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DRAFT 2010-2013 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />C. Preservation <br />The pavement preservation projects list is developed by ODOT's Pavement Management System <br />(PMS) and applied by the pavement management selection committees. The PMS is an elec- <br />tronic data management tool used by the department to identify, prioritize and develop needed <br />pavement preservation projects. The role of ACTS, MPOs and regional or statewide advisory <br />groups is to review the timing of the pavement preservation projects as they relate to other local <br />projects or issues; their comments will be considered as part of the process. It is anticipated that <br />these groups will primarily enhance selected projects by leveraging additional funding or collat- <br />eral community benefit. The interstate preservation projects are selected based on the PMS and a <br />statewide strategy and are therefore not a part of these criteria. <br />C.1. Construction STIP Eligibility Criteria for Pavement Preservation Footnotes <br />iaPavement Strategy <br />The department has adopted a pavement preservation program designed to keep highways in the <br />best condition at the lowest lifecycle cost, taking into account available funding. ODOT estab- <br />lished aPavement Strategy Committee in 1999 to address pavement preservation issues, includ- <br />ing the development of a statewide pavement strategy for all state highways. The pavement <br />strategy was developed using the department's Pavement Management System. The strategy <br />assumes maintenance of existing traffic capacity; it does not provide for capacity improvements. <br />Using the list generated by the Pavement Management System (PMS), each Region is responsi- <br />ble for recommending preservation projects for inclusion in the STIP. <br />C.2. Construction STIP Prioritization Factors for Pavement Preservation Footnotes <br />14Project Readiness for C-STIP Preservation 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 />laPreservation Projects that Best Support the Oregon Highway Plan Policies <br />The Oregon Highway Plan is available at: http://www.oegon.~ov/ODOT/TD/TP/orhwyplan. <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 maybe chosen over one that offers less support or supports fewer OHP policies. <br />isLeverage and Public Benefit for C-STIP Preservation Projects <br />ACTS, MPOs and regional or statewide advisory groups should evaluate how proposed projects <br />leverage additional funding or collateral community benefits and make wise and efficient use of <br />infrastructure and natural resources. Examples of leverage and public benefits for C-STIP pave- <br />mentpreservation projects include: <br />Page 216 <br />