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• Section 1: Capital Investment Strategy Categories/Asset Categories
• Section 2: Core Mission
• Section 3: Phases of Work
• Section 4: Funding Categories

  a. NJDOT
  b. NJ Transit

• Section 5: Metropolitan Planning Organizations
• Section 6: Air Quality Codes

Section 1: Capital Investement Strategy Categories/Asset Categories

The New Jersey Statewide Capital Investment Strategy (SCIS) classifies projects according to the type of work to be done.

Airport Assets

This classification includes work that is anticipated to preserve, maintain and improve NJ Aviation facilities for the development of an efficient air transportation system that responds to the needs of its users and the public.  Administration of NJ Aviation System includes Public Use Airports that consist of a complex system of facilities operated by State, County, Municipal and private entities.

Bridge Assets

This classification includes projects which are designed to keep existing bridges functioning and in a state of good repair, including work which rehabilitates or replaces existing bridges to current design standards.  Examples of work included within this classification are:

• Bridge rehabilitation and replacement
• Bridge deck rehabilitation and replacement
• Bridge capital maintenance
• Bridge management
• Dams

Capital Program Delivery

Includes program implementation costs for various phases of projects, including construction, contractor support, planning programs and studies, scoping and design, right-of-way, utility work, and quality assurance.

Congestion Relief

Includes work that improves the flow of people and goods along roadways. Specific programs under this heading include highway operational improvements, bottleneck improvements, missing links, major widening, intelligent transportation systems and travel demand management.

Local Systems Support

Provides for development and implementation of transportation improvements on local roadway networks. Examples of program categories within this heading are local aid to counties, local aid to municipalities, bicycle/pedestrian, regional planning, and project development.

Mass Transit Assets

Includes light rail, and rail and bus physical assets required to maintain the transit system in a state of good repair. Examples of work within this category include:

• Electric Traction
• Rail Stations, Bus Terminals, Shelters
• Rolling Stock, Rail Cars and Buses
• Signaling
• Structures
• Track

Multimodal Programs

Includes work that addresses improvements in/provisions for alternative modes of transportation. Program categories within this heading include goods movement, bicycle/pedestrian, ferries, paratransit, intermodal connections, rail, and maritime.

Road Assets

Includes projects which are designed to keep the existing highway system functioning and in a state of good repair, including work which upgrades segments of the system to meet current design standards (e.g., safety treatments that are part of a general roadway project - such as signs, guiderail, barrier curb, and traffic signals - as opposed to individual line-item programs, that include specific signs and/or traffic signals). Examples of work included in this category are:

• Drainage Management
• Environmental Remediation
• Highway Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
• Landscape
• Pavement Management System
• Resurfacing

Safety Management

Includes safety programs that are aimed at reducing the frequency and severity of crashes, and promoting the all-round engineering, education, and enforcement approach of "Safety First". "Safety First" is further reflected in several other NJDOT supported programs that utilize the 4E's (Engineering, Education, Enforcement, and Emergency Medical Services (quicker response and care)), and in other measures to enhance safety and reduce crashes. Examples of safety management programs are:

• ADA Curb Ramp Implementation
• Betterments, Safety
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities/Accommodations
• Crash Reduction Program
• Highway Safety Improvement Program Planning
• Intersection Improvement Program (Project Implementation)
• Motor Vehicle Crash Records
• Pedestrian Safety Improvement Design and Construction
• Pedestrian Safety Improvement Program
• Rail Highway Grade Crossing, Federal
• Rail Highway Grade Crossing, State
• Restriping Program & Line Reflectivity Management System
• Rockfall Mitigation
• Safe Routes to School Program
• Safe Streets to Transit Program
• Segment Improvement Program
• Traffic Signal Replacement
• Transportation Safety Resource Center (TSRC)

Transportation Support Facilities Assets

Includes projects designed to preserve, maintain, and improve physical plant infrastructure, including office buildings, rest areas, maintenance facilities, toll plazas and existing park and ride locations. (Bus stops and train stations are included under Mass Transit Assets).

