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DRAFT 2010-2013 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />Construction STIP (C-STIP) <br />The C-STIP identifies project scheduling and funding for the state's transportation preservation <br />and capital improvement program for afour-year construction period. This program meets the <br />requirements of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act - a Legacy <br />for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the federal act that provides funds to states for transportation pro- <br />jects. For application of these criteria and prioritization factors, C-STIP means Modernization, <br />Preservation and Bridge projects. <br />Other STIP Pro rg ams <br />Other STIP programs (examples include Safety, Operations, Bicycle/Pedestrian, Transit, Con- <br />gestion Mitigation/Air Quality Improvement, Transportation Enhancement, and Scenic Byways) <br />are not addressed in this document. More information about programs funded in the STIP is <br />available in the STIP User's Guide. <br />C. Project Selection <br />Eligibility Criteria and Prioritization Factors have been developed for both the Development <br />STIP (D-STIP) and the Construction STIP (C-STIP). ACTS, MPOs and others (including par- <br />ticipants where an ACT does not exist) shall apply both regional and statewide perspectives in <br />making their recommendations. The Commission anticipates that most projects considered by <br />ACTS, MPOs and regional or statewide advisory groups would be the outcomes of planning and <br />the transportation management systems maintained by ODOT. ODOT Region staff shall assist <br />the ACT in developing recommendations as described in the Policy on Formation and Operation <br />of the ACTS, Section II. D, Role of ODOT Staff. <br />ACTS, MPOs and regional or statewide advisory groups should use this document as a guide <br />when they evaluate projects for the STIP on the state highway system and for off-system projects <br />that support implementation of the Oregon Highway Plan (OHP), in accordance with Policy 2B: <br />off-system improvements. Projects recommended for funding in the STIP should have consis- <br />tent application of the project eligibility criteria and prioritizing factors. ACTS, MPOs and re- <br />gional or statewide advisory groups may use additional criteria to select and rank projects pro- <br />vided the criteria are consistent with the project eligibility criteria and prioritization factors <br />adopted by the OTC. If requested, ODOT staff will provide a model to assist with project rank- <br />ing. This process recognizes regional differences and is consistent with the Policy on Formation <br />and Operation of the Area Commissions on Transportation, Section VI, Basis for Decision- <br />making. <br />In MPO areas designated as Transportation Management Areas (TMA), all projects using <br />federal regulations Title 23 (23 CFR) or Federal Transit Act funds, shall be prioritized for pro- <br />gramming in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) from an approved Regional Trans- <br />portation Plan by the MPO in consultation with the State and transit operators. The State, MPO <br />and transit operators jointly program the prioritized projects. Should funding conflicts arise <br />within a program year, projects on the NHS and projects funded under the Bridge and Interstate <br />Maintenance programs shall be selected by the State, in cooperation with the MPO, from the ap- <br />Page 206 <br />