Planned Transportation Spending

New York

An examination of New York’s 2011-21014 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program reveals that transit projects account for the largest chunk of planned spending (62 percent).* Bridge maintenance/replacement projects comprise 14 percent, and road maintenance/minor widening projects follow at 8 percent. Safety projects account for 5 percent of the STIP. Projects classified as “other” make up 4 percent. Bridge capacity expanion projects account for 2 percent, as do new road capacity projects and bicycle/pedestrian projects. Road or bridge projects with bicycle/pedestrian components (such as adding sidewalks when reconstructing a roadway) make up 1 percent of the planned spending.

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Proposed Spending, FY 2011-2014

Project Type Cost (Millions)
Total $25,987.39
Bridge Capacity Expansion $571.92
Bridge Maintenance/Replacement $3,778.02
Bicycle/Pedestrian $404.53
New Road Capacity $404.15
Other $1,047.28
Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components $382.67
Road Maintenance/Minor Widening $2,013.38
Safety $1,223.44
Transit* $16,162.00

* Transit total includes $1 million in transit operating assistance from the STP Large Urban fund with non-federal match and $18.23 million in grouped transit capital and operating assistance (federal aid and non-federal aid).

Percentage of STIP by project type

  • bce
    2
    Bridge Capacity Expansion
  • bmr
    14
    Bridge Maintenance/Replacement
  • bp
    2
    Bicycle/Pedestrian
  • nrc
    2
    New Road Capacity
  • othr
    4
    Other
  • rbbp
    1
    Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components
  • rmmw
    8
    Road Maintenance/Minor Widening
  • sfty
    5
    Safety
  • tran
    62
    Transit
All percentages rounded

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