Strategic Project Prioritization
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As part of the NCDOT's new Transportation Reform process a more data driven approach is being used to score projects across the state. In order to score projects against similar projects within NCDOT's new prioritization process, each project is classified under one of the Department's three primary goals...

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What is "Transportation Reform"?

The public demanded that old-fashioned politics be removed from transportation planning in North Carolina. Governor Perdue heard the people and has supported NCDOT in taking the necessary steps to transform how NCDOT does business.

This led to the creation of the NCDOT 20 year business plan. That plan is broken into three segments — the five year, the ten year, and the 20 year. Modeled after successful private sector plans, this plan defines clearly what the department will do with anticipated resources and sets clear goals.

This is what we call moving from "policy to projects".

Five Year Plan

NCDOT will now tell the public what will get done and when.

This new, open and transparent approach will help NCDOT achieve its goal of delivering projects when promised 95% of the time as opposed to 60% of the time, which was common in the past.

  • NCDOT developed and published a five-year work program last year that outlines how all transportation dollars will be spent.
  • The work program outlines all tasks for all departments, (e.g. road construction, Division of Motor Vehicles, administrative work, just to name a few).
  • NCDOT staff can target efforts on specific tasks, saving staff time and making better use of our limited resources.
  • View NCDOT projects using the Project Search tool

How Construction Projects Fit in Transportation Reform

  • Construction projects found in the State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) now have a new process for evaluation and scheduling.
  • Evaluation is data-driven and justifiable.
  • Takes politics out of transportation planning.
  • Projects NOT found in the five year work program will follow a new process that is data-driven, not politically motivated, and easy to understand.

Transportation Reform Steps

Completed Steps

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  • Highway projects submitted.
    (View Highway Projects)
  • Projects evaluated and ranked based on data (qualitative and quantitative).
  • Non-highway construction projects (rail, aviation, transit, etc.) ranked based on need, with NCDOT working closely with local officials to examine each project. (View Non-Highway Projects)
  • This step has been completed.

Over 1,100 potential highway construction projects were prioritized for years 2015– 2020. If NCDOT funded all of these projects, the estimated cost would be more than $45 BILLION!

NCDOT will only have an estimated $9 billion to spend during this time period.

Over 900 non-highway construction projects were prioritized for years 2015– 2020. If NCDOT funded all of these projects, the estimated cost would be more than $9 BILLION!

NCDOT will only have an estimated $1.5 billion to spend during this time period.

Next Steps

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  • NCDOT staff must now examine these scores and apply financial and scheduling constraints.
  • These considerations include complying with Federal and State laws regarding funding distribution and air quality standards, as well as taking into consideration which projects are technically ready.
  • The resulting list will become the draft STIP.
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  • At the June 2010 Board of Transportation meeting, the Board will vote to adopt the five-year and 10-year work programs. By doing so, the Board will authorize NCDOT staff to take the draft STIP included in the 10 year work program to the public for comment.
  • After June 2010, NCDOT will have one-on-one meetings with the local planning organizations (MPOs and RPOs) to review this list and make any necessary adjustments.
  • The public has about nine months to comment.
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  • After receiving public comment, NCDOT will make any necessary adjustments to the draft list.
  • Final list will be published. (April 2011)
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  • Board of Transportation will vote to approve plan. (June 2011)

10 Year Plan

NCDOT has established a new strategic planning process, which is built on professional, transparent and strategic decision making. This new process will use facts about pavement condition, traffic congestion and road safety, as well as input from local governments and NCDOT staff to determine the department’s priorities. This data-driven approach will put projects for all modes of transportation in priority order, based on the department’s goals, and serve as the primary input source for the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).

Proposed Urban Loop Prioritization Process

Since October 2009 NCDOT has sought input on a proposed Urban Loop Prioritization process. This process, separate from NCDOT's overall Strategic Prioritization process, is exclusively focused on determining an approach to govern the future ranking of loop projects within 10 urban areas in NC. The 1989 Highway Trust Fund and its subsequent amendments established 10 urban loops across the state.

