Transportation Planning: Prioritization 6.0 Pender County Planning and Community Development
Transportation Planning in NC Prioritization is the data-driven process by which North Carolina directs its transportation improvement budget to the most-needed projects. New projects are generated for consideration in Prioritization from many sources including adopted plans, staff analysis, and public input . Local governments work together within a region to submit the highest-potential projects for consideration. The best-scoring projects are entered into the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) , a 10-year program for transportation improvements. This is the beginning of the process for the 2022-2031 STIP. The first six years of projects in the STIP are considered “committed”, the next 4 are “programmed” and need to compete in future prioritization rounds.
Project Parameters Submittals fall into one of six modes of transportation: • • Highway Rail • • Aviation Ferry • • Public Transportation Bicycle/Pedestrian All regional planning agencies have a set number of submittals per mode depending on their combined population and length of roadways. Pender County is in two regional planning agencies: Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO): 19 submittals/mode Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization (RPO): 19 submittals/mode The MPO coordinates transportation planning in Wilmington's metro region, with proposed projects contained in the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) . The RPO coordinates transportation planning in non-metro Pender, Brunswick, and Columbus Counties. Each county has a Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) .
FROM CONCEPT TO CONSTRUCTION
NC Transportation Funding Motor Fuel Tax DMV Fees Highway Use Tax Highway Fund Highway Trust Fund Funds operations and Funds capital maintenance activities (construction) activities Statewide Strategic Regional Impact Division Needs Projects Mobility Projects Projects 30% of Funding 40% of funding 30% of funding
Eligibility Definitions Mode Statewide Mobility Regional Impact Division Needs • Interstates (existing & future) • NHS routes (July 1, 2012) • All County (SR) Routes • STRAHNET • Federal-Aid Eligible Highway Other US and NC Routes • ADHS Routes Local Roads • Uncompleted Intrastate projects • Designated T oll Facilities Large Commercial Other Commercial Service All Airports without Service Airports Airports not in Statewide Commercial Service (General Aviation Aviation) Bicycle- N/A N/A All projects ($0 state funds) Pedestrian Public Service spanning two or All other service, N/A Transportation more counties (10% cap) including terminals andstations Ferry N/A Vessel or infrastructure Replacementvessels expansion Freight Service on Rail service spanning two or All other service, including Class I Railroad more counties not in terminals and stations (no Rail Corridors Statewide short lines)
P 5.0 Quantitative Criteria Bike/Ped Highway Rail Funding Category Benefit-Cost Congestion Safety Benefit-Cost Statewide System Opportunities Freight N/A Mobility Capacity Safety Economic Competitiveness Economic competitiveness Benefit-Cost Congestion Safety Benefit-Cost Regional System Opportunities Safety N/A Impact Accessibility/Connectivity Capacity Freight Economic Competitiveness System Opportunities Safety Congestion Safety Access Benefit-Cost Division Demand/Density Benefit-Cost Safety Needs Connectivity Accessibility/Connectivity Capacity Freight Cost Effectiveness Economic Competitiveness
PRIORITIZED AND PLANNED PROJECTS
Projects in P 5.0 Project Project Status Aviation AV-5744 Henderson Field Runway Expansion Committed AV-5815 Henderson Field Apron Expansion Committed Highway R-3300 Hampstead Bypass Committed NC 210 (SURF CITY). Intersection improvement at US 17 Committed R-5877 and NC 210 near Surf City. (On Hold) NC 50/NC 210: SR 1534 (Belt Road). Construct Programmed R-5900 Roundabout (On Hold) NC 53 from US 117 Bypass to Stag Park Road. Widen to Committed R-5850 three lanes. (On Hold) NC 53 @ US 117 Business (Walker Street/Wilmington R-5701 Street). Improve intersection. Committed NC210 @ SR 1560 (Watts Landing Road). Programmed R-5899 Construct Roundabout (On Hold) US17 from SR 1582 (Washington Acres Road) to SR 1563 (Sloop Point Loop Road). Committed U-5732 Convert to Superstreet. (Delayed) Public Transportation TA-6252 PAS-TRAN Capital Committed TK-6152 PAS-TRAN Administration Committed TQ-6914 PAS-TRAN Operating Committed
Major Pender CTP Projects Project From To Widen US117 to a four-lane divided major thoroughfare with 12-foot lanes. This US117 project also includes a multi-use path along the east side of the facility. Business NC210 Widen US 117 Bypass to a four-lane divided major thoroughfare with 12-foot US 117 lanes. This project also includes sidewalks on both sides of the facility. Business NC 53 Widen US421 to a four-lane divided expressway with 12-foot lanes NC210 Sampson Provide access management and make intersection improvements on NC 53 in US117 Burgaw Bypass Smith St Convert NC53 to a four-lane divided major thoroughfare. This project also US 117 Stag Park includes sidewalks and multi-use paths along this facility Bypass Rd New roadway to provide circulation improvements and relieve traffic US 117 congestion at the existing intersection. Bypass NC 53
MPO 2040 Plan Project From To Bicycle/Pedestrian Improvements Jenkins Rd US17 St Johns Church Rd St Johns Church Rd Jenkins Rd End Master Ln Doral Dr Sloop Pt Loop Rd Freight/Rail US421 Railroad extension Invista Commerce Park Public Transportation Amenity @ US17 & NC210 Park & Ride @ US17 & NC210 Park & Ride @ US17 & Sidbury Amenity @ US117/NC133 & Old Blossom Ferry Rd Amenity @ US421 & Blueberry Rd Park & Ride @ US421 & Cowpen Landing Highway US17 Superstreet Washington Acres Rd Sloop Pt Loop Rd NC210 Improvements Island Creek/210 US17 Hampstead Bypass Porters Neck Rd Sloop Point Rd Intersection Improvement Country Club Drive/Doral Drive Sloop Pt Loop Rd
What We're Asking of You With Pender County's rapid growth , not all emerging and existing transportation challenges are captured in adopted plans. Our residents are valuable assets in helping to identify areas in need of improvements that increase the mobility and safety of our transportation network. Please fill out a form to provide feedback on needed projects that fit within the state's Prioritization framework. On the provided maps, please use the pink dots to indicate where safety upgrades are most needed, yellow dots to indicate where congestion is the biggest problem, and green dots to indicate where alternative transportation infrastructure (bike, pedestrian, transit) would be most valuable.
For more information please visit: https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/planning
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