Dr. C. Michael Walton

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  Dr. Michael Walton, civil engineering professor, University of Texas, exhorts readers to pay heed and provide comment.
  
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  2006 ARTBA Chairman Mike Walton, the Ernest H. Cockrell "Centennial Chair in Engineering" at the University of Texas, testified on ARTBA's behalf at a commission hearing in New York City called to discuss the current conditions, future needs and financing alternatives for the nation's transportation system.The commission was established under provisions in the 2005 highway and transit law, known as SAFETEA-LU.
  
  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. population is expected to reach 400 million people by 2043.This reality will have serious consequences for the future mobility of motorists, ARTBA testified.
  
  "Between now and 2043 based on current highway investment and usage trends, U.S. highway capacity will only grow nine percent, but traffic levels will balloon by 135 percent to more than seven trillion vehicle miles traveled annually," Walton says."As a result, the average motorist can expect to spend 160 hours stuck in traffic delays, or the equivalent of four weeks each year-a 112-hour-per-year increase in lost time from the current level."
  
  The movement of freight also will be greatly impeded by inadequate transportation capacity.
  
  Walton cited a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) report showing that bottlenecks are causing trucks more than 243 million hours of delay annually, at a cost of nearly $8 billion.
  
  "If the U.S. economy grows at a conservative annual rate of 2.5 to 3 percent over the next 20 years, domestic freight tonnage will almost double and the volume of freight moving through the largest international gateways may triple or quadruple," the FHWA report says."Without new strategies to increase capacity, congestion at freight bottlenecks on highways may impose an unacceptably high cost on the nation's economy and productivity."
  
  In the short-term, the federal Highway Trust Fund is facing a severe cash crisis and maintaining surface transportation investment levels in the future is in serious doubt, Walton told the commission.
  
  To address these needs now and ensure there are sufficient resources to maintain current conditions, Congress should be looking seriously at all options to generate new revenues for highway, bridge and transit improvements, including an increase in the federal motor fuels tax, the ARTBA chairman said.
  
  In the long-term, America needs a new national vision to help strategy to facilitate the efficient and secure movement of people and freight, Walton said.
  
  He shared with the commission a plan approved last Sept. by the ARTBA Board of Directors that recommends revising the structure of the federal surface transportation program to consist of two separate, but equally important components:

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  "ARTBA and its public and private sector members feel strongly they have a moral obligation to protect the safety of workers and motoring public in roadway construction zones," 2007 ARTBA Chairman C. Michael Walton said.

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  C. Michael Walton, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, helped write a series of reports issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers that have repeatedly found the nation,s highway system with insufficient money. ,Continually falling short of the actual needs,, Professor Walton said, results largely from ,our backlash to increases in taxes.,
  
  Professor Walton said states had been looking to the federal government for leadership. ,I am not sure transportation falls to the top of the priorities as it should barring a catastrophic failure,, he said in reference to state government spending.

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  2006 ARTBA Chairman Mike Walton, the Ernest H. Cockrell "Centennial Chair in Engineering" at the University of Texas, testified on ARTBA's behalf at a commission hearing in New York City called to discuss the current conditions, future needs and financing alternatives for the nation's transportation system.The commission was established under provisions in the 2005 highway and transit law, known as SAFETEA-LU.
  
  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. population is expected to reach 400 million people by 2043.This reality will have serious consequences for the future mobility of motorists, ARTBA testified.
  
  "Between now and 2043 based on current highway investment and usage trends, U.S. highway capacity will only grow nine percent, but traffic levels will balloon by 135 percent to more than seven trillion vehicle miles traveled annually," Walton said."As a result the average motorist can expect to spend 160 hours stuck in traffic delays, or the equivalent of four weeks each year—a 112 hour per year increase in lost time from the current level."
  
  The movement of freight also will be greatly impeded by inadequate transportation capacity.
  
