FY 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program (as Adopted

METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 

Transportation Improvement Program 

CORE MPO is the Metropolitan planning Organization (MPO) Responsible for Chatham County 

transportation planning. The CORE MPO is comprised of the representatives of local, state 

and federal government and transportation authorities and ensures federal spending on 

transportation for urbanized areas of over 50,000 people occurs through a comprehensive, 

cooperative and continuing proces involving both the public and policy-makers. The MPC 

provides staf services to the CORE MPO Board, which is chaired by the chairman of the 

Chatham County Board of County Commisioners. 

Fiscal Year 2013 – 2016 

PREPARED BY THE CHATHAM COUNTY - SAVANNAH METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION in cooperation with 

the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration and the Georgia Department of Transportation 

Adopted June 27, 2012

COASTAL REGION METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION 

TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 

FY 2013 - 2016 

Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization 

Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission 

P.O. Box 8246, 110 East State Street 

Savannah, Georgia 31412-8246 

Phone: (912) 651.1440 

Fax: (912) 651.1480 

www.thempc.org 

MPC and CORE MPO are committed to the principle of affirmative action and shall not discriminate 

against otherwise qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, 

physical or mental handicap, or disability in its recruitment, employment, facility and program 

accessibility or services. MPC and CORE MPO are committed to enforcing the provisions of the Civil 

Rights Act, Title VI, and all the related requirements mentioned above. CORE MPO is also committed 

to taking positive and realistic affirmative steps to ensure the protection of rights and opportunities for 

all persons affected by its plans and programs.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION ....................................................................... III 

MPO RESOLUTION ........................................................................................................................... i 

FEDERAL CERTIFICATION .......................................................................................................... iii 

GDOT-MPO JOINT CERTIFICATION ........................................................................................... iv 

CHAPTER 1: TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDAMENTALS ............. 1 

1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 

1.2 Overview of the TIP Document ................................................................................................ 2 

1.3 TIP Funding .............................................................................................................................. 2 

1.3.1 Highway Funding ........................................................................................................... 3 

1.3.1.1 Highway Funding Components .............................................................................. 3 

1.3.1.2 Highway Funding Codes ......................................................................................... 3 

1.3.1.3 Lump Sum Funding ................................................................................................ 4 

1.3.2 Transit Funding .............................................................................................................. 7 

1.3.2.1 Transit Funding Programs....................................................................................... 7 

1.3.2.2 Transit Funding Shares ........................................................................................... 8 

1.3.3 Carry over Funding ........................................................................................................ 8 

1.3.3.1 Where Carryover Funds Come From ...................................................................... 9 

1.3.3.2 How Carryover Funds Are Used ............................................................................. 9 

1.3.3.3 How Carryover Funds Are Shown For Fiscal Constraint ....................................... 9 

1.3.4 Other Funding ................................................................................................................ 9 

1.4 Public Participation Requirements for TIP ............................................................................. 10 

1.4.1 Interested Citizens/Parties Participation in the Update/Development of TIP .............. 10 

1.4.2 Interested Citizens/Parties Participation for Changes to LRTP and TIP ..................... 11 

1.4.3 STIP and TIP Amendment Process .............................................................................. 12 

CHAPTER 2: FY 2013 - 2016 TIP DEVELOPMENT .................................................................... 15 

2.1 Expected FY 2013 - 2016 TIP Funding for Chatham County ................................................ 15 

2.1.1 Expected Highway Funds ............................................................................................ 15 

2.1.2 Expected Transit Funds ................................................................................................ 15 

2.1.3 Expected Earmark Funds ............................................................................................. 16 

2.2 Establishment of Transportation Improvement Priorities ....................................................... 16 

2.2.1 TIP Prioritization Policies ............................................................................................ 17 

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2.2.2 TIP Project Prioritization ............................................................................................. 18 

2.2.2.1 Highway Projects .................................................................................................. 18 

2.2.2.2 Bridge Projects ...................................................................................................... 18 

2.2.2.3 Transit Projects ..................................................................................................... 18 

2.2.2.4 Non-Motorized Projects ........................................................................................ 19 

2.2.2.5 Projects from Studies ............................................................................................ 20 

2.2.2.6 Other Projects ........................................................................................................ 20 

2.3 FY 2013 - 2016 TIP Development Public Participation Process ............................................ 21 

2.3.1 Participation in TIP Prioritization ................................................................................ 21 

2.3.2 Participation in Draft TIP Development ...................................................................... 23 

CHAPTER 3: FY 2013 - 2016 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS................... 27 

3.1 FY 2013 - 2016 Highway Improvement Projects ................................................................... 27 

3.1.1 Index of Highway Projects ........................................................................................... 27 

3.1.2 FY 2013 - 2016 TIP Highway Project Locations ........................................................ 28 

3.1.3 FY 2013 - 2016 TIP Highway Project Pages ................................................................. 29 

3.1.4 FY 2013 - 2016 TIP Highway Lump Sum Programming .............................................. 58 

3.1.5 FY 2013 - 2016 TIP Highway Financial Balance .......................................................... 60 

3.2 FY 2013 - 2016 Transit Improvement Projects ...................................................................... 66 

3.2.1 Financial Capacity Statement of the Chatham Area Transit Authority ........................... 66 

3.2.2 FY 2012 Capital Improvement Justification for the Chatham Area Transit ................ 68 

3.2.3 FY 2013 - 2016 Transit Project Pages ......................................................................... 69 

APPENDIX ....................................................................................................................................... 73 

Appendix A: Identified Lump Sum Projects ................................................................................ 73 

Appendix B: Funding Obligation in FY 2012 .............................................................................. 76 

Appendix C: Implemented or Removed TIP Priority Projects ..................................................... 79 

Appendix D: Public Participation Materials ................................................................................. 81 

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Russ Abolt, County Manager 

Chatham County 

Mayor Jason Buelterman 

City of Tybee Island 

Mark Egan, Chairman 

CORE MPO Citizens Advisory Committee 

Curtis J. Foltz, Executive Director 

Georgia Ports Authority 

Keith Golden, Commissioner 

Georgia Department of Transportation 

Patrick S. Graham, Executive Director 

Savannah Airport Commission 

Mayor Tennyson Holder 

City of Garden City 

William W. Hubbard, President and CEO 

Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 

Mayor James Hungerpiller 

Town of Vernonburg 

Mayor Edna Jackson 

City of Savannah 

McArthur Jarrett, Chairman 

CORE MPO Advisory Committee on 

Accessible Transportation 

Chairman Pete Liakakis 

Chatham County Commission 

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Mayor Glenn Jones 

City of Port Wentworth 

Ltc. Edward Kovaleski, Garrison 

Commander 

Hunter Army Airfield 

Mayor Mike Lamb 

City of Pooler 

Chairman Adam Ragsdale 

Chatham County-Savannah 

Metropolitan Planning Commission 

Chadwick Reese, Executive Director 

Chatham Area Transit Authority 

Pat Shay 

Chatham Area Transit Authority Board 

of Directors 

Rochelle Small-Toney, City Manager 


Mayor Anna Maria Thomas 

Town of Thunderbolt 

Mayor Wayne Tipton 

City of Bloomingdale 

Steve Weathers, President and CEO 

Savannah Economic Development 

Authority

Russ Abolt, County Manager 



TECHNICAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE 

Chairman Tom Thomson, Executive Director 

Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission 

Scott Allison, Director of Planning and 

Economic Development 

City of Garden City 

Robert H. Bonner Jr., Vice President 

LDH Corporation 

Al Bungard, County Engineer 


Robbie Byrd, Director of Planning and 

Public Works 

City of Pooler 

Phillip Claxton, City Administrator 


Leon Davenport, Assistant County Engineer 


Curtis J. Foltz, Executive Director 

Georgia Ports Authority 

Patrick S. Graham, Executive Director 

Savannah Airport Commission 

Will Ingram, Master Planning Branch Chief 

Fort Steward/Hunter Army Airfield 

Karon Ivery, District Engineer 


Frank McIntosh 

Savannah Bicycle Campaign 

Kaycee Mertz, Transportation Planner 


Dianne Otto, Planning and Zoning Manager 


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Chadwick Reese, Executive Director 


Peter Shonka, Assistant City Manager 


Rochelle Small-Toney, City Manager 


Linton Smith, City Administrator 


Hugh "Trip" Tollison, Vice President 

Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 

Mike Weiner, Traffic Engineering 

Director 


Mark Wilkes, Director of 

Transportation Planning 

Chatham County-Savannah 

Metropolitan Planning Commission 

Superintendent of Terminals 

Norfolk Southern Railroad Industry 

Terminal Manager 

CSX Transportation 

Transportation Planner 

Coastal Regional Commission 

Vice Chair 

CORE MPO Citizens Advisory 

Committee 

Vice Chair 

CORE MPO Advisory Committee on 

Accessible Transportation

Anthony H. Abbott 


D. Daniel Brantley 


Gerald Cook 

City of Bloomingdale 

Phillip Cooper 


John Getty 


Phyllis Hardeman 


Jason House 


Jack Knops 


Larry Longo 


Helen McCracken 



CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

Chairman Mark Egan 


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Larry Miles 


Harris Odell 


Dwayne Simpson 


Linda Smith 


Joseph J. Steffen 


Martin Sullivan 


Dale Thorpe 


Stephen Traub 

City of Savannah


ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION 

James Aberson, ADA Coordinator 


Kim Anderson, Project Manager 

Teleride 

Mohsen Badran, Executive Director 

Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire 

Denise Boehner 

Savannah Council of the Blind 

William K. Broker, Managing Attorney 

Georgia Legal Services 

Wayne Dawson, Executive Director 

Savannah - Chatham County Fair Housing 

Council 

Jan Elders 

Savannah-Chatham Council on Disability 

Issues 

Yolanda Fontaine, Resident Service 

Coordinator 

Housing Authority of Savannah 

William Gardener 

National Federation of the Blind 

Bob Habas 

Living Independence for Everyone Inc. 

Sarah Rayfield, Chief Development Officer 


Denise Boehner 

Savannah Council of the Blind 

Patricia Heagarty 

Interested Citizen 

Chairman McArthur Jarrett 


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Carol Hunt, Executive Secretary 

NAACP - Savannah Branch 

Hunter Hurst, Executive Director 

Georgia Infirmary Day Center for 

Rehabilitation 

Robert Kozlowski, Executive Director 

Kicklighter Resource Center 

Tom Lamar 


Jane Love, Transportation Planner 

Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan 

Planning Commission 

Patti Lyons, President 

Senior Citizens Savannah - Chatham County 

Inc. 

Greg Schroeder, President 

United Way of the Coastal Empire 

Clealice Timmons, Ancillary Supervisor 

Coastal Center for Development Services 

Steve Tomlinson 

Intermodal Program District Representative 


Terri White 

Savannah Association of the Blind 

Leslie Wilson 

Economic Opportunity Authority


STAFF MEMBERS 

Thomas L. Thomson, PE, AICP, Executive Director 


Mark Wilkes, PE, AICP, Director of Transportation Planning 


Zhongze (Wykoda) Wang, Transportation Planner 


Jane Love, Transportation Planner 


Michael Adams, Transportation Planner 


Jessica Hagan, Administrative Assistant 


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FEDERAL CERTIFICATION 

iii

GDOT-MPO JOINT CERTIFICATION 

iv

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CHAPTER 1: TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT 

PROGRAM FUNDAMENTALS 

1.1 Introduction 

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a coordination and funding document of the 

Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). An MPO is a regional policy body, required in urbanized 

areas with population over 50,000, and designated by the governor of the state. The MPO is responsible 

for administering the federally required transportation planning process in cooperation with the state, 

local and other transportation providers. When an urbanized area reaches a population of more than 

200,000, the MPO is designated a Transportation Management Area (TMA). The TMA status imposes 

more stringent requirements on the MPO, and impacts the sources of funds available for transportation 

projects in the urbanized area. 

The MPO is responsible for developing the 20 plus year Long Range Transportation Plan 

(LRTP) and the short-range Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The LRTP evaluates 

transportation system performance and is a source of policies, projects and actions that implement 

community vision of transportation improvements needed to reach the community goals. The TIP is a 

detailed capital program or a list of funded highway, transit and other multi-modal projects for the MPO 

planning area over the next four years. The TIP must be consistent with the LRTP. All transportation 

projects must appear in an approved LRTP and TIP before they may receive federal funds for 

implementation. It should be emphasized that the TIP is an expression of intent to implement the 

identified projects and not a final commitment of funds from any agency. The TIP is based on a 

reasonable estimate of the amount of federal, state and local funds expected to be available to the MPO 

planning area and is required to be financially constrained by year. 

The Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (CORE MPO) is the designated 

Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Savannah urbanized area. The MPO was designated 

a TMA in July 2002. CORE MPO is a comprehensive, cooperative and continuing process and is the 

forum for decision-making on transportation issues in the Savannah area. CORE MPO adopted the Long 

Range Transportation Plan – CORE Connections 2035 (Volume 1: Framework Mobility Plan) on 

September 17, 2009 and is currently developing the Total Mobility Plan. CORE MPO is also responsible 

for developing the Transportation Improvement Program. The FY 2013 - 2016 TIP is programmed to 

address the transportation needs of Savannah and Chatham County and consists of improvements 

recommended in the 2035 Mobility Plan. As a TMA, CORE MPO has the authority to prioritize the 

projects in the FY 2013 - 2016 TIP, particularly those to be funded with the Urban Attributable Funds 

(L230 funds). The FY 2013 - 2016 TIP identifies transportation improvements recommended for 

advancement during the program period, groups the projects into appropriate staging periods and 

includes realistic estimates of total costs and anticipated funding sources. 

The CORE MPO Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) is responsible for reviewing the TIP 

and recommending it for adoption to the CORE MPO Board. The two other CORE MPO advisory 

committees, the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and the Advisory Committee on Accessible 

Transportation (ACAT) as well as the general public are also invited to review and comment on the 

proposed TIP. In addition, the federal legislation requires that in the TIP development process the MPO 

should consult with officials responsible for other types of planning activities that are affected by 

transportation in the area, and governmental agencies and non-profit organizations that receive federal 

assistance from a source other than USDOT. CORE MPO satisfies this requirement by inviting these 

agencies to participate in the TIP development process and by making the draft TIP available to them for 

review and comment. 

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Through adoption by the CORE MPO Board, the document becomes the official TIP for the 

Savannah urbanized area and then integrated into the State Transportation Improvement Program 

(STIP). Project-by-project review and approval by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), 

the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is also 

necessary before federal funds become available. It should be understood that the TIP is a flexible 

program which may be modified in accordance with the procedures outlined in the adopted Participation 

Plan (PP) by resolution of the CORE MPO Board if priorities, area goals or funding levels change. 

1.2 Overview of the TIP Document 

The format of this document should be easy to follow, but if you have any questions, please 

contact the transportation planning staff of the Chatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning 

Commission (MPC) at (912) 651-1440 for assistance. 

The first section of this document includes four components. The table of contents provides a 

summary of the structure in which the FY 2013 - 2016 TIP is organized. The MPO organization that 

follows lists the various CORE MPO board and advisory committees and staff members who have 

developed this TIP. The MPO resolution certifies the CORE MPO adoption of the FY 2013 - 2016 TIP. 

The MPO certifications provide proof that CORE MPO has the authority to carry out the MPO 

transportation planning process in the Savannah area. 

Chapter 1 provides some details on TIP fundamentals, including an introduction to the 

Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Transportation Improvement Program, the TIP funding, and 

the public participation requirements of the TIP development / update / amendment process. 

Chapter 2 outlines the specific development process of the FY 2013 - 2016 TIP, including 

expected federal / state / local funding in the next four years, transportation improvement priority 

establishment, and the public participation process. 

Chapter 3 lists specific highway, bridge, transit, transportation enhancement and other multimodal 

projects in the FY 2013 - 2016 TIP. The highway section includes an index of projects in 

Chatham County programmed to receive funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and 

other sources in fiscal years 2013 - 2016, a map showing the locations of these projects, the individual 

project pages that provide more detailed project information, a list of lump sum funding categories and 

programs in Chatham County for the four-year period, and a financial plan that demonstrates fiscal 

constraints. The highway section includes some earmarked transportation enhancement projects because 

their funding obligation will eventually go through FHWA. This section also includes some currently 

locally-funded highway projects that are expected to receive federal and/or state funds in the future. The 

transit section includes the financial statement of the Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT), the capital 

improvement justification, the transit projects programmed to receive funds from the Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) in fiscal years 2013 to 2016, as well as a bus replacement schedule. 

The appendix includes a list of lump sum projects in the Savannah area that have been identified 

and programmed by GDOT, the funding obligation in Chatham County in FY 2012, the priority projects 

that have either been implemented or have been removed from the priority list, and the public 

participation materials related to the FY 2013 - 2016 TIP development process. 

1.3 TIP Funding 

As mandated by federal regulations, the Transportation Improvement Program must be 

financially constrained. The cost of projects selected in the overall program must be equal to or less than 

estimated funding available to complete these projects. The available funds, which include federal, state 

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and local funds, and in some instances private funds as with projects financed by public-private 

partnerships, are those dollars that are reasonably expected over the program timeframe. Usually the 

federal funds play the major part in programming the transportation improvements while the state and 

the local governments or agencies provide their shares of the TIP funding, thus the “matched funds” 

include the total funding needed for the projects. The following sections introduce the common federal 

funding categories for the highway, transit, and other projects. 

1.3.1 Highway Funding 

1.3.1.1 Highway Funding Components 

The 2005 federal legislation - the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 

Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) - authorized the federal surface transportation programs for 

highways, highway safety, and transit for the 5-year period of 2005 - 2009. SAFETEA-LU expired in 

2009 but has been extended to June 30, 2012. The new federal transportation reauthorization bill – 

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 Centaury Act (MAP-21) - was signed into law on July 6, 2012. 

MAP-21 authorized over $100 billion in spending through the end of the federal government's fiscal 

year 2014 which ends September 30, 2014. Changes to the highway and transit funding categories 

under MAP-21 will be covered in future TIPs. The CORE MPO’s FY 2013 - 2016 TIP was developed 

under SAFETEA-LU whose federal aid highway program includes the following six (6) core 

components. 

1. Interstate Maintenance (IM) – The program provides funding for resurfacing, restoring, 

rehabilitating and reconstructing (4R) most routes on the Interstate System. 

2. National Highway System (NHS) – The program provides funding for improvements to rural and 

urban roads that are part of the NHS, including the Interstate System and designated connections to 

major intermodal terminals. Under certain circumstances, NHS funds may also be used to fund 

transit improvements in NHS corridors. 

3. Surface Transportation Program (STP) – The program provides flexible funding that may be used 

by states and localities for projects on any Federal-aid highway, including the NHS, bridge projects 

on any public road, transit capital projects, and intracity and intercity bus terminals and facilities. 

4. Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) - The program provides funding for projects and 

programs in air quality nonattainment and maintenance areas for ozone, carbon monoxide (CO), and 

particulate matter (PM-10, PM-2.5) which reduce transportation related emissions. The CORE MPO 

planning area is an air quality attainment area and does not receive CMAQ funds. 

5. Highway Bridge Program (BRG) - The program provides funding to enable states to improve the 

condition of their highway bridges through replacement, rehabilitation, and systematic preventive 

maintenance. 

6. Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) - The Federal-aid funding program began in FY 

2006 to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. A 

state must have a Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) in place in order to obligate HSIP funds. 

1.3.1.2 Highway Funding Codes 

Depending on different funding categories, the federal / state / local shares of funds vary. The 

table below lists the frequently used federal highway funding codes and their respective state / local 

share under SAFETEA-LU. The state and local shares for specific projects might change based on 

agreements between the state and the local project sponsors. 

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Highway Funding Codes*** 

Project Funding Code Class of Funds Federal State 

Prefix 

Share Share 

BRG L1C0 On/Off System Bridges 80% 20% 

BRG L110 Off System Bridges 80% 20% 

NHS L010 Interstate Maintenance * (Except 

I-516 & I-985) 

90% 10% 

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Local 

Share 

NHS L050 National Highway System 80% 20% 

STP L230 Population over 200,000 80% 20% 

STP L240 Use for Any Area 80% 20% 

SFT LS20 High Risk Rural Road Safety ** 90% 10% 

SFT LS30 Safety ** 90% 10% 

SFT LS40 Railroad Safety and Railroad 

100% 

Bridges 

SFT LS50 Railroad Safety 100% 

SRS LU10 Safe Route to School Program 100% 

SRS LU20 Safe Route to School 

100% 

Infrastructure 

SRS LU30 Safe Route to School Either 100% 

HPP LY10, LY 20 High Priority Project 80% 20% 

TEA L220 Enhancement (33R = 100%) 80% 20% 

PL L450 Metropolitan Planning 80% 10% 10% 

SPR L550 Planning 80% 20% 

DNR L940 Recreational Trails 80% 20% 

* HOV projects qualify for IM (interstate maintenance). 

