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1 Freight investment project prioritization, which is used to assist in planning and programming decisions, differs widely in importance across states. One of the reasons for the difference in importance is the fact that freight projects are costly, and state departments of transportation (DOTs)
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2 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects and international governments to consider when evaluating their own freight project prioritization and selection practices. The first chapter of this report primarily discusses the research approach of the project, followed by a summarization of the literature review, survey, and case examples.
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Summary 3 Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants, congestion mitigation funds, air quality improvement funds, highway safety improvement funds, and other various federal dollars.
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4 Prioritization of Freight Investment Projects at worst, they are included as afterthoughts to foregone freight project selection decisions made at the state DOT district or statewide level. Conclusions This report documents a review and synthesis of the freight prioritization methods of state DOTs.
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Summary 5 Some states have multiple steps within their prioritization process, so it was not uncommon to see more than one of these methods used. Most state DOTs' prioritization process includes both qualitative and quantitative methods, but some states use only one of these measures.
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