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Such prioritization process shall be used for the development of the Six-Year Improvement Program pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-214 and shall consider, at a minimum, highway, transit, rail, roadway, technology operational improvements, and transportation demand management strategies.1\n\nThe prioritization process shall be based on an objective and quantifiable analysis that considers, at a minimum, the following factors relative to the cost of the project or strategy: congestion mitigation, economic development, accessibility, safety, and environmental quality.2\n\nPrior to the analysis in subdivision 1, candidate projects and strategies shall be screened by the Commonwealth Transportation Board to determine whether they are consistent with the assessment of capacity needs for all for corridors of statewide significance, regional networks, and improvements to promote urban development areas established pursuant to § 15.2-2223.1, undertaken in the Statewide Transportation Plan in accordance with § 33.2-353.3\n\nThe Commonwealth Transportation Board shall weight the factors used in subdivision 1 for each of the state’s highway construction districts. The Commonwealth Transportation Board may assign different weights to the factors, within each highway construction district, based on the unique needs and qualities of each highway construction district.4\n\nThe Commonwealth Transportation Board shall solicit input from localities, metropolitan planning organizations, transit authorities, transportation authorities, and other stakeholders in its development of the prioritization process pursuant to this section. Further, the Board shall explicitly consider input provided by an applicable metropolitan planning organization or the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority when developing the weighting of factors pursuant to subdivision 3 for a metropolitan planning area with a population over 200,000 individuals.C\n\nThe prioritization process developed under subsection B shall not apply to the following: projects or activities undertaken pursuant to § 33.2-352; projects funded by the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funds apportioned to the state pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104(b)(4) and state matching funds; projects funded by the Highway Safety Improvement Program funds apportioned to the state pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104(b)(3) and state matching funds; projects funded by the Transportation Alternatives funds set-aside pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 213 and state matching funds; projects funded by the revenue-sharing program pursuant to § 33.2-357; and projects funded by federal programs established by the federal government after June 30, 2014, with specific rules that restrict the types of projects that may be funded, excluding restrictions on the location of projects with regard to highway functional classification. The Commonwealth Transportation Board may, at its discretion, develop a prioritization process for any of the funds covered by this subsection, subject to planning and funding requirements of federal law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259427,"text":"The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that a prioritization process for projects funded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board be developed and implemented to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the state’s transportation system, transportation safety, transportation accessibility for people and freight, environmental quality, and economic development in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":259428,"text":"Subject to the limitations in subsection C, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall develop, in accordance with federal transportation requirements, and in cooperation with metropolitan planning organizations wholly within the Commonwealth and with the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, a statewide prioritization process for the use of funds allocated pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 33.2-358, 33.2-370, and 33.2-371 or apportioned pursuant to 23 U.S.C. \u00a7 104. Such prioritization process shall be used for the development of the Six-Year Improvement Program pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-214 and shall consider, at a minimum, highway, transit, rail, roadway, technology operational improvements, and transportation demand management strategies.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":259429,"text":"The prioritization process shall be based on an objective and quantifiable analysis that considers, at a minimum, the following factors relative to the cost of the project or strategy: congestion mitigation, economic development, accessibility, safety, and environmental quality.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":259430,"text":"Prior to the analysis in subdivision 1, candidate projects and strategies shall be screened by the Commonwealth Transportation Board to determine whether they are consistent with the assessment of capacity needs for all for corridors of statewide significance, regional networks, and improvements to promote urban development areas established pursuant to § 15.2-2223.1, undertaken in the Statewide Transportation Plan in accordance with § 33.2-353.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":259431,"text":"The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall weight the factors used in subdivision 1 for each of the state’s highway construction districts. The Commonwealth Transportation Board may assign different weights to the factors, within each highway construction district, based on the unique needs and qualities of each highway construction district.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"5":{"id":259432,"text":"The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall solicit input from localities, metropolitan planning organizations, transit authorities, transportation authorities, and other stakeholders in its development of the prioritization process pursuant to this section. Further, the Board shall explicitly consider input provided by an applicable metropolitan planning organization or the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority when developing the weighting of factors pursuant to subdivision 3 for a metropolitan planning area with a population over 200,000 individuals.