** 100% for certain projects. 

*** The funding codes are based on SAFETEA-LU. Changes under MAP-21 will be covered in future TIPs. 

1.3.1.3 Lump Sum Funding 

A portion of the STIP funding is set aside for various groups of projects that do not affect the 

capacity of the roadway. The Lump Sum program in Georgia is intended to give the Georgia 

Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the MPO flexibility to address projects of an immediate need 

while fulfilling the requirements of the STIP. Funds are set up in lump sum banks to undertake projects 

that are developed after the STIP is approved. These lump sums banks, located in the statewide or “All” 

county section of the STIP, are listed in a number of funding types for each year for the Department’s 

convenience in managing and accounting for the funding. These Lump Sum Banks are shown in the 

TIP/STIP with the words “Lump Sum” in the project description and contain an amount of funding for 

each year. Funds are drawn from these lump sums during the year and individual projects are 

programmed. The individual projects may include work at one or several locations for letting and 

accounting purposes. Listed below are these groups and information about them. Except for groups for 

preliminary engineering and rights-of-way protective buying, the total available funds are shown as 

construction for easy accounting but preliminary engineering and rights-of-way may be drawn from this 

amount when needed in that category. 

Individual projects are programmed and funds drawn from the Lump Sum Bank at the time these 

funds are needed for Preliminary Engineering, Rights of Way and Construction. These projects may be 

funded in the current year or one of the other TIP/STIP years. Funds for these projects are not counted

until authorization is requested for the funds. At that time the actual cost is deducted from the balance in 

the Lump Sum Bank. 

To provide the readers of the TIP/STIP with as much information as possible, individual projects 

to be funded from the Lump Sum Bank in the future may be shown in the TIP/STIP with a program year 

of LUMP and a preliminary estimated cost. These projects are also denoted with the words “Lump Sum 

Project” in the lower left area of the project listing. To avoid double counting these projects are not 

included in the county total at the end of the county. 

Group: Maintenance 

Criteria: existing system maintenance only 

This group has six funding/work types: two are for bridge painting/maintenance and the other four are 

for roadway maintenance. Major types of work undertaken are: resurfacing, pavement rehabilitation, 

median work, impact attentuators, signing, fencing, pavement markings, landscaping, rest areas, walls, 

guardrail and shoulder work. Also included is preliminary engineering necessary to prepare plans and 

rights-of-way needed for work such as landslide repair, sewer hookups and erosion control. 

Group: Safety 

Criteria: work qualifying for the High Hazard Safety Program and other safety projects 

This group includes the following work types: signal installation/upgrades, guardrail installation, sign 

installation, railroad protection devices, operational improvements, railroad crossing hazard elimination, 

roadway hazard elimination and special safety studies and programs. 

Group: Preliminary Engineering 

Criteria: planning, management systems and consultant design services 

This group has two funding/work types: planning/management systems and consultant design services 

Group: Traffic and Revenue/Design-Build/Special Studies 

Criteria: These studies are to determine how much traffic and how much revenue a toll facility (such as 

a managed lane) could generate in order to guide project development/financing. Special studies, related 

to transportation, would also be included in this group. 

This group is a single item. 

Group: Roadway/Interchange Lighting 

Criteria: lighting 


Group: Rights of Way - Protective Buying and Hardship Acquisitions 

Criteria: purchase of parcel(s) of rights of way (RW) for future projects that are in jeopardy of 

development and for hardship acquisition. Qualifying projects are those that have preliminary 

engineering (PE) underway or have a PE, RW or construction phase in the STIP. For counties that are 

not in conformance for air quality the only qualifying projects are those that have a RW phase in the 

STIP. This group is a single item. 

Group: Transportation Enhancement 

Criteria: projects qualifying for the Transportation Enhancement program (TEA) 

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TEA projects shown in the STIP will be funded on a first come first served basis. When a project is 

funded it is drawn down from the lump sum. When all funds are gone, no other projects can be funded 

until the next fiscal year, which begins on July 1. 


Group: Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) 

Criteria: projects qualifying for the LCI program and selected by the Atlanta Regional Commission 

(ARC) 

LCI implementation projects are selected on a competitive basis and lump sum funding amounts are 

programmed according to reasonable schedules for engineering, right of way acquisitions and 

construction for projects comprising the overall program. Funding for individual phases of a project 

may be shifted between fiscal years as necessary if such shifts do not affect the implementation schedule 

of other projects or exceed the overall lump sum funding amount. 


Group: Safe Routes to Schools 

Criteria: To enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to 

school; to make walking and bicycling to school safe and more appealing; and to facilitate the planning, 

development and implementation of projects that will improve safety, and reduce traffic, fuel 

consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity of schools. 

This group has two items; Infrastructure & non-infrastructure. 

Group: High Risk Rural Roads 

Criteria: States are required to identify these roadways (and expend the HRRR funds) according to the 

following definition: any roadway functionally classified as a rural major or minor collector or a rural 

local road and 

A. on which the accident rate for fatalities and incapacitating injuries exceeds the statewide average 

for those functional classes of roadway; or 

B. that will likely have increases in traffic volume that are likely to create an accident rate for 

fatalities and incapacitating injuries that exceeds the statewide average for those functional 

classes of roadway." 

Group: Regional Traffic Signal Optimization 

Criteria: Applies to maintenance and operation of traffic control devices statewide. Candidate projects 

include: 

A. Regional Traffic Operations Concepts 

B. Micro-Regional Traffic Operations 

C. Traffic Control Maintenance Contracts 

D. Signal Timing 

E. Identification of minor operational improvement projects to be submitted for Operational 

Projects under another Lump Sum category. 

Projects will: 

A. Have to support the Regional or Statewide Traffic Signal Concept of Operations 

B. Focus on operating and maintaining the components of traffic control systems 

C. Local or quasi-governmental agencies may be contracted with at the project level. 

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1.3.2 Transit Funding 

1.3.2.1 Transit Funding Programs 

The following lists the major federal transit funding categories under SAFETEA-LU. Any changes to 

the transit funding program under MAP-21 will be covered in future TIPs. 

Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program 

Funds distributed directly to transit systems ("designated recipients") in urbanized areas over 

200,000 in population; 

Funds are allocated based on multi-tiered formula including: 1) Population and Population 

Density; 2) Bus Revenue Vehicle Miles; 3) Fixed Guideway Revenue Vehicle Miles; 4) 

Fixed Guideway Route miles; and 5) Incentive Tier Based on Bus/Fixed Guideway 

Passenger Miles and Operating Costs; 

Funds may be used for eligible capital and/or preventive maintenance activities; 

Transit enhancements as certification rather than set-aside; 

Additional sources of local funds can be used as local match for section 5307 projects. The 

eligible sources include advertising and concessions revenue, social services contract 

revenue, revenue bonds proceeds, etc. 

Sections 5309 Capital Investment Program 

Apportioned directly to transit systems; 

Private non-profit and private providers of public transportation may be subrecipients; 

Must be used to: 1) maintain, modernize and/or improve fixed guideway systems; 2) provide 

the federal share of new fixed guideway projects, including the design and/or construction of 

new or extensions to existing fixed guideway systems; and 3) fund the replacement, 

rehabilitation and purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction of bus 

related facilities. 

Some funds are apportioned based on statutory formula while others are based on 

competitive project selection process. 

Section 5310 Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Formula Program 

Capital and Purchase of Service assistance for the purchase of vehicles and services for the 

elderly and individuals with disabilities; 

Services primarily provided by private not-for-profit organizations or governmental entities; 

Intended primarily for private not-for-profit organizations; Public organizations that 

coordinate services for the elderly and individuals with disabilities or that can certify that no 

not-for-profit organizations are readily available that can provide service may also be eligible 

to receive program funding; 

Projects shall be included in a locally developed human services transportation coordination 

plan; 

FTA Apportionment directly to states; Allocation based on each state's share of the nation's 

elderly and disabled population; 

Non-DOT federal funds can be used as matching funds. 

Section 5316 Jobs Access and Reverse Commute Program 

Grants for Capital and Operating costs of services to improve access to jobs and provide 

reverse commute services; 

Designed to assist welfare recipients and low income individuals to get to work; 

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Formula program instead of discretionary program: 1) Formula allocations based on number 

of low-income persons to designated recipients in areas over 200,000 in population; 2) State 

may transfer funds to urbanized or non-urbanized area programs; 

Eligibility: States and census-designated urbanized areas must select recipients 

competitively; Projects must be included in a locally-developed human services 

transportation coordination plan; 10 percent of funds may be used for planning, 

administration, and technical assistance; 

Non-DOT federal funds can be used as matching funds. 

Section 5317 New Freedom Program 

Grant program for Capital and Operating Costs of Services and Facility Improvements in 

excess of those required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); 

Formula Program: 1) Formula allocations based on number of persons with disabilities to 

designated recipients in areas over 200,000 in population; 2) state may transfer funds to 

urbanized or non-urbanized area programs; 

Eligibility: 1) State and UZA’s must select recipients competitively; 2) Project must be 

included in a locally-developed human services transportation coordination plan; 3) 10 

percent of funds may be used for planning, administration and technical assistance; 

Non-DOT federal funds can be used as matching funds; 

Labor protection only applied at discretion of the Secretary. 

1.3.2.2 Transit Funding Shares 

As in highway funding, the state and local project sponsors must provide matching funds for 

each of the federal transit funding programs. The table below lists the transit funding categories and the 

respective federal / state / local shares. The state and local shares for specific projects might change 

based on established agreements between the state and the local project sponsors. 

Transit Funding Programs** 

Funding Code Federal Share State Share Local Share 

Section 5307 Capital Program 80% 10% 10% 


Section 5310 Capital Program 80% 20% (DHR)* 

Section 5310 Operating 50% 50% (DHR)* 


Section 5316 Operating 50% 50% 


Section 5317 Operating 50% 50% 

Section 5316 and 5317 Vehicles 

*DHR – Department of Human Resources 

80% 15% 5% 

**The funding program is based on SAFETEA-LU. Changes under MAP-21 will be covered in future TIPs. 

1.3.3 Carry over Funding 

Besides the expected annual obligation of federal highway and transit funds, some carryover 

funds can also be used in developing the Transportation Improvement Program. 

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1.3.3.1 Where Carryover Funds Come From 

Carryover funding describes two types of federal funds not obligated in the year appropriated. 

The first type of these funds results when a State is unable to fully access the annual distribution of 

funds due to a congressional budgetary restriction call of "obligation authority". Obligation authority 

restricts a state from spending total appropriated funds. Unobligated balances of appropriated funds 

may be utilized to fund projects in the following ways: 

1. A state may choose to advance fund the construction authorization of a federal-aid project by 

temporarily funding the federal share with non-federal funds. Multi-year Transportation Acts allow 

states to advance construct up to the contract authority provided in the Act. Advance construction is 

a method of “pre-financing” the federal share of project costs. These costs are later converted to 

regular federal highway funds as Congress provides new appropriation and/or obligation authority. 

2. A state can use carryover funds when obligation authority is redistributed from other states. Near 

the end of each federal fiscal year, the Federal Highway Administration redistributes obligation 

authority from states that return unused spending authority. 

3. A state can use unobligated balances to fund a project if Congress appropriates additional obligation 

authority. 

The second type of carryover funds results when a State does not fully obligate special federalaid 

funding categories such as minimum guarantee, highway demonstration projects, and high priority 

projects. For these types of funding categories, Appropriations Acts provide obligation authority for 

each appropriated dollar. 

1.3.3.2 How Carryover Funds Are Used 

The following describes how the STIP Financial Plan (SFP) is developed. The SFP is the 

spending plan for allocating transportation funding to state and local projects. It addresses a time 

period of four years, and, by law, is financially constrained by forecasted funding levels. Forecasted 

funding levels are based on the historical spending authority provided to the State in the last available 

year. These levels are adjusted to funding estimates provided in the current multi-year transportation 

bill. Added to the adjusted funding ceiling are the previously appropriated/allocated Federal funds 

(carryover) that are unexpended and available. Both types of carryover funds are assigned to projects. 

However, type 2 carryover funds are not used until all the current year obligation authority has been 

utilized. If the advanced construction method is used, type 1 carryover funds, a conversion project is 

set up in the STIP for the year that federal funds are going to be used to reimburse project costs. 

1.3.3.3 How Carryover Funds Are Shown For Fiscal Constraint 

The federal regulations (23 CFR 450.216) require that the State Transportation Improvement 

Program (STIP) "… include a project, or an identified phase of a project, only if full funding can 

reasonably be anticipated to be available". Since both types of carryover funds can be used to fund 

projects in a year different than the year funds were received, they are considered reasonably available 

and are added to the annual estimated appropriated funds for the period covered by the STIP. The STIP 

financial plan fully documents the amount of carryover funds by year and category of funding, as well 

as estimates of future revenues. 

1.3.4 Other Funding 

Earmarks: Some transportation improvement projects have earmarked funds. These are funds 

provided by the Congress for projects, programs, or grants where the purported congressional direction 

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(whether in statutory text, report language, or other communication) circumvents otherwise applicable 

merit-based or competitive allocation processes, or specifies the location or recipient, or otherwise 

curtails the ability of the executive branch to manage its statutory and constitutional responsibilities 

pertaining to the funds allocation process. It should be noted that the earmarks are being phased out. It 

is expected that after all the projects with earmarked funds have been implemented, future projects will 

be funded by merit-based program allocations. 

Bonds: Some transportation improvement projects might be financed through the issuance of 

bonds, which is a debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and, depending 

on the terms of the bond, is obliged to pay interest to use and/or to repay the principal at a later date, 

termed maturity. 

Public-Private Partnerships: Some transportation improvement projects might be financed 

through public-private partnerships (P3), which involve a contract between a public sector authority and 

a private party, in which the private party provides a public service or project and assumes substantial 

financial, technical and operational risk in the project. There are different types of P3. FHWA 

encourages the consideration of P3 in the development of transportation improvements. 

1.4 Public Participation Requirements for TIP 

The federal legislation requires that each Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) adopt a 

formal public participation process. As the federally designated MPO for the Savannah urbanized area, 

CORE MPO is responsible for soliciting the participation of interested citizens and parties in the 

transportation planning process. 

CORE MPO adopted its Public Involvement Plan in March 2002 and revised the plan in October 

2005 to incorporate the Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs). The MPO updated the Public Involvement 

Plan to a Participation Plan in April 2007 based on additional SAFETEA-LU requirements. The plan 

was revised again in 2008 and 2009 to incorporate the revised FHWA/GDOT TIP/STIP amendment 

process. The Participation Plan is intended to provide CORE MPO with a framework for carrying out 

public participation activities. The objective is to facilitate a public dialogue at all stages of the 

transportation planning process including the development / update / amendment of the Transportation 

Improvement Program. 

Described below is an excerpt from the CORE MPO Participation Plan. It details the 

participation requirements in the TIP development and update process and the procedures that are to be 

followed to amend an existing approved TIP or STIP. 

1.4.1 Interested Citizens/Parties Participation in the Update/Development of TIP 

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is the short-range programming element of 

transportation planning. The TIP lists the transportation projects in Chatham County programmed to 

receive federal funds over the next four years. Projects in the TIP are drawn from the LRTP. Factors 

considered for a project’s inclusion in the TIP include its readiness to proceed as well as the project’s 

ability to positively impact/effect the regional transportation system. Under SAFETEA-LU, the MPO is 

required to annually update the listing of obligated projects. By nature of programming funds, TIPs are 

financially constrained. The amount of federal funds available to the MPO is subject to the state’s 

congressional district balancing. Only lump sum projects which do not affect the capacity of roadways 

are not subject to congressional district balancing. 

Federal regulations require the preparation of a TIP at least every four years in order for federal 

agencies to authorize the use of federal transportation funds in the region. Historically, the MPO has 

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updated the TIP on a yearly basis with the CORE MPO Board consideration occurring before the end of 

the fiscal year (June 30). 

1) The CAC will facilitate the participation process during the development of the TIP. 

2) As a Transportation Management Area (TMA), the MPO will host at least one public meeting on 

the TIP early in the development process, for the purpose of establishing project priorities. This 

meeting will be held at a centralized, accessible location. 

3) A legal notice will be published in the Savannah Morning News at least 10 days prior to any public 

meeting/open house. 

4) In addition to the Savannah Morning News, all other local media and the neighborhood associations 

as identified in Appendix C of the Plan, and the consultation agencies as identified in Appendix E 

of Plan, will be notified of all public meetings. The meeting notice will also be posted on the MPC 

website. 

5) Upon completion of a draft TIP, the MPO will hold a 30-day public review and comment period. 

6) A legal notice will be published in the Savannah Morning News on the Sunday prior to the 

beginning of the public review and comment period. All the other contacts listed above will be 

notified as well. 

7) During the public review and comment period, copies of the draft TIP will be made available for 

review at the public review agencies identified in Appendix D of the Plan, and will be posted on the 

MPC website. 

8) The MPO will host at least one public meeting during the public review and comment period to be 

held at a centralized, accessible location. 

9) Public comments on the draft TIP must be provided in writing and will be included as an appendix 

to the final TIP. 

10) Public comments shall be accepted no later than three working days after the public review and 

comment period ends. 

11) At the close of the public review and comment period, the MPO staff will review comments and 

identify any significant comments. 

12) Significant comments will be reviewed by the MPO Committees and incorporated into the final 

TIP. 

1.4.2 Interested Citizens/Parties Participation for Changes to LRTP and TIP 

While the MPO undertakes updating the LRTP and TIP on a regular schedule, there may be 

instances during the cycle when either administrative changes or amendments are required. 

Administrative changes are considered minor changes, which do not alter the original project intent. 

Amendments are required for the addition or deletion of a project or program occurring between 

scheduled updates or when a major change occurs in the project description, length (more than a quarter 

mile), cost or scope. In order to qualify for federal funds, new projects must be amended to the LRTP 

before they are eligible for inclusion in the TIP. 

Any person wishing to have a change made in the adopted Metropolitan Planning Organization’s 

(MPO) Long Range Transportation Plan for Chatham County should complete an application and 

submit it to the executive director of the MPO. 

After receipt of this application, the MPO staff, the MPO’s Technical Coordinating Committee, 

Citizens Advisory Committee, and Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation will review it and 

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will recommend to the CORE MPO Board whether a more detailed analysis of the change is warranted. 

The MPO will then decide either to reject the application or authorize a detailed analysis of the proposal. 

If further study is authorized by the MPO, the MPO staff will conduct a detailed analysis and present its 

findings and recommendations to the MPO’s TCC, CAC and ACAT Committees. The recommendations 

of the MPO staff and the MPO’s Committees will then be provided to the CORE MPO Board, which 

will decide either to reject the proposal or schedule the proposed change for public hearing. If a public 

hearing is held, the MPO will decide at the conclusion of the hearing whether to reject the proposal, 

approve the proposal, or approve the proposal with modifications. 

Public participation procedures for amendments and administrative changes to the LRTP and TIP 

will follow the Georgia Department of Transportation’s (GDOT) STIP/TIP Amendment Process 

(Appendix G). The administrative modification process consists of a monthly list of notifications from 

GDOT to all involved parties, with change summaries sent on a monthly basis to the FHWA and FTA 

by the GDOT. The amendment process requires public advertisement, a 15-day comment period and 

response to all comments, either individually or in a summary form. There is no requirement for a public 

hearing. The amendment follows the usual MPO Committee process for action. 

The use of federal funds requires completion of the environmental process in accordance with 

the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Right-of-way negotiations may not take place until 

successful completion of the NEPA process. Final location and design of an amended project would be a 

function of the NEPA process. In Georgia, the Department of Transportation oversees the public 

participation in the environmental process. The MPO facilitates the participation process by providing 

early and continuous planning level input and by assisting GDOT in disseminating public meeting 

notices and project information. 

1.4.3 STIP and TIP Amendment Process 

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued 

the Final Rule to revise the Statewide and Metropolitan Transportation Planning regulations 

incorporating changes from the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 

Legacy for Users on February 14, 2007 with an effective date of March 16, 2007. The revised 

regulations clearly define administrative modifications and amendments as actions to update plans and 

programs. 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 450.104 defines administrative modifications and 

amendments as follows: 

Administrative modification “means a minor revision to a long-range statewide or metropolitan 

transportation plan, Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), or Statewide Transportation 

Improvement Program (STIP) that includes minor changes to project/project phase costs, minor changes 

to funding sources of previously-included projects, and minor changes to project/project phase initiation 

dates. Administrative Modification is a revision that does not require public review and comment, 

redemonstration of fiscal constraint, or a conformity determination (in nonattainment and maintenance 

areas).” 

Amendment “means a revision to a long-range statewide or metropolitan transportation plan, 

TIP, or STIP that involves a major change to a project included in a metropolitan transportation plan, 

TIP, or STIP, including the addition or deletion of a project or major change in project cost, 

project/project phase initiation dates, or a major change in design concept or design scope (e.g., 

changing project termini or the number of through traffic lanes). Changes to projects that are included 

only for illustrative purposes do not require an amendment. An amendment is a revision that requires 

public review and comment, redemonstration of fiscal constraint, or a conformity determination (for 

metropolitan transportation plans and TIPs involving “non-exempt” projects in nonattainment and 

maintenance areas). In the context of a long-range statewide transportation plan, an amendment is a 

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evision approved by the State in accordance with its public involvement process.” 

