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2013-2016 Comparison

The number and cost of HSIP projects continues to increase each year. As shown in Table 1 below, the total number of projects and cost of projects did not change much from 2013 to 2014 but between 2015 and 2016, there were roughly 1000 more projects reported. This increasing trend continued in 2017, with an increase of about 500 projects over 2016. However, the breakdown in project costs for various breakpoints was similar across years.

Table 1. Total number of projects and project cost breakdown, 2013-2017

Year 2013 % 2014 % 2015 % 2016 % 2017 %
Number of projects 3292   3348   4188   4468   4943  
Number of projects (with cost info.)* 3171   3272   3830   3726   4616  
Cost of projects* $3.09B   $3.10B   $3.90B   $4.03B   $4.3B  
Average cost per project $981K   $952K   $1.02M   $1.08M   $879K  
Number of projects <$100K 1154 35% 1011 30% 1374 33% 1106 25% 1634 33%
Number of projects $100K - $499K 985 30% 1054 31% 1131 27% 1246 28% 1550 31%
Number of projects $500K-$1M 401 12% 450 13% 445 11% 478 11% 561 11%
Number of projects $1M+ 631 19% 757 23% 880 21% 896 20% 871 18%
Number of projects with deobligated funds 60 2% 28 1% 146 3% 256 6% 285 6%
Number of projects with $0 or blank 61 2% 48 1% 212 5% 486 11% 42 1%

* For 2017, number of projects with cost info and cost of projects do not include projects with deobligated funds or where the value entered was $0, nor do they include projects in California. Also, for the first time 2017 data includes PR HSIP projects. Therefore, comparisons with previous years should be made with caution.

Table 2 shows the 2013 through 2017 comparison of the number of projects and average total cost of projects for various project types highlighted in this report (does not include projects with deobligated funds or projects where no value was reported or the value entered was $0). For most project types, the number and cost of projects has increased over the four year period.

Table 2. Number of projects and average total project cost for various project types, 2013-2017

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Project Type Num Projects 2013 Avg Cost  2013 Num Projects 2014 Avg Cost  2014 Num Projects 2015 Avg Cost 2015 Num Projects 2016 Avg Cost 2016 Num Projects 2017 Avg Cost 2017
Urban 826 $1.4M 954 $1.3M 1236 $1.2M 1277 $1.7M 1179 $1.2M
Rural projects 1244 $930K 1361 $890K 1847 $1.1M 1683 $956K 1920 $998K
Roadway projects 854 $639K 722 $955K 1195 $671K 1244 $1.1M 1357 $1.1M
Intersection traffic control projects 420 $682K 505 $702K 615 $798K 608 $704K 751 $560K
Intersection geometry projects 376 $1.3M 379 $983K 559 $1.0M 458 $1.1M 439 $910K
Ped/bike projects 103 $534K 118 $507K 122 $965K 180 $866K 182 $667K
Roadside projects 225 $951K 303 $810K 422 $893K 444 $1.2M 485 $896K

Note: For 2017, number of projects and average cost do not include projects with deobligated funds or where the value entered was $0, nor do they include projects in California. Also, for the first time 2017 data includes PR HSIP projects. Therefore, comparisons with previous years should be made with caution.