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FINAL 2008-2011 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ioLeverage and Public Benefit for C-STIP Modernization Projects ACTS, MPOs and regional or statewide advisory groups should evaluate how proposed projects leverage additional funding or collateral community benefits and make wise and efficient use of infrastructure and natural resources. Examples of leverage and public benefits for C-STIP modernization projects include: - • Other funding contributions, such as additional federal funds, local matching funds or provision of project right-of--way, private funding. • Bundling with other infrastructure projects (provided no adverse affect on project readiness). • Environmental enhancement, such as culvert replacement and improved drainage. • Transfer of jurisdiction from state to local control. • Leveraging of additional funds that contribute to transportation system effectiveness, revitaliza- tion of the downtown or mainstreet, etc. • Direct benefits to multiple modes of travel. This would include local efforts to accommodate non- auto modal opportunities. • Local circulation improvements that support and complement the state highway project. • Improvements in Oregon's economy by addressing transportation challenges. • Potential for collecting toll revenues. • Projects that implement other innovative finance techniques. • Would facilitate public and private investment that creates or sustains jobs This determination must be considered within the capacity of the community on a case by case basis. "Environmental Classification • Class l: Requires draft and final environmental impact statement (EIS) • Class 2: Categorical exclusion (neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental im- pact statement is required) • Class 3: Requires environmental assessment (EA) or revised environmental assessment This prioritization factor is not intended to give Class 1 and 3 projects priority over or to exclude Class 2 projects, but to give Class 1 and 3 projects with a completed ROD or FONSI priority over Class 1 and 3 projects that require additional environmental documentation. C. Preservation The pavement preservation projects list is developed by ODOT's Pavement Management System (PMS) and applied by the pavement management selection committees. The PMS is an electronic data manage- ment tool used by the department to identify, prioritize and develop needed pavement preservation pro- jects. The role of ACTS, MPOs and regional or statewide advisory groups is to review the timing of the pavement preservation projects as they relate to other local projects or issues; their comments will be con- sidered as part of the process. It is anticipated that these groups will primarily enhance selected projects by leveraging additional funding or collateral community benefit. The interstate preservation projects are selected based on the PMS and a statewide strategy and are therefore not a part of these criteria. C.l. Construction STIP Eligibility Criteria for Pavement Preservation Footnotes 12Pavement Strategy The department has adopted a pavement preservation program designed to keep highways in the best condition at the lowest lifecycle cost, taking into account available funding. ODOT established a Pave- ment Strategy Committee in 1999 to address pavement preservation issues, including the development of a statewide pavement strategy for all state highways. The pavement strategy was developed using the department's Pavement Management System. The strategy assumes maintenance of existing traffic ca- pacity; it does not provide for capacity improvements. Page 347