Planning
Planning involves stakeholder engagement processes and analysis to develop goals for the transportation system and plans to achieve those goals. These efforts culminate in identifying projects to improve the transportation system. Broadly, the planning process progressively narrows the focus from transportation system-level to project-level through these steps:
- Identify transportation system goals, objectives, performance measures, strategies and investment priorities
- Identify a realistic vision for the corridor that is consistent with state, regional and local plans
- Identify and document high-level problems and opportunities through one (or more) of the following paths:
- Planning studies – including corridor, regional, MPO, and other studies
- Asset management reviews – including the project selection process
- Standalone issues
- Document specific problems and opportunities for a segment of the transportation system
Activities to start
Project management
- Bridges over Trunk Highways: Ownership Determination Process
- Construction Management General Contracting
- Cost-Effectiveness (Benefit-Cost)
- Cost Participation Policy
- Design-Build
- Financial Plans
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Professional/Technical Contracts - Start, continue, and complete phases vary by contract.
- Project Management
- Project Scheduling
- Total Project Cost Estimate
Environmental
Public engagement
Other work
Coordination and consultation
- Planning Partners (under development)
- Tribes and Transportation