The following procedures have been developed for processing administrative modifications and 

amendments to the STIP and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) TIPs and Long Range 

Transportation Plans (LRTPs). Processes described below detail procedures that are to be used to update 

an existing approved STIP or TIP and associated plan, if applicable. A key element of the amendment 

process is to assure that funding balances are maintained. 

Administrative Modification 

The following actions are eligible as Administrative Modifications to the STIP/TIP/LRTP: 

A. Revise a project description without changing the project scope, conflicting with the 

environmental document or changing the conformity finding in nonattainment and maintenance 

areas (less than 10% change in project termini). This change would not alter the original project 

intent. 

B. Splitting or combining projects. 

C. Federal funding category change. 

D. Minor changes in expenditures for transit projects. 

E. Roadway project phases may have a cost increase less than $2,000,000 or 20% of the amount to 

be authorized. The 20% scenario amount may not exceed $10,000,000. 

F. Shifting projects within the 4-year STIP as long as the subsequent annual draft STIP was 

submitted prior to September 30. 

G. Projects may be funded from lump sum banks as long as they are consistent with category 

definitions. 

An administrative modification can be processed in accordance with these procedures provided that: 

1. It does not affect the air quality conformity determination, nor the network conformity years 

found in the travel demand model and the plan for nonattainment and maintenance areas. 

2. It does not impact financial constraint. 

3. It does not require public review and comment. 

The administrative modification process consists of a monthly list of notifications from GDOT to 

all involved parties, with change summaries sent on a monthly basis to the FHWA and FTA by the 

GDOT. 

The GDOT will submit quarterly reports detailing projects drawn from each lump sum bank with 

remaining balance to the FHWA. 

Amendment 

The following actions are eligible as Amendments to the STIP/TIP/LRTP: 

A. Addition or deletion of a project. 

B. Addition or deletion of a phase of a project. 

C. Roadway project phases that increase in cost over the thresholds described in the Administrative 

Modification section. 

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D. Addition of an annual TIP. 

E. Major change to scope of work of an existing project. A major change would be any change that 

alters the original intent i.e. a change in the number of through lanes, a change in termini of more 

than 10 percent. 

F. Shifting projects within the 4-year STIP which require redemonstration of fiscal constraint or 

when the subsequent annual draft STIP was not submitted prior to September 30. (See 

Administrative Modification item F). 

Amendments to the STIP/TIP/LRTP will be developed in accordance with the provisions of 23 

CFR Part 450. This requires public review and comment and responses to all comments, either 

individually or in summary form. For amendments in MPO areas, the public review process should be 

carried out in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Participation Plan. The GDOT will assure 

that the amendment process and the public involvement procedures have been followed. Cost changes 

made to the second, third and fourth years of the STIP will be balanced during the STIP yearly update 

process. All amendments should be approved by FHWA and/or FTA. 

Notes: 

1. The date a TIP becomes effective is when the Governor or his designee approves it. For 

nonattainment and maintenance areas, the effective date of the TIP is based on the date of U.S. 

Department of Transportation’s positive finding of conformity. 

2. The date the STIP becomes effective is when FHWA and FTA approve it. 

3. The STIP is developed on the state fiscal year which is July 1-June 30. 

4. Funds for cost increases will come from those set aside in the STIP financial plan by the GDOT 

for modifications and cost increases. Fiscal Constraint will be maintained in the STIP at all 

times. 

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CHAPTER 2: FY 2013 - 2016 TIP DEVELOPMENT 

2.1 Expected FY 2013 - 2016 TIP Funding for Chatham County 

2.1.1 Expected Highway Funds 

The matched funds shown below include the expected federal funds from regular sources and 

state / local shares. The table also includes lump sum funds for the next four fiscal years based on the 

lump sum categories. The expected local funds for currently locally-sponsored projects are also listed 

because these projects are expected to receive federal and/or state funds in the future. 

FUND CODE LUMP DESCRIPTION 2013 2014 2015 2016 TOTAL 

NHS L050 $ 8,912,155 $ 26,878,651 $ 10,301,228 $ - $ 46,092,034 

Bridge L1C0 $ 10,332,450 $ - $ - $ - $ 10,332,450 

STP L230 $ 19,387,143 $ 6,049,609 $ 6,202,491 $ 6,355,372 $ 37,994,615 

STP L240 $ 7,571,620 $ 9,611,147 $ 17,500 $ 17,500 $ 17,217,767 

Local LOC $ 5,685,000 $ 2,650,000 $ 7,900,000 $ - $ 16,235,000 

IM L010 ROAD MAINT - INTERSTATE $ 255,000 $ 255,000 $ 255,000 $ 255,000 $ 1,020,000 

IM L010 BRIDGE PAINT - INTERSTATE $ 255,000 $ 255,000 $ 255,000 $ 128,000 $ 893,000 

NHS L050 ROAD MAINT - NAT'L HWY $ 893,000 $ 893,000 $ 893,000 $ 893,000 $ 3,572,000 

NHS L050 ROADWAY LIGHTING $ 26,000 $ 26,000 $ 26,000 $ 26,000 $ 104,000 

STP L220 ENHANCEMENT $ 663,000 $ 663,000 $ 663,000 $ 663,000 $ 2,652,000 

STP L230 ROAD MAINT - GT 200K $ 371,000 $ 371,000 $ 248,000 $ 371,000 $ 1,361,000 

STP L240 OPERATIONAL $ 255,000 $ 255,000 $ 255,000 $ 128,000 $ 893,000 

STP L240 ROAD MAINT - ANY AREA $ 2,550,000 $ 2,550,000 $ 2,550,000 $ 2,295,000 $ 9,945,000 

STP L240 BRIDGE PAINTING $ 128,000 $ 128,000 $ 128,000 $ 128,000 $ 512,000 

STP L240 TRAF CONTROL DEVICES $ 383,000 $ 383,000 $ 383,000 $ 383,000 $ 1,532,000 

STP L240 FORCE ACCT MAINT $ 459,000 $ 459,000 $ 459,000 $ 459,000 $ 1,836,000 

STP L240 TRAF&REV/D-B/STUDIES $ 77,000 $ 77,000 $ 77,000 $ 77,000 $ 308,000 

STP L240 RW PROTECTIVE BUY $ 64,000 $ 64,000 $ 64,000 $ 64,000 $ 256,000 

Trails L940 RECREATIONAL TRAILS $ 32,000 $ 32,000 $ 32,000 $ 32,000 $ 128,000 

SFT LS20 HWY RISK RURAL ROADS $ 98,000 $ 100,000 $ 103,000 $ 105,000 $ 406,000 

SFT LS30 SAFETY $ 1,275,000 $ 1,275,000 $ 1,275,000 $ 1,275,000 $ 5,100,000 

SFT LS40 RRX HAZARD ELIM $ 113,000 $ 115,000 $ 118,000 $ 120,000 $ 466,000 

SFT LS50 RRX PROTECTION DEV $ 113,000 $ 115,000 $ 118,000 $ 120,000 $ 466,000 

SRTS LU10 SAFE RT TO SCH NON-INFR $ 7,000 $ 7,000 $ 7,000 $ 7,000 $ 28,000 

SRTS LU20 SAFE RT TO SCH INFR $ 60,000 $ 60,000 $ 60,000 $ 60,000 $ 240,000 

SRTS LU30 SAFE RT TO SCH ANY PROJ $ 14,000 $ 14,000 $ 14,000 $ 14,000 $ 56,000 

EB LZ20 CST MGMT $ 714,000 $ 383,000 $ 383,000 $ 383,000 $ 1,863,000 

TOTAL $ 60,693,368 $ 53,669,407 $ 32,787,219 $ 14,358,872 $ 161,508,866 

2.1.2 Expected Transit Funds 

SAVANNAH 

TOTAL EXPECTED HIGHWAY 

STIP FUNDS 

(MATCHED) 

FY 2013 - FY 2016 

In the CORE MPO planning area, the Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT) is the designated 

recipient of the Section 5307, Section 5316 and Section 5317 funds. Since the Savannah urbanized area 

is a TMA, CAT receives the funds directly from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The state of 

Georgia and CAT provide the respective state and local match based on agreements. 

In Georgia, the Department of Human Resources (DHR) administers the Section 5310 program 

which is used to purchase services provided by subcontractors to eligible elderly and disabled 

populations. DHR provides the matching funds for the federal Section 5310 program funds. 

Since FY 2007 all the projects funded by the Sections 5310, 5316 and 5317 programs must be 

coming from a locally developed public transportation – human services coordinated plan. The CORE 

MPO is responsible for conducting a competitive project selection process for Sections 5316 and 5317 

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funds in the Savannah urbanized area to make sure that the resources are optimized for providing the 

most efficient transportation services for the low-income, the disabled, and the elderly populations. 

The following table lists the transit funds expected to be available to Chatham County through 

various funding sources in FY 2013 - 2016. The local match for some of the programs such as Section 

5316 and Section 5317 can be from other federal sources other than the Department of Transportation. 

SAVANNAH TOTAL EXPECTED MATCHED TRANSIT FUNDS*** ($) 


Funding Code FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 Total 

Section 5307 3,097,256 4,519,889 4,507,471 4,566,286 16,690,902 

Section 5309* 

Section 5310** 

Section 5316 254,055 305,996 321,296 337,360 1,218,707 

Section 5317 128,545 124,933 131,180 137,739 522,397 

* The Section 5309 capital funds are no longer apportioned and are awarded on a competitive basis only. CAT has applied 

for the Section 5309 grant funding. If approved, the received grant amount and programmed projects will be amended to 

the TIP. 

** The Section 5310 funding estimates and programs are not included in the MPO’s TIP since these funds do not go 

through the MPO planning process. Instead they are included in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program 

(STIP) in coordination with the Department of Human Resources (DHR) and the Georgia Department of Transportation 

(GDOT) Intermodal Division. 

***These transit funds are estimated from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the state and the local sources. 

2.1.3 Expected Earmark Funds 

The table below lists funds not from the regular highway or transit funding sources. These include 

the grandfathered-in earmark High Priority Project (HPP) funds and national park service funds that are 

expected to be available to finance transportation improvement projects in Chatham County during 

fiscal years 2013 - 2016. These funds will not be listed separately after all the earmark projects have 

been implemented since congressional earmarks are being phased out. 

SAVANNAH TOTAL EXPECTED MATCHED OTHER FUNDS 


FUND CODE FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 TOTAL 

HPP LY10 $4,545,731 $1,390,473 $0 $0 $5,936,204 

Nat’l Parks F170 $6,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $6,000,000 

Total Earmark Funds $10,545,731 $1,390,473 $0 $0 $11,936,204 

2.2 Establishment of Transportation Improvement Priorities 

The CORE Connections 2035 Framework Mobility Plan, which is the MPO’s current Long 

Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), includes eight categories of transportation improvements ranked by 

the public from the highest priority to the lowest: 1) implement complete streets; 2) construct/improve 

sidewalks, bike lanes and greenways; 3) improve transit service; 4) improve safety; 5) construct new 

roadways; 6) fund maintenance; 7) widen existing roads; and 8) improve traffic operations. Though the 

stakeholders who guided the development of the plan had a different ranking of the list, they coincided 

with the public in the top three priority categories – complete street, bike/pedestrian improvements, and 

transit. 

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The MPO is developing the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan of which project prioritization 

is a major part. The prioritization methodology developed through the 2040 LRTP will incorporate input 

from the 2035 LRTP and will be the basis for future TIP priority establishment. However, until such 

methodology is finalized and a new prioritized project list is developed, the CORE MPO’s TIP 

prioritization will still be based on the previously identified TIP prioritization policies and project lists. 

It should be noted that the Long Range Transportation Plan covers a 20 plus year period and 

does not identify transportation improvement strategies by specific funding categories. The TIP, 

however, is a programming document and must match proposed improvement projects with available 

funding sources. Most of the funds available to the CORE MPO planning area are allocated by the 

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Because there 

are more identified transportation improvement needs than the allocated funds each year to the CORE 

MPO transportation planning area, it is necessary to program the highest priority projects with the most 

urgent needs in the TIP with the available funds in the next four years. 

Due to the complexity of federal funding sources, transportation improvement projects must be 

divided into various groups to match the funds. In the FY 2007 - 2009 TIP development process, CORE 

MPO adopted TIP prioritization policies, a three-tiered highway priority list, and a transit priority 

project list. The MPO Board also decided to continue the established policies and priorities with 

revisions for later TIPs until a new methodology is established. During later TIP development processes, 

these policies and priorities were re-evaluated and presented to the public for review. A new category to 

explain the prioritization process of other types of projects (earmarked projects, transportation 

enhancement projects and lump sum projects) were added to the TIP. The goal of the TIP prioritization 

process is to have a relatively stable list of projects in the priority pipe line for implementation. As the 

projects are implemented, the original priority list should shrink in size until all of the projects on the list 

have been implemented. 

Besides the complexity of matching funding sources to project types, some of the previously 

identified TIP priority projects had their concepts changed over the years. Some other priority projects 

that were identified in the previous TIPs have been moved to the financially unconstrained Vision Plan 

of the MPO’s LRTP, thus becoming ineligible to be included in the TIP as federally funded fiscally 

constrained projects. Some on-going studies, on the other hand, will produce some specific project 

recommendations to be programmed in the LRTP and TIP for federal funding. These changes have 

made the dynamic TIP prioritization process more complicated and challenging. 

The FY 2013 - 2016 TIP prioritization will be based on the previously identified TIP 

prioritization policies and project lists, the updates, and the on-going planning activities of the CORE 

MPO and the local jurisdictions. The priority projects will be grouped into such categories as highway 

improvements, bridge projects, transit priorities, non-motorized improvements, and others. Those 

priority projects identified in the previous TIPs that have been or are being implemented and those 

moved out due to other reasons are shown in Appendix C for information purposes. 

2.2.1 TIP Prioritization Policies 

The prioritization policies for the TIP are: 1) It must be emphasized that a priority project is 

important regardless of its production schedule; 2) Production schedule determines when the priority 

project can be programmed, which includes different stages in the project development and 

implementation: concept report, environmental process, preliminary engineering, right-of-way 

acquisition, utility relocation and construction; and 3) There must be sufficient funds for programmed 

projects each year. 

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2.2.2 TIP Project Prioritization 

2.2.2.1 Highway Projects 

1st Priority Projects: projects that had construction programmed in the previous TIPs but have not 

been implemented yet. 

PI# 0007402: Gwinnett Street Widening from Stile Avenue to I-16 

PI# 521855: Ogeechee Road Widening from Lynes Parkway to Victory Drive 

2nd Priority Projects: projects that have significant regional impacts. 

PI# 522870: SR 204/Abercorn Street Interchange Construction at King George Blvd 

PI# 0010559: SR 204 Corridor Improvements from W. of Forest River to Truman Pkwy Phase V 

PI# TBA: SR 21 Corridor Improvements from I-516 to Effingham County 

PI# 0008358: Project DeRenne Blvd Option from I-516 to White Bluff Road 

PI# 0008359: East DeRenne Avenue Improvements from Abercorn Street to Truman Pkwy 

PI# 0010236: West DeRenne Avenue Improvements from Mildred Street to Abercorn Street 

MPO Strategic Planning Studies 

3rd Priority Projects: priorities in the previous TIPs with high benefit/cost ratios. The benefit/cost 

ratio is an index developed by the MPO and local transportation staff to compare relative priority 

ranking based on traffic projection, project cost, and project concept. 

PI# 0002923: Bay Street Improvements from I-516 to Bay Street Viaduct 

PI# 0007259: Jimmy DeLoach Parkway Interchange at US 80 

PI# 522790: Jimmy DeLoach Parkway Phase II from US 80 to I-16 

PI# 522860: President Street/Islands Expressway/CSX Railroad/Truman Pkwy Overpass 

2.2.2.2 Bridge Projects 

1st Priority Projects: projects that had construction programmed in the previous TIPs but have not 

been implemented yet. 

PI# 533205: Montgomery Cross Road Bridge Replacement at Casey Canal 

2 nd Priority Projects: projects that have significant regional impacts. 

PI# 0010560: US 80 Bridges and Road Projects 

3 rd Priority Projects: priorities in the previous TIPs with high benefit/cost ratios. 

PI# 0007128: Islands Expressway @ Wilmington River/Bascule Bridge 

2.2.2.3 Transit Projects 

The TIP is a multimodal program and includes transit improvement projects. The transit 

priorities listed below are used as a guide to refine the final transit projects programmed for funding in 

the FY 2013 - 2016 TIP. 

Passenger Amenities – Funding for shelters, benches, signage, and other passenger amenities is 

included in this line item. The development of enhanced transfer stops to include bike racks is 

anticipated. 

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Facility Renovations – This line item provides funds for CAT’s property expansion and for 

needed facility modifications in order to improve CAT’s facility layout. These facility 

modifications and improvements will improve CAT’s safety and efficiency. 

Bus and Bus-related Facilities – This line item will be used to purchase replacement vehicles 

with related equipment through leasing and purchase. Funding buses will have a positive impact 

on providing transportation to persons with disabilities, as all buses will be lift-equipped. 

Job Access – This line item provides funds to support CAT’s existing program and additional 

programs. This will enable CAT to continue its commitment to provide various forms of jobaccess 

related transportation to the low-income community. 

Intelligent Transportation System – This line item will be used to purchase information 

technology applications and equipment. 

Transit Terminal – This line item will be used for construction and related costs for a downtown 

transit terminal. 

Tools and Equipment – Purchase of new and replacement tools and equipment for the Agency. 

Water Ferry – Funding for water ferry facilities and equipment and ferryboat construction. 

Streetcar Projects - Establish a streetcar system in the Savannah area. 

Bike Share Program - Share the use of bicycles to individuals who do not own them. 

Satellite Transit Sub-stations - Establish sub-stations outside the Downtown Savannah area to 

facilitate transfer and other transit services. 

2.2.2.4 Non-Motorized Projects 

The CORE Connections 2035 Framework Mobility Plan set aside a portion of expected funding 

for non-motorized projects, and referenced the current 2000 MPO Bikeway Plan and certain categories 

of improvements for pedestrians. To aid the implementation of non-motorized projects in the 2035 plan, 

the MPO will allocate some federal urban attributable funds (L230 funds) by programming such projects 

in the TIP. Projects funded in this way require a 20% local match. MPO staff is working with local 

governments’ staffs to identify non-motorized projects that are consistent with the CORE Connections 

2035 Framework Mobility Plan, feasible for implementation in the FY 2013 - 2016 TIP time frame, and 

for which local governments are willing to provide matching funds. 

Although the MPO is developing a new Non-motorized Transportation Plan, until such plan is 

adopted, the sources of non-motorized candidate projects for the TIP will be the existing MPO Bikeway 

Plan, projects that are part of roadway projects in the long range plan, and local governments’ pedestrian 

needs inventories, as they relate to the pedestrian categories in the long range plan. Public participation 

in the development of the Non-motorized Transportation Plan has so far revealed several general 

priorities which may guide the programming of bicycle, pedestrian, or amenities projects in the TIP. 

These priorities, from general to more specific, are listed below. “Improvements” may include facilities, 

signals, signage, and other needs. The Non-motorized Transportation Plan, when completed, will 

provide prioritization by project, through a criteria-based process. 

Improvements that close gaps in bicycle and/or pedestrian networks 

Access to CAT bus stops 

Access on bridges 

Additions of off-road, multi-use paths to the network 

Connections between Savannah and the islands communities, including all the way to Tybee 

Island. 

Improvements on “southside” and in “medical arts” district 

Improvements in West Savannah 

Improvements on Wilmington Island 

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Truman Linear Park 

Coastal Georgia Greenway 

2.2.2.5 Projects from Studies 

The MPO and the City of Savannah are conducting several studies in different corridors. Specific 

project recommendations from these studies will be incorporated into the MPO’s long range 

transportation plan and then be programmed into the TIP as priority projects when funds become 

available. 

The recommendations from four studies - SR 21 Corridor Study, SR 204 Corridor Study, US 80 

Bridges Replacement Study, and City of Savannah’s Project DeRenne Process - have been incorporated 

into the TIP priority list. The recommended projects from these studies are listed as the 2 nd priority 

highway projects and the 2 nd priority bridge projects. 

The recommendations from the remaining two studies - I-16 Exit Ramp Removal Study and 

Transit Mobility Vision Plan - will be included as TIP priorities when more details become available. 

2.2.2.6 Other Projects 

Besides the highway, bridge, transit and non-motorized improvements, the FY 2013 - 2016 TIP 

also includes transportation enhancement (TE) projects, lump sum projects, and earmarked projects. 

These projects are not prioritized by the MPO. 

Transportation Enhancement (TE): the TE projects are normally prioritized by GDOT during the 

TE application process. The funds are from the Surface Transportation Program (STP) lump sum for 

Transportation Enhancement (L220 funds) which normally requires a 20% local match. There is not a 

list of projects that can be prioritized by the MPO since each year’ application is different and the MPO 

is not involved in the project selection process. Currently the following projects in Chatham County 

have received TE funding but have not been fully implemented yet. The sponsors of these transportation 

enhancement projects are responsible for working with GDOT and getting the awarded funds obligated 

as quickly as possible. 

