A. The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that a prioritization process for projects funded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board be developed and implemented to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the state's transportation system, transportation safety, transportation accessibility for people and freight, environmental quality, and economic development in the Commonwealth.
B. Subject to the limitations in subsection C, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall develop, in accordance with federal transportation requirements, and in cooperation with metropolitan planning organizations wholly within the Commonwealth and with the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, a statewide prioritization process for the use of funds allocated pursuant to §§ 33.2-358, 33.2-370, and 33.2-371 or apportioned pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104. Such prioritization process shall be used for the development of the Six-Year Improvement Program pursuant to § 33.2-214 and shall consider, at a minimum, highway, transit, rail, roadway, technology operational improvements, and transportation demand management strategies.
1. The prioritization process shall be based on an objective and quantifiable analysis that considers, at a minimum, the following factors relative to the cost of the project or strategy: congestion mitigation, economic development, accessibility, safety, and environmental quality.
2. Prior to the analysis in subdivision 1, candidate projects and strategies shall be screened by the Commonwealth Transportation Board to determine whether they are consistent with the assessment of capacity needs for all for corridors of statewide significance, regional networks, and improvements to promote urban development areas established pursuant to § 15.2-2223.1, undertaken in the Statewide Transportation Plan in accordance with § 33.2-353.
3. The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall weight the factors used in subdivision 1 for each of the state's highway construction districts. The Commonwealth Transportation Board may assign different weights to the factors, within each highway construction district, based on the unique needs and qualities of each highway construction district.
4. The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall solicit input from localities, metropolitan planning organizations, transit authorities, transportation authorities, and other stakeholders in its development of the prioritization process pursuant to this section. Further, the Board shall explicitly consider input provided by an applicable metropolitan planning organization or the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority when developing the weighting of factors pursuant to subdivision 3 for a metropolitan planning area with a population over 200,000 individuals.
C. The prioritization process developed under subsection B shall not apply to the following: projects or activities undertaken pursuant to § 33.2-352; projects funded by the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funds apportioned to the state pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104(b)(4) and state matching funds; projects funded by the Highway Safety Improvement Program funds apportioned to the state pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104(b)(3) and state matching funds; projects funded by the Transportation Alternatives funds set-aside pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 213 and state matching funds; projects funded by the revenue-sharing program pursuant to § 33.2-357; and projects funded by federal programs established by the federal government after June 30, 2014, with specific rules that restrict the types of projects that may be funded, excluding restrictions on the location of projects with regard to highway functional classification. The Commonwealth Transportation Board may, at its discretion, develop a prioritization process for any of the funds covered by this subsection, subject to planning and funding requirements of federal law.
2014, c. 726; 2015, c. 684; 2016, c. 129; 2017, cc. 166, 273.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 33.2 - Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems
Chapter 2 - Transportation Entities
§ 33.2-200. Commonwealth Transportation Board; membership; terms; vacancies
§ 33.2-201. Appointment requirements; statewide interest
§ 33.2-203. Salaries and expenses
§ 33.2-205. Oaths and bonds of members
§ 33.2-207. Bookkeeping system
§ 33.2-208. Location of routes
§ 33.2-210. Traffic regulations; penalty
§ 33.2-211. Copies of regulations as evidence
§ 33.2-212. Sections not applicable to certain engines and tractors
§ 33.2-213. Naming highways, bridges, interchanges, and other transportation facilities
§ 33.2-214. Transportation; Six-Year Improvement Program
§ 33.2-214.1. Statewide prioritization process for project selection
§ 33.2-214.3. Transparency in project selection in Planning District 8
§ 33.2-214.4. Statewide prioritization for the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund
§ 33.2-215. Policies and operation of Departments
§ 33.2-216. Roadside memorials; penalty
§ 33.2-217. Prohibition of certain weeds and plants on highway rights-of-way
§ 33.2-218. Fees for participating in the Integrated Directional Sign Program
§ 33.2-219. Statements to be filed with Commonwealth Transportation Board by transit systems
§ 33.2-221. Other powers, duties, and responsibilities
§ 33.2-222. Commissioner of Highways
§ 33.2-223. General powers of Commissioner of Highways
§ 33.2-224. Employees; delegation of responsibilities
§ 33.2-225. Liaison duties with other organizations
§ 33.2-226. Authority to lease or convey airspace
§ 33.2-227. Defense of employees
§ 33.2-228. Agreements between Commissioner of Highways and certain localities
§ 33.2-229. Furnishing information regarding right-of-way transactions
§ 33.2-230. Written notice of decision to dispose of real property
§ 33.2-231. Establish community service landscaping program
§ 33.2-233. Gathering and reporting of information and statistics
§ 33.2-234. Construction by state or local employees
§ 33.2-237. Directional signs for certain educational institutions
§ 33.2-239. Providing highway detours
§ 33.2-240. Connections over shoulders of highways for intersecting private roads
§ 33.2-242. Replacing entrances destroyed in the repair or construction of highways
§ 33.2-243. Paying for damages sustained to personal property by reason of work projects, etc.
