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6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />NCDOT and DCHC MPO Scoring Criteria for Highway Projects <br /> Mobility Projects <br />Funding <br />Category <br /> <br />Quantitative Data <br />Local Input <br />Division <br />Input <br />MPO/RPO <br />Input <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Statewide <br />Mobility <br />Congestion = 30% <br />• Measurement of the traffic volume on the roadway compared to the <br />existing capacity of the roadway, weighted by the traffic volume <br />along the roadway. Benefit/Cost = 25% <br />• Measurement of travel time savings and safety benefits the project <br />is expected to provide over 10 years compared to the cost of the <br />project to NCDOT. <br />Freight = 25% <br />• Measurement of existing truck volume and whether or not the <br />roadway is part of a future interstate highway. <br />Economic Competitiveness = 10% <br />• Measurement of the estimated percent change in economic activity <br />within the county and the percent change in the number of long term <br />jobs that the project is expected to provide over 10 years. <br />Safety = 10% <br />• Measurement of the existing severity, frequency, and rate of <br />crashes along the roadway and the safety benefits the project is <br />expected to provide over 10 years. <br />Total = 100% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />-- <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 <br />is expected to provide over 10 years compared to the cost of the <br />project to NCDOT. <br />Congestion = 20% <br />• Measurement of the traffic volume on the roadway compared to the <br />existing capacity of the roadway, weighted by the traffic volume <br />along the roadway. <br />Accessibility/Connectivity = 10% <br />• Measurement of county economic distress indicators and whether <br />the project upgrades how the roadway functions. Goal of improving <br />access to opportunity in rural and less-affluent areas and improving <br />interconnectivity of the transportation network. <br />Freight = 10% <br />• Measurement of existing truck volume and whether or not the <br />roadway is part of a future interstate highway. <br />Safety = 10% <br />• Measurement of the existing severity, frequency, and rate of <br />crashes along the roadway and the safety benefits the project is <br />expected to provide over 10 years. <br />Total = 70% (Division Engineer and Local Input Points account for <br />remaining 30%) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />15% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />15%