PI# 0002267, Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Corridor, Phase I and II 

PI# 0008088, Pooler Sidewalk Extension, Phase III 

PI# 0008995, AASU Bicycle/Pedestrian Path, Phase II 

PI# 0008996, Broughton Street from SR 25 Conn to East Broad Street 

PI# 0008997, Butler Avenue from 14 th Street o Tybrisa Street 

PI# 0010582, SR 26/US 80 from CR 761/Old US 80 to CS 853/Byers Street 

PI# 0010710, CS 117/Main Street from CS 104/Chestnut Street to SR 17 

Lump Sum: the lump sum projects are also prioritized by GDOT for implementation. They are 

normally identified on an as-needed basis after STIP is approved. CORE MPO is not involved in the 

project identification or selection process but does get project updates at the bi-monthly MPO meetings 

after a lump sum project has been programmed in the GDOT work program. The following lists the 

current lump sum projects in Chatham County that have not been implemented yet. 

PI# 0006464, I-16 @ I-95 Highmast Interchange Lighting 

PI# 0007190, SR 204/Fort Argyle Road to Old River Road Operational Improvements 

PI# 0010020, Savannah – Chatham County Public School system @ 4 schools – SRTS 

PI# 0010232, SR 204 Operational Improvements from Veterans Parkway to Rio road 

PI# 0010738, I-95 NB Ramp @ Airways Avenue Operational Improvements 

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PI# 522780, SR 204/Abercorn Street Intersection Improvement at Largo Drive 

PI# M003511, I-16 Westbound and I-95 @ Truck Weigh Stations Phase I Maintenance 

PI# M004056, SR 25/Sidney Lanier & SR 404SP @ Talmadge – Wind and Rain Study 

PI# M004325, SR 404 Spur @ CR 744/Hutchinson Island Road – Ramp Interchange 

PI# M004518, I-516 Sign Upgrades at 8 locations 

Earmark: the earmarked projects, selected by congressmen outside of any applicable merit-based 

or competitive funding allocation processes, are another kind of projects not prioritized by the MPO. 

The project sponsors and the congressman who is responsible for the earmark identify the projects. 

CORE MPO coordinates with the sponsors after the earmark is secured to make sure that these 

earmarked multi-modal projects in Chatham County are programmed in the TIP for implementation. The 

types of projects financed by earmark funds vary – they can be highway projects, bridge projects, transit 

projects, rail projects, transportation enhancement projects and others. Most of the time the earmark 

funds are used to fund only a portion of a project, still requiring the state or local sponsors to come up 

with the rest of the financial resources needed for implementation of the project. The following lists the 

current earmarked projects with partial funding from earmarks in Chatham County that have not been 

implemented yet. 

PI# 0007620, Heritage Trail Bike/Ped in Savannah 

PI# 0007631, Truman Linear Park Trail Phase II 

2.3 FY 2013 - 2016 TIP Development Public Participation Process 

The development of the CORE MPO’s FY 2013 - 2016 Transportation Improvement Program 

revolved around two rounds of public participation: one for the TIP priority establishment and the other 

for the draft TIP development. 

2.3.1 Participation in TIP Prioritization 

To solicit participation from the general public and interested parties in the early TIP 

development process, CORE MPO published the prioritization policy and priority project lists on the 

CORE MPO website and invited comments by holding a public meeting on April 19, 2012 in 

conjunction with the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting. The advertisement for the public 

meetings started with a legal notice published in the Savannah Morning News on Sunday, April 8 

followed by sending the meeting notice to the other local media, the people in the CORE MPO contact 

database, the neighborhood associations and the consultation agencies identified in the MPO’s 

Participation Plan. The notice was published on the MPC website as well. The TIP prioritization was 

also put on the agendas of the April 2012 meetings of the CORE MPO Board and the other two MPO 

advisory committees – the Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) and the Advisory Committee on 

Accessible Transportation (ACAT). Discussion and further input were solicited from these meetings. 

Comments received during the TIP priority establishment process are listed below with the responses 

provided by the MPO staff. 

Comment: “Will the Jimmy DeLoach projects, currently listed as 3 rd priority, have an impact on the 

prioritization list if they are moved forward?” 

Response: The TIP prioritization project list is a guide to programming projects when funds become 

available. The Jimmy DeLoach projects should not have any significant impact on the list if 

they are moving forward. 

Comment: “Are these listed priority projects included in the TIP? Are they closer to being in the TIP 

than those in the LRTP?” 

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Response: Being included in the priority list does not guarantee a project’s programming in the TIP, 

because TIP programming involves both production schedule and funding availability. 

However, when funds do become available, those projects on the priority list will have to be 

programmed 1 st . 

The majority of the projects in the priority list are being programmed in the FY 2013-2016 

TIP. Projects in the mid-term and long-term cost bands of LRTP will only be programmed 

after the short-term projects in the plan are implemented and more funds become available. 

Comment: “Are any of the priority projects “complete streets” projects? Complete streets include 

motorized and non-motorized travel options. Can any of the non-motorized projects be 

combined with any highway projects to make a “complete streets” project?” 

Response: The CORE MPO strives to incorporate the “complete street” concepts into projects, but the 

MPO is a planning body, which works with many partners in its responsibilities for federal 

funding decisions. Other agencies manage the project in implementation phases, which 

involve project design. The MPO issued policy statements and developed guidelines to 

facilitate the implementation of complete streets, but such implementation also requires 

GDOT and city/county officials to establish policies for complete streets and communicate 

the importance of this to their staffs. Besides policy setting, the MPO often pushes for 

bicycle and pedestrian improvements as a part of a roadway project when the MPO staff 

members are invited to concept meetings for various projects. Staff members provide input 

and suggestions regarding the “complete street” incorporation. 

Some of the highway and bridge projects in the priority list will include bicycle and 

pedestrian improvements (e.g. Project DeRenne recommendations, US 80 Bridges and Road 

Improvement Project, SR 204 Corridor Improvements, etc.), but there also are projects in the 

lists on which MPO staff does not yet have the information on design. The general public is 

encouraged to participate in projects’ development processes to provide input to the 

implementing agencies on complete street incorporation. 

Comment: “Regarding Gwinnett Street Improvements from Stiles Ave to I-516, is widening necessary? 

The large mature oaks on the south side of Gwinnett should be preserved.” 

Response: We appreciate the comment regarding tree preservation. The MPO has forwarded the 

comment to the project sponsor – the City of Savannah - for consideration of preserving the 

oak trees along Gwinnett Street. 

The City of Savannah is revising the concept of this project based on input from the Federal 

Highway Administration (FHWA). Even though the road widening might not be in the final 

concept report, this roadway still needs flood mitigation and bike/pedestrian connection. We 

encourage interested parties to get involved in the Gwinnet Street project and work with the 

City to address various issues and concerns regarding this project. 

Comment: “Regarding Ogeechee Road from Lynes Parkway to Victory Drive, trees on North side of 

Ogeechee Road should have proper protection. We should preserve trees where possible.” 


comment to the project sponsor and related implementation agencies – the Georgia 

Department of Transportation (GDOT), the City of Savannah and Chatham County – for 

consideration of preserving the trees along Ogeechee Road. 

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GDOT is working on the environmental document on this project. We encourage interested 

parties to get involved in the development of this very important project and work with the 

project implementers to address various issues and concerns. 

Comment: “Bay Street Improvements should preserve the mature oak trees along this corridor.” 


comment to the project sponsors – the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), the 

City of Savannah and Chatham County – for consideration of preserving the oak trees along 

Bay Street. 

We understand that the Bay Street Improvement project design is trying to take tree 

preservation as well as bike/pedestrian safety into consideration. This project is currently 

going through Historical Alternative Avoidance Analysis. We encourage interested parties to 

get involved in the development of this project and work with the project sponsors and 

provide input on important issues such as tree preservation. 

Comment: “Transit projects should include canopy/shade trees at transit stops. Streetcar Projects that 

may include overhead lines should NOT damage existing tree canopy.” 


comment to the project sponsor - Chatham Area Transit (CAT) - for consideration in 

developing transit projects. 

We understand that CAT has limited funding availability to implement all the desired treerelated 

accommodations, but we hope that the input from interested parties in early project 

development stage will help CAT better estimate project costs and prepare for needed 

improvements. Please do get involved in development of transit improvements to make this 

community more multi-modal. 

Comment: “Trees should be included along the Savannah Ogeechee Canal Corridor, Phases I & II and 

along the Pooler Sidewalk Extension, Phase III. Broughton Street project should include 

beautification with trees. The NEW projects for the Bloomingdale Linear Park and the 

Historic Bicycle/Pedestrian Greenway Trail should include trees. All trees at the I-95 at I-16 

interchange should be preserved and more should be added. Truman Linear Park and 

Heritage Trail projects should include trees.” 

Response: We appreciate the comments regarding tree preservation. Though the selection and 

implementation of these transportation enhancement (TE), earmark and lump sum projects 

are beyond the scope of the CORE MPO’s planning work, the MPO is glad to forward the 

comments to GDOT and the local project sponsors for consideration. 

The project sponsors are responsible for taking initiatives to implement these projects. We 

understand that the TE and earmark projects mentioned above should already have some tree 

preservation components. However, for project-specific information on them including 

design, please check with the project sponsors. We encourage the interested parties to be 

actively involved in the implementation of these projects so that all the concerns including 

tree preservation can be addressed. 

2.3.2 Participation in Draft TIP Development 

The Draft FY 2013 - 2016 TIP document has been made available for public review and 

comment from May 23 to June 21, 2012 at the public review agencies’ offices as well as on the CORE 

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MPO website at www.thempc.org/transportation.htm. Subsequent updates have been posted on the 

MPO website. The interested citizens and parties were able to participate in the draft TIP development 

process in several ways – sending or emailing written comments on the draft TIP document to the MPO, 

providing comments at the MPO website, attending the public hearings held in June 2012 in conjunction 

with the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and the CORE MPO Board meetings, or attending the 

other CORE MPO committee (TCC and ACAT) meetings in June 2012. 

The MPO published a legal notice on the Savannah Morning News on May 20, 2012 to advertise 

for the public review and comment period and the public hearings for the draft TIP. The notice was also 

sent to the other local media, all the people in the CORE MPO contact database, all the neighborhood 

associations and all the consultation agencies identified in the MPO’s Participation Plan. The notice 

was published on the MPO website as well. Another notice announcing the two public hearings were 

advertised on the Savannah Morning News on Sundays, June 10 and June 17, 2012. 

Comments received during the public review period regarding specific project programming 

information in the TIP were incorporated into the project pages and throughout the TIP document. Other 

comments are listed below with the responses provided by the MPO staff. 

Comment: “What is the status of the Ogeechee Road project? Why are there so many delays in 

implementing it?” 

Response: The delays of the Ogeechee Road Widening project were caused by objections from some 

property owners in that area. Since no action could be taken until the issues were resolved, 

the funds originally programmed for this project were moved to be spent on other scheduleready 

projects and the Ogeechee Road Widening project was pushed back in the pipeline. 

Now that the issues have been resolved, the project is moving forward. GDOT has appointed 

a project manager and the project is being scheduled again. The environmental document is 

being updated. When it is approved, the next phase is design, followed by right-of-way 

purchase and then construction. Though the construction phase is outside of the scope of the 

FY 2013 – 2016 TIP, the MPO has programmed some urban attributable funds (L230 funds) 

for this project in FY 2015 for the right-of-way phase to help moving the project forward. 

Comment: “What is the progress and timeline for implementing the DeRenne Avenue projects? When 

will construction occur? The local citizens are concerned because there seems to be no 

apparent progress.” 

Response: The three DeRenne Avenue projects are currently programmed in the FY 2013 – 2016 TIP 

with local SPLOST funds for the preliminary engineering and right-of-way phases. Federal 

and/or state funds will be needed for project construction. In order to make sure that 

federal/state funds will become available in the future, the project development must follow 

the federal process. The environmental process alone will take at least eighteen (18) months. 

The projects are actually moving forward - the City of Savannah is coordinating with the 

Hunter Army Airfield, the environmental process is underway, and the Value Engineering 

Study workshop has been scheduled. 

Comment: “What is the progress of the Gulfstream Road project?” 

Response: The Gulfstream Road / R. B. Miller Road intersection project is moving forward with the 

right-of-way phase programmed in FY 2013 and the construction phase programmed in FY 

2014 in the FY 2013 – 2016 TIP. The revised concept report has been approved. The 

Preliminary Field Plan Review was held on June 14, 2012. The environmental document has 

been forward to FHWA for review. 

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Comment: “How long does it take to replace a bridge that is in bad condition?” 

Response: The bridges are evaluated and rated according to function and/or safety by GDOT. If a 

bridge has structural damage which is a safety issue, GDOT will move it up on the priority 

list and get it fixed sooner than later. If the bridge project involves major improvements, 

then it will go through the project development process. 

The FY 2013 – 2016 TIP was endorsed by the Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) on 

June 21, 2012 and the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation (ACAT) on June 25, 2012. 

The final TIP was adopted by the CORE MPO Board on June 27, 2012. 

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CHAPTER 3: FY 2013 - 2016 TRANSPORTATION 

IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS 

3.1 FY 2013 - 2016 Highway Improvement Projects 

3.1.1 Index of Highway Projects 

PI # FUNDING PROJECT TITLE DESCRIPTION FY CST PAGE 

0002923 L050 Bay Street Improvements 

Bay Street Improvements from I-516 to the Bay Street 

Viaduct 

2015 30 

522870 L050 

SR 204/Abercorn 

Interchange at King George 

SR 204 from E of Pine Gove Road to W of Veterans 

Pkwy 

2014 31 

0008608 L230 MPO Strategic Study Savannah MPO Strategic Planning Study – Sector 9 N/A 32 




0010559 L230 

SR 204 Corridor 

Improvements Study 

SR 204 Corridor Improvements from Truman Pkwy 

Phase V to Forest River 

Long Range 36 

0010560 L230 

US 80 Bridges Replacement 

and Safety Improvements 

US 80 Bridges Replacement at Bull River and 

Lazaretto Creek and Roadway Safety in Between 

Long Range 37 

0011743 L230 

SR 21 Corridor 

Improvements 

SR 21 Corridor Improvements from I-516 to 

Effingham County Line 

Long Range 38 

0011744 L230 I-16 Exit Ramp Removal 

I-16 Exit Ramp Removal at MLK Blvd and 

Montgomery Street 

Long Range 39 

0010028 L230 

Delesseps Avenue Sidewalk 


Delesseps Avenue Road and Sidewalk Improvements 

from Waters Avenue to Skidaway Road 

2018 40 

0010561 L230 

Savannah-Whitemarsh 

Bikeway along Islands 

Expressway 

Savannah-Whitemarsh Bikeway along Islands 

Expressway 

2017 41 

521855 L230 SR 26/US 80 Widening 

Widen Ogeechee Road from I-516 to Victory Drive 

from two to four lanes 

Long Range 42 

522860 L230 President Street Overpass 

President Street/Islands Expressway/CSX 

Railroad/Truman Pkwy Overpass 

Long Range 43 

0007402 L230, Local 

Gwinnett Street 


Gwinnett Street Improvements from I-16 to Stiles 

Avenue 

2015 44 

0007259 L230, Local Jimmy DeLoach Interchange Jimmy DeLoach Pkwy Interchange at US 80 Long Range 45 

522790 L230, Local Jimmy DeLoach Phase II Jimmy DeLoach Pkwy Phase II from I-16 to US 80 Long Range 46 

0008276 L230, L240 R. B. Miller Road 

Robert B. Miller Road Intersection Improvements at 

Gulfstream Rd 

2014 47 

0007885 

0009172, 

L240 CS 650/Grange Road Widen Grange Road from SR 21 to SR 25 2014 48 

0004019, 

0010915, 

0010916 

L240 Oversight Services 

GDOT Oversight Services for STP/L230 & CMAQ 

Funded TIP Projects 

N/A 49 

0007620 LY 10 Heritage Trail Heritage Trail Bike/Ped in Savannah 2013 50 

0007631 LY 10 Truman Linear Park Truman Linear Park Trail – Phase II 2014 51 

522920 LY10, L1C0 SR 404/US 17 Replace SR 404/US 17 bridge over Back River. 2013 52 

0009915 F170 Fort Pulaski Bridge 

For Pulaski Monument Entrance Road Bridge 

Rehabilitation 

2013 53 

0007128 Local Islands Expressway Bridge 

Islands Expressway @ Wilmington River Bascule 

Bridge 

Long Range 54 

0008358 Local 

Project DeRenne Blvd 

Option 

West DeRenne/Hampstead Avenue Connector from 

I-516 to White Bluff Road 

Long Range 55 

0008359 Local East DeRenne Improvements 

East DeRenne Avenue Improvements from Abercorn 

Street to Truman Pkwy 

Long Range 56 

0010236 Local 

West DeRenne 


SR 21/DeRenne Improvements from Mildred Street to 

SR 204 

Long Range 57 

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3.1.2 FY 2013 - 2016 TIP Highway Project Locations 

The map below depicts most of the highway projects programmed for FY 2013 - 2016 in 

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displayed in maps. This map shows where the projects are located. For detailed project information and 

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3.1.3 FY 2013 - 2016 TIP Highway Project Pages 

The highway projects are grouped according to their sources of federal funding. The state and 

local match funds are listed according to their respective shares. The types of highway projects being 

funded over the next four fiscal years include roadway improvements, new roadway construction, 

intersection improvements, interchange construction, bridge replacements, transportation enhancements 

and others. Several earmarked projects are included in this section because their funding needs to filter 

through FHWA before being obligated. Several local projects are also included due to their expected 

federal/state funding in the future. The funding information for the earmark and local projects is used 

for highway financial balance as well. 

The individual page descriptions for the highway projects include several important items. The 

MPO TIP Number is assigned for administrative use by various government agencies. The State PI 

Number is assigned by the GDOT Office of Programming and is used to identify a specific project. The 

Congressional District (CD) demonstrates where the project is located – Chatham County is located in 

Congressional District One (1). Regional Commission (RC) wise, Chatham County is located in the 

Coastal Georgia (CG) area. 

In addition, Preliminary Engineering (PE) includes field surveys, project concepts and designs. 

In recent years, GDOT has implemented a two-phase PE that includes Scoping and the rest of the PE 

phase. Right-of-way (ROW) involves land acquisition. Construction (CST) involves the final stage of 

the project implementation. 

The project description is a summary of the concept report developed for the project. The map on 

each page shows where the project is located but does not depict the exact alignments. 

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FY 2013 - 2016 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 

BAY STREET IMPROVEMENTS FROM I-516 TO THE 

BAY STREET VIADUCT P.I. #: 0002923 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Improve SR 25 Connector/West Bay Street between 

West Lathrop Avenue and East Lathrop Avenue to connect the existing four-lane 

divided section at the west end of the project with the existing five-lane undivided 

section at the east end of the project. The project would include four 11/12-foot travel 

lanes with a variable width raised median that separates westbound and eastbound 

traffic. Left and right turn lanes would be added or improved as appropriate. The 

project would include outside curb and gutter with 16-foot shoulder with 6/8-foot 

wide sidewalks, constructed in compliance with ADA requirements. Crosswalks 

would be striped and improved to allow for safer pedestrian access. 

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TIP #: 97-H-10 

COUNTY: CHATHAM 

PROJ. #: NHS-002-00(923) 

FUND: L050 

GDOT DISTRICT: 5 

TRAFFIC VOL. 2005 AADT: 22,400 2030: 32,500 CONG. DISTRICT: 1 

NO. OF LANES EXISTING: 4 PLANNED: 5 RC: CG 

LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: SR 25 LENGTH (MI): 1.27 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: Preliminary engineering funds were authorized in 2002. Several Public Information Open 

Houses (PIOH) have been held for the project. Part of right-of-way funds were programmed for FY 2010 with the MPO 

sub-allocation of ARRA funds (C230 funds) an d have been authorized. Additional funds from the National Highway 

System (NHS-L050 funds) were identified to fund the rest of the right-of-way purchase in FY 2013. Construction is is 

programmed in FY 2015 with NHS-L050 funds. 

PROJECT PHASE $ SOURCE FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 TOTAL 

PRELIM. ENGR. Authorized $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

RIGHT-OF-WAY Federal/State $8,912,155 $0 $0 $0 $8,912,155 

CONSTRUCTION Federal/State $0 $0 $10,301,228 $0 $10,301,228 

PROJECT COST $8,912,155 $0 $10,301,228 $0 $19,213,383 

FEDERAL COST 0 $7,129,724 $0 $8,240,982 $0 $15,370,706 

STATE COST 0 $1,782,431 $0 $2,060,246 $0 $3,842,677 

LOCAL COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

PROJECT LOCATION



SR 204/ABERCORN ST FROM E OF PINE GROVE TO W 

OF VETERANS PKWY P.I. #: 522870 

TIP #: 2000-H-04 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project would construct a grade separated interchange COUNTY: CHATHAM 

at SR 204 and King George Blvd. The project would begin just east of Pine Grove Rd 

PROJ. #: 

and end just west of Veterans Pkwy. SR 204 would be grade separated over King George 

Blvd. The proposed project would maintain the four 12-foot basic lanes and a 20-foot FUND: 

median with concrete barrier. Outside shoulders would be 14-foot graded, 12-foot paved. 