Section 2: Core Mission

NJDOT’s overall mission has been divided into five distinct Core Missions as part of the Performance Budgeting Initiative, while NJ Transit's focus is Mass Transit. Performance data and expenditures are tied to the Core Missions listed below.

10 - Infrastructure Preservation

Projects and programs with a primary focus on preserving, rehabilitating, or reconstructing existing physical assets, such as roads and bridges.

20 - Safety

Projects and programs with a primary focus on improving public health and safety of motorists, pedestrians, cyclists, and other users of the transportation network by reducing transportation-related fatalities and injuries.

30 - Operations and Maintenance

Routine and regular expenditures required to: keep the highway surfaces, shoulders, roadsides, structures, and traffic control devices in usable condition; maintain facilities; purchase winter operations equipment, light trucks, cars, and construction equipment; and respond to winter storms and emergencies. Operations and Maintenance also include administrative operations that support the other core missions (such as human resources, budget, and accounting).

40 - Mobility and Congestion Relief

Projects and programs with a primary focus on maintaining or increasing the movement of passengers and goods. These projects and programs may provide a safety and/or infrastructure preservation benefit; however, their goal is improving quality of life.

50 - Mass Transit

Projects or programs designed to move relatively large numbers of people at one time; utilizing passenger transportation services that operate on established schedules, along designated routes, or lines, with specific stops.

Section 3: Phases Of Work

The stages of project development that occur during the project delivery process. The current NJDOT project delivery process, in order of occurrence, is Problem Statement (PS), Concept Development (CD), Preliminary Engineering (PE), Final Design (DES), Right of Way (ROW), Utilities (UTI), and Construction (CON). The terms apply to these various phases of work.

CAP - Capital Acquisition

The acquisition of rolling stock by NJ TRANSIT.

CD/LCD - Concept Development

The Concept Development phase identifies and compares reasonable alternatives and strategies that address well-defined and well-justified Purpose and Need Statement and establishes a Preliminary Preferred Alternative (PPA). The PPA is selected based on the following factors: environmental impacts, constructability, cost effectiveness, and length of time for construction. CD involves data collection, internal and external stakeholder coordination, and alternatives analysis. Along with the PPA, key products that are produced in this phase include the Purpose and Need Statement, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) classification, and the Concept Development Report. CD denotes NJDOT's Concept Development phase; LCD denotes a Concept Development phase by a local entity (MPO, county, municipality).

CON - Construction

The Construction phase is the period of work involving the actual building of a project.

DB – Design-Build

The Design-Build phase is a project delivery method in which a single entity, the Design-Builder, manages both the design and construction phases. This approach fosters communication, minimizes risks for the owner, encourages innovation in design and construction, and often results in faster project completion compared to the traditional design-bid-build method.

DES- Final Design

The purpose of the Final Design phase is to produce the project's construction contract documents (i.e., final plans, specifications, and cost estimate (PS&E)) for use in soliciting bids from prospective contractors and advancing the project to the Construction phase. DES includes the continuation and completion of environmental and engineering tasks initiated in the Preliminary Engineering phase (i.e., roadway design, bridge design, right of way and access engineering, utility engineering, environmental permits and clearances, and community outreach). The completion of those tasks will involve various internal and external project stakeholders. Stakeholder coordination ranges from on-board project review meetings with internal offices, to efforts with local officials, the public and other state and federal agencies. Efforts involving the public and local officials are guided by a project-specific public involvement action plan. DES is completed when the project is authorized for construction, which initiates the Construction phase of project delivery.

EC - Engineering and Construction

Funding is provided for design and/or construction costs.

ERC - Engineering, Right of Way, and Construction

Funding is provided for design, right of way, and/or construction costs.

