Applicants

This program provides federal funds to cities with populations of 5,000 to 24,999 that are not located within Metropolitan Planning Organizations.

Funding

This program is funded at approximately $8 million annually. ODOT will provide up to 80% of the eligible costs for construction only. The city is responsible for the balance of the construction costs and also for all costs associated with preliminary engineering, environmental studies and documents, final design and right of way. The local match for construction is required to be cash.

Eligibility

Funds are for construction only, and may generally be used for any road, safety or signal project on the Federal Aid System.

Application Process

The project solicitation process begins January 1^st of each year. Each year’s process is for the last year of a rolling four-year program (i.e. January 2005 solicitation is for the FY 2009 program year.) The applicant completes an application made available both through the districts and through ODOT’s website at http://www.dot.state.oh.us/local. The applicant will complete the application and submit it to the respective district office by March 1 of each calendar year. The applicant will then be notified on or about June 1 that year.

Selection Criteria

The scoring criteria are criteria-based to focus on eliminating deficiencies and include: ADT, Volume to Capacity, Pavement condition, Crash rate, crash frequency or density, Relative Severity Index, and economic health (unemployment).

Contact

District Planning & Program Administrator (See ODOT Contacts sheet for listing)

, Program Manager, Local Projects, (614) 644-8211