geographic information systems
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1364
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Finance; Needs assessment; Strategic planning
- Uncontrolled Terms: Highway performance monitoring system
- Geographic Terms: Texas
- Old TRIS Terms: Financial requirements
- Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00626917
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309054036
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Feb 22 1993 12:00AM