Auxilliary lanes would be included in both directions along SR 204 between Veterans 

Pkwy and the King Georgie Blvd interchange ramps. No additional basic lanes would be 

NH000-0111- 

01(024) 

L050 

added to SR 204. However, the project would be constructed so as not to preclude the 

widening of SR 204 at a later date in order to provide six basic lanes. The interchange 

ramp configuration would include loop ramps in the northwest and southeast quadrants, 

along with a semi-direct ramp from westbound SR 204 to northbound King George 

Blvd. Interchange lighting would be included in the project. 




LOCAL ROAD #: 

STATE/US ROAD 

#: 

SR 204 LENGTH (MI): 1.54 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: Preliminary engineering for PI# 522870 was authorized in 1999. Right-of-way funds were 

authorized in FY 2005, FY 2009 and FY 2012. Construction is proposed for FY 2014. 



RIGHT-OF-WAY Authorized $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

UTILITES Federal/State $0 $1,543,463 $0 $0 $1,543,463 

CONSTRUCTION Federal/State $0 $25,335,188 $0 $0 $25,335,188 

PROJECT COST $0 $26,878,651 $0 $0 $26,878,651 

FEDERAL COST 0.8 $0 $21,502,921 $0 $0 $21,502,921 

STATE COST 0.2 $0 $5,375,730 $0 $0 $5,375,730 

LOCAL COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

PROJECT LOCATION 

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ABERCORN ST 

FULL SWEEP 

VETERANS PKWY



SAVANNAH MPO STRATEGIC PLANNING STUDY – 

SECTOR NINE P.I. #: 0008608 

TIP #: 2012-CORE-02 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Special Transportation Studies COUNTY: CHATHAM 

PROJ. #: 

FUND: L230 


TRAFFIC VOL. 2005 AADT: N/A 2030: N/A CONG. DISTRICT: 1 

NO. OF LANES EXISTING: N/A PLANNED: N/A RC: CG 

LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: LENGTH (MI): 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: CORE MPO has set aside some L230 funds each year to carry out special transportation 

studies in Chatham County. PI# 0008608 sets aside $500,000 of matched L230 funds in FY 2013. These set-aside 

amounts are for the MPO’s future planning activities. Specific planning tasks are identified as the needs arise. Previous 

Sector Study planning set-aside funds have been used to conduct various studies – the Southwest Sector Study, the I-16 

Exit Ramp Removal Study, the development of the 2035 Mobility Plan, the President Street Development Study, the 

Congestion Management Process (CMP) update, the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) Study, etc. 


PRELIM. ENGR. Federal/Local $500,000 $0 $0 $0 $500,000 

RIGHT-OF-WAY None $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

CONSTRUCTION None $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

PROJECT COST $500,000 $0 $0 $0 $500,000 

FEDERAL COST $400,000 $0 $0 $0 $400,000 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST $100,000 $0 $0 $0 $100,000 


SAVANNAH MPO 

STRATEGIC PLANNING STUDY - SECTOR NINE 

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SECTOR TEN P.I. #: 0010562 

TIP #: 2012-CORE-03 


PROJ. #: 

FUND: L230 






studies in Chatham County. PI# 0010562 sets aside $500,000 of matched L230 funds in FY 2014. These set-aside 

amounts are for the MPO’s future planning activities. Specific planning tasks are identified as the needs arise. Previous 

Sector Study planning set-aside funds have been used to conduct various studies – the Southwest Sector Study, the I-16 

Exit Removal Study, the development of the 2035 Mobility Plan, the President Street Development Study, the 

Congestion Management Process (CMP) update, the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) Study, etc. 


PRELIM. ENGR. Federal/Local $0 $500,000 $0 $0 $500,000 



PROJECT COST $0 $500,000 $0 $0 $500,000 

FEDERAL COST $0 $400,000 $0 $0 $400,000 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST $0 $100,000 $0 $0 $100,000 


SAVANNAH MPO 

STRATEGIC PLANNING STUDY - SECTOR TEN 

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SECTOR ELEVEN P.I. #: 0010563 

TIP #: 2012-CORE-04 


PROJ. #: 

FUND: L230 






studies in Chatham County. The MPO set-aside for FY 2015 is $500,000. These set-aside amounts are for the MPO’s 

future planning activities. Specific planning tasks are identified as the needs arise. Previous Sector Study planning setaside 

funds have been used to conduct various studies – the Southwest Sector Study, the I-16 Exit Removal Study, the 

development of the 2035 Mobility Plan, the President Street Development Study, the Congestion Management Process 

(CMP) update, the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) Study, etc. 


PRELIM. ENGR. Federal/Local $0 $0 $500,000 $0 $500,000 



PROJECT COST $0 $0 $500,000 $0 $500,000 

FEDERAL COST $0 $0 $400,000 $0 $400,000 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST $0 $0 $100,000 $0 $100,000 


SAVANNAH MPO 

STRATEGIC PLANNING STUDY - SECTOR ELEVEN 

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SECTOR TWELVE P.I. #: 0011742 

TIP #: 2013-CORE-01 


PROJ. #: 

FUND: L230 






studies in Chatham County. The MPO set-aside for FY 2016 is $500,000. These set-aside amounts are for the MPO’s 

future planning activities. Specific planning tasks are identified as the needs arise. Previous Sector Study planning setaside 

funds have been used to conduct various studies – the Southwest Sector Study, the I-16 Exit Removal Study, the 

development of the 2035 Mobility Plan, the President Street Development Study, the Congestion Management Process 

(CMP) update, the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) Study, etc. 


PRELIM. ENGR. Federal/Local $0 $0 $0 $500,000 $500,000 



PROJECT COST $0 $0 $0 $500,000 $500,000 

FEDERAL COST $0 $0 $0 $400,000 $400,000 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST $0 $0 $0 $100,000 $100,000 


SAVANNAH MPO 

STRATEGIC PLANNING STUDY - SECTOR TWELVE 

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SR 204 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS STUDY 

P.I. #: 0010559 

TIP #: 2012-H-01 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Corridor Improvements COUNTY: CHATHAM 

PROJ. #: 

FUND: L230* 




LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: SR 204 LENGTH (MI): 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: The CORE MPO has programmed some ARRA funds for the SR 204 Corridor Study (PI# 

0009314). The funds have been authorized and the study is on-going. The MPO is developing the study into a project. 

The funds here are to be used for continuation of the study for the segment between Truman Pkwy Phase V and Forest 

River. 

* CORE MPO is currently the project manager. Since SR 204 is a state highway, the MPO has requested that GDOT 

sponsor the project and provide matching funds. MPO will continue to seek state match. 


Planning Federal/Local* $850,000 $0 $0 $0 $850,000 

PRELIM. ENGR. None $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 



PROJECT COST $850,000 $0 $0 $0 $850,000 

FEDERAL COST $680,000 $0 $0 $0 $680,000 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST* $170,000 $0 $0 $0 $170,000 


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US 80 BRIDGES AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS 

P.I. #: 0010560 

TIP #: 2012-Bri-01 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: US 80 Bridge Replacements at Bull River and Lazaretto COUNTY: CHATHAM 

Creek and roadway safety improvements between the bridges. 

PROJ. #: 

FUND: L230S* 

TRAFFIC VOL. 2005 AADT: N/A 2030: N/A 


CONG. DISTRICT: 1 


LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: US 80 LENGTH (MI): 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: The MPO has programmed some ARRA funds to finance a US 80 Bridges Replacement 

Study (PI# 0009379). The funds have been authorized and the study is on-going. The MPO is developing the study into 

a project. Some L230 funds are programmed in FY 2013 for GDOT oversight and project scoping (including 

environmental process). Additional L230 funds are programmed in FY 2016 for the rest of the preliminary engineering. 

The estimated ROW and CST cost as included in the 2035 LRTP is $92,759,781. 

* CORE MPO is currently the project manager. Since US 80 is a federal highway, the MPO has requested that GDOT 

sponsor the project and provide matching funds which GDOT verbally agreed. 


Project Oversight Federal/State* $100,000 $0 $0 $0 $100,000 

SCOPING Federal/State* $1,693,139 $0 $0 $1,693,139 

PRELIM. ENGR. Federal/State* $0 $0 $0 $3,104,090 $3,104,090 



PROJECT COST $1,793,139 $0 $0 $3,104,090 $4,897,229 

FEDERAL COST $1,434,511 $0 $0 $2,483,272 $3,917,783 

STATE COST* $358,628 $0 $0 $620,818 $979,446 

LOCAL COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 


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SR 21 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT FROM I-516 TO 

EFFINGHAM COUNTY LINE P.I. #: 0011743 

TIP #: 2013-H-01 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Corridor Improvements. COUNTY: CHATHAM 

PROJ. #: 

FUND: L230* 




LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: SR 21 LENGTH (MI): 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: The CORE MPO has programmed some ARRA funds for the SR 21 Corridor Study (PI# 

0009313). The funds have been authorized and the study is on-going. The MPO is developing the study into a project. 

The funds here are to be used for GDOT oversight of the SR 21 Corridor Improvement project and for conducting 

scoping (1 st phase of preliminary engineering) and environmental process. 

*CORE MPO is currently the project manager. Final project sponsor and source of matching funds are to be determined. 

Since SR 21 is a state highway, the MPO has requested that GDOT sponsor the project and provide matching funds. 


Project Oversight Federal/Local* $0 $0 $0 $100,000 $100,000 

SCOPING Federal/Local* $0 $0 $0 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 




PROJECT COST $0 $0 $0 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 

FEDERAL COST $0 $0 $0 $880,000 $880,000 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST* $0 $0 $0 $220,000 $220,000 


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I-16 Exit Ramp Removal 



PROJECT DESCRIPTION: the project is to remove and replace the I-16 exit ramps 

and overpass at Montgomery Street and MLK Jr. Blvd in Savannah in order to restore 

part of the original grid system removed when I-16 was constructed. Major 

objectives are to restore efficient connections between the city center, the Downtown 

Expansion Area to the west, and surrounding neighborhoods; and recreate viable, 

pedestrian-friendly urban form. 

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P.I. #: 0011744 

TIP #: 2013-H-02 

COUNTY: 

PROJ. #: 

CHATHAM 

FUND: L230* 




LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: I-16 LENGTH (MI): 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: The CORE MPO has conducted the I-16 Exit Ramp Removal Study and is developing the 

study recommendations into a highway and economic development project. The funds here are to be used for GDOT 

oversight of the project and for initiating the 1 st phase of preliminary engineering work (scoping). The preliminary 

estimated CST cost is around $22 million. 

*CORE MPO is currently the project manager. Chatham County SPLOST funds will provide the local match. However, 

the MPO will continue to seek state match. 


Project Oversight Federal/Local* $0 $100,000 $0 $0 $100,000 

SCOPING Federal/Local* $0 $1,000,000 $0 $0 $1,000,000 




PROJECT COST $0 $1,100,000 $0 $0 $1,100,000 

FEDERAL COST $0 $880,000 $0 $0 $880,000 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST* $0 $220,000 $0 $0 $220,000 

PROJECT LOCATION



DELESSEPS AVENUE ROAD AND SIDEWALK 

IMPROVEMENTS P.I. #: 0010028 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project involves a minor road widening to 11’ travel 

lanes and curb and gutter to improve drainage. By providing an accessible route for 

pedestrians by installing curb & gutter, curb ramps, sidewalk, and crosswalks, push 

buttons and pedestrian signals at the three existing signals, pedestrians will be 

encouraged to walk to work and school. 

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TIP #: 2012-BP-01 


PROJ. #: 

FUND: L230 





COMMENTS/REMARKS: The CORE MPO set aside some L230 funds starting in FY 2013 to fund non-motorized 

small transportation improvement projects identified in the Non-Motorized Transportation Plan. MPO staff coordinated 

with the local project sponsors in identifying local funding sources to provide the needed match. The Delesseps Avenue 

Road and Sidewalk Improvement project is proposed to start PE phase in 2013 and ROW phase in 2016. The estimated 

CST cost is around $3 million. 

*City of Savannah is the project sponsor and will provide the local match. 


Project Oversight Federal/Local* $74,000 $0 $0 $0 $74,000 

PRELIM. ENGR. Federal/Local* $300,000 $0 $0 $0 $300,000 

RIGHT-OF-WAY Federal/Local* $0 $0 $0 $200,000 $200,000 


PROJECT COST $374,000 $0 $0 $200,000 $574,000 

FEDERAL COST $299,200 $0 $0 $160,000 $459,200 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST* $74,800 $0 $0 $40,000 $114,800 

PROJECT LOCATION



SAVANNAH-WHITEMARSH BIKEWAY ALONG 

ISLANDS EXPRESSWAY P.I. #: 0010561 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project begins and ends in unincorporated Chatham 

County. The bikeway will run from the intersection of Goebel St and E. President St 

Extension eastward along Islands Expressway and onto US 80 until reaching the 

intersection of Bryans Wood Rd and US 80. Islands Expressway Bridge Replacement 

(PI 0007128) is on the same corridor as this bikeway project and will include bike-able 

shoulders on the bridge and approaches. Depending upon constraints and conditions, 

facility type may be a wide, two-way paved path separated from the adjacent roadway, 

narrower one-way, paved paths on either side of the roadway, but separated from the 

roadway, or bike lanes on paved shoulders along the roadway. 

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TIP #: 2012-BP-02 


PROJ. #: 

FUND: L230 




LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: LENGTH (MI): 4.7 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: CORE MPO set aside some L230 funds starting in FY 2013 to fund bike-ped transportation 

improvement projects consistent with current plans. MPO staff coordinated with the local project sponsors in identifying 

local funding sources to provide the needed match. The Savannah-Whitemarsh Bikeway project is proposed to start the 

PE phase in FY 2013 and the ROW phase in FY 2015. The estimated CST cost is around $4.7 million. 

*CORE MPO is the project sponsor. Chatham County will assist with providing the local match funds. 


PRELIM. ENGR. Federal/Local* $600,000 $0 $0 $0 $600,000 

RIGHT-OF-WAY Federal/Local* $0 $0 $700,000 $0 $700,000 


PROJECT COST $600,000 $0 $700,000 $0 $1,300,000 

FEDERAL COST $480,000 $0 $560,000 $0 $1,040,000 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST* $120,000 $0 $140,000 $0 $260,000 

PROJECT LOCATION



SR 26/US 80 WIDENING FROM I-516 TO VICTORY DR P.I. #: 521855 

TIP #: 87-H-18B 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Widen SR 26/US 80 (Ogeechee Road) from two to four COUNTY: CHATHAM 

lanes between I-516 (Lynes Parkway) and Victory Drive/CS 188. 

PROJ. #: 

STP-064- 

1(40)SPUR 

FUND: L230S 

TRAFFIC VOL. 2005 AADT: 16,300 2030: 30,960 




LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: SR 26/US 80 LENGTH (MI): 1.38 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: This is an identified priority bikeway corridor in the CORE MPO’s Bikeway Plan. 

Preliminary engineering funds were authorized in 1993. The project was originally scheduled to be let for construction in 

FY 1996 but got delayed for various reasons. The project is currently going through the environemental process. 

GDOT is the project sponsor. ROW is programmed for FY 2015 with L230 funds. Construction is in long range with a 

cost estimate of $17,311,431. 



RIGHT-OF-WAY Federal/State $0 $0 $6,248,000 $0 $6,248,000 


PROJECT COST $0 $0 $6,248,000 $0 $6,248,000 

FEDERAL COST 0 $0 $0 $4,998,400 $0 $4,998,400 

STATE COST 0 $0 $0 $1,249,600 $0 $1,249,600 

LOCAL COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 


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PRESIDENT STREET / ISLANDS EXPRESSWAY / CSX 

RAILROAD / TRUMAN PKWY OVERPASS P.I. #: 522860 

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TIP #: 2001-H-06 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project consists of the proposed overpass of the existing COUNTY: CHATHAM 

CSX Railroad and Bilbo box culvert. The project will also reconfigure the entrance to PROJ. #: 

southbound Truman Parkway by eliminating the existing signal and left turn lane and adding 

FUND: 

an on-ramp for southbound Truman Parkway. The CSX Railroad overpass and the proposed 

NH000-0005-05(038) 

L230 

Truman on-ramp, for eastbound President Street, will consist of reinforced concrete 

structures. The proposed bike/pedestrian improvements will connect to facilities which are 

included in an adjacent project being constructed and funded by the City of Savannah. 




LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: 

LENGTH 

0.54 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: City of Savannah and GDOT are developing concepts for raising President Street over the 

railroad tracks near the Truman Pkwy. The MPO has set aside some L230 funds for project scoping in fiscal year 2013. The 

total project cost is estimated at $75,180,000 

*City of Savannah is the local project sponsor and will provide local matching funds. 


Project Oversight Federal/Local* $100,000 $0 $0 $0 $100,000 

SCOPING Federal/Local* $290,000 $0 $0 $0 $290,000 




PROJECT COST $390,000 $0 $0 $0 $390,000 

FEDERAL COST 0 $312,000 $0 $0 $0 $312,000 

STATE COST 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST* $78,000 $0 $0 $0 $78,000 


(MI):



GWINNETT ST IMPROVEMENTS FROM I-16 TO 

STILES AVE P.I. #: 0007402 

TIP #: 2004-H-07 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The original proposed project involves widening COUNTY: CHATHAM 

Gwinnett Street from approximately 375 feet west of the Stiles Ave intersection to 

the intersection with Interstate 16/West Boundary Street. The eastern end of the 

PROJ. #: 

CSSTP-0007- 

00(402) 

project will tie to the existing four lane divided section at the foot of the Interstate 16 

southbound ramps. The improvements consist of adding two additional lanes and a 

20’ raised grass median. The section will include 30-inch curb and gutter and variable 

FUND: L230, Local 

width sidewalks on both sides of the road separated from the curb by a 2-foot grass 

strip. The project will also include the replacement of an existing 32-foot bridge 

culvert over the Springfield Canal with a new wider bridge that will accommodate the 

new section including sidewalks. City is revising project concept and design. 



NO. OF LANES EXISTING: 2 PLANNED: 2/4 RC: CG 

LOCAL ROAD #: CS 1504 

STATE/US 

ROAD #: 

LENGTH (MI): 0.40 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: In FY 2006, some L230 funds were authorized for preliminary engineering oversight. The 

rest of the preliminary engineering and right-of-way acquisition funds are the responsibilities of the local project sponsor 

– the City of Savannah. The revised concept was approved in September 2009 but FHWA is questioning needs and 

purpose for widening. City is revising project concept and design. ROW is programmed for FY 2014. Construction is 

programmed for FY 2015. 



RIGHT-OF-WAY Local $0 $700,000 $0 $0 $700,000 

CONSTRUCTION Federal/Local $0 $0 $2,300,000 $0 $2,300,000 

PROJECT COST $0 $700,000 $2,300,000 $0 $3,000,000 

FEDERAL COST $0 $0 $1,840,000 $0 $1,840,000 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST $0 $700,000 $460,000 $0 $1,160,000 


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SR 26/US80 AT JIMMY DELOACH PARKWAY PROPOSED NEW 

INTERCHANGE P.I. #: 0007259 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Construct a new interchange where Jimmy Deloach 

Parkway currently intersects US 80/SR 26/SR17 at grade. 

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TIP #: 2005-H-1 


PROJ. #: CSSTP-0007-00(259) 

FUND: L230**, Local** 


TRAFFIC VOL. 2010 AADT: 17,760/10,860 2030: 30,650/29,280 CONG. DISTRICT: 1 


LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: SR 26/US 80 LENGTH (MI): 1.1 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: The Concept Report was approved on April 17, 2008. VE study is complete. Environmental 

document has been submitted for review by GDOT and FHWA. Right-of-way is programmed in FY 2013 with L230 funds 

and local SPLOST funds. Construction is scheduled for long range with a cost estimate of $37,490,000. 

**Local funds of $1 million will come from SPLOST and will be used to match the Federal L230 grant. $3,403,000 local 

SPLOST funds will be used for the balance of the ROW costs. 



RIGHT-OF-WAY Federal/Local** $8,403,000 $0 $0 $0 $8,403,000 


PROJECT COST $8,403,000 $0 $0 $0 $8,403,000 

FEDERAL COST 0 $4,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $4,000,000 

STATE COST 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST** $4,403,000 $0 $0 $0 $4,403,000 

PROJECT LOCATION



JIMMY DELOACH PKWY PHASE II FROM I-16 TO US 80 

P.I. #: 522790 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Widen and reconstruct to four lanes divided, 

Bloomingdale Road from I-16 to Pine Barren Road. Construct four lanes divided on 

new location from Pine Barren Road to SR 26/US 80 in Bloomingdale. 

