More information on Rural Planning Organizations in North Carolina may be found here.
Upcoming 2018 KTRPO Meeting Schedule
Meetings are held from 3:00-5:00 pm at the Kerr-Tar COG Offices located at: 1724 Graham Avenue Henderson, NC 27536
Thursday October 25, 2018
Cancelled – Thursday March 8, 2018
(Please note that additional meetings may need to be scheduled to accommodate NCDOT deadlines)
More information of the P5.0 Methodology process, may be found here.
Last Meeting for 2017 was Thursday, November 30!
For State Ethics Commission 2017 Helpful Tips, click here.
HAPPENING NOW!!!
The next meeting of the Kerr-Tar TAC/TCC was held on Thursday, November 30, 2017 from 3-5 pm at the KTCOG Office, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson, NC. Action items will include a Resolution in Support of a NCDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Application for the Town of Warrenton, as well as a Resolution to Endorse the Granville County Comprehensive Transportation Plan update.
- Please click here for our November 30, 2017 meeting agenda.
- Please click here to view the draft September 21, 2017 meeting minutes.
- For the November 30, 2017 TAC/TCC meeting packet, please click here.
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Kerr-Tar TAC/TCC met as scheduled on Thursday, September 21, 2017 from 3-5 pm at the KTCOG Office, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson, NC.
- Please click here for our September 21, 2017 meeting agenda.
- Please click here for the KTRPO TAC/TCC September 21, 2017 meeting packet.
This additional meeting has been scheduled for the TAC/TCC to consider and approve the 21 Kerr-Tar Prioritization P5.0 Highway project submittals, the KTRPO Prioritization P5.0 projects in our other modes (Aviation, Bike and Pedestrian, Transit and Rail) and Division Needs Alternate Criteria for Division 5 by the NCDOT deadline of September 29, 2017. It is crucial to have quorum for this meeting in order to approve and submit our projects by this NCDOT deadline.
In preparation for the September 21 TAC/TCC meeting, the P5.0 Subcommittee met on September 12, 2017 and has come up with project recommendations. The P5.0 Subcommittee is composed of the Planner from each Kerr-Tar RPO county, the KARTS and PATS Directors, the Division 5 Planning Engineer, the Kerr-Tar RPO Coordinator and the Kerr-Tar Planning Director. For the list of the KTRPO P5.0 Subcommittee members, please click here.
At the upcoming September 21 TAC/TCC meeting, members will look at the KTRPO P5.0 Subcommittee proposals and move forward. We will have TAC/TCC action items on the Kerr-Tar P5.0 Prioritization projects as well as the Division Needs Alternate Criteria proposed for Division 5.
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Kerr-Tar TAC/TCC met on Thursday, August 24, 2017 from 3-5pm at the KTCOG Office, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson, NC.
- Please click here for our August 24, 2017 meeting agenda
- Please click here for our August 24, 2017 meeting packet
We are in the process of compiling our projects for Prioritization P5.0 in all transportation modes with meetings of the Kerr-Tar P5.0 Subcommitee held on July 25, 2017 and August 15, 2017. The TAC/TCC will discuss the Kerr-Tar projects in all modes as well as the Alternate Criteria at our August 24 meeting. Kerr-Tar RPO is allowed to submit up to 21 projects in each transportation mode to NCDOT. An additional TAC/TCC meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, September 21, 2017 to allow the TAC/TCC to consider and approve the Kerr-Tar highway project submittals and Alternate Criteria by the NCDOT deadline of September 29, 2017.
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Kerr-Tar TAC/TCC met as scheduled on Thursday, May 25, 2017 from 3-5pm at the KTCOG office, 1724 Graham Ave, Henderson, NC
- Please click here for our May 25, 2017 meeting agenda
- Our speakers for this meeting included representatives from the NCDOT SPOT Office and NCDOT Division 5 on the topic of the Priortization Process-its history, background, scoring and what makes a good project
- Please click here for our May 25, 2017 meeting packet
- To see the slide presentation given at the May 25, 2017 Kerr-Tar TAC/TCC meeting by Sarah Lee and David Wasserman from the Strategic Office of Prioritization (SPOT) and by David Keilson, Division 5 Planning Engineer, please click here.
