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Project Screening and Rating Criteria for General Projects

Instructions: If the answer is yes to criteria below, then allocate points. Points are cumulative. 

**First two “Base” criteria shall have points, otherwise project does not move forward 

to Step 2 (Rating Criteria).STEP 1: INITIAL SCREENING (max 200 points)

 Point allocation

Economic/Visitation Prioritization 

Do FLMA, StateDOT, and Facility Owner agree that the project is an 

economic/visitation generator?

45

Do FLMA, StateDOT, and Facility Owner agree that the project is a priority? 45

Is Project on current State Transportation Improvement Program? 10

Base** Point Allocation

Submitted by facility owner** 40

Project supported by FLMA** 40

20% Match No points

Leveraging additional funding 

more than the required 20% 

match

20% match + (1-10)% of project cost 5

20% match + (11-20)% of project cost 10

20% match + (21)% of project cost 20

STEP 2: PROJECT RATING (Act 114) (100 Potential Points)

General Project Point Allocation

Safety (Max 25 points)

Base on Crash rate/Cost-Benefit 25

Accessibility and Mobility (Max 25 points) DOES NOT TOTAL 25 POINTS

Is project improving a congested route (LOS D or worse) 10

Is project serving a primary access route to federal lands property

(primary route considered a main gateway for traffic destined to federal lands 

property) 10 points 

Is project serving a secondary access route to federal lands property

(secondary route considered as subordinate access for traffic destined to 

federal lands property) 5 points

10

Is project Multi-Modal 

5

Economic Development (Max 15 points) (Input from FLMAs) Select 1 option below

High Impact Potential (travel benefits/positive? economic impact)= 15 points; 

Moderate Impact Potential = 10 points; Low Impact Potential = 5 points

15

Environmental Quality and Sustainability (Max 15 points)

Low Impact Potential to environmental/cultural resources = 15 points; 

Moderate Impact Potential = 10 points; High Impact Potential = 5 points

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Con’t STEP 2: PROJECT RATING (Act 114)

General Projects Point allocation

Truck Traffic (Max 10 points) 

Greater than 10% of ADT Application does not break out Truck traffic in ADT 10

Pavement Quality (Max 10 points) (Based on SCDOT PQI score)

Pavement Condition: Very poor = 10; Poor = 8; Fair = 6; Good = 4; Very Good = 

2 10

*Bridge Condition (Max 10 points) Select 1 option below

Poor 10

Fair 5

*For proposed bridge projects, the bridge condition points will be used in lieu of the pavement quality points. 

All other projects will be scored using the pavement quality criteria. 

-Actual ACT 114 prioritization will be used when candidate applications are of the same project type, i.e. all 

pavement, bridge, or safety, etc. 

Project Screening and Rating Criteria for Studies

STEP 1: INITIAL SCREENING (Max 200 points)

(Use original FHWA screening criteria and factor rating scores)

Base Point Allocation

Leveraging additional funding 

more than the required 20% 

match

20% match + (1-10)% of project cost 5

20% match + (11-20)% of project cost 10

20% match + (21)% of project cost 15

Studies and Assessments (100 Potential Points) Point allocation

Safety (25 points)

Will address issues related to safety 15

Will consider safety for all users (pedestrians, bicycles, motor vehicles) 10

Accessibility and Mobility (25 points)

Will consider issues related to traffic congestion 15

Will address mode choice, explore and enhance transit systems (i.e. operation 

and maintenance of transit facilities) 10

Economic Development (25 points)

Considers ways of attracting visitation 15

Provides Economic Benefit to the Local Community 10

Environmental Quality and Sustainability (25 points)

Addresses water quality, fish passage and wildlife connectivity 10

Addresses erosion, scour, and/or sedimentation issues 10

Addresses bicycle or pedestrian opportunities 5