2018-2045 DELAWARE MUNCIE TRANSPORTATION PLAN EXCERPTS

The long range program of projects is shown on the following pages. Previously they have included only those projects within the Metropolitan Planning Area, but this listing has been expanded to include all federally funded projects and all regionally significant projects located in Delaware County, Indiana, to comply with Transportation Conformity requirements. As a result, the list includes State projects both inside and outside of the Metropolitan Planning Area, projects listed in the Madison County Council of Governments Transportation Plan located in the Daleville area which is a part of the Anderson Urbanized Area, and rural local projects outside the Metropolitan Planning Area. The listing does not include the bicycle and pedestrian projects which are shown in Section VI. The listing was separated by jurisdiction and by funding phase. There were five funding phases: 2019-2024, 2025-2029, 2030-2034, 2035-2039 and 2040-2044. The listing also included a label for Project Class which refers to whether it was considered an expansion project or an exempt project. Expansion projects were those that expanded capacity and were subject to a conformity analysis to determine that they would not adversely impact air quality. This list of projects had that determination when the conformity analysis was required, but this requirement ended July 20, 2013. Bicycle and pedestrian projects were classified as exempt.

The listing includes a column labeled Model Year. The DMMPC was required to conduct an air quality analysis for certain years and those selected had to meet certain requirements such as they must be no more than 10 years apart. The model years that we have are 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, 2030, 2035, 2040 and 2045. The model year of a project meant the year in which that improvement was to be added to the system and modeled for air quality conformity. The project would be added to the model year only if it was to be completed and open to traffic by the “ozone season” which is April through October. The requirement for an emissions analysis involving Transportation Plan and Transportation Improvement Program projects effective February 16, 2019.