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Transportation Infrastructure Planning Flashcards

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  1. How are Division Needs funds distributed among NCDOT's highway divisions under STI?

    Answer: Equally among the 14 divisions

    Division Needs funds are divided in equal shares among all 14 divisions.

  2. Regional Impact funds are distributed among the seven funding regions primarily based on what factor?

    Answer: Population

    Regional Impact funds are allocated to the seven regions based on population.

  3. An NCDOT planner is evaluating a new interstate widening; in which STI category would an interstate project typically compete first?

    Answer: Statewide Mobility

    Interstates and Strategic Transportation Corridors are Statewide Mobility-eligible facilities.

  4. What is the main purpose of the NC Section 404/NEPA Merger process?

    Answer: To integrate environmental review and Clean Water Act permitting decisions with project planning through agency concurrence points

    The Merger process streamlines NEPA and Section 404 permitting by securing agency agreement at defined concurrence points.

  5. What type of local transportation funding does North Carolina distribute to municipalities through the Powell Bill program?

    Answer: State street aid for maintaining and improving city streets

    Powell Bill funds give eligible municipalities state aid for local street maintenance and construction.

  6. Powell Bill allocations to municipalities are calculated using which two factors?

    Answer: Population (75%) and locally maintained street mileage (25%)

    The Powell Bill formula weights population at 75% and local street miles at 25%.

  7. Federally, how frequently must an MPO's Metropolitan Transportation Plan be updated in an air quality nonattainment or maintenance area?

    Answer: At least every 4 years

    Federal rules require MTP updates every 4 years in nonattainment/maintenance areas and every 5 years in attainment areas.

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