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7 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Division Needs <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 />Congestion = 15% <br />• Measurement of the traffic volume on the roadway compared to the <br />existing capacity of the roadway, weighted by the traffic volume along the <br />roadway. <br />Safety = 10% <br />• Measurement of the number, severity, and frequency of crashes <br />along the roadway. <br />Accessibility/Connectivity = 5% <br />• Measurement of county economic distress indicators and the <br />degree the project upgrades mobility of the roadway, with the goal <br />of improving access to opportunity in rural and less-affluent areas <br />and improving interconnectivity of the transportation network. <br />Freight = 5% <br />• Measurement of truck volume and truck percentage of total traffic <br />on the roadway, and the degree the project is helping to complete <br />a future interstate corridor (if applicable). <br />Total = 50% (Division Engineer and Local Input Points account for remaining <br />50%) <br /> <br />25% 25% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Modernization Projects <br /> <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 />Freight = 25% <br />• Measurement of existing truck volume and whether or not the <br />roadway is part of a future interstate highway. <br />Safety = 25% <br />• Measurement of the number, severity, and density of crashes <br />along the roadway and calculate future safety benefits. <br />Paved Shoulder Width = 20% <br />• Measurement of paved shoulder width deficiencies compared to the <br />NCDOT standard for each roadway facility type <br />Congestion = 10% <br />• Measurement of the traffic volume on the roadway compared to <br />the existing capacity of the roadway, weighted by the traffic <br />volume along the roadway. <br />Lane Width = 10% <br />• Measurement of lane width deficiencies compared to the <br />NCDOT standard for each roadway facility type. <br />Pavement Condition = 10% <br />• Measurement of overall pavement condition using the <br />NCDOT’s pavement condition rating (PCR). <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 />--