PENNDOT FHWA LEVERAGE THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) TO COMPLETE A VITAL LINK OF THE TRAFFIC AND INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TIMS) ALONG I-95

摘要

The Pennsylvania Department Transportation (PennDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) leveraged the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to complete the intelligent transportation system (ITS) along 51 miles of Interstate 95 in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania between the Delaware and New Jersey State lines. The existing ITS along I-95 in Pennsylvania was aged and provided sporadic coverage of the corridor. PennDOT and FHWA had plans to complete the ITS coverage along I-95, as well as upgrade the existing ITS, but the construction funding was tied to reconstruction projects and would have taken over two (2) decades to complete. Once the legislation was passed, PennDOT and FHWA utilized three (3) major design-build contracts to complete the work that totaled over $54,000,000, and the design and major construction was completed for the entire corridor within 18 months.