Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC)
MVRPC’s 2006 TRAC applications:
Following in the footsteps of last year’s TRAC
funding awards, MVRPC along with ODOT and various other partners
have submitted four applications for the 2006 round of funding. Please
click 2006 Applications under More Info
to view the applications. The next step is to rank the projects based on the criteria in the TRAC Policies and Procedures (
:163 kb). Following Board approval of the project ranking, MVRPC staff will present the ranked list of proceeds to the TRAC at their annual public hearing.
Results of MVRPC’s 2005 TRAC applications:
On June 30, 2006 the TRAC released its final project list for State Fiscal Years 2007 - 2012. Two projects (Greene US-35 and Montgomery US-35) submitted for the 2005 round of TRAC were approved as Tier II projects. This means that ODOT TRAC has approved the initiation of further project development activities for these regionally significant projects. Consultant selection activities are currently underway for both of these projects. Click 2005 Applications for more info.
What is the Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC)?
The Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) was created by the Ohio General Assembly in 1997 to bring an open, fair, numbers-driven system to choosing major new transportation projects The TRAC is composed of the director of ODOT and eight appointees chosen for experience in transportation, business or economic development. The governor names six members; the president of the Ohio Senate names one and the speaker of the Ohio House names one. The TRAC has been set up to determine which projects considered to be Major New Capacity (click here for definition) are to be funded by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). For More information, please visit the ODOT TRAC web site.
MVRPC's Role in the TRAC Process
The MVRPC has several responsibilities and tasks to fulfill for a project to be considered by the TRAC. Every Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) adopts a long-range plan. The TRAC can only fund projects that are included in the MPO's long-range plan. Therefore, the MPO must list the project in their long-range plan if the project sponsors wish to be considered for funding. Similarly, if an MPO does not wish to have a project funded, for example, a project in an environmentally sensitive area, it has the option of not including the project in the long-range plan. The TRAC also takes into consideration regional and local priorities by urging MPO's to submit project priority lists. In addition, no project will be ranked unless approved or reviewed and commented on by the appropriate MPO.
MVRPC's Policies and Procedures for considering Major New Capacity Projects (TRAC Projects)
The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission has created Policies
and Procedures for Considering Major New Capacity Projects (:282
kb)in
order to rank the TRAC projects in our area and submit the ranked
listing to the TRAC.