Partnering for Performance with State DOTs

National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference

Cincinnati 2014

NCDOT Strategic Prioritization Office of Transportation

Known as SPOT

Bi-annual prioritization of all transportation projects in the state

Data driven process

Local input will be part of the scoring criteria for all projects.

Stakeholders from around the state formed to implement and improve

SPOT process after every round

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SPOT Work Group

Work Group members provide input & act as liaisons to respective

organizations

Representation:• Local Partners - MPOs, RPOs

• Advocacy Groups – Metro Mayors Coalition, Assoc. of County Commissioners,

NC League of Municipalities, NC Regional Councils of Gov’t

• Internal NCDOT Staff – Transportation Planning Branch, Program Development,

5 Non-Hwy Modes, Ports Authority, 3 Division Engineers.

• FHWA (advisory)

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Eastern North Carolina MPO/RPO Coalition

Purpose was to discuss

regional cooperation in project

prioritization and top priority

projects

Key assets were discussed and

agreed upon:

• Military

• Agriculture

• Health Care

• Tourism

• Education

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Eastern North Carolina MPO/RPO Coalition

Representatives from 14 MPO/RPOs participated covering 41 counties

Became a group to:

1) Strategically address the collective transportation needs of

eastern North Carolina through cooperative dialogue and regional

support,

2) Educate stakeholders on transportation issues and their impact

on our communities, and

3) Develop transportation policy recommendations that may

enhance the long-term economic prosperity of eastern North

CarolinaAlbemarle RPO • Cape Fear RPO • Down East RPO • Eastern Carolina RPO • Goldsboro MPO

Greenville MPO • Jacksonville MPO • Lumber River RPO • Mid-Carolina RPO • Mid-East RPO

Peanut Belt RPO • Rocky Mount MPO • Upper Coastal Plain RPO • Wilmington MPO6

Strategic Transportation Investment (STI)

House Bill 817 signed into Law June 26, 2013

Most significant NC transportation legislation since 1989 Highway

Trust Fund

Prioritization 3.0 Workgroup charged with providing recommendations

to NCDOT on weights and criteria

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40% of Funds = $6B 30% of Funds = $6B 30% of Funds = $3B

Strategic Mobility Formula: How it Works

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Statewide Mobility

Regional Impact

Division Needs

Estimated $15B in Funds for SFY 2016-2025

Focus Address Significant

Congestion and Bottlenecks

Eligible Projects

- Statewide (such as

Interstates)

• Selection based 100% on data

• programmed prior to Local

Input Ranking

Focus Improve

Connectivity within Regions

Eligible Projects

- Those not selected in

Statewide Mobility Category

- Regional Projects

• Selection based 70% on data

& 30% local input

• Funding based on population

within region

Focus Address Local Needs

Eligible Projects

- Those not selected in Statewide

or Regional categories

- Division Projects

• Selection based on 50% data &

50% local input

• Funding based on equal share for

each Division = ~$34M per yr

regions &divisions

regions &divisions

Insert Table of Eligibility

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Statewide Mobility Regional Impact Division Needs

Eligible

Projects:• Statewide

• Statewide

• Regional

• Statewide

• Regional

• Division

Overall

Weights:100% Quantitative Data

70% Quantitative Data /

30% Local Input

50% Quantitative Data /

50% Local Input

Quant.

Criteria

• Benefit-Cost

• Congestion

• Economic Comp.

• Safety

• Freight

• Multimodal

• Pavement Condition

• Lane Width

• Shoulder Width

• Benefit-cost

• Congestion

• Safety

• Freight

• Multimodal

• Pavement Condition

• Lane Width

• Shoulder Width

• Accessibility/Connectivity

• Benefit-cost

• Congestion

• Safety

• Freight

• Multimodal

• Pavement Condition

• Lane Width

• Shoulder Width

• Accessibility/Connectivity

Notes:Projects selected prior to local

input

Quant. criteria can be different

for each region

Quant. criteria can be different

for each Division

STI Highway Project Scoring and Criteria Overview

Statewide Mobility Criteria

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Criteria Weight

Benefit/Cost 30%

Congestion 30%

Economic Competitiveness 10%

Safety 10%

Multimodal (& Freight + Military) 20%

Pavement Condition

Lane Width

Shoulder Width

Regional Impact Category

Options for Investment Strategies across the State

P3.0 Workgroup will assist the Department in determining Regional

Impact “default” strategy across the state (same for each paired

funding region)

OR

Paired Funding Regions develop their own investment strategy

Requirement: ALL parties in the Region (MPOs/RPOs/Division

Engineer) must agree on quantitative criteria prior to July 1, 2013

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Regional Impact Default Criteria

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Criteria Weight

Benefit/Cost 30%

Congestion 30%

Economic Competitiveness

Safety 10%

Multimodal [& Freight + Military]

Pavement Condition

Lane Width

Shoulder Width

Accessibility/Connectivity

Division Needs Category

Options for Investment Strategies across the state

P3.0 Workgroup will assist the Department in determining Division

Needs “default” strategy across the state (same for each Division)

OR

Parties in each Division develop their own investment strategy

Requirement: ALL parties in the Division (MPOs/RPOs/Division

Engineer) must agree on quantitative criteria prior to July 1, 2013

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HIGHWAY – Division Needs Default Criteria

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Criteria Weight

Benefit/Cost 20%

Congestion 20%

Economic Competitiveness

Safety 10%

Multimodal [& Freight + Military]

Pavement Condition

Lane Width

Shoulder Width

Accessibility/Connectivity

Paired Region A & B Unique Formulas

Eastern NC MPO/RPO Coalition provided perfect foundation for this

kind of regional collaboration

MPO and RPO staff met with NCDOT Division Engineers to establish

unique formulas on June 5, 2013

Every MPO and RPO had adopted these unique formulas by June 27,

2013

Prioritization 3.0 Workgroup charged with providing recommendations

to NCDOT on weights and criteria

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Region A Regional Impact Proposed Criteria

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Criteria Weight (Region A) Weight (Default)

Benefit/Cost 20% 30%

Congestion 15% 30%

Economic Competitiveness

Safety 15% 10%

Multimodal [& Freight + Military]

Pavement Condition

Lane Width 10%

Shoulder Width 10%

Accessibility/Connectivity

Region B Regional Impact Proposed Criteria

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Criteria Weight (Region B) Weight (Default)

Benefit/Cost 20% 30%

Congestion 30%

Economic Competitiveness

Safety 25% 10%

Multimodal [& Freight + Military] 25%

Pavement Condition

Lane Width

Shoulder Width

Accessibility/Connectivity

Divisions 1 & 4 Division Needs Proposed Criteria

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Criteria Weight (Division 1 & 4) Weight (Default)

Benefit/Cost 10% 20%

Congestion 10% 20%

Economic Competitiveness

Safety 10% 10%

Multimodal [& Freight + Military]

Pavement Condition

Lane Width 10%

Shoulder Width 10%

Accessibility/Connectivity

Divisions 2 & 3 Division Needs Proposed Criteria

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Criteria Weight (Division 2 & 3) Weight (Default)

Benefit/Cost 20%

Congestion 20% 20%

Economic Competitiveness

Safety 20% 10%

Multimodal [& Freight + Military] 10%

Pavement Condition

Lane Width

Shoulder Width

Accessibility/Connectivity

Concerns, Issues and Improvements

During SPOT 3.0 process there was no data to run for testing criteria or

formulas

Accessibility/Connectivity was not fully finalized by Workgroup in June

Multimodal was hampered by only counting if the project touched the

property line of one of the designated facilities

Draft STIP will be released today

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Questions?

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