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Kerr-Tar TAC/TCC met as scheduled on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 from 3-5pm at the KTCOG office, 1724 Graham Ave., Henderson NC.Action items for the meeting included: - Receive and approve minutes of the last meeting on December 14, 2016
- Approve resolutions to endorse successful CMAQ project submissions for our KTRPO FFY 18 Target allocation of $547,633
To see the agenda for the March 8, 2017 Kerr-Tar TAC/TCC meeting, please click here.
To see the meeting packet for the March 8, 2017 Kerr-Tar TAC/TCC meeting including the agenda and draft minutes, please click here.
Please feel free to attend the meeting in person or via Conference Call.
For Conference Call Option Contact Office for Info Prior to Meeting Date.
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New!! Community Workshops for NC Public Transportation Division Strategic Plan- For the press release and May 2017 workshop schedule please click here.
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Prioritization 5.0 News
New!! For the P5.0 Updated Schedule (5/23/17) for 2017-2018 please click here.
New!! To view the tables of Kerr-Tar Prioritization P5.0 Projects in all modes approved at the September 21, 2017 TAC/TCC meeting, please click here. These TAC/TCC approved projects were then submitted to NCDOT by the September 29, 2017 submission deadline. Kerr-Tar RPO was allowed up to 21 projects per mode. Please note that the last page of the project list also includes KTRPO P4.0 Carryover Highway Projects to P5.0, a P5.0 Highway Project partially in our RPO submitted by Peanut Belt RPO, as well as P5.0 Highway Projects submitted by Division 5 located in Kerr-Tar RPO.
Potential New Prioritization P5.0 Projects-Submit by June 23, 2017
Please return KTRPO forms to Ann Stroobant by June 23, 2017 as per instructions included in the links below:
- Please click here for Background and what we look for in Identifying Candidate Projects
- Please click here for the KTRPO Bike/Pedestrian Potential Project Submittal Form
- Please click here for the KTRPO Highway Potential Project Submittal Form
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Prioritization 4.0 News
New!!To find out when open-house public information meetings are to be held across the state to review projects within the Draft FY18-2027 STIP and to see the Draft 2018-2027 STIP Flier please click here. The Divison 5 & 6 meeting will be held in Lillington from 5-7 pm on April 10, 2017 at Harnett County Government Complex-Commons, 307 Cornelius Harnett Boulevard.
The 2018-2027 Draft State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) has been released. To see the KTRPO Draft Division and Draft Regional Programmed Projects that made it into the Draft 2018-2027 STIP as well as links to the entire Draft 2018-2027 STIP and press releases, please click here. The Final 2018-2027 STIP is now expected to be released in August 2017 to allow time for NCDOT to make adjustments to reflect updated revenue projections. For further information on the 2018-2027 STIP Development please click here.
KTRPO Prioritization P4.0 Local Points Assignment for Division Level Projects was approved at our October 13, 2016 TAC/TCC meeting-please click here to view the approved table of projects. The Division Level Projects were submitted to the NCDOT by the October 31 deadline. The deadline for submission has been extended to November 14, 2016 because of Hurricane Matthew, allowing those in the affected areas to deal with higher priorities.
The Kerr-Tar P4.0 Subcommittee met on September 9, 2016 to assign our 1300 points at the Divison level. Please click here to see the Kerr-Tar Division Projects Local Points Assignment. These Division Projects will be presented for approval at the upcoming October 13, 2016 TAC/TCC meeting. Please send comments on our Kerr-Tar Division Projects Local Points Assignment to Ann Stroobant, Regional Planner, astroobant@kerrtarcog.org or mail Ann at Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments, PO Box 709, Henderson, NC 27536. If you would like to discuss the projects with a Kerr-Tar P4.0 Subcommittee member from your county, please click here for contact information.
Click here for Kerr-Tar projects listed by county which the P4.0 Subcommittee used as a basis for selecting projects for our 1300 Division points.
