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12 <br /> <br />Rail Projects <br />Rail projects may be scored and funded within any of the three funding categories (Statewide, <br />Regional, or Division). The MPO will coordinate closely with the NCDOT Rail Division on the <br />identification, prioritization, and submission of rail projects. DCHC MPO will follow the criteria <br />developed by the P7.0 Workgroup that were submitted to the NCDOT Board of Transportation <br />in summer 2023. <br /> <br /> <br />NCDOT and DCHC MPO Scoring Criteria for Rail 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 />Statewide <br />Mobility <br />(Class I <br />Freight <br />Only) <br />Benefit-Cost = 35% <br />• Measurement of monetized benefits compared to the <br />project cost to NCDOT. <br />Safety = 30% <br />• Measurement of crash potential at highway/rail crossings, <br />based on the NCDOT Rail Division’s Investigative Index. <br />System Opportunities = 15% <br />• Measurement of the project’s degree of access to <br />industrial/commercial development or nearby points of <br />interest, and the degree of interaction between Rail and <br />other modes. Capacity and Diversion = 10% <br />• Volume/Capacity = 75% <br />• Highway Diversion = 25% <br />Economic Competitiveness = 10% <br />• Measurement of the estimated number of full time jobs <br />created in 20 years. <br />Total = 100% <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 = 25% <br />• Measurement of monetized benefits compared to the <br />project cost to NCDOT. <br />Safety = 15% <br />• Measurement of crash potential at highway/rail crossings, <br />based on the NCDOT Rail Division’s Investigative Index. <br />System Opportunities = 10% <br />• Measurement of the project’s degree of access to industrial/commercial development or nearby points of interest, and the degree of interaction between Rail and other modes. Capacity and Diversion = 10% <br />• Volume/Capacity = 75% <br />• Highway Diversion = 25% <br />Economic Competitiveness = 10% <br />• Measurement of the estimated number of full time jobs <br />created in 20 years. <br />Total = 70% (Division Engineer and Local Input Points <br />account for remaining 30%) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />15% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />15% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />