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FY 2012 - 2021 Statewide
Transportation Improvement Program
Glossary
The following serves as a guide to terms used in the Capital Plan:
- Section 1: Capital Investment Strategy Categories/Asset Categories
- Section 2: Core Mission
- Section 3: Phases of Work
- Section 4: Funding Categories
a. NJDOT
b. NJT
- 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.
Bridge Assets
Projects under this classification 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 rehab and replacement
- Bridge deck rehab and replacement
- Bridge capital maintenance
- Bridge management
- Dams
Road Assets
Projects under this classification designed to keep the existing highway system functioning and in a state of good repair, including work which
upgrades segments of the system to current design standards (e.g. safety treatments that are part of a general roadway project such as signs,
guiderail, barrier curb, traffic signals as opposed to individual line-item programs that exclusively include signs or traffic signals only).
Examples of work included in this classification are:
- Resurfacing
- Highway Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
- Pavement Management System
- Drainage Management
- Landscape
- Environmental Remediation
Mass Transit Assets
This classification includes light rail, rail and bus physical assets required to bring the transit system to a state-of-good-repair.
Categories within this classification include:
- Track
- Structures
- Electric Traction
- Signaling
- Rolling Stock, rail cars and buses
- Rail Stations, bus terminals, shelters
Airport Assets
Administration of NJ Aviation System: Public Use Airports that consists of a complex system of facilities operated by State, County, Municipal
and private entities. 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.
Transportation Support Facilities Assets
Projects under this classification 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.
Safety Management
“Safety First” is further reflected in several other NJDOT supported projects that utilize the 4E’s (Engineering, Education, Enforcement, and
Emergency Medical Services (quicker response and care) and other measures to enhance safety and reduce crashes. Safety programs aimed at
reducing the frequency and severity of crashes and promoting the all-round engineering, education, and enforcement approach of Safety
First. Examples of safety management programs are:
- Intersection Improvement Program
- Safe Corridors
- Accident Reduction
- Cross Median Crash Prevention
- Rail Highway Grade Crossing, Cape May
- Rail Highway Grade Crossing, State
- Rail Highway Grade Crossing, Federal
- Train Preemption for Traffic Signals North
- Safety Projects
- Safety Capital Maintenance
- Betterments, Safety
- Restriping Program
- Traffic Signal Replacement
- Safety Management System
- Motor Vehicle Crash Records
- Rockfall Mitigation
Congestion Relief
This classification encompasses work that improves the flow of people and goods along transportation corridors. Specific programs under this
heading include highway operational improvements, bottleneck widening, missing links, major widening, intelligent transportation systems and
travel demand management.
Multimodal Programs
This classification includes work that addresses improvements/provisions for alternative modes of transportation. Program categories
within this classification include goods movement, bicycle/pedestrian, ferries, paratransit, intermodal connections, rail, maritime
and other modes.
Local Systems Support
This classification provides for development and implementation of transportation improvements on the local roadway network. Examples of
program categories within this classification are local aid to counties and local aid to municipalities, bicycle/pedestrian, regional
planning and project development.
Section 2: Core Mission
The Department's mission has been broken up into four Core Missions as part of Governor Christie's Performance Budgeting Initiative.
Performance data and expenditures will be tied to the Core Missions beginning in FY 2012.
Local Aid
Programs, projects, good and services directly related to supporting transportation improvements on the county or municipal
transportation network.
State of Good Repair and Safety
Programs, projects, goods and services directly related to preserving infrastructure and improving safety.
Program Delivery
Programs, goods and services that support more than one of the other core missions or are not directly attributable to one of the
other core missions.
Transportation Services
Programs, goods and services that directly relate to making the state more economically competitive by improving the mobility of
people and goods, and improving the quality of life.
Section 3: Phases of Work
This classification indicates the stage of development of a project as it moves through the project delivery process. The phases of feasibility
assessment (FA) and preliminary design (PD) are not longer being conducted on new projects, but some projects have been grandfathered through
completion these phases. 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).
Capital Acquisition (CAP)
Term used to denote the acquisition of rolling stock by NJ TRANSIT. Statewide Investment (SWI)—NJ TRANSIT uses this designation to
describe a series of coordinated smaller-scale projects in multiple locations, and in multiple phases of work, that address a specific
mobility issue.
Concept Development (CD, LCD)
The Concept Development Phase purpose is to identify and compare reasonable alternatives and strategies that address a well-defined and
well-justified Purpose and Need Statement and select a Preliminary Preferred Alternative (PPA). The PPA is selected based on several factors,
including environmental impacts, constructability, cost effectiveness, and if the project can be constructed in a timely manner. This phase
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 Concept Development Phase; LCD denotes concept development by a local entity (MPO, county,
municipality).
Construction (CON)
A phase or type of work involving the actual building of a project.
Final Design (DES)
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. This Phase
includes the continuation and completion of environmental and engineering tasks initiated in the Preliminary Engineering Phase, such as 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 onboard
project review meetings with internal offices to efforts with local officials, the general public and other State and federal agencies. Efforts
with the public and local officials are guided by a project-specific public involvement action plan. The Final Design Phase is completed when
the project is authorized for construction, which initiates the Construction Phase of project delivery.
Design and Construction (EC)
Funding is provided for both design and construction costs.
Design and Right of Way (ER)
Funding is provided for both design and right of way costs.
Design, Right of Way and Construction (ERC)
Funding is provided for design, right of way, and/or construction costs.
Feasibility Assessment (FA, LFA)
A phase of work intended to develop feasible project proposals that produce the best balance among transportation needs, environmental values,
public concerns and costs. The end products of scoping are: a recommended scheme with a realistic cost estimate; an approved environmental
document; reasonable assurance that environmental permits can be obtained; community support, or documentation explaining why such support
cannot reasonably be obtained; and identification of right of way (ROW) needs and costs. Scoping consists of two phases in NJDOT: Feasibility
assessment and final scope development. FA denotes feasibility assessment by NJDOT; LFA denotes local feasibility assessment by a local
entity (MPO, county, municipality).
Preliminary Engineering (PE, LPE)
The Preliminary Engineering Phase involves performing engineering tasks and technical environmental studies to obtain formal community consensus
(through a public information center) of the study 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 this Phase. During the Preliminary Engineering Phase a
number of 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; LCD denotes preliminary engineering by a local entity (MPO, county, municipality).
Preliminary Design (PD, LPD)
Preliminary design is the process of advancing preliminary engineering and obtaining formal community and environmental approval of the
Initially Preferred Alternative. PD denotes preliminary design by NJDOT; LPD denotes local preliminary design by a local entity
(MPO, county, municipality).
Planning Study (PLS)
A phase or type of work involving traffic studies needs analyses, corridor studies, and other work preparatory to project development.
See also “Concept Development.”
Project Development (PRD)
A phase or type of work used by NJ TRANSIT which is intended to develop feasible project proposals that produce the best balance
among transportation needs, environmental values, public concerns and costs.
Problem Screening (PS)
The Problem Screening Phase is the entrance into the delivery process for any potential project. The Phase purpose is to investigate a
potential transportation problem. A potential problem is developed into a Problem Statement (PS) and submitted to Capital Investment
Strategies (CIS). The sources of the Problem Statement may include NJDOT Management Systems, Planning Studies, a Metropolitan Planning
Organization, or internal and external stakeholders. This Phase involves a Tier 1 Screening, a Tier 2 Screening or a Management System
Initiative Screening. If the problem is validated, a recommendation is advanced for review and approval by the Capital Program Screening
Committee (CPSC) and the Capital Program Committee (CPC).
The objective of the Problem Screening Phase is to effectively, efficiently, and consistently screen transportation problems in agreement with
the Statewide Capital Investment Strategy (SCIS) and project prioritization criteria. Achieving this goal is expected to produce selective
proposals that are consistent with the SCIS performance related goals, objectives and investment targets for potential advancement while
conforming to State and federal requirements.
Right of Way (ROW)
A phase or type of work in which the land needed to build a project is purchased.
Utility (UTIL)
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 to be done.
a. NJDOT Funding Categories
Bridge
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.
Bridge-Off
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.
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)
This federal-aid funding category was established under the federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) to support projects
which 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.
