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DRAFT 2010-2013 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />B.2. Construction STIP Prioritization Factors for Modernization Footnotes <br />Project Readiness for C-STIP Modernization Projects <br />Projects that can begin construction within the timeframe of the STIP and within the timeframe <br />expected are considered to be more ready than those that have many or complicated remaining <br />steps. The overall judgment of a project's readiness is dependent on timeliness of construction <br />expectations not on the number of steps to be completed. <br />Where applicable, the hurdles to accomplish each of the following steps must be assessed for <br />major modernization projects that have come through the D-STIP and for which a final Record <br />of Decision (ROD) for a design level environmental impact statement or a Finding of No Sig- <br />nificant Impact (FONSI) has been made: <br />• Public involvement <br />• Right of way purchased <br />• Final construction and traffic flow management plans developed <br />• Additional land use requirements such as completing plans for access management, sup- <br />porting local transportation system improvements and land use measures to protect the <br />function and operation of the project. <br />Projects that have not gone through the D-STIP or have not completed a FONSI or ROD must <br />also assess the following: <br />Environmental requirements <br />Land use requirements <br />Applicability of minor improvements and alternative mode solutions <br />If these components are not completed at the time of the assessment of project readiness, a plan <br />to complete them must be described to help determine whether they can be addressed and con- <br />struction begun within the projected timeframe. The project budget and timeline must include <br />execution of the plan. <br />BModernization Projects that Best Support the Oregon Highway Plan Policies <br />The Oregon Highway Plan is available at: http://www.ore on.~ov/ODOT/TD/TP/orhwyl~ian. <br />shtml and a summary list of OHP goals and policies is provided in Table 1. All projects should <br />be consistent with the OHP and this prioritization factor is to help choose among these projects. <br />Not all projects will advance all OHP policies but a project that is strongly supportive of several <br />OHP policies may be chosen over one that offers less support or supports fewer OHP policies. <br />9Projects that Support Freight Mobility <br />Projects that support freight mobility are modernization projects on freight routes of statewide or <br />regional significance, including: <br />• Highways on the State Highway Freight System as designated in the Oregon Highway <br />Plan; <br />• Highways or local roads designated as National Highway System intermodal connectors; <br />Page 214 <br />