Prioritization 4.0 News
The Preliminary Division KTRPO Project Ranking Scores are released for our 30 day review and public comment period which ends on August 22, 2016. These are the KTRPO projects scored at the Division level. The Kerr-Tar P4.0 Subcommittee will meet after the Regional Impact projects are released by the NCDOT in late August/ early September in order to make an informed decision on allocating our 1300 points at the Division level for local prioritization according to our methodology prior to approval of our Division Local Points Assignment at our next scheduled TAC/TCC meeting on October 13, 2016. Please click here to view the tables of scored Division projects (look in the tan column marked with the red arrow, third from the end). Please send comments on our preliminary Division KTRPO Project Ranking Scores to Ann Stroobant, Regional Planner, astroobant@kerrtarcog.org or mail Ann at Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments, PO Box 709, Henderson, NC 27536. If you would like to discuss the projects with a Kerr-Tar P4.0 Subcommittee member from your county, please click here for contact information.
KTRPO Prioritization P4.0 Local Points assignments for Regional Impact Quantitative Scores approved at June 23,2016 TCC/TAC meeting-please click here to view approved table of projects.
Kerr-Tar TCC/TAC met on June 23, 2016 to approve our KTRPO Prioritization P4.0 local points assignments for Regional Impact Quantitative Scores now that the Division 5 scores are available-please click here to view.
KTRPO Prioritization P4.0 Local Points assignments for Regional Impact Quantitative Scores approved at June 23,2016 TCC/TAC meeting-please click here to view approved table of projects.
NCDOT Division 5 Draft Regional Impact Score comment period is from June 20-July 22, 2016. Please click here and look under the heading “Get Involved.”
Draft KTRPO Prioritization P4.0 local points assignments for Regional Impact Quantitative Scores guided by the KTRPO methodology-please click here to view
The 30 day public comment closes on May 25, 2016. Please send comments on the KTRPO Scores to Ann Stroobant, Regional Planner, astroobant@kerrtarcog.org or mail to Ann at Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments , PO Box 709, Henderson, NC 27536.
To see tables of the KTRPO Aviation, Transit and County Projects for the KTRPO region used to select our Draft P4.0 projects please click here.
To see a copy of KTRPO’s Conditionally Approved Local Input Methodology for SPOT P4.0 please click here.
To see tables of KTRPO’s Draft P4.0 local points breakdown for all modes please click here.
New!!! P4.0 NCDOT STI Results Map click here.
Past Meetings and Updates:
TAC/TCC Meeting Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Our next Kerr-Tar TAC/TCC meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 from 3-5pm. Guest speaker will be Mr. Charles Edwards, Director of Logistics Strategy at NCDOT giving us a presentation on Freight Focused Developments in North Carolina.
Please click here for the agenda.
Please click here to see the proposed amendment to the TCC Bylaws (highlighted in yellow on page 1). Please click here for December 14 TAC/TCC Meeting Packet.
TAC/TCC Meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, October 13, 2016.
The TAC/TCC will meet on Thursday, October 13, 2016 from 3-5pm at the KTCOG office, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson, NC.
Action items for this meeting include:
- Receive and approve minutes of the last meeting on June 23, 2016
- Approve the KTRPO Prioritization P4.0 Division Projects Local Points Assignment
To see the agenda for the October 13, 2016 Kerr-Tar TAC/TCC meeting, please click here.
TAC/TCC Meeting Thursday, June 23, 2016
The TAC/TCC met on Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 3-5pm at the KTCOG office, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson, NC.
Action items for this meeting include:
- Receive and approve minutes of the last meeting on May 26, 2016, please click here for draft copy
- Approve the KTRPO Prioritization P4.0 local points assignments for Regional Impact Scores, please click here.
To see the agenda for the June 23, 2016 Kerr-Tar TAC/TCC meeting, please click here.
To see the scanned meeting packet for the June 23, 2016 Kerr-Tar TCC/TAC meeting please click here.
