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4 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Regional <br />Impact <br />Benefit/Cost = 20% <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 = 20% <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. • 80% Existing Volume/Capacity Ratio • 20% Existing <br />Volume <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 />Accessibility/Connectivity = 10% <br />Measurement of county economic distress indicators and whether the <br />project upgrades how the roadway functions. Goal of improving access to <br />opportunity in rural and less-affluent areas and improving interconnectivity <br />of the transportation network. <br /> <br />Freight = 10% <br />Measurement of existing truck volume and whether the roadway is part of <br />a future interstate highway. <br /> <br />Total = 70% (Division and Local Input Points account for remaining 30%) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />15% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />15% <br /> Benefit/Cost = 15% <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 /> <br />Division <br />Needs <br />Division 7 <br />Alternative <br />Weights <br />Criteria <br />Congestion = 15% <br />Measurement of the Peak ADT traffic volume on the roadway compared to <br />the existing capacity of the roadway. <br /> <br />Safety = 15% <br />Measurement of the number, severity, and frequency of crashes along the <br />roadway. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />25% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />25% <br /> Accessibility/Connectivity = 5% <br />Measurement of county economic distress indicators and whether the <br />project upgrades how the roadway functions. Goal of improving access to <br />opportunity in rural and less-affluent areas and improving interconnectivity <br />of the transportation network. <br /> <br /> Total = 50% (Division and Local Input Points account for remaining 50%)