PE/LPE - Preliminary Engineering

The Preliminary Engineering phase involves performing engineering tasks and technical environmental studies to obtain formal community consensus (through a public information center) of the studies and to secure the approval of the environmental document. If a design exception is necessary on a project, preparation and approval of the Design Exception Report will occur during the PE phase. During PE several activities are simultaneously set in motion, based on the PPA, such as community involvement (meetings with affected property, business owners), agency consultation, environmental documentation, design level mapping, and the development of geometric design. PE denotes NJDOT Preliminary Engineering phase; LPE denotes preliminary engineering by a local entity (MPO, county, municipality).

PLS - Planning Study

A phase or type of work involving traffic studies needs analyses, corridor studies, and other work in advance of project development. See also "Concept Development."

ROW - Right of Way

A general term denoting land, property, or an interest therein, usually in a strip acquired for, or devoted to, transportation purposes.

SWI – Statewide Initiatives

Statewide Initiatives to enhance security.

UTIL - Utility

In some cases, the utility relocation work associated with a project must be programmed separately from the actual construction phase of work. These items are shown under the "Utility" category.

Section 4: Funding Categories

Projects are funded under various funding categories, depending on the type of work.

a. NJDOT FUNDING CATEGORIES

BFP - Bridge Formula Program

This federal-aid funding category established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), provides funds to replace, rehabilitate, preserve, protect, and construct bridges on public roads.

BFP-OS-BRDG

This federal-aid funding category established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), provides funds to replace, rehabilitate, preserve, protect, and construct bridges on public roads. This funding is used for bridges that are off the federal-aid system.

BIP – Bridge Investment Program

This federal funding category, awarded on a competitive basis, is a supplementary grant investing in bridge preservation projects.

CMAQ - Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality

This federal-aid funding category was established under the federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) to provide funding for projects that improve air quality and/or relieve congestion without adding new highway capacity. These funds are especially targeted for states, like New Jersey, with serious air quality problems to help meet their Clean Air Act obligations.

CR – Carbon Reduction Program

This federal-aid funding category established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), provides funds for projects to reduce transportation emissions or the development of carbon reduction strategies.

DEMO - Demonstration Funds

Federal transportation acts sometimes target specific projects in various states in addition to general programs for federal support. This funding category includes "demonstration" funding provided under ISTEA, as well as "high priority project" funding provided under Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century(TEA-21) and Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). Projects with "demonstration", or "high priority project", funding often have special rules of use.

DEMO-R - Demonstration Funds- Repurposing

This fund type represents repurposing of unobligated DEMO funds originally earmarked for specific projects. The fund limitations put in place are to ensure the funds are obligated promptly and used in the same geographic area as the original earmark to provide funding for the eligible projects.

FBP- FHWA Ferry Boat Program

Federal funds are allocated for improvements to ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities throughout the state.

HSIP - Highway Safety Improvement Program

This federal-aid funding category was established under SAFETEA-LU with the purpose of significantly reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads in a comprehensive and strategic manner consistent with the State's Strategic Highway Safety Plan.

HSIP-VRUS - Highway Safety Improvement Program- Vulnerable Road User Safety Special Rule

This federal-aid funding category, established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), provides funding for projects which emphasize minimizing road users' risk of injuries or fatalities.

LOCAL-DVRPC/LOCAL-SJTPO

Funding provided to the MPO from sources other than Federal and State, including, but not limited to, local autonomous authorities, entities, and governments.

LTAP - Local Technical Assistance Program

Federal funds that are allocated for LTAP centers provide information and training to local governments and agencies to foster a safe, efficient, and environmentally sound surface transportation system by improving skills and increasing knowledge of the transportation workforce and decision makers.

