2023 TRAC APPLICATION

TRAC FUNDING APPLICATION

The Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) was established by the Ohio General Assembly and tasked with developing and overseeing a project selection process for Major New Transportation Capacity Projects. Major New Capacity projects is defined by TRAC as those projects that cost greater than $12 million, increase the capacity of a transportation asset or reduce congestion and are critical to the mobility, economic development, and quality of life of the citizens of Ohio.

TRAC is accepting applications from May 1 to May 31.

Sponsoring Agency*

Project Contact*

Address

City

State

Zip Code

Phone*

Email*

Please note that when saving the application for completion later, the Email address provided will receive a link to retrieve the application.

Application Type*

Existing Project (Tier I, II or III) New project

PROJECT SCHEDULE

Project Milestones & Status

Please select the status of each milestone below as either Not Started, In Progress or Complete.

Additionally, please enter the corresponding date for the milestone and status.

Planning Studies

Estimated Completion Date

Completion Date

Interchange Modification Study (IMS) / Interchange Justification Study (IJS)

Estimated Completion Date

Completion Date

Preliminary Engineering

Estimated Completion Date

Completion Date

Environmental / NEPA Approval*

Estimated Completion Date*

Completion Date*

Detailed Design

Estimated Completion Date

Completion Date

Right-of-Way Acquistion

Estimated Completion Date

Completion Date

Utility Relocation

Estimated Completion Date

Completion Date

TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

Roadway Segment Information

TRAC collects a variety of transportation related data and information in the evaluation process including congestion, safety, truck traffic, etc. This information is used to develop model derived transportation values; such as, cost/benefit analysis and air quality. The roadway segments associated with the application are the basis of this analysis. Transit and Freight related projects should identify the roadway segments that will receive the benefit from projects implementation.

Roadway Segments

ODOT NLFID

Begin Point

End Point

Primary Roadway Segment

Secondary Roadway Segment(s)

New Roadways / New Alignment

TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

Transit Multi-Modal Project Information

Transit Type

Route Name / Number

Peak Hour Ridership

Existing Capacity

Existing Peak Hour Ridership / Capacity Ratio

Added Peak Hour Capacity

Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Reduction

TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

Freight Multi-Modal Project Information

Frieght Type

Route Name / Number

Existing Freight Volume

Existing Facility Capacity

Existing Freight Volume / Existing Freight Capacity Ratio

Freight Capacity Increase

Truck Miles Traveled (TMT) Reduction

TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

Strategic Transportation System (STS) Connections

The Strategic Transportation System (STS), identified as part of Access Ohio (AO) 2045 (ODOT's Long Range Transportation Plan), includes significant transportation corridors and intermodal hubs across Ohio. For additional information about the STS and AO2045, visit Access Ohio 2045 | Ohio Department of Transportation.

The project is part of an STS Corridor:

Yes No

The project will facilitate a connection between two or more corridors or intermodal hubs identified on the STS:

Yes No

Please provide a brief explanation as to how this project will facilitate a connection between two or more STS resources.

The project will connect an STS resource with a local freight or transit facility or resource:

Yes No

Please provide a brief explanation as to how this project will connect an STS resource with a local freight or transit facility or resource

LOCAL INVESTMENT FACTORS

Built Out Local Attributes

Local investment factors includes the analysis and evaluation of the dollar value of existing, local built-out attributes such as streets, water, and land use. For this analysis TRAC has standardized the project area as a one-mile "rectangular" buffer around the primary roadway segment. TRAC also considers percentage of acres served by local services within the rectangular buffer with the following formula:

(Length of the primary roadway segment in miles + 2 miles) x 2 miles x 640 acres.

What is the length of the primary roadway segment being improved by the project?

Est. Project Area Acreage

Enter the estimated percentage of acres being served by the local services within the estimated project area calculated above:

Local Streets

Enter the percentage of the calculated project area acreage receiving service from this local resource.

Electrical Service

Enter the percentage of the calculated project area acreage receiving service from this local resource.

Water / Sewer Service

Enter the percentage of the calculated project area acreage receiving service from this local resource.

Enter the estimated square footage for the following building types within the calculated project area:

Light Industrial

Heavy Industrial

Warehouse

Commercial

Institutional

Provide the estimated percentage of road route miles served by transit routes (excluding ADA/Para Transit) within the project area:

Provide the estimated percentage of existing building square footage currently vacant:

New Local Investments

TRAC will consider the monetized value of public investments or commitments for new, non-project infrastructure and private investments within 5-year time horizon prior to and after the date of this TRAC Application.

Provide the dollar value of committed or recent public investment in new, non-project infrastructure within the project area (Millions): $

What is the present value of private investment in existing facilities within the project area? (Millions) $

ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE FACTORS

Economic Distress - Poverty & Unemployment Rates

As part of the application scoring process, ODOT collects county level information as the standard measurement for poverty and unemployment factors; however, if a project sponsor provides defensible data at a sub-county or census tract level, TRAC can consider that level of geographic analysis for scoring and evaluation.

Do you want to enter distress values for a sub-county area to be used in the evaluation of this application?

Yes - I want to include a specific sub-county area for this analysis. No - I want to use the information collected by ODOT.

County

Sub-County Poverty Rate

This value must be an average of the most recent 5 year period.

