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Prioritization (SPOT) 5.0 - Regional Impact Local Input Point Allocation
Alex Rickard / MPO Staff
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NCDOT released the technical scores for all SPOT 5 projects on April 3, 2018 along with the draft list of programmed Statewide Mobility projects. Statewide Mobility projects that are not programmed are eligible for consideration of programming with Regional Impact funds, a process referred to as "cascading". During May and June, the MPO will assign 2500 local input points to Regional Impact and cascaded Statewide Mobility projects.
The staff developed an original draft point assignment for the 2500 local input points for all transportation modes based on the adopted prioritization methodology and target modal mix. On May 29, 2018 the NC General Assembly release a budget bill that includes language that would prohibit the programming of the Durham-Orange light rail (DOLR) project. In response to this bill, MPO staff developed a second point assignment based on the assumption that the high scoring light rail project would not be included in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) thus allowing additional nonhighway projects to be programmed. The original point assignment is labeled as Plan A in the attachment and includes more points assigned to roadway projects. Plan B is the alternate point assignment if the DOLR is removed from consideration and includes more points assigned to nonroadway projects.
Differences in Point Assignments:
Plan A
H171610 NC 98/Six Forks intersection 100 points
H150718-C NC 55/Holly Springs interchange 100 points
H172065 NC 54/Aviation interchange 100 points
H140492 NC 55/Main St interchange 100 points
Plan B
R171516 Auburn-Knightdale Rail Grade Separation 100 points
R171511 Rush St Rail Grade Separation 100 points
R150048 Ligon Mill Rail Grade Separation 100 points
T171898 Commuter Rail Durham - Garner 68 points
H171610 NC 98/Six Forks intersection 32 points
The point assignment has ...
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