Please join the Federal Highway Administration, the PA Local Technical Assistance Program Center, and the PA Department of Transportation for a presentation on Local Public Agency Stakeholder Partnering via a live Every Day Counts Exchange webinar on December 9, 2015 from 2 pm to 4 pm Eastern Time.
This Every Day Counts Exchange webinar will present success stories from both the State and Local Public Agency (LPA) perspective on how Stakeholder Partnering has positively impacted the delivery of the Federal-aid Highway Program. This Exchange will be of interest to LPAs involved with or interested in assuming responsibilities for delivery of Federal-aid projects, and State Department of Transportation LPA leaders and managers.
The Federal-aid Highway Program contains many moving parts and pieces: effective communication, coordination, and cooperation among all involved parties are essential. For the over 6,000 LPAs that play such a significant role in the delivery of the program, achieving clarity regarding FHWA requirements for LPA administered projects is critical, and “having a seat at the table” can facilitate that clarity.
Stakeholder Partnering offers LPAs an opportunity to join with their state and federal colleagues in navigating the complexities of the Federal-Aid program and successfully delivering projects. This collaboration among representatives at each government level helps ensure the program encompasses the needs of all involved.
Stakeholder Partnering can foster an environment of trust that can be used to resolve challenges and issues at the programmatic level before they adversely impact project delivery. Stakeholder Partnering can establish a platform for ensuring consistent interpretation of requirements and policies that can ultimately shorten project delivery timetables. Stakeholder Partnering enables the type of collaboration that can lead to implementation of process improvements, development of training, and other initiatives that can improve program integrity. For the nominal time investment required to periodically convene “at the table,” Stakeholder Partnering can pay significant and long-lasting dividends to the transportation community.