These projects, while not improvements directly on Highways of Statewide Significance (HSS), will construct or implement improvements to arterial streets, connections to HSS facilities and traffic operations. Specific projects improve freight movement through grade separation, while others are designed to reduce travel time for transit and carpools or provide competitive alternatives to driving. Non-HSS projects require other funding to match the RTID investment at a level of at least one-third of the total projects' cost. Projects on approaches to HSS facilities do not require a match.

Benefits:

• Projects are designed to improve traffic flow on high-use arterials and reduce travel time for transit, carpools and single passenger vehicles.
• Additional HOV lanes will promote ridesharing.
• Additional lanes and improvements will increase transit reliability and travel times.
• Projects will enhance access to commercial and residential development.
• Improves the movement freight and goods.
• Supports growth management goals.
• Creates new links, while preserving important local infrastructure.
• Provides alternative routes and bypasses.
• See Attachment 3 (19K Excel .xls file) for a list of additional non-HSS projects.

Updated: Sept. 22, 2003