2010-2013 STIP Draft - Laserfiche WebLink

New Search

DRAFT 2010-2013 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Local bridge projects are also being funded by OTIA III, legislation that qualifies bridge projects for funding on a priority basis es- tablished by the Bridge Options Report. The Local Agency Bridge Selection Committee took the lead in selecting the OTIA III local bridge projects with input from the Oregon Freight Advisory Committee. After review by a broad range of participants, the OTC approved a list of 141 city and county- owned bridges in March 2004. Local gov- ernments are responsible for the design and construction of their approved OTIA III bridge projects. The list of approved bridge projects by county may be viewed online. As local governments complete their OTIA III bridge projects, any remaining funding is used to complete additional projects. For more information about the Local Bridge Program, go to: http://www.oregon. Gov/ODOT/HWY/LGS/f undin .sg html. Congestion Mitigation and Air Ouality Improvement The Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program provides federal funding to qualifying transportation projects that provide an air quality benefit. These funds assist areas that have been des- ignated as non-attainment or maintenance areas according to the national ambient air quality standards for ozone and carbon monoxide emissions under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The OTC has elected to make the CMAQ program a local program, distributing the funds to eligible local governments by formula. Population, pollutant levels, and highway vehicle emis- sions in the designated areas are factors in the formula. There are seven areas in Ore- gon that are currently eligible for CMAQ funding: Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, La Grande, Lakeview, Medford-Ashland, Oak- ridge, and Portland Metro. FHWA establishes general project eligibility criteria and guidance for CMAQ projects, and a CMAQ Committee establishes the dis- tribution methodology for Oregon's CMAQ Program. Committee members represent the League of Oregon Cities, Association of Oregon Counties, Metro (Portland Metro- politan Area), Rogue Valley Council of Governments (Medford-Ashland), Grants Pass, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, FHWA (in an advisory role only), and ODOT. The highest priority for CMAQ funds is transportation projects and pro- grams identified as transportation control measures (TCMs) in approved state imple- mentationplans (SIPS). For more information on the CMAQ pro- gram, call 503-986-3485, or go online: http : //www . fliwa. dot. gov/environment/cmag P~ Federal Lands Hi~hways Program The Federal Lands Highways Program com- bines anumber of federal programs provid- ing funding for transportation projects serv- ing Federal and Indian lands. Forest Hi~hways Pro~am The Forest Highways Program provides fed- eral funding to a state for transportation pro- jects that are intended to better connect county and state highways to national forest roads. The program funding formula de- pends largely on the amount of National Forest lands in the state. The local road ju- risdiction (ODOT or an Oregon county) and the U.S. Forest Service must be co- applicants for these projects. Ten percent of the annual funding is dedicated to Forest Highway "enhancement" projects like trail- head amenities and interpretive signage. In Oregon, there is a Tri-Agency Committee that decides which Forest Highways Pro- gram projects~o fund. The committee in- Page 15