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Attachment 5 <br />MODERNIZATION PROJECTS <br />Modernization projects <br />• Upgrade to design standards <br />• Widen roadway lane and/or shoulder width <br />• Add turn lanes and resurface <br />• On-road bicycle improvements (larger projects, > $1 M) <br />• No new travel lanes/through capacity <br />In previous prioritization, projects were categorized as Infrastructure Health <br />New process: <br />• Separate category with separate scoring <br />• Will include both quantitative score and local input rank <br />• Quantitative score based on lane width, shoulder width, <br />congestion, safety, and pavement condition rating <br />Scoring for Highway Modernization Projects <br /> QUANTITATIVE LOCAL INPUT <br />Tier Data Division Rank MPO/RPO Rank <br /> Lane Width = 20% <br />Statewide Shoulder Width = 20% 20% 10% <br /> Safety = 10% <br /> Congestion = 10% <br /> Pavement Condition = 10% <br /> Total = 70% <br /> Lane Width = 15% <br />Regional Shoulder Width = 15% 25% 25% <br /> Safety = 10% <br /> Congestion = 5% <br /> Pavement Condition = 5% <br /> Total = 50% <br /> Lane Width = 10% <br />Subregional Shoulder Width = 10% 30% 40% <br /> Safety = 10% <br /> Total = 30% <br />Lane Width <br />• Comparison between existing vs. <br />design standard <br />• 1 ft difference = 25 pts <br />• 2 ft difference = 50 pts <br />• 3 ft difference = 75 pts <br />• 4+ ft difference = 100 pts <br />Shoulder Width <br />DOT Comparison between existing vs. DOT <br />design standard <br />• Scoring the same as Lane Width <br />22 <br />