TAC/TCC Meeting Thursday, May 26, 2016
The TAC/TCC met on Thursday, May 26, 2016 from 3-5pm at the KTCOG office, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson, NC.
Action items for this meeting included:
•Received and approved minutes of the last meeting on April 22, 2016, please click here for draft copy
•Approved Amended KTRPO Planning Work Program FY 2015-2016 with amendment Letter, please click here.
•Approved KTRPO Planning Work Program for FY 2017, please click here.
•Approved KTRPO 5 Year Calendar, please click here.
•Endorsed the NC 56 Corridor Study, please click here. For Executive Summary, please click here.
•Approved the KTRPO Prioritization P4.0 points assignments for Regional Impact Scores OR postpone until June 23, 2016 when more will be known about the Division 5 scores, please click here.
To see the draft agenda for the May 26, 2016 Kerr-Tar TCC/TAC meeting, please click here.
To see the scanned meeting packet for the May 26, Kerr-Tar TCC/TAC meeting please
click here for Part 1.
To see the scanned meeting packet for the May 26, Kerr-Tar TCC/TAC meeting, please
click here for Part 2.
TAC/TCC Meeting Friday, April 22, 2016
The TAC/TCC met on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 3-5pm at the KTCOG office, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson, NC.
Action items:
•The meeting was held to approve the draft KTRPO Prioritization P4.0 points assignments guided by the KTRPO methodology as applied to Regional Impact scores .
•Receive and approve minutes of last meeting on February 25, 2016, click here for draft copy.
To see the agenda from the April 22, 2016 Kerr-Tar TCC/TAC meeting please click here.
To see the scanned meeting packet for the April 22, 2016 Kerr-Tar TCC/TAC meeting, please click here for Part 1.
To see the Scanned meeting packet for the April 22, 2016 Kerr-Tar TCC/TAC meeting, please click here for Part 2.
TAC/TCC Meeting Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016
The TAC/TCC met on Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 3-5pm at the KTCOG office,
1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson, NC.
Action items for this meeting included:
•Election of a new TAC Chair, as Mayor Tom Lane is no longer serving
•Kerr-Tar RPO’s Conditionally Approved Local Input Methodology for SPOT P4.0-To see the Conditionally Approved Local Input Methodology, click here
The Kerr-Tar SPOT subcommittee met on 1/8/16 and the methodology was updated for the most recent version of SPOT Prioritization 4.0. The updates from P3.0 are in yellow, with the revisions of the NCDOT P4.0 Methodology Internal Review Committee highlighted in green. The updates for P4.0 involve clarifications of the methodology, revised dates and what to do if any points are left over. The Conditionally Approved Methodology is open for a 30 day public comment period, closing on February 21, 2016. Please send comments on the Conditionally Approved Local Input Methodology to Ann Stroobant, Regional Planner, astroobant@kerrtarcog.org or mail to Ann at Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments,
PO Box 709, Henderson, NC 27536.
(For the adopted Local Input Methodology for SPOT P3.0 for comparison-click here.)
Additional items:
•Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) Study List 2016-As last year, Granville County and Warren County are the Kerr-Tar counties on the list since they have the oldest CTPs. To see the CTP study list, click here.
•To see the Kerr-Tar RPO Draft 5 Year Work Plan 2016-2021, click here.
•To see the Draft 2016-2017 Planning Work Program, click here.
Please send any comments on the CTP Study List 2016, the Kerr-Tar RPO Draft 5 Year Work Plan or the Draft 2016-2017 Planning Work Program to Ann Stroobant, Regional Planner, astroobant@kerrtarcog.org or mail to Ann at Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments, PO Box 709, Henderson, NC 27536.
•Information on Prioritization 4.O project submittals will also be included in this meeting! For KTRPO Projects click here.
To see the Agenda and information packet for the February 25, 2016 Kerr-Tar TAC/TCC Meeting, please click here.
TAC Meeting Rescheduled for Thursday, October 15, 2015
The TAC meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the KTCOG office in Henderson. Action items include a resolution of support for the Roxboro/Person County CMAQ application as well as approving the RPO project submittal list for Prioritization 4.0 to NCDOT. The TCC was able to meet as planned on Thursday October 8, 2015.
