Draft Transportation Improvement Program
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Draft Transportation Improvement Program For the Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Fiscal Year 2021 – 2024 Prepared by the Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration and the Georgia Department of Transportation COASTAL REGION METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FY 2021 - 2024 Draft Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission P.O. Box 8246, 110 East State Street Savannah, Georgia 31412-8246 Phone: (912) 651.1440 www.thempc.org The Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) and Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (CORE MPO) are committed to the principle of affirmative action and prohibit discrimination against otherwise qualified persons on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, familial status, parental status, political beliefs, genetic information, income, or other protected category in its recruitment, employment, facility and program accessibility or services. MPC and CORE MPO are committed to enforcing the provisions of the Civil Rights Act, Title VI, and all the related requirements mentioned above. CORE MPO is also committed to taking positive and realistic affirmative steps to ensure the protection of rights and opportunities for all persons affected by its plans and programs. The opinions, findings, and conclusions in this publication are those of the author(s) and those individuals are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Transportation (DOT), State of Georgia, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), or the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). This report does not constitute a standard, specification or regulation. TABLE OF CONTENTS COASTAL REGION METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (CORE MPO) ........... III CORE MPO RESOLUTION ............................................................................................................... i FEDERAL CERTIFICATION .......................................................................................................... iii GDOT-CORE MPO JOINT CERTIFICATION ............................................................................... iv CHAPTER 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 CORE MPO and TIP ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Overview of the FY 2021 – 2024 TIP Document ..................................................................... 3 1.3 TIP Funding Programs .............................................................................................................. 3 1.3.1 FAST-ACT Highway Programs .................................................................................... 4 1.3.1.1 FAST Act Highway Programs Updates .................................................................. 4 1.3.1.2 FAST Act Highway Program Funding Codes and Federal Shares ......................... 8 1.3.2 FAST Act Transit Programs .......................................................................................... 8 1.3.2.1 Highlights of FAST Act Transit Grant Programs ................................................... 9 1.3.2.2 FAST Act Major Transit Grant Program Funding Shares .................................... 10 1.3.3 Carry over Funding ...................................................................................................... 10 1.3.3.1 Where Carryover Funds Come From .................................................................... 10 1.3.3.2 How Carryover Funds Are Used ........................................................................... 11 1.3.3.3 How Carryover Funds Are Shown For Fiscal Constraint ..................................... 11 1.3.4 Other Funding Programs .............................................................................................. 11 1.3.5 Lump Sum Funding Programs ..................................................................................... 12 1.4 Public Participation Requirements for TIP ............................................................................. 14 1.4.1 Participation in Development of the Transportation Improvement Program .............. 14 1.4.2 Participation for Changes to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) ........................................................................ 15 1.4.3 GDOT STIP and TIP Amendment Process ................................................................. 18 CHAPTER 2: FY 2021 - 2024 TIP DEVELOPMENT .................................................................... 21 2.1 Expected FY 2021 - 2024 TIP Funding for the CORE MPO Metropolitan Planning Area ... 21 2.1.1 Expected Highway Funds ............................................................................................ 21 2.1.2 Expected Transit Funds ................................................................................................ 22 2.2 Establishment of Transportation Improvement Priorities ....................................................... 23 2.2.1 TIP Project Prioritization Methodology and Performance Measures .......................... 23 2.2.2 TIP Priority Projects .................................................................................................... 25 2.2.2.1 Highway Projects .................................................................................................. 25 2.2.2.2 Transit Projects ................................................................................................. 26 I 2.2.2.3 Non-Motorized Projects ........................................................................................ 26 2.2.2.4 GDOT Lump Sum Projects ............................................................................... 27 2.2.3 Linkage Between TIP Priorities and Performance Measures ...................................... 27 2.3 FY 2021 - 2024 TIP Development Public Participation Process ............................................ 30 2.3.1 Participation in TIP Prioritization ................................................................................ 30 2.3.2 Participation in Draft TIP Development ...................................................................... 31 CHAPTER 3: FY 2021 - 2024 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS................... 32 3.1 FY 2021 - 2024 Highway Improvement Projects ................................................................... 32 3.1.1 Index of Highway Projects ........................................................................................... 32 3.1.2 FY 2021 - 2024 TIP Highway Project Locations ........................................................ 33 3.1.3 FY 2021 - 2024 TIP Highway Project Pages ................................................................. 34 3.1.4 FY 2021 - 2024 TIP Highway Lump Sum Program ...................................................... 58 3.1.5 FY 2021 - 2024 TIP Highway Financial Balance .......................................................... 60 3.2 FY 2021 - 2024 Transit Improvement Program ..................................................................... 66 3.2.1 Financial Capacity Statement of the Chatham Area Transit Authority ........................... 66 3.2.2 FY 2019 Capital Improvement Justification for the Chatham Area Transit ................ 67 3.2.3 FY 2021 - 2024 Transit Improvement Projects ........................................................... 67 Appendix A: Identified Lump Sum Projects ................................................................................ 74 Appendix B: Funding Obligations in FY 2018 - 2020 ................................................................. 77 Appendix C: Implemented or Removed TIP Priority Projects ..................................................... 82 Appendix D: Public Participation Materials ................................................................................. 85 Appendix E: MTP Addendum for MTP/TIP Consistency Check ................................................ 91 II COASTAL REGION METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (CORE MPO) Chairman Albert J. Scott Chatham County Commission James Aberson, Chairman James Hungerpiller, Mayor CORE MPO Advisory Committee on Town of Vernonburg Accessible Transportation Bacarra Mauldin, Executive Director Gary Norton, Mayor Chatham Area Transit Authority City of Port Wentworth Rebecca Benton, Mayor Tim Callanan, County Manager City of Pooler Effingham County Tom McQueen, Assistant State Van Johnson, Mayor Planning Administrator City of Savannah Georgia Department of Transportation Ron Feldner, City Manager Pamela Bernard, Chairman City of Garden City CORE MPO Economic Development and Freight Advisory Committee George Fidler, Director of Engineering Savannah Airport Commission Ellis Cook, Chairman Chatham County-Savannah Shawn Gillen, City Manager Metropolitan Planning Commission City of Tybee Island Ben Rozier, Mayor Mark Ott, Councilman City of Bloomingdale City of Richmond Hill Lee Smith, County Manager James “Jay”