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VDOT Staunton district lacked veri able data, leaving them vulnerable to mowing scope creep. As a result, they had no recourse to correct a dramatic increase in mowing costs for approximately 236 centerline miles of the Interstate system in the Staunton District.
VDOT’s Safety Rest Area program encompasses 41 rest areas across Virginia that require inspection and water and wastewater management so the traveling public has clean and functional facilities for safety breaks.
VDOT required extra roadway monitors during severe winter weather events to ensure 300+ miles of interstates and major state routes around the Richmond area remained open for the traveling public and commerce.
One DOT was required to address harmful roadway runoff in the Chesapeake Bay watershed by purchasing nitrogen credits. In order to qualify for a reduction in required nitrogen credit purchases and demonstrate the efficacy of their mitigation programs, the DOT needed to measure the exact acreage of impervious pavement and gather precise data of pervious areas over 775 miles of interstate.
When the VDOT Salem District took back the maintenance of their interstates from a private maintenance service provider, they needed to obtain a current assessed inventory of 140 centerline miles for budgeting, planning, and contracting purposes.
When the VDOT Bristol District took back the maintenance of their interstates from a private maintenance service provider, they needed to obtain a current assessed inventory of 130 centerline miles for budgeting, planning, and contracting purposes.
After parting ways with their existing maintenance service provider, VDOT Staunton District discovered the data collected by this provider was not transferable to the VDOT system. This left them without the essential data required to maintain its roadway assets within the district.
Salem District VDOT needed to build and submit a budget to acquire much needed equipment but lacked the expert staff needed to develop specifications. The upcoming fiscal year budget deadline was fast approaching so quickly building and justifying a budget was of the essence. Not obtaining critical funding would prevent Salem VDOT from being able to address the work that was needed to keep assets maintained and the public traveling smoothly and safely.
VDOT needed to collect data on a specific bridge quickly and with minimal disturbance to assess the different construction methods utilized over the years and determine appropriate repair methods to prevent failure. They also had a secondary goal to match the culverts and walls beneath the bridge with street level features. VA DGIF oversaw the project, and they faced two major obstacles to obtaining data: 1) a colony of endangered Indiana Bats lived under the bridge and should be minimally disturbed, and 2) the scan should be completed within a single day.
VDOT Bristol District didn’t have accurate quantities for their mowing contracts along 477 centerline miles of roadway making it difficult to submit on time and increasing the likelihood that they would overpay for mowing.