TCC Meeting- Thursday October 8, 2015
The TCC met on Thursday, 10/8/2015 at 3:00 PM at the KTCOG in Henderson. A draft project submittal list was passed by the TCC as well as a resolution of support for the Roxboro/Person County CMAQ application. The TAC was unable to meet due to lack of quorum. The TAC meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 10:00 AM.
South East High Speed Rail Updates
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the State of North Carolina and the Commonwealth of Virginia announced that they have signed off on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed Richmond to Raleigh (R2R) passenger rail line along the Southeast Corridor. The completion of the FEIS is one of the final steps necessary before construction of the project can move forward once funding is secured. To read the FEIS, visit http://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/L17056
NC-56 Study
The NC 56 Corridor Study was recently completed and the draft report is now available: http://www.nc56corridorstudy.com/documents.asp The recommendations outlined in the report will be presented to the local governing boards (schedule below):
October 1, 2015, 10:00 a.m. – Capital Area MPO Technical Coordinating Committee
October 1, 2015, 7:00 p.m. – Butner Town Council
October 5, 2015, 7:00 p.m. – Granville County Board of Commissioners
October 21, 2015, 4:00 p.m. – Capital Area MPO Executive Board
Prioritization 4.0 Updates
Kerr-Tar RPO submitted the list of modifications to existing projects and anticipated intersection/interchange projects from P3.0 for Prioritization 4.0 to NCDOT on September 1, 2015. The final project modifications list can be found here. The final anticipated intersection/interchange projects list can be found here. In addition to modifying existing projects, KTRPO can also submit up to 12 new projects in each transportation mode from the “holding tank” project list. Project submittals are not due until mid-October. If there are any project modifications or anticipated intersection/interchange projects, or project submittals you would like to be added to the list, please contact KTRPO.
Cancelled: TAC/TCC Meeting: Thursday August 27, 2015
After discussing it with the TAC and TCC chairs, the August 27, 2015 TAC/TCC meeting was cancelled due to a lack of agenda items. The next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday October 8, 2015 from 3:00-5:00pm. At the October meeting we will be approving the list of projects to submit for Prioritization 4.0 and approving the project submittals for 2017 CMAQ funding.
CMAQ Funding FFY 2017–
This is an update on Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) project prioritization for Kerr-Tar RPO. The Kerr-Tar Rural Planning Organization (KTRPO) is accepting project applications for FFY 2017 CMAQ Funds. KTRPO asks that any eligible local government agency informs KTRPO of their plans to submit a CMAQ Project Application for FFY 2017, so that we can plan accordingly to accommodate projects. The number of projects to be submitted for FFY 2017 will impact how we move forward with potential project ranking.
NC nonattainment areas in the KTRPO region that are eligible for CMAQ include Granville, Person, and Franklin counties. Kerr-Tar RPO is the point of contact for NCDOT, so applications must be submitted through the RPO. The project sponsor will be the local government agency.
Full Announcement for CMAQ FFY 2017
Application
Emission Factors for CMAQ
Special TAC/TCC Meeting- 7/8/15 to approve CMAQ Resolutions of Support
We will schedule the Special TAC/TCC meeting for 2:00PM on Wednesday July 8th, 2015. We will have a conference call option for those that cannot attend in person. Please see below for details. If you have any questions please feel free to contact KTRPO staff. I anticipate that this will be brief meeting as the only action item will be approval of resolutions of support for KTRPO CMAQ applications.
Special TAC/TCC Meeting 2:00PM
Wednesday July 8th, 2015
At the KTCOG Office:
1724 Graham Avenue Henderson NC 27536
May Meeting Summary
At our May TAC/TCC Meeting, we were able to approve the March Meeting minutes, provide CMAQ funding allocation updates, SPOT updates, approve the KTRPO Planning Work Program for FY 2016, approve the updated 5 Year Calendar, approve a resolution of support for the TIGER Grant Application for the Triangle North Granville Access Road Project, as well as elect new Chairs and Vice Chairs for both the TAC and TCC. Please see the May Meeting Summary for more information.
