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FINAL 2008-2011 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 expected <br />are considered to be more ready than those that have many or complicated remaining steps. The overall <br />judgement of a project's readiness is dependent on timeliness of construction expectations not on the <br />number of steps to be completed. <br />Where applicable, the hurdles to accomplish each of the following steps must be assessed for major mod- <br />ernization projects that have come through the D-STIP and for which a final Record of Decision (ROD) <br />for a design level environmental impact statement or a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has <br />i 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, supporting <br />local transportation system improvements and land use measures to protect the function and op- <br />eration of the project. <br />Projects that have not gone through the D-STIP or have not completed a FONSI or ROD must also assess <br />the following: <br />• Environmental requirements <br />• Land use requirements <br />• Applicability of minor improvements and alternative mode solutions <br />For all projects, if those aspects are not completed at the time of the assessment of project readiness, a <br />plan to complete them must be described to assist in judging the likelihood that all of those aspects can be <br />addressed, and construction begun within the timeframe projected. The project budget and time line must <br />include execution of the plan. <br />BModernization Projects that Best Support the Oregon Highway Plan Policies <br />OHP policies that are applicable to modernization projects may include but are not necessarily limited to <br />the following (Table 1): <br />• lA, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1F, 1G, 1H, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, and SA <br />9Projects that support freight mobility <br />Projects that support freight mobility are modernization projects on freight routes of statewide or regional <br />significance, including: <br />• Highways on the State Highway Freight System as designated in the Oregon Highway Plan; <br />• Highways or local roads designated as National Highway System intermodal connectors; <br />• Other highways with a high volume or percentage of trucks or which are important for regional or <br />interstate freight movement <br />• Local freight routes designated in a regional or local transportation plan. <br />These projects would remove identified barriers to the safe, reliable, and efficient movement of goods <br />and/or would support multimodal freight transportation movements. <br />Page 346 <br />