§ 8-23-2-19 — Road and bridge condition metrics; prioritization system; budgetary needs

Indiana § 8-23-2-19

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 23: INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF
• Ch. 2: Indiana Department of Transportation

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(a) The department shall:
(1) establish a single statewide set of state and local road and
bridge condition metrics;
(2) use the metrics in subdivision (1) to:
(A) evaluate and compare state and local road and bridge
conditions in local units within Indiana; and
(B) evaluate and compare Indiana's statewide road and bridge
conditions to road and bridge conditions in states with similar
climate, soil, and traffic conditions; and
(3) develop goals, timelines, and milestones to ensure that
Indiana's state and local road and bridge conditions are in the top
quarter of the states included in the comparison in subdivision (2).
(b) The department shall develop a state and local road and bridge
project prioritization system and project priority list. The project
prioritization system must be based on a model that includes at least the
following variables:
(1) Safety.
(2) Congestion.
(3) Environment.
(4) Regional and state economic contribution.
(5) Potential intermodal connectivity.
(6) Total cost of ownership.
(c) The commissioner shall appoint two (2) economic professionals
and two (2) engineering professionals to establish and administer the
project prioritization system and model. The appointees:
(1) serve at the pleasure of the commissioner; and
(2) are entitled to compensation set by the budget agency.
(d) The department shall use the results of the model established
under this section to determine short term and long term budgetary
needs. The determination must achieve the following infrastructure
goals:
(1) Preserve and maintain current infrastructure resources.
(2) Provide for projected mobility needs for movement of people
and goods.
(e) The department may adjust the project priority list established
under this section if the department determines that unforeseen
circumstances require an adjustment.
(f) The general assembly may not approve or disapprove projects on
the department's project priority list.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.218-2017, SEC.79.