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TIP #: 94-H-02 


PROJ. #: STP00-0218-01(001) 

FUND: L230**, Local** 



NO. OF LANES EXISTING: 2, 0 PLANNED: 4 RC: CG 

LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: SR 17 LENGTH (MI): 5.07 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: This is a road project from the 1993 1% sales tax program. PE was authorized in 1997. The 

revised Concept Report was submitted to GDOT and FHWA for review. However, GDOT is questioning the local termini 

and will not review the concept report until this issue is resolved. Right-of-way is programmed in FY 2013 with L230 funds 

and local SPLOST funds. Construction is scheduled for long range with a cost estimate of $32,127,300. 

** Local funds of $1 million will come from SPLOST and will be used to match the Federal L230 grant. $2,169,000 local 

SPLOST funds will be used for the balance of the ROW costs. 



RIGHT-OF-WAY Federal/Local** $7,169,000 $0 $0 $0 $7,169,000 


PROJECT COST $7,169,000 $0 $0 $0 $7,169,000 

FEDERAL COST 0 $4,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $4,000,000 

STATE COST 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST** $3,169,000 $0 $0 $0 $3,169,000 

PROJECT LOCATION



ROBERT B. MILLER ROAD INTERSECTION 

IMPROVEMENTS P.I. #: 0008276 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project will involve widening of both Gulfstream Road 

and Robert B. Miller Road including improvement of the intersection. The intersection of 

Gulfstream Road and Robert B. Miller Road will be reconstructed to include addition of 

an exclusive left-turn lane to westbound approach, extension of the existing exclusive 

right-turn lane on eastbound approach, an exclusive left-turn lane and the addition of an 

exclusive right-turn lane to northbound approach. The existing traffic signal would be 

upgraded based on the proposed lane configuration. Additionally, three driveway 

intersections of Gulfstream Aerospace facility on Robert B. Miller Road will also be 

improved. As improvements to Robert B. Miller Road, roundabouts will be added at two 

of the driveways along Robert B. Miller Road, the North entrance driveway and the South 

entrance driveway to the Gulfstream facility and replace existing T-intersection 

driveways. The roadway between the two roundabouts will be widened to accommodate 

an exclusive left turn lane for northbound traffic and an exclusive right turn lane for 

southbound traffic into the central driveway. 

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TIP #: 2007-H-06 


CSMLP-0008- 

00(276) 

PROJ. #: 

FUND: L230S, L240 


TRAFFIC VOL. 2008 AADT: 10,349 2028 AADT: 15,378 CONG. DISTRICT: 1 


LOCAL ROAD #: 

STATE/US ROAD 

#: 

LENGTH 

(MI): 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: This project was amended to the CORE MPO’s 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan based 

on revised concept. Right-of-way for the project is programmed for FY 2013 with L240 funds. Construction and the 

utility phase are programmed for FY 2014 with L240 funds as well. In addition, some L230 funds ($4.2 million) are 

reserved for construction of this project in 2014. 




UTILITIES Federal/State $0 $676,260 $0 $0 $676,260 


L230 CST Federal/State $0 $4,200,000 $0 $0 $4,200,000 

PROJECT COST $1,443,300 $6,671,365 $0 $0 $8,114,665 

FEDERAL COST 0.9 $1,154,640 $5,337,092 $0 $0 $6,491,733 

STATE COST 0.1 $288,660 $1,334,273 $0 $0 $1,622,933 

LOCAL COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

Airways Ave. 

Gulfstream Rd. 


Crossroad Connector 

Coastal Correctional Ins 

Water Filtration Plant 

Water Filtration Plant Rd. 

Bonnybridge Rd. 

SR 21 

Northwest Tollway 

Crossgate Rd. 

Gulfstream Rd.Dorset Rd. 

Fries Rd. 

Dean Forest Rd. 

Warren Dr. 

Myrtle Dr. 

Grange Rd.



CS 650/GRANGE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION FROM 

SR 21 TO SR 25 P.I. #: 0007885 

TIP #: 2006-H-01 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Reconstruct Grange Road from SR 21 to SR 25 in Port COUNTY: CHATHAM 

Wentworth. 

PROJ. #: 

CSNHS-0007- 

00(885) 

FUND: L240 

TRAFFIC VOL. 2005 AADT: 4,300 2030: 3,000 




LOCAL ROAD #: CS 650 

STATE/US 

ROAD #: 

LENGTH (MI): 1.50 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: Grange Road was amended to the National Highway System and is eligible for federal aid. 

Preliminary engineering phase was amended to the FY 2006-2008 TIP with L050 funds in FY 2006 and funding was 

authorized. Right-of-way is programmed for FY 2013. Construction is programmed for FY 2014. 





PROJECT COST $6,110,820 $7,122,282 $0 $0 $13,233,102 

FEDERAL COST $4,888,656 $5,697,826 $0 $0 $10,586,482 

STATE COST $1,222,164 $1,424,456 $0 $0 $2,646,620 

LOCAL COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 


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OVERSIGHT SERVICES FOR STP/L230 & CMAQ 

FUNDED TIP PROJECTS 

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P.I. #: 

TIP #: 

0009172, 0004019, 

0010915, 0010916 

2012-GDOT-02, 

2012-GDOT-03, 

2013-GDOT-01, 

2013-GDOT-02 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: GDOT oversight. COUNTY: CHATHAM 

PROJ. #: 

FUND: L240 





COMMENTS/REMARKS: GDOT set up these oversight funds to manage STP/L230 and CMAQ funded TIP projects. 


PI# 0009172 0004019 0010915 0010916 

TIP# 2012-GDOT-02 2012-GDOT-03 2013-GDOT-01 2013-GDOT-02 

PRELIM. ENGR. Federal/State $17,500 $17,500 $17,500 $17,500 $70,000 



PROJECT COST $17,500 $17,500 $17,500 $17,500 $70,000 

FEDERAL COST $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $56,000 

STATE COST $3,500 $3,500 $3,500 $3,500 $14,000 

LOCAL COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 


GDOT OVERSIGHT SERVICES FOR STP/L230 AND CMAQ 

FUNDED TIP PROJECTS



HERITAGE TRAIL BIKE/PED IN SAVANNAH 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Coastal Georgia Society will install a multi-use 

pathway between the Central of Georgia Railway Roundhouse Museum and the 1 st 

Century Campus. The heritage trail will possibly also serve as a part of the East Coast 

Greenway that will run from Maine to Florida. The trail will comply with all 

regulations concerning pedestrian and bicycle traffic. The trail will seek to explore 

the history of Savannah, the Central of Georgia Railway, and the Savannah & 

Ogeechee canal as well as provide a safe route between the proposed First Century 

campus and the Central of Georgia Railway Roundhouse Museum for both visitors 

and residents to utilize. 

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P.I. #: 0007620 

TIP #: 2007-H-07 


PROJ. #: 

CSHPP-0007- 

00(620) 

FUND: LY10 





COMMENTS/REMARKS: Earmark funds are funds provided by the Congress for projects, programs, or grants where 

the purported congressional direction (whether in statutory text, report language, or other communication) circumvents 

otherwise applicable merit-based or competitive allocation processes, or specifies the location or recipient, or otherwise 

curtails the ability of the executive branch to manage its statutory and constitutional responsibilities pertaining to the 

funds allocation process. Earmark funds will not lapse until they are spent. This program is being phased out. 

Coastal Heritage Society received the earmark funds for this bike/ped enhancement project. City of Savannah is the local 

sponsor and is responsible for providing 20% of the local match required. 




CONSTRUCTION Federal/Local $136,230 $0 $0 $0 $136,230 

PROJECT COST $136,230 $0 $0 $0 $136,230 

FEDERAL COST $108,984 $0 $0 $0 $108,984 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST $27,246 $0 $0 $0 $27,246 


Lynes Pkwy 

I -16 

Heritage Trail Bike Path 

Louisville Rd. 

Feeley Ave. 

0007620 

(Proposal 2) 

0007620 

(Proposal 1) 

Magazine Ave. 

Stiles Ave. 

E. Lathrop Ave. 

Gwinnett St. 

Bay St. 

I 16 

I 16 

I 16



TRUMAN LINEAR PARK TRAIL – PHASE II 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Truman Linear Park is the demonstration project for 

initial implementation under the Coastal Georgia Greenway Master Plan. Phase I trail 

construction is completed. Phase II is proposed as a development of a multipurpose 

trail from Phase I at 52 nd Street and Bee Road to Lake Mayer Community Park. An 8foot 

wide paved trail will be constructed with boardwalks constructed to cross 

wetlands. 

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P.I. #: 0007631 

TIP #: 2007-H-08 


PROJ. #: 

CSHPP-0007- 

00(631) 

FUND: LY10 





COMMENTS/REMARKS: Earmark funds are funds provided by the Congress for projects, programs, or grants where 

the purported congressional direction (whether in statutory text, report language, or other communication) circumvents 

otherwise applicable merit-based or competitive allocation processes, or specifies the location or recipient, or otherwise 

curtails the ability of the executive branch to manage its statutory and constitutional responsibilities pertaining to the 

funds allocation process. Earmark funds will not lapse until they are spent. This program is being phased out. 

Chatham County is the local sponsor for this multi-use trail project and is responsible for providing the local match 

required for the earmark funds. 




CONSTRUCTION Federal/Local $0 $1,390,473 $0 $0 $1,390,473 

PROJECT COST $0 $1,390,473 $0 $0 $1,390,473 

FEDERAL COST $0 $907,099 $0 $0 $907,099 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST $0 $483,374 $0 $0 $483,374 


E De Renne Ave



SR 404 SPUR/US 17 BRIDGE OVER BACK RIVER 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Construct two lane bridge over Back River at SR 404 

Spur/US 17, one mile north of Savannah. The typical section of the bridge consists of 

two 12-foot travel lanes (one on each side) with 8-foot shoulders; the roadway typical 

section will be two 12-foot travel lanes (one on each side) with 10-foot shoulders, 6.5 

to 8-foot paved. In August 2009 the MPO formally requested that barrier separated 

bike/pedestrian accommodations be provided and that the bridge be constructed so as 

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P.I. #: 522920 

TIP #: 98-H-1 


PROJ. #: NH-009-2(93) 

FUND: LY10S, L1C0 


to allow for widening to four lanes in the future. 



STATE/US ROAD 

LOCAL ROAD #: 

SR 404 Spur/US 17 LENGTH (MI): 0.80 

#: 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: Preliminary engineering funds were authorized in 1998. Right-of-way funds were 

authorized in FY 2010. Construction is scheduled for FY 2013 with LY10S funds ($4,409,501) and L1C0 funds 

($10,332,450). 



RIGHT-OF-WAY Authorized $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

CONSTRUCTION Federal/State $14,741,951 $0 $0 $0 $14,741,951 

PROJECT COST $14,741,951 $0 $0 $0 $14,741,951 

FEDERAL COST 0.8 $11,793,561 $0 $0 $0 $11,793,561 

STATE COST 0.2 $2,948,390 $0 $0 $0 $2,948,390 

LOCAL COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

BAY ST. 

SAVANNAH RIVER 


MLK. BLVD. 

SOUTH 

CAROLINA 

HUTCHINSON 

ISLAND 

N



FORT PULASKI MONUMENT ENTRANCE ROAD 

BRIDGE REHABILITATION P.I. #: 0009915 

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TIP #: 2011-FHWA-01 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project is construction for Fort Pulaski Monument COUNTY: CHATHAM 

Entrance Road Bridge Rehabilitation. The bridge provides access to Fort Pulaski from PROJ. #: 

U.S. Route 80. The structure is 1283 foot long and spans the south channel of the 

FUND: F170 

Savannah River. The work to be completed is a full reconstruction of the bridge. 





COMMENTS/REMARKS: The project is funded by the National Park Service (NPS) and managed by the Georgia 

Division of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Construction is programmed in FY 2013 with $6 million of 

NPS funds (100% federal with no state or local match). 




CONSTRUCTION Federal $6,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $6,000,000 

PROJECT COST $6,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $6,000,000 

FEDERAL COST $6,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $6,000,000 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 


G 

tu 80



ISLANDS EXPRESSWAY BASCULE BRIDGE 

REPLACEMENT @ WILMINGTON RIVER P.I. #: 0007128 

TIP #: 2005-H-03 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Replace the bascule bridge at Islands 


Expressway/Wilmington River with a high-level fixed bridge. 

PROJ. #: 

CSBRG-0007- 

00(128) 

FUND: Local 

TRAFFIC VOL. 2005 AADT: 2030: 




LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: LENGTH (MI): 0.4 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: Chatham County is the project sponsor. A concept meeting was held in 2007. The 

consultant has analyzed the alternatives and Alt. 1 has been selected. The revised concept report has been apporved. 

Design is on-going. $1 million of MPO sub-allocation of ARRA funds were authorized to fund PE in FY 2010. Rightof-way 

is the local responsibility and programmed in 2013. Construction is in long range with a cost estimate of 

$68,460,000. 



RIGHT-OF-WAY Local $113,000 $0 $0 $0 $113,000 


PROJECT COST $113,000 $0 $0 $0 $113,000 

FEDERAL COST 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

STATE COST 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST $113,000 $0 $0 $0 $113,000 


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PROJECT DERENNE BOULEVARD CONCEPT 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Reduce traffic congestion on DeRenne Avenue by 

providing a new four-lane divided connector from I-516 to a realigned White Bluff 

Road with a new direct connection to Hunter Army Airfield and a multi-use path. 

This project will more evenly distribute the 54,000 vpd on I-516 between east/west 

movements on DeRenne and north/south movements on White Bluff and Abercorn. 

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P.I. #: 0008358 

TIP #: 2006-H-06 

COUNTY: 

PROJ. #: 

CHATHAM 

FUND: Local 




LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD # LENGTH (MI): 1.5 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: The Savannah City Council has adopted the Boulevard Concept as the preferred alignment. 

The planned cost for this project is $61 million of which $3.5 million is planned for preliminary engineering (including 

scoping) and $7.5 million is planned for right-of-way purchase. Special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) money 

is planned to fund the engineering and the right-of-way. The MPO programmed $75,000 of matched L230 funds for PE 

oversight in previous TIPs and the funds have been authorized. Additional local funds needed for PE oversight and 

scoping were programmed in 2012 and were authorized. Rest of PE is programmed in 2014 and ROW for 2015. The 

construction of this project is not yet funded. The City is seeking federal and/or state funds to finance it. 


PRELIM. ENGR. Local $0 $1,500,000 $0 $0 $1,500,000 

RIGHT-OF-WAY Local $0 $0 $7,500,000 $0 $7,500,000 


PROJECT COST $0 $1,500,000 $7,500,000 $0 $9,000,000 

FEDERAL COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST $0 $1,500,000 $7,500,000 $0 $9,000,000 

PROJECT LOCATION



EAST DERENNE AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Replace the existing two way left turn lane along 

DeRenne Avenue between Abercorn Street and the Truman Parkway with a 

landscaped median to create a four lane divided section. The project will improve 

signalized intersections to enhance accommodation for pedestrians, improve 

sidewalks on both sides, establish a parallel bicycle route along DeRenne Drive and 

remove ineffective acceleration/deceleration lanes. 

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P.I. #: 0008359 

TIP #: 2011-H-01 

COUNTY: 

PROJ. #: 

CHATHAM 

FUND: Local 




LOCAL ROAD #: DeRenne Avenue STATE/US ROAD #: LENGTH (MI): 1.2 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: The Savannah City Council has adopted the Median Concept as the preferred improvement 

for this segment. The planned cost for this project is $6.45 million of which $750,000 is planned for engineering 

(including scoping) and $200,000 for ROW. Special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) money is planned to fund 

the engineering and ROW. The MPO programmed $75,000 of matched L230 funds for PE oversight in previous TIPs 

which have been authorized. Additional local funds needed for PE oversight and scoping were programmed in 2012 and 

were authorized. Rest of PE is programmed for 2014 and ROW for 2015. The construction of this project is not yet 

funded. The City is seeking federal and/or state funds to finance it. 


PRELIM. ENGR. Local $0 $250,000 $0 $0 $250,000 

RIGHT-OF-WAY Local $0 $0 $200,000 $0 $200,000 


PROJECT COST $0 $250,000 $200,000 $0 $450,000 

FEDERAL COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST $0 $250,000 $200,000 $0 $450,000 

PROJECT LOCATION



WEST DERENNE AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS 

P.I. #: 0010236 

TIP #: 2011-H-02 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Improve the raised median along DeRenne Avenue COUNTY: CHATHAM 

between Mildred Street and Abercorn Street to better control access. The project will 

also improve signalized intersections to enhance accommodation for pedestrians, and 

improve sidewalks on both sides of DeRenne Avenue and remove ineffective 

acceleration/deceleration lanes. 

PROJ. #: 

FUND: Local 


TRAFFIC VOL. 2008 AADT: 47,400 2030: 29,000* CONG. DISTRICT: 1 


LOCAL ROAD #: DeRenne Avenue STATE/US 

ROAD #: 

SR 21 LENGTH (MI): 0.7 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: The Savannah City Council has adopted the Median Concept as the preferred improvement 

for this segment. The planned cost for this project is $3.2 million of which $700,000 is planned for engineering and 

$200,000 is planned for ROW. Special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) money is planned to fund the 

engineering and ROW. Additional local funds needed for PE oversight and scoping were programmed in 2012 and were 

authorized. Rest of PE is programmed for 2014 and ROW for 2015. The construction of this project is not yet funded. 

The City is seeking federal and/or state funds to finance it. 


PRELIM. ENGR. Local $0 $200,000 $0 $0 $200,000 

RIGHT-OF-WAY Local $0 $0 $200,000 $0 $200,000 


PROJECT COST $0 $200,000 $200,000 $0 $400,000 

FEDERAL COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

STATE COST $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

LOCAL COST $0 $200,000 $200,000 $0 $400,000 


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3.1.4 FY 2013 - 2016 TIP Highway Lump Sum Programming 

The lump sum section lists the lump sum funding categories and the kinds of projects 

programmed within each category for fiscal years 2013 to 2016. The funding for these project categories 

is used for calculation of the CORE MPO’s FY 2013 - 2016 TIP financial balance. Specific lump sum 

projects, when identified, will be funded from these funding categories. 

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PROJECT NAME: 

FY 2013 - 2016 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP) 

LUMP SUM FUNDING CATEGORIES 

VARIOUS LUMP SUM IMPROVEMENT 

PROJECTS 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: LUMP SUM RESURFACING, REPAIRS & 

MAINTENANCE, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, PLANNING & MANAGEMENT, FACILITY 

MAINTENANCE, WETLAND MITIGATION, RIGHT-OF-WAY, SAFETY 

IMPROVEMENTS USING VARIOUS FUNDS. 

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CST. YEAR: FY 2013 - 2016 

P.L. NOS: 

TIP# STP LUMP SUMS 

COUNTY CHATHAM 

LENGTH (MI): NA # OF LANES – EXISTING: NA # OF LANES - PLANNED: NA 

TRAFFIC VOLUMES (ADT) 2005: NA 2030: NA 

LOCAL ROAD #: STATE/US ROAD #: PROJECT #: NA 

DISTRICT: 5 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: 1 CRC: CG 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: SEE BELOW 

Lump Sum Funding 

Category 

Federal 

/State Split in 

Funds (%) 

Project 

FY 2013 

Total Funding 

FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 

90/10 Road Maintenance $255,000 $255,000 $255,000 $255,000 

Bridge Maintenance $255,000 $255,000 $255,000 $128,000 

80/20 Road Maintenance $893,000 $893,000 $893,000 $893,000 

Roadway Lighting $26,000 $26,000 $26,000 $26,000 

100/0 Safe Routes to School 

Program 

$7,000 $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 

100/0 Safe Routes to School 

Infrastructure 

$60,000 $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 

100/0 

Safe Routes to School Any $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 

L010 Lump: 

Interstate Maintenance 

L050 Lump: 

National Highway System 

LU10 Lump: 

Safe Routes to School Program 

LU20 Lump: 

Safe Routes to School INFR 

LU30 Lump: 

Safe Routes to School Any 

LS20 Lump: Safety 90/10 HWY Risk Rural Roads $98,000 $100,000 $103,000 $105,000 

LS30 Lump: Safety 90/10 Safety $1,275,000 $1,275,000 $1,275,000 $1,275,000 

LS40 Lump: Safety 

100/0 Railroad Crossing Hazard 

Elimination 

$113,000 $115,000 $118,000 $120,000 

LS50 Lump: Safety 

100/0 Railroad Crossing Protection 

Services 

$113,000 $115,000 $118,000 $120,000 

L220 Lump: Surface 

Transportation Program 

80/20 

Federal / local 

Transportation Enhancement $663,000 $663,000 $663,000 $663,000 

L230 Lump : Surface 


80/20 

Road Maintenance $371,000 $371,000 $248,000 $371,000 

80/20 Bridge Painting $128,000 $128,000 $128,000 $128,000 

FA Maintenance $459,000 $459,000 $459,000 $459,000 

Plan Management $77,000 $77,000 $77,000 $77,000 

L240 Lump: Surface 


Road Maintenance 

Right-of-Way Protective 

Buying 

$2,550,000 

$64,000 

$2,550,000 

$64,000 

$2,550,000 

$64,000 

$2,295,000 

$64,000 

Signals $383,000 $383,000 $383,000 $383,000 

Operational Improvements 

(turn lane extension, etc.) 