Poverty Rate Data Source

Sub-County Unemployment Rate

This value must be an average of the most recent 5 year period.

Unemployment Rate Data Source

PROJECT FUNDING PLAN

TRAC Funding Request

Please indicate the amount of funding being requested by phase and fiscal year.

Funding requests should consider the amounts needed over the next two fiscal years.

Select the phase(s) new TRAC funding is being requested for as part of this application:*

PE - Preliminary Engineering DD - Detailed Design RW - Right-of-way CO - Construction

Please select all phases needed.

PE funding request $

($Millions)

Fiscal Year

DD funding request $

($Millions)

Fiscal Year

RW funding request $

($Millions)

Fiscal Year

CO funding request $

Fiscal Year

Total New TRAC funding request $

($Millions)

The TRAC previously committed funding for the development or construction of this project:

Yes No

PE $

($Millions)

DD $

RW $

CO $

Will additional TRAC funds be needed for future phases of development or construction?

Yes No

PE $

($Millions)

DD $

RW $

CO $

PROJECT FUNDING PLAN

Local Funding Commitments

Project development and construction can be funded with multiple local funding sources. The questions below will help identify the funding sources for this project.

Will local funding sources be used in the development or construction of this project?

Yes No

What is the total number of local funding sources for the development and construction of this project?

Please complete the funding information below for each local funding source.

Local Funding Source (1)

PE $

($Millions)

DD $

RW $

CO $

Local Funding Source (2)

PE $

($Millions)

DD $

RW $

CO $

Local Funding Source (3)

PE $

($Millions)

DD $

RW $

CO $

Local Funding Source (4)

PE $

($Millions)

DD $

RW $

CO $

Local Funding Source (5)

PE $

($Millions)

DD $

RW $

CO $

Local Funding Totals

PE Total $

($Millions)

DD Total $

($Millions)

RW Total $

($Millions)

CO Total $

($Millions)

PROJECT FUNDING PLAN

Will another funding source (i.e. ODOT Program or Congressionally Directed Spending) be used for project development or construction of the project?*

Yes No

PE $

($Millions)

DD $

RW $

CO $

PROJECT FUNDING PLAN

Have Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission (OTIC) Revenue Bonds been committed for the construction of this project?

Yes No

PE $

($Millions)

DD $

RW $

CO $

PROJECT FUNDING PLAN

Please review this table for accuracy. If a correction is needed please return to the previous sections to make the adjustment.

PE Funding totals

DD Funding totals

RW Funding totals

CO Funding totals

Local Funding Totals

($Millions)

ODOT Funding Totals

($Millions)

Previous TRAC Funding Totals

($Millions)

NEW TRAC Funding Request

($Millions)

Future TRAC Funding Request

($Millions)

PE Totals ($Millions)

DD Totals ($Millions)

RW Totals ($Millions)

CO Totals ($Millions)

Total Project Cost ($Millions)

Total Local Funding ($Millions)

Total ODOT Funding ($Millions)

Total OTIC Funding ($Millions)

Total TRAC Funding ($Millions)

% Local Funding

% ODOT Funding

% OTIC Funding

% TRAC Funding

TIER I CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE

Projects requesting Tier I status are required to submit a construction estimate.

Roadway $

($Millions)

Drainage $

Traffic Control $

Structures $

Retaining Walls $

Railroad $

Contingency $

TOTAL ESTIMATE $

($Millions)

Date of Inflated Estimate

Year of Inflation Estimate

PROJECT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

MPO and RTPO Acknowledgement

Is the project within the boundaries of a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) or Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO)?

Yes No

Please identify the respective MPO or RTPO.

Has the MPO or RTPO provided a letter or support or acknowledgment for this project?

Yes No

ODOT District Acknowledgement

Has the appropriate ODOT District Planning Office been contacted about the development and construction of this project?

Yes No

Has the ODOT District Office provided a letter or support or acknowledgment for this project

Yes No

CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS DISCLOSURE FOR SPONSORING AGENCY/CONSULTANTS

As the Sponsoring Agency and/or consultant for the above TRAC Funding project, I have:

1. Reviewed the conflict of interest information found in Ohio’s TRAC Policy & Procedures and Application Guidelines.

2. Reviewed the Ethics and Conflict of Interest laws, including 23 CFR § 1.33, 23 CFR 636.116.and Ohio Revised Code sections 102.03, 2921.42 and 2921.43.

And, to the best of my knowledge, determined that, for myself, any owner, partner or employee, with my firm or any of my sub-consulting firms providing services for this project, including family members and personal interests of the above persons, there are:

No real or potential conflicts of interest or ethics issues

Real conflicts of interest or the potential for conflicts of interest or ethics issue.

If a real or potential conflict of interest or an ethics issue has been identified, please describe the nature of the conflict or issue, and provide a detailed description of Consultant’s proposed mitigation measures (if possible) below.

Nature of Conflict Description*

ATTACHMENTS

Please note:

Only one attachment can be uploaded per field. If you are uploading multiple documents to a single field such as letters of support, it is recommended that the items are loaded as a SINGLE PDF.

It is highly recommended documents be attached just before final submission.

Attached files will not be saved when the "save and resume later" feature is selected.

The maximum file upload size is 20MB.

Map 1 - Project Location Map (Required)*

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