Demonstration Funds (DEMO)
Federal transportation acts sometime 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 TEA-21 and
SAFETEA-LU. These projects, for “demonstration” or “high priority project” funding often have special rules applying to their use.
Equity Bonus Program (EB)
This federal funding category provides funding to states based on equity considerations. These include a minimum rate of return on
contributions to the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund, and a minimum increase relative to the average dollar amount of apportionments
under TEA-21. Selected states are guaranteed a share of apportionments and High Priority Projects not less than the state’s average annual
share under TEA-21. This program replaced TEA-21s Minimum Guarantee Program.
Ferry (FERRY, FERRY FTA, FERRY-FHWA DISC)
Federal funds are allocated for the rehabilitation and/or development of ferry facilities throughout the state.
High Priority Projects (HPP10, HPP20)
Federal transportation acts sometime target specific projects in various states in addition to general programs for federal support. This
funding category includes “high priority project” funding provided under SAFETEA-LU. Designated percentages are available each year under the
federal legislation. HPP 10 project funding is available at the rate of 10%, 20%, 25%, 25% and 20% for each year of the legislation). HPP 20
project funding is available at the rate of 20% each year of the legislation.
Highway Safety Improvements (HSIP)
The primary purpose of this federal funding category is to establish the policy for development and implementation of a comprehensive highway
safety program in each state.
Interstate Maintenance (I-Maint)
This federal-aid funding category provides funds for resurfacing, rehabilitation, and preventive maintenance on the interstate system.
National Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (NBIG)
Federal funds are provided to construct, renovate, and maintain tie-up facilities for vessels that are 26 feet or more in length. Activities
eligible for funding are: construction; renovation and maintenance of public and private boating infrastructure tie-up facilities; one-time
dredging only between the tie-up facility and the already maintained channel; installation of navigational aids; application of funds to grant
administration; and funding preliminary costs.
National Highway System (NHS)
ISTEA created a “national highway system,” consisting of the interstate highway system and other key highway links. The NHS funding category
has been established to support improvement projects on this key network.
Other (OTHER)
This represents funding provided from sources other than State or federal funding. Sources could include the Port Authority of New York and
New Jersey, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, other State agencies, private developers, counties or municipalities.
PANY-NJ
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds.
Planning (PL, PL-FTA)
This federal-aid funding category provides funds for the federally mandated transportation planning process conducted within each Metropolitan
Planning Organization.
Rail-Highway Grade Crossing (RHC)
This is a federal funding category which is intended to develop and implement safety improvement projects to reduce the number and severity of
crashes at public highway-rail grade crossings. Eligible 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.
Recreational Trails (REC TRAILS)
New Jersey’s 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, is the administrator of the program.
Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS)
This federal funding category provides funds to the states to substantially improve the ability of primary and middle school students to walk
and bicycle to school safely. The program establishes two distinct types of funding opportunities: infrastructure projects (engineering
improvements) and non-infrastructure related activities (such as education, enforcement and encouragement programs).
Scenic Byways (SCENIC BYWAY)
This federal funding category recognizes roads having outstanding scenic, historic, cultural, natural, recreational, and archaeological
qualities and provides for designation of these roads as National Scenic Byways, All-American Roads or America's Byways.
Statewide Planning and Research (SPR, SPR-FTA)
Federal law requires a percentage of funds allocated to states for highway improvements to be devoted to planning and research activities.
Surface Transportation Program (STP)
The Surface Transportation Program is a federal-aid funding category established under ISTEA, which encompasses funding previously made
available under various smaller federal-aid categories as well as a broad, flexible component. Funding must be set aside for safety (STP-SY)
and transportation enhancement (STP-TE). Sub-allocations must be made to urbanized and non-urbanized areas (STP-NJ, funding provided to
NJTPA; STP-STU, funding provided to DVRPC; STP-SJ, funding provided to SJTPO).
State
The “State” or “TTF” category is used to show the disposition of funding received from the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund.
To Be Determined (TBD)
Funding has not yet been determined for the unconstrained years of the Capital Program.