$255,000 $255,000 $255,000 $128,000 

LZ20 Lump: 

Miscellaneous Improvement 

80/20 

Construction Management $714,000 $383,000 $383,000 $383,000 

L940 Lump: Department of 

Natural Resources 

80/20 

DNR Recreational Trails $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 

FUNDING SUMMARY 


LUMPS CST Federal/State $8,805,000 $8,480,000 $8,366,000 $7,986,000 $33,637,000 

PROJECT COST Federal/State $8,805,000 $8,480,000 $8,366,000 $7,986,000 $33,637,000 

FEDERAL COST $7,293,700 $7,034,700 $6,945,000 $6,629,300 $27,902,700 

STATE COST $1,378,700 $1,312,700 $1,288,400 $1,224,100 $5,203,900 

LOCAL COST $132,600 $132,600 $132,600 $132,600 $530,400

3.1.5 FY 2013 - 2016 TIP Highway Financial Balance 

The summary sheet lists the total financial figures for the highway projects programmed in the FY 

2013 - 2016 TIP. The financial plan groups all the projects in the TIP by federal funding sources and 

demonstrates that the FY 2013 - 2016 TIP is financially balanced. 

Please note that in the calculation of the financial plan, extra funds in the previous fiscal year(s) 

(carry over funds) are rolled over to be used for the projects programmed in the next fiscal year(s) to keep 

the financial balance for each year. A case in point is the financial balance of the L230 funds as 

demonstrated in the table below. In the calculation of the financial balance, the actual expected funds for 

each year are the summation of the original expected funds (provided by GDOT based on historical funding 

obligations as shown in Chapter Two) and the rollover funds from the previous year. The table below does 

not include L230 lump sum funds. 

L230 Funds Balance for FY 2013 - 2016 with Rollover Funds (Matched Funds) 

Expected L230 Funds (provided by 

GDOT based on historic funding 

obligations) 

Costs of Programmed Projects 

L230 Balance - Rollover Funds to 2014 

Expected L230 Funds +Rollover 





L230 Balance - Rollover Funds to 2016 




FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 

$19,387,143 $6,049,609 $6,202,491 $6,355,372 

$14,507,139 

$4,880,004 

60 

$10,929,613 

$5,800,000 

$5,129,613 

$11,332,104 

$9,748,000 

$1,584,104 

$7,939,476 

$4,904,090 

$3,035,386


FY 2013 – 2016 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - PROJECTS 

SUMMARY SHEET - TIP HIGHWAY PROJECTS 

P.I. #: 

TIP #: 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Summary Costs COUNTY: 

PROJ. #: 

FUND: 

CHATHAM 

TRAFFIC VOL. 2005 AADT: N/A 2030: N/A 




LOCAL ROAD 

STATE/US ROAD #: LENGTH (MI): 

#: 

COMMENTS/REMARKS: Summary costs of projects to be funded through the Federal Highway Administration, the 

Georgia Department of Transportation and local funding sources. 

PROJECT 

PHASE 

$ SOURCE FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 TOTAL 

PRELIM. ENGR. Sum $4,524,639 $3,567,500 $517,500 $4,721,590 $13,331,229 

RIGHT-OF-WAY Sum $32,151,275 $700,000 $14,848,000 $200,000 $47,899,275 

UTILITIES Sum $0 $2,219,724 $0 $0 $2,219,724 

CONSTRUCTION Sum $29,683,181 $48,323,047 $20,967,228 $7,986,000 $106,959,456 

PROJECT COST Sum $66,359,095 $54,810,271 $36,332,728 $12,907,590 $170,409,684 

FEDERAL COST Sum $49,988,976 $41,773,637 $22,998,382 $10,566,572 $125,327,567 

STATE COST Sum $7,982,473 $9,450,660 $4,601,746 $1,848,418 $23,883,297 

LOCAL COST Sum $8,387,646 $3,585,974 $8,732,600 $492,600 $21,198,820 

SUMMARY SHEET 

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TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FINANCIAL PLAN – HIGHWAY PROJECT LIST FY 2013 – 2016* 

EARMARK (LY10) 

PROJECT TYPE 


PI # TIP # DESCRIPTION 

Heritage Trail Bike/Ped in 

OF WORK 

PE ROW UTL CONSTR PE ROW UTL CONSTR PE ROW UTL CONSTR PE ROW UTL CONSTR 

0007620 2007-H-07 Savannah Transportation Enhancement 

$136,230 

0007631 2007-H-08 Truman Linear Park Trail - Phase II Transportation Enhancement 

$1,390,473 

522920 98-H-1 

SR 404 Spur/US 17 Over Back 

River 1 Mile N of Savannah Bridge Replacement 

$4,409,501 

SUBTOTAL LY10 COSTS 

$0 $0 $0 $4,545,731 $0 $0 $0 $1,390,473 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

TOTAL LY10 COSTS 

$4,545,731 $1,390,473 $0 

$0 

EXPECTED LY10 FUNDS $4,545,731 $1,390,473 $0 $0 

EARMARK (F170) 

PROJECT TYPE 


PI # TIP # DESCRIPTION OF WORK 


0009915 2011-FHWA-01 

Fort Pulaski Monument Entrance 

Road Bridge Rehabilitation Bridge Replacement 

$6,000,000 

SUBTOTAL F170 COSTS 

$0 $0 $0 $6,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

TOTAL F170 COSTS $6,000,000 $0 $0 

$0 

EXPECTED F170 FUNDS $6,000,000 $0 $0 $0 

NHS BRIDGE REPLACEMENT/REHABILITATION (L1C0) 

PROJECT TYPE 




522920 98-H-1 

SR 404 Spur/US 17 Over Back 

River 1 Mile N of Savannah Bridge Replacement 

$10,332,450 

SUBTOTAL L1C0 COSTS 

$0 $0 $0 $10,332,450 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

TOTAL L1C0 COSTS $10,332,450 $0 $0 

$0 

EXPECTED L1C0 FUNDS $10,332,450 $0 $0 $0 

INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE (L010) 

PROJECT TYPE 




Lump Sum Bridge Maintenance 

$255,000 $255,000 $255,000 $128,000 

Lump Sum Road Maintenance 

$255,000 $255,000 $255,000 $255,000 

SUBTOTAL L010 COSTS 

$0 $0 $0 $510,000 $0 $0 $0 $510,000 $0 $0 $0 $510,000 $0 $0 $0 $383,000 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM (NHS) (L050) 

PROJECT TYPE 




0002923 97-H-10 

522870 2000-H-04 

TOTAL L010 COSTS $510,000 $510,000 $510,000 $383,000 

EXPECTED L010 FUNDS $510,000 $510,000 $510,000 $383,000 

SR 25 CONN/Bay St FM I-516 to 

the Bay St Viaduct Road Widening 

$8,912,155 $10,301,228 

SR 204/Abercorn Interchange at 

King George Blvd Interchange Construction 

$1,543,463 $25,335,188 


$893,000 $893,000 $893,000 $893,000 

Lump Sum Roadway Lighting 

$26,000 $26,000 $26,000 $26,000 


$0 $8,912,155 $0 $919,000 $0 $0 $1,543,463 $26,254,188 $0 $0 $0 $11,220,228 $0 $0 $0 $919,000 

TOTAL L050 COSTS $9,831,155 $27,797,651 

$11,220,228 $919,000 

EXPECTED L050 FUNDS $9,831,155 $27,797,651 $11,220,228 $919,000 

STP ENHANCEMENT (L220) 

PROJECT TYPE 




Lump Sum Enhancement 

$663,000 $663,000 $663,000 $663,000 


$0 $0 $663,000 $0 $0 $0 $663,000 $0 $0 $0 $663,000 $0 $0 $0 $663,000 

TOTAL L220 COSTS $663,000 $663,000 $663,000 $663,000 


*The expected funds are corresponding to the funding amounts listed in the tables in Chapter 2, Section 2.1.1 and Section 2.1.3. 

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (STP) FOR MPOs WITH POPULATION LARGER THAN 200,000 (L230) 

PROJECT TYPE 



Savannah MPO Strategic Study - 

OF WORK 


0008608 2012-CORE-02 Sector Nine 


Special Transportation Studies 

$500,000 

0010562 2012-CORE-03 Sector Ten 



$500,000 

0010563 2012-CORE-04 Sector Eleven 



$500,000 

0011742 2013-CORE-01 Sector Twelve 

SR 204 Corridor Improvements 


$500,000 

0010559 2012-H-01 Study 

US 80 Bridges and Road 

Roadway Improvements 

$850,000 

0010560 2012-Bri-01 Improvements Bridges 

$1,793,139 $3,104,090 

0011743 2013-H-01 SR 21 Corridor Improvements Roadway Improvements 

$1,100,000 

0011744 2013-H-02 I-16 Exit Ramp Removal 

Delessups Avenue Sidewalk 

Economic Development 

$1,100,000 

0001028 2012-BP-01 Improvements Bike/Ped 

$374,000 $200,000 

0010561 2012-BP-02 

521855 87-H-18B 

522860 2001-H-06 

0008276 2007-H-06 

0007402 2004-H-07 

0007259 2011-H-01 

522790 94-H-02 

Savannah-Whitemarsh Bikeway 

along Islands Expressway 

Ogeechee Rd Widening from Lynes 

Bike/Ped 

$600,000 $700,000 

Pkwy to Victory Dr 

President Street / Islands 

Expressway / CSX Railroad / 

Road Widening 

$6,248,000 

Truman Pkwy Overpass Overpass 

$390,000 

R. B. Miller Rd from Inters. with 

Gulfstream Rd to 0.54 miles south 

Gwinnett St Widening from I-16 to 

Intersection Improvements 

$4,200,000 

Stiles Ave Road Widening 

$2,300,000 

Jimmy DeLoach Pkwy Interchange 

at US 80 Interchange 

$5,000,000 

Jimmy DeLoach Pkwy Phase II 

from I-16 to US 80 New Roadway 

$5,000,000 


$371,000 $371,000 $248,000 $371,000 

SUBTOTAL L230 COSTS $4,507,139 $10,000,000 $0 $371,000 $1,600,000 $0 $0 $4,571,000 $500,000 $6,948,000 $0 $2,548,000 $4,704,090 $200,000 $0 $371,000 

TOTAL L230 COSTS $14,878,139 $6,171,000 $9,996,000 

EXPECTED L230 FUNDS $14,878,139 $6,171,000 $9,996,000 $8,310,476 

The expected L230 funds for each year listed here include rollover funds from the previous year and funding balance calculations. 

SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL PROGRAM (LU10) 

PROJECT TYPE 




Lump Sum Safe Route to School Program 

$7,000 $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 

SUBTOTAL LU10 COSTS 

$0 $0 $0 $7,000 $0 $0 $0 $7,000 $0 $0 $0 $7,000 $0 $0 $0 $7,000 

TOTAL LU10 COSTS $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 

EXPECTED LU10 FUNDS $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 

SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL INFR (LU20) 

PROJECT TYPE 




Lump Sum Safe Route to School INFR 

$60,000 $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 


$0 $0 $0 $60,000 $0 $0 $0 $60,000 $0 $0 $0 $60,000 $0 $0 $0 $60,000 

TOTAL LU20 COSTS $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 $60,000 


SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL ANY (LU30) 

PROJECT TYPE 




Lump Sum Safe Route to School ANY 

$14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 


$0 $0 $0 $14,000 $0 $0 $0 $14,000 $0 $0 $0 $14,000 $0 $0 $0 $14,000 

TOTAL LU30 COSTS $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 $14,000 



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$5,275,090 

$7,000

STP STATE FLEXIBLE (L240) 

PROJECT TYPE 



CS 650/Grange Rd from SR 21 to 

OF WORK 


0007885 2006-H-01 SR 25 Road Widening 

$6,110,820 $7,122,282 

0008276 2007-H-06 

0009172 2012-GDOT-02 

0004019 2012-GDOT-03 

0010915 2013-GDOT-01 

0010916 2013-GDOT-02 

R. B. Miller Rd from Inters. with 

Gulfstream Rd to 0.54 miles south Intersection Improvements 

$1,443,300 $676,260 $1,795,105 

Oversight Services for STP/L230 & 

CMAQ Funded TIP PROJ-FY13 Oversight 

$17,500 



$17,500 



$17,500 



$17,500 

Lump Sum Bridge Painting 

$128,000 $128,000 $128,000 $128,000 

Lump Sum FA Maintenance 

$459,000 $459,000 $459,000 $459,000 

Lump Sum Plan Management 

$77,000 $77,000 $77,000 $77,000 


$2,550,000 $2,550,000 $2,550,000 $2,295,000 

Lump Sum Right-of-Way Protective Buying 

$64,000 $64,000 $64,000 $64,000 

Lump Sum Signals 

$383,000 $383,000 $383,000 $383,000 

Lump Sum Operational Improvement 

$255,000 $255,000 $255,000 $128,000 

SUBTOTAL L240 COSTS $17,500 $7,554,120 $0 $3,916,000 $17,500 $0 $676,260 $12,833,387 $17,500 $0 $0 $3,916,000 $17,500 $0 $0 $3,534,000 

TOTAL L240 COSTS $11,487,620 $13,527,147 $3,933,500 $3,551,500 

EXPECTED L240 FUNDS $11,487,620 $13,527,147 $3,933,500 $3,551,500 

HIGHWAY RISK RURAL ROADS (LS20) 

PROJECT TYPE 




Lump Sum Safety 

$98,000 $100,000 $103,000 $105,000 

SUBTOTAL LS20 COSTS 

$0 $0 $0 $98,000 $0 $0 $0 $100,000 $0 $0 $0 $103,000 $0 $0 $0 $105,000 

TOTAL LS20 COSTS $98,000 $100,000 $103,000 $105,000 

EXPECTED LS20 FUNDS $98,000 $100,000 $103,000 $105,000 

STP SAFETY (LS30) 

PROJECT TYPE 




Lump Sum Safety 

$1,275,000 $1,275,000 $1,275,000 $1,275,000 


$0 $0 $0 $1,275,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,275,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,275,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,275,000 

TOTAL LS30 COSTS $1,275,000 $1,275,000 $1,275,000 $1,275,000 

EXPECTED LS30 FUNDS $1,275,000 $1,275,000 $1,275,000 $1,275,000 

STP RAIL/HIGHWAY HAZARD ELIMINATION (LS40) 

PROJECT TYPE 




Lump Sum RR Crossing Hazard Elimination 

$113,000 $115,000 $118,000 $120,000 


$0 $0 $0 $113,000 $0 $0 $0 $115,000 $0 $0 $0 $118,000 $0 $0 $0 $120,000 

TOTAL LS40 COSTS $113,000 $115,000 $118,000 $120,000 

EXPECTED LS40 FUNDS $113,000 $115,000 $118,000 $120,000 

STP RAIL/HIGHWAY PROTECTIVE DEVICE (LS50) 

PROJECT TYPE 




Lump Sum RR Crossing Protection Devices 

$113,000 $115,000 $118,000 $120,000 


$0 $0 $0 $113,000 $0 $0 $0 $115,000 $0 $0 $0 $118,000 $0 $0 $0 $120,000 

TOTAL LS50 COSTS $113,000 $115,000 $118,000 $120,000 


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CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (LZ20) 

PROJECT TYPE 




Lump Sum Construction Management 

$714,000 $383,000 $383,000 $383,000 

SUBTOTAL LZ20 COSTS 

$0 $0 $0 $714,000 $0 $0 $0 $383,000 $0 $0 $0 $383,000 $0 $0 $0 $383,000 

RECREATION TRAILS (L940) 

PROJECT TYPE 




Lump Sum DNR Recreation Trails 

$32,000 $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 


$0 $0 $0 $32,000 $0 $0 $0 $32,000 $0 $0 $0 $32,000 $0 $0 $0 $32,000 

Local Sponsored Projects (local funds) 

PROJECT TYPE 

FY 2013 FY 2014 2015 2016 


Gwinnett St Widening from I-16 to 

OF WORK 


0007402 2004-H-07 Stiles Ave Road Widening 

$700,000 

0007128 2005-H-03 

0008358 2006-H-06 

0008359 2011-H-01 

0010236 2011-H-02 

0007259 2005-H-01 

522790 94-H-02 

TOTAL LZ20 COSTS $714,000 $383,000 $383,000 $383,000 

EXPECTED LZ20 FUNDS $714,000 $383,000 $383,000 $383,000 

TOTAL L940 COSTS $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 $32,000 


Islands Expressway @ Wilmington 

River Bascule Bridge Bridge Replacement 

$113,000 

Project DeRenne Blvd Option - 

West DeRenne/Hampstead Ave 

Connector New Roadway 

$1,500,000 $7,500,000 

East DeRenne Ave Improvements 

from Abercorn St to Truman Pkwy Miscelleneous Improvements 

$250,000 $200,000 

West DeRenne Ave Improvements - 

SR 21 from Mildred St to SR 204 Miscelleneous Improvements 

$200,000 $200,000 

Jimmy DeLoach Pkwy Interchange 

at US 80 Interchange 

$3,403,000 

Jimmy DeLoach Pkwy Phase II 

from I-16 to US 80 New Roadway 

$2,169,000 

SUBTOTAL Local COSTS 

$0 $5,685,000 $0 $0 $1,950,000 $700,000 $0 $0 $0 $7,900,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 

TOTAL Local COSTS $5,685,000 

$2,650,000 $7,900,000 $0 

EXPECTED Local FUNDS $5,685,000 $2,650,000 $7,900,000 $0 

These currently locally-funded projects are expected to receive federal funds for later phases. 

TOTAL TIP PROJECT COSTS TOTAL EXPECTED FUNDS NET AVAILABLE/EXPECTED FUNDS 

FY 2013 $66,359,095 $66,359,095 $0 

FY 2014 $54,810,271 $54,810,271 $0 

FY 2015 $36,332,728 $36,332,728 $0 

FY 2016 $12,907,590 $15,942,976 $3,035,386 

FY 2013 - 2016 $170,409,684 $173,445,070 $3,035,386 


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3.2 FY 2013 - 2016 Transit Improvement Projects 

3.2.1 Financial Capacity Statement of the Chatham Area Transit Authority 

PURPOSE 

The purpose of this statement is to demonstrate that Chatham Area Transit (CAT) has the 

financial capacity to undertake the four-year (FY 2013-2016) program of projects as outlined in the 

Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). FTA requires this analysis to insure that the local transit 

entity possesses the financial capacity to complete the TIP projects for which federal assistance is being 

requested. 

SCOPE 

The FTA circular provides that this assessment address two specific aspects of financial capacity. 

These are: (1) the financial condition of CAT; and (2) the financial capability of CAT. This assessment 

is to include all of the funding sources that support the CAT system. The following sections address 

these areas. 

FINANCIAL CONDITION 

Chatham Area Transit became a functional entity on January 1, 1987 as a result of the signing of 

Georgia House Bill Number 1699 on March 28, 1986 by Governor Frank Harris. On December 19, 

1986, the Commissioners of Chatham County created a Special Transit Tax District and levied a 1.3 mill 

property tax for the sole purpose of funding public transit within this district. In 1992, a 0.1 mill tax was 

levied county-wide to fund CAT’s paratransit services. Currently, the transit district tax is 0.859 mills 

and the county-wide paratransit tax is fully funded from Chatham County’s M&O fund. 

Chatham Area Transit Authority’s (CAT) fiscal year runs from July through June. The 

information under Non-Federal Operating Funds and Capital Funds is stated for the period of July 1, 

2010 through June 30, 2011. 

NON-FEDERAL OPERATING FUNDS 

ENTITY 2011 PERCENT 

State of Georgia $0 0% 

Local Tax District 

$7,040,098 

48.8% 

System Revenues $5,336,107 37.1% 

County Contribution $2,036,042 14.1% 

TOTAL $14,412,247 100% 

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NON-FEDERAL CAPITAL FUNDS 

ENTITY 2011 PERCENT 

State of Georgia $71,687 1.3% 

Local Tax District $312,383 5.5% 

System Revenues $5,336,107 93.2% 

TOTAL $5,720,177 100% 

The funds generated by the local dedicated transit tax, along with State and Federal funds, 

together with revenues from system operations, cover the operating and capital costs of the system. 

There is no cap on the allowable millage rate. The rate can be raised to cover unanticipated costs, or 

else service cuts and fare increases can be made as determined by the CAT Board. 

FINANCIAL CAPABILITY 

CAT is maintaining the financial capability to continue to provide quality transit service. 

Ridership for fiscal year 2012 is significantly higher than fiscal year 2011 level. 

Federal operating assistance continues to decline requiring CAT to allocate more of the Federal 

formula funds to preventive maintenance. This may delay some small capital projects but will allow 

CAT to maintain the financial capability to provide quality transit service. Other grant funds will be 

requested for the needed major capital projects. 

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3.2.2 FY 2012 Capital Improvement Justification for the Chatham Area Transit 

Preventative Maintenance/Capital Maintenance Items – These line items includes the purchase of 

tires, major component rebuilding, body work, electrical and other system investments to be valued at ½ 

of 1% of the depreciated value of the bus. 

