No. 28532 (Amendment): R907-68. Prioritization of New Transportation Capacity Projects

DAR File No.: 28532
Filed: 02/24/2006, 04:07
Received by: NL

 

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

This change reflects public comments.

 

Summary of the rule or change:

The amendment substitutes the term "economic development" for "economic impact" and changes the definition.

 

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

Section 72-1-304

 

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

This amendment only deals with how to measure a proposed project's potential for spurring economic development. It will not make any changes that have a financial impact, so there is no cost.

 

local governments:

This amendment only deals with how to measure a proposed project's potential for spurring economic development. It will not make any changes that have a financial impact, so there is no cost. The rule simply will not impose any costs on a local government.

 

other persons:

This rule does not affect industry or private citizens, so they will have no cost. The rule does not impose any costs on a person.

 

Compliance costs for affected persons:

This rule does not affect industry or private citizens, so they will have no cost.

 

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

This amendment has no fiscal impact on business. John R. Njord, Executive Director

 

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Transportation
Administration
CALVIN L RAMPTON COMPLEX
4501 S 2700 W
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119-5998

 

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

James Beadles at the above address, by phone at 801-965-4168, by FAX at 801-965-4796, or by Internet E-mail at [e-mail]

 

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

04/14/2006

 

This rule may become effective on:

04/15/2006

 

Authorized by:

John R. Njord, Executive Director

 

 

RULE TEXT

R907. Transportation, Administration.

R907-68. Prioritization of New Transportation Capacity Projects.

R907-68-1. Definitions.

(1) "ADT" means Average Daily Traffic, which is the volume of traffic on a road, annualized to a daily average.

(2) "Capacity" means the maximum hourly rate at which vehicles reasonably can be expected to traverse a point or a uniform section of a lane or roadway during a given time period under prevailing roadway, traffic, and control conditions.

(3) "Commission" means the Transportation Commission, which is created in Utah Code Ann. Section 72-1-301.

(4) "Economic Development[Impact" is a forecast of the economic benefit that a proposed transportation project will cause. It] may include employment growth, employment retention, tourism growth, freight movements, tax base increase, and traveler or user cost savings in relation to construction costs.

(5) "Functional Classification" means the description of the road as one of the following:

(a) Rural Interstate;

(b) Rural Other Principle Arterial;

(c) Rural Minor Arterial;

(d) Rural Major Collector;

(e) Urban Interstate;

(f) Urban Other Freeway and Expressway;

(g) Urban Other Principle Arterial;

(h) Urban Minor Arterial;

(i) Urban Collector;

(6) "Major New Capacity Project" means a transportation project that costs more than $5,000,000 and accomplishes any of the following:

(a) Add new roads and interchanges;

(b) Add new lanes;

(c) Modify existing interchange for capacity or economic development purpose.

(7) "MPO" as used in this section means metropolitan planning organization as defined in Utah Code Ann. Section 72-1-208.5.

(8) "Safety" means an analysis of the current safety conditions of a transportation facility. It includes an analysis of crash rates and crash severity.

(9) "Strategic Goals" means the Utah Department of Transportation Strategic Goals.

(10) "Strategic Initiatives" means the implementation strategies the Department will use to achieve the "Strategic Goals".

(11) "Transportation Efficiency" is the roadway attributes such as ADT, Truck ADT, Volume to Capacity, roadway Functional Classification, and Transportation Growth.

(12) "Transportation Growth" means the projected percentage of average annual increase in ADT.

(13) "Truck ADT" means the ADT of truck traffic on a road, annualized to a daily average.

(14) "Volume to Capacity Ratio" means the ratio of hourly volume of traffic to capacity for a transportation facility (measure of congestion).

 

R907-68-4. Prioritization of Major New Capacity Projects List.

(1) Major New Capacity Projects will be compiled from the State of Utah Long Range Transportation Plan.

(2) The list will be first prioritized based upon Transportation Efficiency Factors, and Safety Factors. Each criterion of these factors will be given a specific weight.

(3) The Major New Capacity Projects will be ranked from highest to lowest with priority being assigned to the projects with highest overall rankings.

(4) The Transportation Commission will further evaluate the projects with highest rankings considering contributing components that include other factors such as Economic Development[economic impact].

(5) For each Major New Capacity Project, the Department will provide a description of how completing that project will fulfill the Department's strategic goals.

(6) The Transportation Commission may consider other factors not listed above, in the final selection process. Their decision shall be made in a public meeting forum.

 

R907-68-6. Need for Local Government Participation for Interchanges.

New interchanges for Economic Development[economic development] purposes on existing roads will not be included on the Major New Capacity Project list unless the local government with geographical jurisdiction over the interchange location contributes at least 50% of the cost of the interchange from private, local, or other non-UDOT, funds.

 

KEY: transportation commission, transportation, roads, capacity

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [January 4], 2006

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 72-1-201