  Walton cited a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) report showing that bottlenecks are causing trucks more than 243 million hours of delay annually, at a cost of nearly $8 billion."If the
  
  U.S. economy grows at a conservative annual rate of 2.5 to 3 percent over the next 20 years, domestic freight tonnage will almost double and the volume of freight moving through the largest international gateways may triple or quadruple," the FHWA report says."Without new strategies to increase capacity, congestion at freight bottlenecks on highways may impose an unacceptably high cost on the nation's economy and productivity."
  
  In the short-term, the federal Highway Trust Fund is facing a severe cash crisis and maintaining surface transportation investment levels in the future is in serious doubt, Walton told the commission.
  
  To address these needs now and ensure there are sufficient resources to maintain current conditions, Congress should be looking seriously at all options to generate new revenues for highway, bridge and transit improvements, including an increase in the federal motor fuels tax, the ARTBA chairman said.
  
  In the long-term, America needs a new national vision to help strategy to facilitate the efficient and secure movement of people and freight, Walton said.
  
  He shared with the commission a plan approved last September by the ARTBA Board of Directors that recommends revising the structure of the federal surface transportation program to consist of two separate, but equally important components:
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  "The result of this initiative would be a national strategy directed at the growing dilemma of efficiently moving freight," Walton said.

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  "Continually falling short of the actual needs (results largely from) our backlash to increases in taxes," said C. Michael Walton, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas, Austin.

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  Chairman: C. Michael Walton, Ph.D., E.H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

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  2006 ARTBA Chairman Mike Walton, the Ernest H. Cockrell "Centennial Chair in Engineering" at the University of Texas, testified on ARTBA's behalf at a commission hearing in New York City called to discuss the current conditions, future needs and financing alternatives for the nation's transportation system.The commission was established under provisions in the 2005 highway and transit law, known as SAFETEA-LU.
  
  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. population is expected to reach 400 million people by 2043.This reality will have serious consequences for the future mobility of motorists, ARTBA testified.
  
  "Between now and 2043 based on current highway investment and usage trends, U.S. highway capacity will only grow nine percent, but traffic levels will balloon by 135 percent to more than seven trillion vehicle miles traveled annually," Walton said."As a result the average motorist can expect to spend 160 hours stuck in traffic delays, or the equivalent of four weeks each year,a 112 hour per year increase in lost time from the current level."
  
  The movement of freight also will be greatly impeded by inadequate transportation capacity.
  
  Walton cited a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) report showing that bottlenecks are causing trucks more than 243 million hours of delay annually, at a cost of nearly $8 billion."If the
  
  U.S. economy grows at a conservative annual rate of 2.5 to 3 percent over the next 20 years, domestic freight tonnage will almost double and the volume of freight moving through the largest international gateways may triple or quadruple," the FHWA report says."Without new strategies to increase capacity, congestion at freight bottlenecks on highways may impose an unacceptably high cost on the nation's economy and productivity."
  
  In the short-term, the federal Highway Trust Fund is facing a severe cash crisis and maintaining surface transportation investment levels in the future is in serious doubt, Walton told the commission.
  
  To address these needs now and ensure there are sufficient resources to maintain current conditions, Congress should be looking seriously at all options to generate new revenues for highway, bridge and transit improvements, including an increase in the federal motor fuels tax, the ARTBA chairman said.
  
  In the long-term, America needs a new national vision to help strategy to facilitate the efficient and secure movement of people and freight, Walton said.
  
  He shared with the commission a plan approved last September by the ARTBA Board of Directors that recommends revising the structure of the federal surface transportation program to consist of two separate, but equally important components:
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  "The result of this initiative would be a national strategy directed at the growing dilemma of efficiently moving freight," Walton said.

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  Published on: 8/12/2007    Last Visited: 8/12/2007  

  More weight wouldn't be a problem if the highway system were regularly and adequately maintained, because well-kept roads and bridges can handle the added weight, said University of Texas civil engineer professor C. Michael Walton.
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  America is gaining a great economic advantage by using more and heavier trucks, said Walton.But the next step is to take part of the cost savings and translate that into fixing roads and bridges, he said.

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