Approved Planning Work Program (PWP) FY 2016
Approved 5 Year Calendar
Tiger Grant Letter of Support
SPOT 4.0 Updates from Workgroup:
P4.0 Workgroup Update 5/19/15 (Project List Database Carry Over)
KTRPO Draft Project List Carry Over for P4.0 (excel with greater detail)
KTRPO Draft Project List Carry Over for P4.0 (pdf with less detail)
Scaling Explained
P4.0 Workgroup Update 5/6/15 (Scoring Criteria/Weights)
SPOT 4.0 Tentative Schedule
NCDOT Transportation Customer Survey
RALEIGH –The N.C. Department of Transportation began mailing out the department’s first-ever customer survey this week. Randomly selected citizens will receive a paper copy in the mail in the coming week to help NCDOT find out what North Carolina residents think about various services. Additional citizen feedback will be collected online.
This survey’s purpose is to gauge how the department is doing in our effort to provide great customer service. Participation can help NCDOT identify ways to make North Carolina transportation services safer, more efficient and customer focused. The survey will be conducted annually moving forward, and the results will be used as the basis for measuring the department’s performance in the area of customer service.
The results are available to the public on NCDOT.gov.
Past TAC/TCC Meeting: Thursday May 28, 2015
3:00- 5:00pm Kerr-Tar COG Office, Henderson NC
We will be voting on the 2015-2016 Planning Work Program and 5 Year Calendar for the KTRPO and discussing other updates. Kerr-Tar RPO meetings are open to the public and there is an opportunity for public comment at meetings.
KTRPO May 28 Agenda
Draft PWP for FY16
Draft 5 Year Calendar
Strategic Transportation Corridors Adopted
The STC Policy and map were presented to the Board of Transportation (BOT) at its February meeting, and they were adopted by the BOT at its March 4, 2015 meeting. A full study report is being completed that will provide more details about the development of STC. Click here to view the final policy and map. You can also find more information on the STC webpage: https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/planning/Pages/NCTransportationNetwork.aspx. Strategic Transportation Corridors now replace the Strategic Highway Corridors (SHC) that we previously used as a planning tool for Comprehensive Transportation Plans and other long-range planning efforts.
Past KTRPO TAC/TCC Meeting: March 26, 2015
3:00-5:00pm Kerr-Tar COG Office, Henderson NC
Our February TAC/TCC meeting is rescheduled for March 26, 2015.
Agenda here.
March 2015 KTRPO Meeting, Click here for details.
Public Meeting Dates for Draft STIP can be seen here.
The meeting dates are listed by Division, we are Division 5.
Divisions 5 & 6 meet together:
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Time: 4-7pm
Location: Snyder Memorial Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
701 Westmont Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28305
A statewide meeting will be held in Wake Forest, which may be closer
than Fayetteville for some people in our region:
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2015
Time: 4-7pm
Location: Wake Forest Renaissance Center, Grant Hall
405 South Brooks Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587
*All public info sessions available here
NCDOT Releases Draft Comprehensive State Rail Plan
The Draft State Rail Plan is available for review online and comments can be made here.
NC Transportation Updates from NC Go! Challenges and Opportunities for Transportation Funding in North Carolina
NCDOT Draft STIP 2015-2025 Released: Draft State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
Link for interactive Draft STIP Map
Previous Meeting: The KTRPO TAC and TCC met November 20, 2014. A resolution of Support for Town of Warrenton Bicycle and Pedestrian Grant Application was passed, there was a presentation on Safe Routes to School Presentation by Carrie Turner, and Prioritization 3.0 update among other transportation updates. See below for more detail:
Safe Routes to School Presentation: We were able to hear from guest speaker Carrie Turner on the benefits of Safe Routes to Schools as well as ways to implement policies supporting those routes. http://saferoutespartnership.org/state/srts-in-your-state/northcarolina
Resolution of Support for Warrenton Bike and Pedestrian Planning Grant Application: The Town of Warrenton is applying for the NCDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant which would help them to fund developing Bicycle and Pedestrian plan for the town. As a part of the application, it requests to include a resolution of support from the RPO that serves the town. The TAC/TCC were able to pass a resolution supporting Warrenton’s application for the grant.
