Abstract

New Reporting Requirements from FHWA: TXDOT's Methodology
Track: Transportation
Authors: Travis Scruggs

This presentation will focus on the steps TXDOT has taken to comply with recent requirements passed by the FHWA for state DOTs to submit data on all publicly accessible roads in the state. TXDOT currently maintains data on all public roads except for local city streets. This presentation will focus on TXDOTs method for acquiring local street data for 1,250 incorporated cities or an estimated 70,000 roadbed miles. The presentation will detail how TXDOT has used extensive interaction with local governmental agencies and python scripts to absorb different types of data and integrate them into a single data model. For all cities without access to GIS data sources an efficient digitization method will be detailed. This presentation would be useful for any other DOTs faced with the looming FHWA reporting requirements.