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Triangle Regional Model Progress Report - FY23 Q3
Kelly Fomenko, LPA Staff
The Strategic Prioritization of Projects (SPOT) occurs once every two years leading up to the
adoption of a new State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). SPOT is currently in its
seventh iteration, known as Prioritization 7.0 or P7, and this cycle will determine which projects
will receive new funding in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for
FY2026-2035.
The workgroup that is established with each prioritization cycle has a unique situation in front of
them this cycle as the previous cycle (P6) was cancelled amidst project scoring and the adoption
of a new STIP was postponed. The upcoming FY2024-2033 STIP will be adopted without project
inputs from the P6 cycle and existing projects continue to experience issues with rising costs due
to inflation.
The P7 workgroup began meeting in Fall 2022 and has been meeting monthly to discuss critical
items such as updated scoring procedures and how P6 projects will factor into this year's project
list submissions. At the February meeting, the workgroup determined that carryover projects for
the P7 cycle would be defined as:
1) in the adopted FY2024-2033 STIP and not scheduled for delivery
2) with completed environmental documents
3) siblings of programmed parents, and
4) two P6 new submittals (per partner discretion)
The SPOT office then sent out correspondence on March 8, 2023 asking all organizations to
designate their two projects as carryovers by March 31, 2023. DCHC MPO has received an
extension to April 14, to allow review and approval time by the Board for their April 12 meeting.
TC Action: Recommend SPOT Projects to the MPO Board for approval.
Board Action: Approve SPOT Project recommendations.