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"B4","prefix_anchor":"B4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"C"},"6":{"id":259433,"text":"The prioritization process developed under subsection B shall not apply to the following: projects or activities undertaken pursuant to § 33.2-352; projects funded by the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funds apportioned to the state pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104(b)(4) and state matching funds; projects funded by the Highway Safety Improvement Program funds apportioned to the state pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104(b)(3) and state matching funds; projects funded by the Transportation Alternatives funds set-aside pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 213 and state matching funds; projects funded by the revenue-sharing program pursuant to § 33.2-357; and projects funded by federal programs established by the federal government after June 30, 2014, with specific rules that restrict the types of projects that may be funded, excluding restrictions on the location of projects with regard to highway functional classification. 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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 726<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2015, chapter 684<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 129<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 166<\/a> and 273<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75538,"section_number":"2.2-229","catch_line":"Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment of the Secretary of Transportation","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-229\/"},{"id":66089,"section_number":"33.2-1503","catch_line":"Eligibility and project selection","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1503\/"},{"id":85460,"section_number":"33.2-214.2","catch_line":"Transparency in the development of the Six-Year Improvement Program, statewide prioritization process, and state of good repair program","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214.2\/"},{"id":72093,"section_number":"33.2-214.3","catch_line":"Transparency in project selection in Planning District 8","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214.3\/"},{"id":70228,"section_number":"33.2-232","catch_line":"Biennial reports by Commissioner of Highways and the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-232\/"},{"id":53972,"section_number":"33.2-3604","catch_line":"Updates to the Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Plan; requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-3604\/"},{"id":75809,"section_number":"33.2-370","catch_line":"High-priority projects program","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-370\/"},{"id":62249,"section_number":"33.2-371","catch_line":"Highway construction district grant programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-371\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":87087,"section_number":"15.2-2223.1","catch_line":"Comprehensive plan to include urban development areas","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2223.1\/"},{"id":57318,"section_number":"33.2-214","catch_line":"Transportation; Six-Year Improvement Program","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-214\/"},{"id":77931,"section_number":"33.2-352","catch_line":"Asset management practices; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-352\/"},{"id":74518,"section_number":"33.2-357","catch_line":"Revenue-sharing funds for systems in certain localities","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-357\/"},{"id":81138,"section_number":"33.2-358","catch_line":"Allocation of funds to programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-358\/"},{"id":75809,"section_number":"33.2-370","catch_line":"High-priority projects program","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-370\/"},{"id":62249,"section_number":"33.2-371","catch_line":"Highway construction district grant programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-371\/"}],"permalink":{"id":204941,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71998,"identifier":"33.2-214.1","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-214.1","url":"\/33.2-214.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-214.1\/","token":"33.2\/I\/2\/2\/33.2-214.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Statewide prioritization process for project selection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-214.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that a prioritization process for projects funded by the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> be developed and implemented to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the state’s transportation system, transportation safety, transportation accessibility for people and freight, environmental quality, and economic development in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Subject to the limitations in subsection C, the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> shall develop, in accordance with federal transportation requirements, and in cooperation with metropolitan planning organizations wholly within the Commonwealth and with the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, a statewide prioritization process for the use of funds allocated pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 33.2-358<\/a>, 33.2-370<\/a>, and 33.2-371<\/a> or apportioned pursuant to 23 U.S.C. \u00a7 104. Such prioritization process shall be used for the development of the Six-Year Improvement Program pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-214<\/a> and shall consider, at a minimum, highway<\/span>, transit, rail, roadway<\/span>, technology operational improvements, and transportation demand management strategies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The prioritization process shall be based on an objective and quantifiable analysis that considers, at a minimum, the following factors relative to the cost of the project or strategy: congestion mitigation, economic development, accessibility, safety, and environmental quality. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Prior to the analysis in subdivision 1, candidate projects and strategies shall be screened by the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> to determine whether they are consistent with the assessment of capacity needs for all for corridors of statewide significance, regional networks, and improvements to promote urban development areas established pursuant to § 15.2-2223.1<\/a>, undertaken in the Statewide Transportation Plan in accordance with § 33.2-353<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> shall weight the factors used in subdivision 1 for each of the state’s highway construction<\/span> districts. The Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> may assign different weights to the factors, within each highway construction<\/span> district, based on the unique needs and qualities of each highway construction<\/span> district. