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Consideration of Transportation Projects for the P5.0 Prioritization Process and STBGP-DA Funding
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Board of Aldermen to consider projects for submittal to the P5.0 Prioritization Process and for approximately $277,386 of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program-Direct Attributable Funds (STBGP-DA)
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325; Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327
INFORMATION: The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC-MPO) sends out calls for transportation projects in accordance with the schedule for the funding source. Member jurisdictions are currently being asked to submit projects for the development of the next State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), and for the use of Surface Transportation Block Grant Program-Direct Attributable Funds (STBGP-DA), formerly known as Surface Transportation Program-Direct Attributable Funds or STP-DA.
Prioritization Process 5.0
Projects are selected for the STIP through a prioritization process administered by the Strategic Planning Office of Transportation (SPOT) and referenced by a sequential number (such as 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, etc.). The draft FY 2018-2027 STIP developed from the P4.0 process was released in December 2016. Projects were grouped into three categories: committed, carryover, and holding tank. Only the committed projects are programmed. Carryover projects are automatically resubmitted for P5.0; holding tank projects must be resubmitted to be considered.
A more detailed discussion of the prioritization process and information relating to proposed projects is provided in a staff memo (Attachment C). Staff recommends resubmitting the three bike-ped projects that were placed in the holding tank along with the two new projects: the intersection improvement at West Main Street and James Street, and the superstreet project for the segment of NC 54 between ...
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