Planned Transportation Spending
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. share
Proposed Spending, FY 2011-2014
Project Type | Cost (Millions) | |
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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
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bce2
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bmr14
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bp2
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nrc2
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othr4
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rbbp1
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rmmw8
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sfty5
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tran62