Title
SPOT P6 Carryover Projects for FY2026-2035 P7 Cycle
Kelly Fomenko, LPA Staff
Narrative
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.
Board Action
Board Action: Recommend that the MPO Board approve two P6 projects as carryovers for P7.