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Project development

Functional groups

Capital Highway Program Management Sub-Section

Goal

The Capital Highway Program Management Sub-Section ensures projects are successfully programmed, authorized, entered in CHIMES and federal requirements are met for all projects, including major projects. This sub-section leads the oversight of federal highway funds, State Road Construction budget and Capital Highway Bond management for the agency.

Products the sub-section provides

Analysis and Reporting

  • State Road Construction budget reports
  • Program commitments for the Corridors of Commerce Program
  • Program commitments for trunk highway bonds

Capital Systems

  • Manage program and funding source information
  • Quality assurance of data
  • Platform for Districts to program and manage project funding details and approvals
  • Reports which include Program Review, Project Funding, Letting Dates, Total Project Cost, and Estimates

Federal Authorizations

  • Issue Federal Project Numbers to CHIMES Coordinators and other Central Office employees
  • Review and process Federal Authorizations
  • Process project modifications and finals received from Project Accounting

Financial Plans

  • Guidance on completing a financial plan
  • Assistance on federal requirements for financial plans

What to expect from the sub-section

Analysis and Reporting

  • Help and support for understanding District State Road Construction Budget Reports
  • Assistance with remaining balances or commitments for the Corridors of Commerce Program funding
  • Assistance with bond funded projects

Capital Systems

  • Maintain and record data for the Capital Highway Program and other projects
  • Provide a centralized data resource for program, funding details, approvals, letting, total cost estimates and actual costs
  • Comprehensive reporting data from the CHIMES system to aid in project decisions and reach targeted goals

Federal Authorizations

  • The services listed above
  • Awareness of laws, rules and regulations that pertain to Federal Authorization process
  • Provide support for any questions for the project authorization process, federal project numbers or locations
  • Assistance with authorizing special projects
  • Assistance with questions on the location template information

Financial Plans

  • Assistance and Support for project managers in completing a financial plan
  • Knowledge of FHWA requirements and expectations for financial plans
  • Consistency of financial plan information

What you need to provide to the sub-section

Analysis and Reporting

  • Updated project information and costs provided through your District SRC Coordinator
  • Updated information on Corridors of Commerce funded project

Capital Systems

  • Submit data and documentation outlined below with CHIMES District Coordinators
  • Project Information pertaining to program and funding, cost estimates, delivery, scope
  • Project documentation to consolidate within CHIMES
  • Details regarding any Reporting needs

Federal Authorizations

  • Ensure authorizations are completed and provided to the unit in a timely fashion
  • Provide timely and accurate responses to the unit regarding questions about the project authorization process, federal project numbers and locations

Financial Plans

  • Project Description
  • All funding sources to complete the project
  • Total Project Cost Estimate (TPCE)