NHFP-HWY - National Highway Freight Program

As established by the FAST Act, the National Highway Freight Program provides funding to improve the efficient movement of freight on the National Highway Freight Network (NHFN). NHFP supports several goals, including infrastructure and operational improvements that strengthen economic competitiveness, reduce congestion, reduce the cost of freight transportation, improve reliability, and increase productivity; improving the safety, security, efficiency, and resilience of freight transportation in rural and urban areas; improving the state of good repair of the NHFN; using innovation and advanced technology to improve NHFN safety, efficiency, and reliability; improving the efficiency and productivity of the NHFN; improving State flexibility to support multi-State corridor planning and address highway freight connectivity; and reducing the environmental impacts of freight movement on the NHFN.

NHPP - National Highway Performance Program

As established by MAP-21, the National Highway Performance Program provides support for the construction of new facilities on the National Highway System (NHS), the condition and performance of the NHS, and achieving performance targets, as set by that State's asset management plan.

OTHER

Funding is provided from sources other than Federal and State, including, but not limited to, bi-state and autonomous authorities, private entities, and local governments.

OTHER-DVRPC/OTHER-SJTPO

Funding is provided directly to the MPO from sources other than Federal and State, including, but not limited to, bi-state and autonomous authorities, private and government entities.

PFP – PROTECT Formula Program

This federal-aid funding category established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), provides funds for planning, resilience improvements, community resilience and evacuation routes, and at-risk coastal infrastructure.

PL/PL-FTA - Planning

A federal-aid funding category that provides funds for the federally mandated transportation Planning process conducted within each Metropolitan Planning Organization.

RAISE – Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity

This federal funding category, awarded on a competitive basis, is a supplementary grant investing in projects that will complete critical freight and passenger transportation infrastructure projects.

RHC - Rail-Highway Grade Crossings Program

A federal funding category is intended to develop and implement safety improvement projects to reduce the number and severity of crashes at public highway-rail grade crossings. Eligible program activities include signing and pavement markings at crossings, active warning devices, crossing surface improvements, sight distance improvements, grade separations, and the closing and consolidation of crossings.

RTP - Recreational Trails Program

Provides grants to public agencies and non-profit organizations for a variety of trail projects. The NJ Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry administers the program.

SPR/SPR-FTA - Statewide Planning and Research

Federal law requires that a percentage of the funds that are allocated to states for highway improvements be devoted to planning and research activities.

SS4A-VINELAND – Safe Streets and Roads for All

This is a discretionary grant program which is focused on improving roadway safety for all users by reducing and eliminating serious injury and fatal crashes through comprehensive safety Action Plans and their subsequent implementation.

STATE

The "STATE" or "TTF" category is used to show the disposition of funding received from the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund.

STBGP - Surface Transportation Block Grant Program

A federal funds category established under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), which encompasses funding made available to areas delineated by geographic boundaries and/or population limits.

STBGP-OS-BRDG

This federal-aid funding category provides funds for the rehabilitation or replacement of bridges defined as structurally deficient and/or functionally obsolete according to federal definitions. This funding is used for bridges that are off the federal-aid system.

TA - Transportation Alternatives Program

Consolidates funding from FHWA's former Transportation Enhancements, Recreational Trails, and Safe Routes to School programs. MAP-21 eliminated the 10 percent set-aside under STBGP for "transportation enhancements" and replaced it with the "transportation alternatives" program. Provides funding for programs and projects defined as transportation alternatives, including on- and off-road pedestrian and bicycle facilities, infrastructure projects for improving non-driver access to public transportation and enhanced mobility, community improvement activities, and environmental mitigation; recreational trail program projects; safe routes to school projects; and projects for the planning, design or construction of boulevards and other roadways largely in the right-of-way of former Interstate System routes or other divided highways.

b. NJ TRANSIT FUNDING CATEGORIES

NJ Transit funding categories are generally indicated by reference to federal statutory categories and are identified as follows:

ASAP – All Stations Accessibility Program

Federal competitive funding to assist in the financing of capital projects to upgrade the accessibility of legacy rail fixed guideway public transportation systems for persons with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs. Increase the number of existing (as of November 15, 2021) stations or facilities for passenger use that meet or exceed the standards for new construction under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.), as incorporated into Appendix A of 49 CFR Part 37. Eligibility is designated recipients that operate or allocate funds to inaccessible pre-ADA—or “legacy” — rail fixed guideway public transportation systems.

