Measuring the Effect of Recovery Act Funding on the Transportation System

40. Will your state DOT be able to measure the extent to which Recovery Act funding has improved the condition or performance of your states' transportation assets - separately from other transportation funding used by the state?
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41. (If "Yes" to 40) Does your state DOT have plans to measure, or has the state DOT already measured, the extent to which Recovery Act funding has improved performance in any of the following measures?

  Asset Measures
    Yes, we have already measured Recovery Act improvements on this Yes, we plan to measure Recovery Act improvements on this No, we have no plans to measure Recovery Act improvements on this Not applicable Don't know
  a. Road surface or pavement conditions (e.g., international roughness index)
  b. Bridge conditions (e.g., numbers or percentages of structurally deficient bridges in state)
   

  Mobility Measures
    Yes, we have already measured Recovery Act improvements on this Yes, we plan to measure Recovery Act improvements on this No, we have no plans to measure Recovery Act improvements on this Not applicable Don't know
  c. Vehicle congestion levels (e.g., travel times, delays, vehicle throughput)
  d. Transit congestion levels (e.g., travel times, delays, person throughput, capacity)
  e. Truck freight mobility (e.g., truck freight trips, volume of goods)
  f. Rail freight mobility (e.g., rail freight trips, volume of goods)
  g. Intermodal connectivity of state transportation network (e.g., increased accessibility, numbers and types of intermodal connections)
   

  Project Measures
    Yes, we have already measured Recovery Act improvements on this Yes, we plan to measure Recovery Act improvements on this No, we have no plans to measure Recovery Act improvements on this Not applicable Don't know
  h. Progress made implementing long-range statewide transportation plan (e.g., number or percentage of projects from long-range plan advancing to the STIP)
  i. Progress made implementing the STIP (e.g., STIP funds obligated; number or percentage of projects from the STIP advancing to construction)
  j. Timeliness of project delivery (e.g., average time required to complete projects, or number or percentage of projects completed on schedule)
  k. Project costs (e.g., number or percentage of projects completed within budget)
   

  Other
    Yes, we have already measured Recovery Act improvements on this Yes, we plan to measure Recovery Act improvements on this No, we have no plans to measure Recovery Act improvements on this Not applicable Don't know
  l. Safety measures (e.g., numbers of hazards, crashes, or fatalities)
  m. Surface transportation-related emissions or energy consumption
  n. Progress made by state in meeting transportation goals established in long-range plan
  o. Other
   

  (If "Other") Please specify.  
   

42. What additional comments to do you have about any of the topics covered by this survey?

43. What is the name, title, telephone number, and e-mail address of the person who primarily completed this survey? We might contact this person if we have follow-up questions.

  a. Name
 

  b. Title
 

  c. Telephone
 

  d. E-mail
 

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