Prioritization 3.0 Update: NCDOT released the final combined scores for P3.0 Projects on September 24, 2014. The NCDOT is using these finalized scores to create the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which schedules the projects that will move forward across NC over the next 10 years. We currently still don’t know what projects are going to receive funding for the RPO, but are hoping to find out soon when the Draft STIP is released in December. The Draft STIP is expected to come out December 4th. Hopefully at that time we will see how KTRPO projects fared in the process. The final STIP is expected to be adopted in June 2015.
Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) Updates: Each year the RPO submits a list of CTP Study Needs. I plan to submit the list for KTPRO on January 9th, 2015. I reached out to each of the counties to see if anyone needed to be added to the list for updates. Granville County (CTP completed in 2008) and Warren County (CTP Completed in 2010) expressed interest on being added to the list. Franklin (CTP completed in 2014) , Person (CTP completed in 2011), and Vance County (CTP completed in 2012) CTPs are a little more recent, so they did not request to be included on the list for updates to their plans.
Strategic Transportation Highway Corridors: In mid-2013, NCDOT began to update its Strategic Highway Corridors (SHC) policy, which 10 years earlier had identified 55 highway corridors across the state deemed to be of high priority in achieving state development goals. NCDOT also needed to update the planning tools used to evaluate transportation corridors. The result is the North Carolina Transportation Network (NCTN), which builds on the N.C. Multimodal Network developed in 2004 and generated the proposed Strategic Transportation Corridors (STC). I will attach a pdf of the draft map.
NCDOT has released a Draft NC Strategic Transportation Corridors map with 25 proposed Corridors. Corridors in the KTPRO region include: I-85, US-1, and US-158. The only corridor for the KTRPO region that was in the 2004 SHC that did not make the updated draft STC is US-401. NCDOT is now seeking public comment on the proposed STC policy and map of the 25 corridors before the N.C. Board of Transportation considers the recommendations for adoption. Comments may be submitted by emailing Kerry Morrow, Statewide Plan Engineer, at mailto:kmorrow@ncdot.govor by calling the NCDOT customer service line, 1-877-DOT-4YOU, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The comment period will close on December 2, 2014.
For more info visit: https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/planning/Pages/NCTransportationNetwork.aspx
PRIORITIZATION 3.0 FUNDING NEWS
Draft Local Points Assignment Summary KTRPO Priortization P3.0
Draft KTRPO Transportation Project P3.0 Local Ranking Spreadsheet
KTRPO Strategic Transportation Investment Project List
NCDOT Preliminary Highway Project Scores*
* – you may sort by county, RPO/MPO, or Division by downloading the MS Excel document
KTRPO DRAFT Methodology for Transportation Project Selection
KTRPO Project Prioritization Spreadsheet (DRAFT)
Region K NCDOT Highway Maintenance Contacts
State Transportation Improvement Program Interactive Map
KTRPO Submitted Project Modifications for P4.0 and anticipated Intersection/Interchange projects to NCDOT on September 1, 2015. The final project modifications list can be found here. The final anticipated intersection/interchange projects list can be found here.
Link to map of projects on the SPOT database and their Status (committed, existing, moving to holding tank):
http://arcg.is/1dveSkv
SPOT 4.0 Updates from Workgroup:
Updates: 6/30/15
SPOT 4.0 Schedule
KTRPO Supplement to final 2016-2020 STIP
(with Statewide and modal Programs included)
The new STIP can be found here.