CASINO REVENUE

Annual allocation of 8.5% from the Casino Revenue Fund which is appropriated specifically for transportation services for senior citizen and disabled residents.

CMAO - Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality

This federal-aid funding category was established under ISTEA to provide funding for projects that improve air quality and/or relieve congestion without adding new highway capacity. These funds are especially targeted for states, like New Jersey, with serious air quality problems to help meet their Clean Air Act obligations.

MATCH

Local funds that are needed to receive a match in federal funding Gob Access and Reverse Commute 0ARC) and SECT 5311).

METRO-NORTH

Funding received from the Metro-North Railroad of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

NJ TURNPIKE

Funding agreement with NJ Turnpike.

SECT 5307 – Section 5307

Under MAP-21, this program has been consolidated to include the JARC program (formally SECT 5316). Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Urbanized Area Formula Program, including funding for Transportation Enhancements (SECT 5307-TE), Transportation Alternatives Program (SECT 5307-TAP), and Associated Transit Improvements (SECT 5307-ATI).

SECT 5310 – Section 5310

Provides formula funding to increase the mobility of seniors and people with disabilities. The former New Freedom Program (SECT 5317) was folded into this program.

SECT 5311 – Section 5311

Federal funding is provided for rural public transportation programs (formerly known as the Section 18 Program). JARC program funds are also eligible under the Rural Area Formula Program.

SECT 5337 – Section 5337

MAP-21 established a new formula-based State of Good Repair grant program dedicated to repairing and upgrading the nation's rail transit systems along with high-intensity motor bus systems that use high-occupancy vehicle lanes, including bud rapid transit (BRT). This program replaces the Fixed Guideway Modernization program (SECT 5309). Projects are limited to replacement and rehabilitation, or capital projects required to maintain public transportation systems in a state of good repair. Projects must be included in a Transit Asset Management Plan to receive funding. The new formula comprises: (1) the former Fixed Guideway Modernization formula; (2) a new service-based formula; and (3) a new formula for buses on HOV lanes.

SECT 5339 – Section 5339

A formula grant program which replaces Section 5309. This capital program provides funding to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment, and to construct bus-related facilities. Funds are eligible to be transferred by the state to supplement urban and rural formula grant programs (SECT 5307 and SECT 5311, respectively).

STATE

The "STATE" category is used to show the disposition of funding received from the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund.

Section 5: Metropolitan Planning Organizations

Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) serve as the forum for cooperative transportation decision making for metropolitan planning areas as required by federal regulations. MPOs consist of representatives of state and local governments and major transportation agencies. There are three MPOs in New Jersey:

DVRPC - Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

The MPO covers the counties of Mercer, Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester.

NJTPA - North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

The MPO covers the counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren.

SJTPO- South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization

The MPO covers the counties of Cape May, Atlantic, Cumberland, and Salem.

Section 6: Air Quality Codes

An alphanumeric air quality (AQ) coding scheme has been developed for projects and programs. The AQ code is applied by the MPOs as part of the conformity determination and exempt eligibility identification process.

For non-exempt projects (projects for which no exemption code applies), the first conformity analysis year following the project’s opening or projected completion is listed (analysis years in the current conformity determination include 2020, 2023, 2025, 2030, 2035 and 2040). The letter following the year indicates whether the project was modeled (M) or not modeled (NM) in the regional travel demand model or if the project was analyzed using an off-model technique (O). Off-model techniques are commonly used for projects that cannot be adequately represented in the travel demand model.