From October 1 to November 30 NCDOT published an initial set of "factors" and a proposed scoring methodology (listed as Item No 1 below). Feedback received from this initial approach was reviewed and summarized (listed as Item No 2 below). Suggestions from this feedback were also incorporated into a REVISED process (listed as Item No 3 below).

The Department now seeks to solicit input on this REVISED approach for the Urban Loop Prioritization process. Please submit your comments by close of business Friday, February 26, 2010. NCDOT is particularly interested in your input on the REVISED “factors” and scoring system (Item No 3 below).

For questions regarding the Proposed Urban Loop Prioritization Process please Contact Us.

Planning Organizations

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Type Name Contact
RPO Sign Albemarle RPOCamden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell & Washington Counties

Steven A. Lambert
PO Box 646
512 South Church Street
Hertford, NC 27944(252) 426-5753 Ext.230Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Cape Fear RPOBrunswick, Columbus & Pender Counties

Don Eggert
Cape Fear Council of Governments
1480 Harbour Dr.
Wilmington, NC 28401(910) 395-4553 Ext.203Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Down East RPOCarteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow & Pamlico Counties

Robert Will, AICP
Eastern Carolina Council of Governments
233 Middle St. 3rd Floor
New Bern, NC 28563-1717(252) 638-3185 Ext.3002Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Eastern Carolina RPODuplin, Greene, Lenoir & Wayne Counties

Alex Rickard
Eastern Carolina Council of Governments
PO Box 1717, New Bern, NC 28563-1717
233 Middle Street, 3rd Floor, O. Marks Building,
New Bern, NC 28560(252) 638-3185 Ext.3021Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign High Country RPOAlleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes & Yancey Counties

Craig Hughes
High County Council of Governments
719 A Greenway Rd., PO Box 1820
Boone, NC 28607(828) 265-5434 Ext.135Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Isothermal RPOMcDowell, Polk & Rutherford Counties

Isothermal Planning & Development Commission
111 W. Court St.
PO Box 841
Rutherfordton, NC 28139(828) 287-2281 Ext.1226Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Kerr Tar RPOFranklin, Granville, Person, Vance & Warren Counties

Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments
P.O. Box 709
1724 Graham Ave. Henderson
Henderson, NC 27536(866) 506-6223Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Lake Norman RPOCleveland, Gaston, Iredell & Lincoln Counties

Lake Norman Rural Planning Organization
1300 Baxter St., Suite 450
P. O. Box 35008
Charlotte, NC 28235(704) 688-6501Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Land of Sky RPOBuncombe, Haywood, Madison & Transylvania Counties

Land-of-Sky Regional Council
339 New Leicester Highway
Suite 140
Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 251-6622Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Lumber River RPOHoke, Richmond, Robeson & Scotland Counties

Lumber River Council of Governments
4721 Fayetteville Rd.
Lumberton, NC 28359(910) 618-5533 Ext.3013Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Mid-Carolina RPOBladen, Cumberland, Harnett & Sampson Counties

Mid-Carolina Council of Governments
PO Drawer 1510, 130 Gillespie St., 3rd. Floor
Old Cumberland County Courthouse
Fayetteville, NC 28302(910) 323-4191 Ext.34 Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Mid-East RPOBeaufort, Pitt & Martin Counties

Eddy Davis
Mid-East Commission
1385 John Small Ave., PO Box 1787
Washington, NC 27889(252) 974-1843Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Northwest Piedmont RPODavie, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin Counties

Marc Allred
Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments
400 W. Fourth St., Suite 400
Winston-Salem, NC 27101(336) 761-2111Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Peanut Belt RPOBertie, Halifax, Hertford & Northampton Counties