§ 33.2-244. Removal of snow and ice from public highways by private entities
§ 33.2-245. Comprehensive highway access management standards
§ 33.2-246. Recreational waysides; regulations; penalties
§ 33.2-247. Wetlands mitigation banking
§ 33.2-248. Expenditure of funds for interstate bridges and approaches
§ 33.2-249. Maintenance and operation of bridges or tunnels on the city and state line
§ 33.2-250. Improving certain private roads and certain town streets and roads
§ 33.2-251. Installation and maintenance of "children at play" signs in counties and towns
§ 33.2-252. Tramways and railways along or across public highways; appeals
§ 33.2-253. Highway safety corridor program
§ 33.2-254. Erection and maintenance of newspaper route boxes
§ 33.2-255. Sale or lease of properties acquired for highway construction
§ 33.2-256. Department of Transportation established
§ 33.2-257.1. Notice to be provided to property owners of pending transportation projects
§ 33.2-258. Environmental permits for highway projects; timely review
§ 33.2-259. Maintain drainage easements
§ 33.2-260. Specifications in purchasing lubricating motor oil
§ 33.2-261. Value engineering required in certain projects
§ 33.2-263. School bus stop signs or other indicators
§ 33.2-264. Livestock on right-of-way of the systems of state highways
§ 33.2-265. Comprehensive roadside management program
§ 33.2-266. Intermittent closing of highways subject to flooding; permits; notice
§ 33.2-267.1. Human trafficking hotline; posted notice required
§ 33.2-269. Localities may use design-build contracts
§ 33.2-270. Provide for training of certain local employees
§ 33.2-271. Maintain property acquired for construction of transportation projects
§ 33.2-272.1. Interstate pipelines; Department of Transportation oversight
§ 33.2-273. Use of steel plates in connection with highway repairs
§ 33.2-274. Application and installation of traffic control measures
§ 33.2-274.1. Roadside safety devices to be equipped with identification numbers
§ 33.2-275. Periodic quantitative rating of certain highways
§ 33.2-275.1. Primary evacuation routes; public information
§ 33.2-276. Noise abatement practices and technologies
§ 33.2-277. Sale of materials to, and use of equipment by, localities and school boards
§ 33.2-278. Facilities for persons desiring to fish from bridges
§ 33.2-280. Treatment of highway surfaces for dust control
§ 33.2-280.1. Charging electronic toll collection device fees
§ 33.2-282. Department of Rail and Public Transportation created; appointment of Director
§ 33.2-283. Powers and duties of the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation
§ 33.2-284. General powers of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation
§ 33.2-285. Responsibilities of Department of Rail and Public Transportation
§ 33.2-286. Urban transit agency strategic plans
§ 33.2-288. Declaration of public purpose; Virginia Passenger Rail Authority
§ 33.2-289. Board of Directors
§ 33.2-290. Executive Director; agents and employees
§ 33.2-291. Local authorities subordinate to Authority
§ 33.2-292. Powers of the Authority
§ 33.2-293. Acquisition, possession, and disposition of rail facilities; eminent domain
§ 33.2-295. Deposit and investment of funds
§ 33.2-296. Revenues of the Authority
§ 33.2-297. Moneys of Authority
§ 33.2-299. Recordkeeping; audits
§ 33.2-299.1. Exemption of Authority from personnel and procurement procedures
§ 33.2-299.2. Police powers; Authority rules and regulations
§ 33.2-299.3. Governmental function; exemption from taxation
§ 33.2-299.4. Cooperation with federal agencies
§ 33.2-299.5. Continuing responsibilities of the Transportation Board and the Department