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> shall solicit input from localities, metropolitan planning organizations, transit authorities, transportation authorities, and other stakeholders in its development of the prioritization process pursuant to this section. Further, the Board<\/span> shall explicitly consider input provided by an applicable metropolitan planning organization or the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority when developing the weighting of factors pursuant to subdivision 3 for a metropolitan planning area with a population over 200,000 individuals. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The prioritization process developed under subsection B shall not apply to the following: projects or activities undertaken pursuant to § 33.2-352<\/a>; projects funded by the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funds apportioned to the state pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104(b)(4) and state matching funds; projects funded by the Highway Safety Improvement Program funds apportioned to the state pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104(b)(3) and state matching funds; projects funded by the Transportation Alternatives funds set-aside pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 213 and state matching funds; projects funded by the revenue-sharing program pursuant to § 33.2-357<\/a>; and projects funded by federal programs established by the federal government after June 30, 2014, with specific rules that restrict the types of projects that may be funded, excluding restrictions on the location of projects with regard to highway functional classification. The Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> may, at its discretion, develop a prioritization process for any of the funds covered by this subsection, subject to planning and funding requirements of federal law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATEWIDE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS FOR PROJECT SELECTION (\u00a7 33.2-214.1)\n\nA. The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that a\nprioritization process for projects funded by the Commonwealth Transportation\nBoard be developed and implemented to improve the efficiency and effectiveness\nof the state’s transportation system, transportation safety,\ntransportation accessibility for people and freight, environmental quality, and\neconomic development in the Commonwealth.\n\nB. Subject to the limitations in subsection C, the Commonwealth Transportation\nBoard shall develop, in accordance with federal transportation requirements, and\nin cooperation with metropolitan planning organizations wholly within the\nCommonwealth and with the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, a\nstatewide prioritization process for the use of funds allocated pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7\n33.2-358, 33.2-370, and 33.2-371 or apportioned pursuant to 23 U.S.C. \u00a7 104.\nSuch prioritization process shall be used for the development of the Six-Year\nImprovement Program pursuant to \u00a7 33.2-214 and shall consider, at a minimum,\nhighway, transit, rail, roadway, technology operational improvements, and\ntransportation demand management strategies.\n\n 1. The prioritization process shall be based on an objective and quantifiable\n analysis that considers, at a minimum, the following factors relative to the\n cost of the project or strategy: congestion mitigation, economic development,\n accessibility, safety, and environmental quality.\n\n 2. Prior to the analysis in subdivision 1, candidate projects and strategies\n shall be screened by the Commonwealth Transportation Board to determine\n whether they are consistent with the assessment of capacity needs for all for\n corridors of statewide significance, regional networks, and improvements to\n promote urban development areas established pursuant to § 15.2-2223.1,\n undertaken in the Statewide Transportation Plan in accordance with §\n 33.2-353.\n\n 3. The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall weight the factors used in\n subdivision 1 for each of the state’s highway construction districts.\n The Commonwealth Transportation Board may assign different weights to the\n factors, within each highway construction district, based on the unique needs\n and qualities of each highway construction district.\n\n 4. The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall solicit input from localities,\n metropolitan planning organizations, transit authorities, transportation\n authorities, and other stakeholders in its development of the prioritization\n process pursuant to this section. Further, the Board shall explicitly consider\n input provided by an applicable metropolitan planning organization or the\n Northern Virginia Transportation Authority when developing the weighting of\n factors pursuant to subdivision 3 for a metropolitan planning area with a\n population over 200,000 individuals.\n\nC. The prioritization process developed under subsection B shall not apply to\nthe following: projects or activities undertaken pursuant to § 33.2-352;\nprojects funded by the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funds apportioned to\nthe state pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104(b)(4) and state matching funds;\nprojects funded by the Highway Safety Improvement Program funds apportioned to\nthe state pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 104(b)(3) and state matching funds;\nprojects funded by the Transportation Alternatives funds set-aside pursuant to\n23 U.S.C. § 213 and state matching funds; projects funded by the\nrevenue-sharing program pursuant to § 33.2-357; and projects funded by\nfederal programs established by the federal government after June 30, 2014, with\nspecific rules that restrict the types of projects that may be funded, excluding\nrestrictions on the location of projects with regard to highway functional\nclassification. The Commonwealth Transportation Board may, at its discretion,\ndevelop a prioritization process for any of the funds covered by this\nsubsection, subject to planning and funding requirements of federal law.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 726; 2015, c. 684; 2016, c. 129; 2017, cc. 166, 273.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}