Planning Framework - General Process

• Needs are identified and categorized
• Physical Needs (related to condition of pavements and bridges)
• Functional Needs [related to operational aspects (safety/congestion)] of the system
  
  
• Needs are prioritized according to a set of criteria, both objective and subjective decided upon by MoDOT and planning partners.
  
  
• A limited number of needs are selected to become scoping projects, which means that a need will go through the scoping process to develop the most complete, cost-effective solution(s) in the project development process.
  
  
• Scoping projects are categorized:
• Safety Projects
• Major Projects
• Taking Care of the System Projects
• Regional and Emerging Needs Projects
  
  
• Scoping projects are prioritized according to a set of criteria, both objective and subjective decided upon by MoDOT and planning partners.
  
  
• A limited number of scoping projects are selected for inclusion into the STIP for construction and are then designated as construction projects.