The Corpus Christi MPO is required to use a performance-based system in the planning and programming process. As a part of this system, the Transportation Policy Committee adopts performance targets for key performance measures developed in collaboration with local, state, and federal partners. These targets are summarized and outlined annually in the System Performance Report.
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE REPORTEffective April 14, 2016, the Federal Highway Administration established five highway safety performance measures (23 CFR Part 490, Subpart B) to carry out the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). The HSIP is a federal-aid funding program intended to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. The five performance measures are listed in Table 1, below.
Safety performance targets are established annually by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for each performance measure. The Corpus Christi MPO either: 1) establishes its numerical targets for each performance measure, or 2) formally agree to support the TxDOT safety performance measures targets.
The Corpus Christi MPO Transportation Policy Committee adopted Revised Resolution 24-02 to support TxDOT’s statewide FY 2024 Safety Performance Targets (PM1) on March 7, 2024.
Table 1: TxDOT Established Safety (PM1) Performance Measures and Targets
Performance Measures | 2020* | 2021* | 2022* | 2023** | 2024 |
Number of Fatalities | 3,874 | 4,486 | 3,272 | 3,159 | 3,046 |
Rate of Fatalities per 100 million VMT | 1.49 | 1.70 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.14 |
Number of Serious Injuries | 14,659 | 19,434 | 17,539 | 17,819 | 17,062 |
Rate of Serious Injuries per 100 million VMT | 5.63 | 7.35 | 6.70 | 6.77 | 6.39 |
Number of Non-Motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries | 2,206 | 2,628 | 2,321 | 2,340 | 2,357 |
*Actual Data, **Target Data, Vehicle Miles Traveled = VMT Source: Texas FY 2022 Highway Safety Plan (HSP). |
The Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority (CCRTA) is the operator of public transportation in Nueces County, Texas.
The Corpus Christi MPO Transportation Policy Committee adopted Resolution 23-05 performance measure targets for Transit Asset Management (TAM) and Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) on April 6, 2023.
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act requires the state DOTs to establish performance targets for Pavement and Bridge Condition Measures (PM2) and System Performance and Freight (PM3).
The Corpus Christi MPO Transportation Policy Committee adopted Resolution 23-04 to support TxDOT's established Pavement and Bridge Condition Measures (PM2) and System Performance and Freight (PM3) targets on April 6, 2023.
Table 2: TxDOT Established PM2 Performance Measures and Targets
Federal Performance Measures | Baseline | 2-Year Target | 4-Year Target |
Pavement Condition | |||
Percentage of Pavements of the Interstate System in Good Condition | 64.5% | 63.9% | 63.6% |
Percentage of Pavements Of the Interstate System in Poor Condition | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Percentage of Pavements of the Non-Interstate NHS in Good Condition | 51.7% | 45.5% | 46.0% |
Percentage of Pavements of the Non-Interstate NHS Poor Condition | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
Bridge Condition | |||
Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in Good Condition | 49.2% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in Poor Condition | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
Table 3: TxDOT Statewide Established PM3 Performance Targets
Federal Performance Measures | Baseline | 2-Year Target | 4-Year Target |
System Performance | |||
Percent of the Person-Miles Traveled on the Interstate that are Reliable | 84.6% | 70.0% | 70.0% |
Percent of the Person-Miles Traveled on the Non- Interstate NHS that are Reliable | 90.3% | 70.0% | 70.0% |
Freight | |||
Truck Travel Time Reliability (TTTR) Index | 1.39 | 1.55 | 1.55 |