Ann Whitley
Halifax County
10 North King St., PO Box 38
Halifax, NC 27839(252) 446-0411 Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Piedmont Triad RPOCaswell, Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph & Rockingham Counties

Hanna Cockburn
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
Wilmington Bldg. Suite 201
2216 West Meadowview Rd.
Greensboro, NC 27407-3480(336) 294-4950Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Rocky River RPOAnson, Stanly & Union Counties

Dana Stoogenke
1000 N. 1st Street
Suite 17
Albermarle, North Carolina 28001(980) 581-6589Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Southwestern RPOCherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon & Swain Counties

Ryan Sherby
Southwestern Commission
125 Bonnie Lane
Sylva, NC 28779(828) 488-9211 Ext.214Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Triangle Area RPOChatham, Lee, Moore & Orange Counties

Paul Black
Triangle J Council of Governments
4307 Emperor Blvd., Suite 110
Durham, NC 27703
PO Box 12276, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709(919) 558-9402Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Unifour RPOAlexander, Burke, Caldwell & Catawba Counties

John Marshall
Triangle J Council of Governments
4307 Emperor Blvd., Suite 110
Durham, NC 27703
PO Box 12276, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709(828) 485-4232Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
RPO Sign Upper Coastal Plain RPOEdgecombe, Johnston, Nash & Wilson Counties

Daniel Van Liere
Nash County Planning Director
120 West Washington St., Suite 2110
Nashville, NC 27856(252) 446-0411Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Burlington-Graham MPO

Bob Harkrader
P. O. Box 1358
Burlington, NC 27215-0000(336) 222-5110Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Cabarrus-Rowan MPO

Phil Conrad, AICP
135 Cabarrus Avenue East
Suite 101
Concord, NC 28025
(704) 795-7528Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Capital Area MPO (Raleigh)

Ed Johnson,
The Professional Building, Suite 406
127 West Hargett Street
Raleigh, NC 27601(919) 807-8511Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro MPO

Felix Nwoko
101 City Hall Plaza, 4th Floor
Durham, NC 27701(919) 560-4366Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Fayetteville MPO

Rick Heicksen
130 Gillespie Street, 2nd Floor
Fayetteville, NC 28302-1829 (910) 678-7622Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign French Broad River MPO (Asheville)

Carrie Runser-Turner
Transportation Coordinator
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
339 New Leicester Highway, Suite 140
Asheville, NC 28806(828) 251-6622Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Gaston Urban Area MPO

Hank Graham
P. O. Box 1748
Gastonia, NC 28052(704) 854-6663Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Goldsboro Urban Area MPO

Jennifer Collins
200 North Center Street
Goldsboro, NC 27530
(919) 580-4327Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Greater Hickory MPO

John Tippett
PO Box 9026
Hickory, NC 28603-9026 (828) 322-9191Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Greensboro Urban Area

Tyler Meyer
PO Box 3136
Greensboro, NC 27402-3136
(336) 373 -4368 Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Greenville Urban Area

Daryl Vreeland
PO Box 7207
Greenville, NC 27835(252) 329-4476Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign High Point Urban Area MPO

David Hyder
P. O. Box 230
High Point, NC 27261-0230(336) 883-3233Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Jacksonville Urban Area MPO

Chris Lukasina
P.O. Box 128
Jacksonville, NC 28541-0128(910) 938-5292Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Mecklenburg-Union MPO

Bob Cook
600 E. Fourth Street
Charlotte, NC 28202-2853(704) 336-2205Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Rocky Mount Urban Area MPO

John (Bob) Robert League
City of Rocky Mount
P. O. Box 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1180 (252) 972-1129Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Wilmington MPO

Mike Kozlosky
PO Box 1810
Wilmington, NC 28402(910) 341-3258Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory
MPO Sign Winston-Salem Forsyth UA MPO

Gregory Errett
City of Winston-Salem - DOT
P. O. Box 2511
Winston-Salem, NC 27102-2511(336) 727-2707Website | Contact Email | NCDOT Directory