Various Federal (VAR FEDERAL)
This funding category is used to denote unanticipated allocations of Federal funds, outside the parameters of the regular apportionment
process. Until such allocations are made, the exact funding source is not known.
b. NJ TRANSIT Funding Categories
NJ TRANSIT funding categories are indicated generally by reference to federal statutory categories and are identified as follows:
Casino Revenue
Annual allocation of the 8.5% of the Casino Revenue Fund appropriated for transportation services for senior citizen and disabled residents.
COPS (Certificates of Participation)
Funds freed up on existing COPS Notes substituting insurance policy for a cash reserve fund to guarantee payment to the note holders.
CMAQ (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality)
This federal-aid funding category was established under the federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) to support projects
which 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.
FFGA (Full Funding Grant Agreements)
FFGAs are authorized under Federal transit law and are the designate means for providing new starts funds to projects.
MATCH
These are local funds that are needed to match federal funding (JARC and Section 5311).
METRO-NORTH
This is funding received from the METRO-North transit agency.
NEW FREEDOM (NEWFREE)
The purpose of the New Freedom Program is to provide improved public transportation services, and alternatives to public transportation, for
people with disabilities beyond those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
OTHER
Potential federal earmarks or unidentified non-traditional transit funds.
PANY-NJ
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey funds.
Section 5307
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Program, including funding for transportation enhancements (Sect. 5307-TE).
Section 5309
Federal Transit Administration Fixed - Guideway Modernization Program.
Section 5309D
Federal Transit Administration — Federal Congressional earmarks to specific projects.
Section 5310
Programs for Elderly and Persons with Disabilities — federal funds are provided for the purchase of small buses or van-type vehicles with lifts
for private or non-profit agencies that serve the elderly and persons with disabilities. (Formerly known as the Section 16 Program).
Section 5311
Non-urbanized Area Formula Program — Federal funding is provided for rural public transportation programs. (Formerly known as the Section 18
Program).
Section 5316
This is a Federal Transit Administration program which provides funding for selected municipal plans that either increase job accessibility for
the most disadvantaged members of the population, or facilitate reverse commute movements (offering access to employment outside of the
urban centers).
Section 5317
Improved public transportation services, and alternatives to public transportation, for people with disabilities beyond those required by the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
Section 5339
Federal Transit Administration-Federal Congressional earmarks to projects for Alternatives Analysis.
State
The “State” category is used to show the disposition of funding received from the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund.
Surface Transportation Program (STP)
The Surface Transportation Program is a federal-aid funding category established under ISTEA, which encompasses funding previously made
available under various smaller federal-aid categories as well as a broad, flexible component. Funding must be set aside for
transportation enhancement (STP-TE).
Section 5: Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) are planning organizations that 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 covering the counties of Mercer, Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester.
NJTPA - North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
The MPO covering 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 covering 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 2013, 2014, 2020, 2030, and 2035). 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 ridesharing, 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”.
| AQ Code |
Exempt Project Category |
| 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 |
| Mass Transit |
MT1 |
Operating assistance to transit agencies |
MT2 |
Purchase of support vehicles |
MT3 |
Rehabilitation of transit vehicles |
MT4 |
Purchase of office, shop, and operating equipment for existing facilities |
MT5 |
Purchase of operating equipment for vehicles (e.g., radios, fare-boxes, lifts, etc.) |
MT6 |
Construction or renovation of power, signal, and communications systems |
MT7 |
Construction of small passenger shelters and information kiosks |
MT8 |
Reconstruction or renovation of transit buildings and structures (e.g., rail or bus buildings, storage and maintenance facilities, stations, terminals, and ancillary structures) |
MT9 |
Rehabilitation or reconstruction of track structures, track, and track bed in existing rights-of-way |
MT10 |
Purchase of new buses and rail cars to replace existing vehicles or for minor expansions of the fleet |
MT11 |
Construction of new bus or rail storage/maintenance facilities categorically excluded in 23 CFR 771 |
| Air Quality |
AQ1 |
Continuation of ride-sharing and van-pooling promotion activities at current levels |
AQ2 |
Bicycle and pedestrian facilities |
| 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 O9 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 |
| 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 |
Changes in vertical and horizontal alignment |
NR5, R5 |
Truck size and weight inspection stations |
NR6, R6 |
Bus terminals and transfer points |
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