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3 <br />Alternate weights on any Highway Criteria defined in the STI Law can be used to score highway projects at the Regional <br />Impact and Division Needs Categories only. This requires unanimous agreement between all MPOs, RPOs, and Divisions <br />within the respective Funding Region(s) or Division(s). NCDOT Division 7, which includes the BGMPO region, adopted P6.0 <br />alternate criteria for Regional Impact and Division Needs highway projects outlined in Table 3. <br /> <br />TABLE 3. Description of Criteria and Weights (all modes and categories) <br /> <br /> <br />Funding <br />Category <br /> <br /> <br />Quantitative Data <br />Local Input <br />(Quantitative or Qualitative <br />Data) <br />Division <br />Input <br />MPO <br />Input <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Statewide <br />Mobility <br />Benefit/Cost = 25% <br />Measurement of travel time savings and safety benefits the project is <br />expected to provide over 10 years compared to the cost of the project to <br />NCDOT. <br /> <br />Congestion = 30% <br />Measurement of the Peak ADT traffic volume on the roadway compared to <br />the existing capacity of the roadway, weighted by the total traffic volume <br />along the roadway. <br />• 60% Existing Volume/Capacity Ratio •40% Existing Volume <br /> <br />Economic Competitiveness = 10% <br />Measurement of the estimated number of long-term jobs and the % <br />change in economic activity within the county that the project is expected <br />to provide over 10 years. <br /> <br />Safety = 10% <br />Measurement of the number, severity, and density of crashes along the <br />roadway and calculate future safety benefits. <br /> <br />Freight = 25% <br />Measurement of existing truck volume and whether the roadway is part <br />of a future interstate highway. <br /> <br />Total = 100% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />N/A