P4.0 Existing Projects List
List of P3.0 projects (all modes) noted as to whether they are (highlighted in column BL): NCDOT Project List Database
1. A committed project (programmed for Right-of-Way or Construction through 2020) – these will NOT be evaluated in P4.0 as the Department is committed to implementing these projects
2. An existing project that will automatically be evaluated in P4.0 – these will appear as submitted in SPOT On!ine
3. A project that will be removed from the database for P4.0 – these will be placed in the “holding tank” in SPOT On!ine for MPOs, RPOs, or Divisions to submit as a ”new” project in P4.0 if desired (if not submitted in P4.0, these projects will be permanently deleted)
4. A project that will be permanently deleted from the database, primarily due to new project definitions (Aviation) or minimum project cost (Public Transportation)
A project is defined as an existing project for P4.0 as long as it meets one or more of the following:
•The project is programmed in the STIP for Right-of-Way or Construction, but not already a committed project
•The project is a sibling of a programmed project (e.g. Section A is programmed, while Section B is post year)
•The project has a completed NEPA document (Approved CE, EA/FONSI, Final EIS, ROD or state versions of these documents)
•The project was actively being worked on as of December 2014, but was stopped due to release of the Draft STIP
•The project received any amount of local input points in P3.0
Warren County P4.0 Existing Project List
Person County P4.0 Existing Project List
Granville County P4.0 Existing Project List
Vance County P4.0 Existing Project List
Franklin County P4.0 Existing Project List
Updates: May 2015
KTRPO Draft Project List Carry Over for P4.0 (excel with greater detail)
KTRPO Draft Project List Carry Over for P4.0 (pdf with less detail)
Scaling Explained
P4.0 Workgroup Update 5/6/15 (Scoring Criteria/Weights)
SPOT 4.0 Tentative Schedule
Agendas & Meeting Minutes
TAC/TCC November 30, 2017 Meeting Agenda
TAC/TCC September 21, 2017 Meeting Agenda
9/21/17 Approved Minutes
TAC/TCC August 24, 2017 Meeting Agenda
8/24/17 Approved Minutes
TAC/TCC May 25, 2017 Meeting Agenda
5/25/17 Approved Minutes
TAC/TCC March 8, 2017 Meeting Agenda
3/8/17 Approved Minutes
TAC/TCC December 14, 2016 Meeting Agenda
12/14/16 Approved Minutes
TAC/TCC October 13, 2016 Meeting Agenda
10/13/16 Approved Minutes
TAC/TCC June 23, 2016 Meeting Agenda
6/23/16 Approved Minutes
TAC/TCC May 26, 2016 Meeting Agenda
5/26/16 Approved Minutes
TAC/TCC April 22, 2016 Meeting Agenda
4/22/16 Approved Minutes
TAC/TCC February 25, 2016 Meeting Agenda
2/25/16 Approved Minutes
TAC October 15, 2015 Meeting Agenda
10/15/15 Approved Minutes
TCC October 8, 2015 Meeting Agenda
10/8/15 Approved Minutes
TAC/TCC Meeting Agenda
May 28, 2015
TAC/TCC Meeting Agenda
March 26, 2015
(rescheduled from Feb 26, 2015)
Approved March 26, 2015 Meeting Minutes
TAC/TCC Meeting Agenda
November 20, 2014
Approved Meeting Minutes
Final Local Points Assignment
(Approved 8/21/2014)
Final Local Points Assignment Summary
TAC Meeting Agenda
August 21, 2014
TCC Local Points Assignment Recommendation
August 13, 2014
(Pending Approval of TAC)
TCC Subcommittee Local Points Assignment Recommendation Summary
August 6, 2014
TCC Meeting Agenda
August 13, 2014
NCDOT PROJECT UPDATES
North Carolina Statewide Ethics Commission
Statement of Economic Interest (SEI), Real Estate Disclosure Form and/or No Change forms due to the State by April 15, 2014. Click here.
RTPO Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) and Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) Member Handbook
POTHOLES
If you see a pothole on a state-maintained road, report it to NCDOT at 1-877-368-4968 or, online.
Once on the NCDOT Contacts Page…Scroll down to ” “Reports”. Then, click on “County Contacts” on the left and choose the county where you want to report the pothole.
The email form will be sent to the local NCDOT office.