The Clean Air Act regulations also provide for projects that may be exempt from the conformity analysis. An exempt project is defined as a project that primarily enhances safety or aesthetics, maintains mass transit, continues current levels of ride sharing, or builds bicycle and pedestrian facilities. There are several categories of exempt projects, and each STIP page indicates the specific exemption code (note that multiple exemption codes may apply to a particular project/program). Exempt projects in design phases are classified under the planning and technical studies category. A list of exempt categories is shown below.

Even though projects may be exempt, the MPOs may include those that represent changes in the travel demand model and those for which VMT or emissions savings have been estimated, where possible. These projects are noted by including the analysis year and modeling status within parentheses following the exemption code(s). Projects for which conformity does not apply (e.g., freight rail projects) have been labeled “NA”. Projects determined to be “Not Regionally Significant” and do not fit into an exempt category have been labeled “NRS”.

Air Quality Codes

AQ Code	Exempt Project Category
Air Quality
A1, AQ1	Continuation of ride-sharing and van-pooling promotion activities at current levels
A2, AQ2	Bicycle and pedestrian facilities
Exempt from Regional Emission Analysis
NR1, R1	Intersection channelization projects
NR2, R2	Intersection signalization projects at individual intersections
NR3, R3	Interchange reconfiguration projects
NR4, R4	Truck size and weight inspection stations
NR5, R5	Changes in vertical and horizontal alignment
NR6, R6	Bus terminals and transfer points
Mass Transit
M1, MT1	Operating assistance to transit agencies
M2, MT2	Purchase of support vehicles
M3, MT3	Rehabilitation of transit vehicles
M4, MT4	Purchase of office, shop, and operating equipment for existing facilities
M5, MT5	Purchase of operating equipment for vehicles (e.g., radios, fare-boxes, lifts, etc.)
M6, MT6	Construction or renovation of power, signal, and communications systems
M7, MT7	Construction of small passenger shelters and information kiosks
M8, MT8	Reconstruction or renovation of transit buildings and structures (e.g., rail or bus buildings, storage and maintenance facilities, stations, terminals, and ancillary structures)
M9, MT9	Rehabilitation or reconstruction of track structures, track, and track bed in existing rights-of-way
M10, MT10	Purchase of new buses and rail cars to replace existing vehicles or for minor expansions of the fleet
M11, MT11	Construction of new bus or rail storage/maintenance facilities categorically excluded in 23 CFR 771
Other
O1, X5	Engineering to assess social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed action or alternatives to that action
O2, X6	Noise attenuation
O3, X7	Advance land acquisitions (23 CFR 712 or 23 CFR 771)
O4, X8	Acquisition of scenic easements
O5, X9	Plantings, landscaping, etc.
O6, X10	Sign removal
O7, X11	Directional and informational signs
O8, X12	Transportation enhancement activities (except rehabilitation and operation of historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities)
O9, X13	Repair of damage caused by natural disasters, civil unrest, or terrorist acts, except projects involving substantial functional, location or capacity changes
Planning and Technical Studies
O10a, X1	Planning and technical studies
O10b, X2	Grants for training and research programs
O10c, X3	Planning activities conducted pursuant to titles 23 and 49 U.S.C
O10d, X4	Federal-aid systems revisions
Safety
S1	Railroad/highway crossing
S2	Hazard elimination program
S3	Safer non-Federal-aid system roads
S4	Shoulder improvements
S5	Increasing sight distance
S6	Safety improvement program
S7	Traffic control devices and operating assistance other than signalization projects
S8	Railroad/highway crossing warning devices
S9	Guardrails, median barriers, crash cushions
S10	Pavement resurfacing and/or rehabilitation
S11	Pavement marking demonstration
S12	Emergency relief (23 U.S.C. 125)
S13	Fencing
S14	Skid treatments
S15	Safety roadside rest areas
S16	Adding medians
S17	Truck climbing lanes outside the urbanized area
S18	Lighting improvements
S19	Widening narrow pavements or reconstructing bridges (no additional travel lanes)
S20	Emergency truck pullovers