Passenger Amenities – Funding for shelters, benches, signage, and other passenger amenities are 

included in this line item. The development of enhanced transfer stops to include bike racks is 

anticipated. 

Facility Enhancement – This line item provides funds for CAT’s property expansion and for needed 

facility modifications in order to improve CAT’s facility layout. These facility modifications and 

improvements will improve CAT’s safety and efficiency. 

Purchase Buses -This line item will be used to purchase replacement vehicles with related equipment 

through leasing and purchase. Funding buses will have a positive impact on providing transportation to 

persons with disabilities, as all buses will be lift-equipped. 

Job Access – This line item provides funds to support CAT’s existing program and additional programs 

stated in the grant application. This will enable CAT to continue its commitment to provide various 

forms of transportation to the community. 

Intelligent Transportation System – This line item will be used to purchase information technology 

applications and equipment. 

Water Ferry -Funding for water ferries facilities and equipment and construction of a new water ferry. 

Tools and Equipment – Purchase of new and replacement tools and equipment for the Agency 

Transportation Development Plan – The development of a five-year strategic transportation plan 

Service and Support Vehicles – Purchase service and support vehicles for maintenance, transportation, 

and marine services. 

Transit Terminal - This line item will be used for preliminary design, right of way acquisition, 

construction and related costs for the transit terminal. 

Security and Safety – Purchase cameras for the facility and parking lots to enhance security and safety. 

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3.2.3 FY 2013 - 2016 Transit Project Pages 

The transit projects are grouped according to their sources of federal funding. The state and local 

match are listed according to their required shares. The types of projects being funded over the next four 

fiscal years include job access and reverse commute, transit capital improvements, transit operation, and 

others. 



CAPITAL SCHEDULE FOR CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY 

Unit 

Funding Description Cost FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 Total 

STIP# 

Section 5307 Preventive Maintenance VARIES 332,256 1,256,031 1,318,833 1,384,775 4,291,895 

Section 5307 Safety and Security VARIES 375,000 86,822 91,163 95,721 648,706 

Section 5307 Facilities Enhancement VARIES 290,000 1,612,354 1,692,972 1,777,620 5,372,946 

Section 5307 ITS VARIES 800,000 257,709 270,594 284,092 1,612,395 

Section 5307 Passenger Amenities VARIES - 266,004 247,804 260,194 774,002 

Section 5307 Project Administration VARIES 

450,000 

Section 5307 Bus Purchases VARIES - 

Section 5307 Furniture and Fixtures VARIES 

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50,000 

765,969 

200,000 - 

50,000 

611,105 

- 

50,000 

600,000 

488,884 1,865,958 

- 

200,000 

Section 5307 Planning VARIES 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 600,000 

Section 5307 Transit Center VARIES 500,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 725,000 

PROJECT COST 3,097,256 4,519,889 4,507,471 4,566,286 16,690,902 

FEDERAL COST 2,477,804 3,615,911 3,605,977 3,653,028 13,352,720 

STATE COST 309,726 451,989 450,747 456,629 1,669,091 

LOCAL COST 309,726 451,989 450,747 456,629 1,669,091 

DOT DIST #5 CONG DIST. 1 CRC CG



JARC SCHEDULE FOR CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY (50/50 Operating) (100 Admin.) ($) 

Funding Description Unit 

Cost 

FY2013* FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 TOTAL 

Section 

5316 

Job Access N/A 254,055 305,996 321,296 337,360 1,218,707 

PROJECT COST 254,055 305,996 321,296 337,360 1,218,707 

FEDERAL COST 133,713 152,998 160,648 168,680 616,039 

LOCAL COST 120,342 152,998 160,648 168,680 602,668 

DOT DISTRICT # 5 CONG.DIST. 1 CRC CG 

*FY 2013 federal funding amount is based on actual partial apportionment published on the May 2012 federal register. The 

local match is based on appropriate matching requirements as developed in the Program of Projects. The funding table will be 

updated when full federal apportionment becomes available. 

NEW FREEDOM FOR CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY (50/50 Operating) (100 Admin) ($) 

Funding Description Unit 

Cost 

FY2013* FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 TOTAL 

Section 

5317 

New Freedom VARIES 128,545 124,933 131,180 137,739 522,397 

PROJECT COST 128,545 124,933 131,180 137,739 522,397 

FEDERAL COST 67,655 66,215 69,525 73,002 276,397 

LOCAL COST 60,890 58,718 61,655 64,737 

DOT DISTRICT # 5 CONG.DIST. 1 

246,000 

CRC CG 

*FY 2013 federal funding amount is based on actual partial apportionment published on the May 2012 federal register. The 

local match is based on appropriate matching requirements as developed in the Program of Projects. The funding table will be 

updated when full federal apportionment becomes available. 

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BUS AND VAN REPLACEMENT 

2013 2014 2015 2016 

2003 35 ft. Gillig Lowfloor 









2003 35 ft. Gillig Lowfloor X 






















2005 Goshen E450 Ford 

2005 Goshen E450 Ford 

2005 Goshen E450 Ford X 

2006 29 ft.Gillig Lowfloor X 









2007 ELDorado X 

2007 ELDorado X 

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APPENDIX 

Appendix A: Identified Lump Sum Projects 

The following table lists specific lump sum projects that have previously been identified by 

GDOT in the CORE MPO planning area that have not been implemented yet. The project list shows the 

project ID, description, and project status. These projects are shown here for information and reference 

purposes. 

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IDENTIFIED LUMP SUM PROJECTS IN CHATHAM COUNTY 

PI# Project# TIP# LOCATION & DESCRIPTION TYPE PE ROW CST UTL 

0002267 STP-0002- 

00(267) 

0006464 CSNHS- 

0006- 

00(464) 

0007190 CSSTP- 

0007- 

00(190) 

0008088 CSTEE- 

0008- 

0008480 

00(088) 

CSSTP- 

0008- 

00(480) 

0008995 CSTEE- 

0008- 

00(995) 

0008996 CSTEE- 

0008- 

00(996) 

0008997 CSTEE- 

0008- 

00(997) 

2002-H- 

30 

SAVANNAH-OGEECHEE CANAL CORRIDOR - PHASES 1 & II; 

DSGN & CON 

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Enhancement - 

Bike/Ped Facility 

I-16 @ I-95 HIGHMAST INTERCHANGE - LIGHTING New Construction - 

Lighting 

SR 204 FM CR 803/FORT ARGYLE ROAD TO CR 770/OLD RIVER 

ROAD 

POOLER SIDEWALK EXTENSION - PHASE III Enhancement - 


Safety - Realignment Authorized 

I-95 @ SR 21/AUGUSTA ROAD Reconstruction/Rehabi 

litation - Operational 

Improvement 

AASU BICYCLE / PEDESTRIAN PATH – PHASE II Enhancement - 


CS 1021/BROUGHTON STREET FROM SR 25 CONN TO CS 

909/EAST BROAD STREET 

SR 26/BUTLER AVE FROM CS 809/14 TH STREET TO 

CS804/TYBRISA STREET- Include PI# 0008087, TYBRISA 

STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT FM SR 26/US 80 TO STRAND 

AVE 

Enhancement - 


Enhancement - 


N/A N/A PREST 

N/A N/A PRECST 

Authpending 

PRECST 

N/A PRECST PRECST 

Authorized 

N/A Authorized 

N/A N/A PECST 

N/A N/A PECST 

N/A N/A Authorized 

0010020 SAVANNAH-CHATHAM CO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM @ 4 

SCHOOLS - SRTS 

Safety - SRTS Authorized N/A PRECST PRECST 

0010232 SR 204 FROM CR 975/VETERANS PKWY TO CS 1201/RIO ROAD Operational 


PRECST N/A PRECST PRECST 

0010582 SR 26/US 80 FROM CR 761/OLD US 80 TO CS 853/BYERS Enhancement - 

PRECST PRECST 

STREET 


0010710 CS 117/MAIN STREET FROM CS 104/CHESTNUT STREET TO SR Enhancement - Authorized PRECST 

17 


0010738 I-95 NB RAMP @ CS 1692/AIRWAYS AVE Operational 


0010846 OFF-SYSTEM SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS @ 26 LOCS IN 

CHATHAM COUNTY 

Pavement Markings PRECST 

532780- STP00- 

0111- 

01(028) 

97-H-04 SR 204 / ABERCORN ST. @ LARGO DRIVE IN SAVANNAH - Safety - Turn Lanes Authorized Authorized PRECST PRECST

PI# Project# TIP# LOCATION & DESCRIPTION TYPE PE ROW CST UTL 

M003511 CSNHS- 

M003- 

00(511) 

M004056 

CSSTPM0 

0400056 

I-16 WB & I-95 @ TRUCK WEIGH STATIONS - PHASE I - This 

project is the upgrade of the Weigh Stations on I-16 westbound in 

Bryan County and on I-95 southbound in Chatham County. The 

upgrades will include Scales, Mainline Weigh-In-Motion, Advance 

Vehicle Identification and Virtual Weigh System. 

SR 25/SIDNEY LANIER & SR 404SP @ TALMADGE –WIND & 

RAIN STUDY 

M004325 SR 404 SPUR @ CR 744/HUTCHINSON ISLAND ROAD-RAMP 

INTERCHANGE 

M004518 I-516 @ 8 LOCS - SIGN UPGRADES Signing 

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Maintenance - Weigh 

Scales 

N/A N/A PRECST 

Maintenance PRECST N/A

Appendix B: Funding Obligation in FY 2012 

The following funding obligation table shows which projects in the CORE MPO’s FY 2012 - 2015 

Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the FY 2012 - 2015 Statewide Transportation 

Improvement Program (STIP) and what phases of their development are authorized in fiscal year 2012 

for Chatham County as of June 2012. The funding obligation demonstrates how well the programmed 

projects in the FY 2012 - 2015 TIP and STIP are implemented. The obligation list also includes some 

projects whose funding phases were pending authorization in the development of FY 2012 - 2015 TIP 

and got authorized in later FY 2011. 

Several projects are pending authorization by the end of fiscal year 2012 as shown below. The list will 

be updated as project develops and new information becomes available. 

FY 2009 Section 5307, $3,387,055 for Facilities Rehabilitation 

FY 2011 Section 5307, $3,266,301 for Transit Center and Preventive Maintenance 

FY 2010 Section 5316 JARC totaling $172,427 

FY 2011 Section 5316 JARC totaling $172,168 

FY 2006 Section 112 funds totaling $990,000 for JARC related operating assistance 

PI# 0007948, earmarked funds for Job Access Reverse Commute, CST phase 

PI# 0010446, FY 2009 earmarked funds for Savannah Water Ferry System Improvements, CST 

phase 

PI# T002447, T002449 – Slip 3/Parcel 7 Riverwalk Extension, CST phase 

PI# T002445, T002446 – Water Ferry Riverwalk Intermodal Facilities, CST phase 

As funding for more projects are authorized, the obligation table will be updated. 

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Funding Obligation for Chatham County 

PI# Project# TIP# Description Phase / 

Fiscal 

Year 

OVERSIGHT SERVICES FOR 

L230 & CMAQ FUNDED TIP 

PROJFY12 

SAVANNAH REGIONAL 

TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER 

- SPECIAL STUDY 

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Authorized 

Amount 

0000836 Savannah Water Ferry CST / 2011 $984,696 

0007190 

0007190 

0008275 

0008275 

0008359 

0008480 

0008489 

0008562 

0008607 

0008690 

0008690 

0008690 

0008997 

0009171 

CSSTP- 

0007-00(190) 

CSSTP- 

0007-00(190) 

CSMLP- 

0008-00(275) 2007-h-05 

CSMLP- 

0008-00(275) 2007-h-05 

CSSTP- 

0008-00(359) 2011-h-01 

CSSTP- 

0008-00(480) 

CSSTP- 

0008-00(489) 

CSSTP- 

0008-00(562) 2007-h-04 

CSSTP- 

0008-00(607) 2012-core-01 

CSMSL- 

0008-00(690) 2011-gpa-01 

CSMSL- 

0008-00(690) 2011-gpa-01 

CSMSL- 

0008-00(690) 2011-gpa-01 

CSTEE- 

0008-00(997) 

CSSTP- 

0009-00(171) 

0010027 2012-core-05 

SR 204 FM CR 803/FORT 

ARGYLE ROAD TO CR 

770/OLD RIVER ROAD 

SR 204 FM CR 803/FORT 

ARGYLE ROAD TO CR 

770/OLD RIVER ROAD 

SR 21 @ CR 9/CROSSGATE 

ROAD/GULFSTREAM ROAD 

SR 21 @ CR 9/CROSSGATE 

ROAD/GULFSTREAM ROAD 

EAST DERENNE FROM 

ABERCORN STREET TO 

HARRY S TRUMAN PKWY 

I-95 FROM JIMMY DELOACH 

PKWY TO SR 21 

PE / 2012 $100,000 

ROW / 

2012 

ROW / 

2011 

$370,000 

$180,000 

CST / 2012 $2,991,146.29 

PE / 2012 $500,000 

CST / 2012 $1,081,463.37 

SR 26 @ I-95 SB RAMP CST / 2012 $163,815 

SAVANNAH MPO 

STRATEGIC PLANNING 

STUDIES- SECTOR SEVEN 

SAVANNAH MPO 

TRANSPORTATION STUDY - 

SECTOR EIGHT 

JIMMIE DELOACH PKWY 

EXT FM SR 21 TO SR 307 





SR 26 FROM CS 809/14TH ST 

TO CS 804/TYBRISIA ST 

PE / 2012 $525.000 

PE / 2012 $500.000 

CST / 2012 $77,521,151.69 

ROW / 

2012 

$15,000,000 

UTL / 2012 $5,000,000 

CST / 2010 $0 

PE / 2012 $70,000 

PE / 2012 $300,000

0010236 2011-h-02 

SR 21 FROM CS 

346/MILDRED STREET TO SR 

204 

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PE / 2012 $500,000 

0010267 PL SAVANNAH - 2012 PLN / 2012 $566,067 

0010519 

0010522 2009-R-02 

0010738 

0010846 

522870- 

M004325 

M004574 

T004049 

T004182 

NH000- 

0111-01(024) 2000-H-04 

SR 21 @ SR 30 NEAR 

CHEROKEE HILLS 

CEMETARY - PE ONLY 

GPA RAIL TIE-IN TO MASON 

INTERMODAL CONTAINER 

XFER FACILITY 

I-95 NB RAMP @ CS 

1692/AIRWAYS AVE 

OFF-SYSTEM SAFETY 

IMPROVEMENTS @ 26 LOCS 

IN CHATHAM COUNTY 

SR 204 FM E OF CR 68/PINE 

GROVE TO W OF CR 

975/VETERANS PKWY 

SR 404 SPUR @ CR 

744/HUTCHINSON ISLAND 

ROAD-RAMP 

INTERCHANGE 

SR 26/US 80 @ BULL RIVER - 

FENDER REPAIR 

CY 2012 Savannah MPO 

Planning 

ADMIN/ SC PROPERTY 

TAXES FOR 2011 

PE / 2012 $3,500 

CST / 2012 $6,100,000 

PE / 2012 $125,000 

CST / 2012 $380,000 

ROW / 

2012 

MCST / 

2012 

MPE / 

2012 

TPLN / 

2012 

HARB / 

2012 

$9,027,681 

$164,395.92 

$45,000 

$126,010 

$640,796

Appendix C: Implemented or Removed TIP Priority Projects 

Implemented Priority Projects 

Since the establishment of the transportation improvement prioritization policy and project lists in 

2006, various priority projects have been implemented or are being implemented. The implementation 

here means that either the projects have been constructed, are under construction or the construction 

funds have been authorized. 

PI# 0000345, SR 307 Overpass over new Port Authority rail line - 3 rd priority highway project. 

Under construction. 

0000836, Savannah River Water Taxi Ferry System - transit priority project with earmark, 

ARRA and other funds. Construction funds have been authorized. 

PI# 0000690, I-95 southbound welcome center - 1st priority highway project. Construction 

funds were authorized and the project is pending letting. 

PI# 0001075, Truman Parkway interchange lighting - 1 st priority highway project. 

Construction is complete. 

PI# 0002140, SR 307 widening from US 17 to I-16 – 1 st priority highway project. Under 

construction. 

PI# 0002921, Truman Parkway Phase V - 2 nd priority highway project. Under construction. 

PI# 0007148, I-95 Operational Improvements at SR 204 – lump sum project. Under 

construction. 

PI# 0007400, update of the Congestion Management Process (CMP) - 2 nd priority highway 

project. The CMP update is complete. 

PI# 0007401, update of 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan - 2 nd priority highway project. 

The updated LRTP, the CORE Connections 2035 Framework Mobility Plan, was adopted in 

2009. 

PI# 0007482, SR 25/US 17 @ SR 307/Bourne Avenue Operational Improvements – lump sum 

project. Under construction. 

PI# 0008089, MLK Blvd Streetscapes in Savannah, Phase II – TE project. Under construction. 

PI# 0008090, AASU Bicycle/Pedestrian Path – TE project. Under construction. 

PI# 0008995, AASU Bicycle/Pedestrian Path, Phase II – TE project. Under construction. 

PI# 0008317, PI# 0008318, PI# 0008559, PI# 0008560, PI# 0008561, MPO Strategic Planning 

Studies - 2 nd priority highway projects. The funds have been authorized and studies are either 

on-going or completed. 

PI# 0008651, Bridge Replacement at SR 204 Spur/Diamond Causeway @ Skidaway Narrows - 

2 nd priority bridge project. Under construction. 

PI# 532750, Abercorn Street intersection improvement at Tibet Avenue - 1 st priority highway 

project. The project construction is complete and the road is open to traffic. 

PI# 533200, Abercorn Street Bridge Replacement at Harmon Canal – 1 st priority bridge 

project. Construction is complete and the road is open to traffic. 

PI# 550560, SR 204 Spur/Whitefield Avenue Widening from Haney’s Creek to Ferguson 

Avenue – 1 st priority highway project. Under construction. 

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T002486, Norfolk Southern – Port Junction Wye Construction - earmarked rail project. 

Construction is complete. 

PI# 0010522, Georgia Ports Authority Rail Tie-in to the Mason Intermodal Container Transfer 

Facility – earmarked rail project. Under construction. 

Purchase of buses – transit priority. Some hybrid buses and Teleride vans have been acquired 

and are now a part of the CAT bus fleet. 

JARC program – transit priority. Continued services for the Job Access and Reverse Commute 

program to provide welfare recipients and low-income populations with reliable employmentrelated 

transportation. 

Bus Shelters – transit priority. Construction of bus shelters at various bus stops in Chatham 

County is complete and more is forth-coming. 

Transit Signage – transit priority. Some bus stop signs along the CAT bus routes have been 

upgraded. 

Projects Removed from the Original Priority List due to Other Reasons 

The following project has been removed from the priority list originally identified during the FY 2007 - 

2009 TIP development process. 

PI# 571060, Skidaway Road improvements from Rowland Avenue to Ferguson Avenue – the 

project was a 1 st priority highway project in previous TIPs, but it has been moved to 2035 

LRTP Vision Plan which is not a part of the fiscally constrained LRTP. However, Chatham 

County has changed the project to intersection improvements and will finance the project with 

local SPLOST funds. 

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Appendix D: Public Participation Materials 

The attached public participation materials provide proof of compliance with the participation process 

of the CORE MPO’s FY 2013 - 2016 TIP development. 

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April 2012 

MEETING NOTICE 

The Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (CORE MPO), the transportation planning 

agency for the Savannah urbanized area, will host a public meeting for the development of the FY 

2013 - 2016 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) in conjunction with the April 2012 CAC 

meeting. The purpose of the TIP prioritization meeting is for the public to review and comment on 

the transportation improvement priorities for Chatham County. Copies of the proposed priority 

project lists will be available for review by Tuesday, April 10 on the CORE MPO website at 

http://www.thempc.org/transportation.htm. 

The TIP is the short-range programming document of the CORE MPO transportation planning 

process and lists the transportation projects in Chatham County programmed to receive funds over the 

next four years. The TIP includes Chatham Area Transit Authority’s (CAT) FTA grant projects. 

The TIP prioritization public meeting information is listed below. 

CORE MPO Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting 

Thursday, April 19, 2012 

5:00 p.m. 

MPC Arthur A. Mendonsa Hearing Room 

112 East State Street, Savannah, GA 31401 

For additional information, please call (912) 651-1452. 

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May 2012 

PUBLIC NOTICE 


agency for the Savannah urbanized area, is requesting that the public review and provide comments 

on a report titled: Draft FY 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The draft report 

includes descriptions of highway, transit, transportation enhancement, as well as other multi-modal 

projects in Chatham County programmed to receive federal funds in fiscal years 2013-2016. This 

notice also serves as the public notice for Chatham Area Transit Authority’s (CAT’s) federal grant 

projects. Copies of the draft TIP are available for review at the Chatham County public libraries, the 

Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) office, the MPC website at 

http://www.thempc.org/transportation.htm, and other public review agencies. 

The comment period will start on May 23 and written comments on the Draft TIP will be accepted 

until the close of business on June 26, 2012. Please send your comments to Wykoda Wang, 

Metropolitan Planning Commission, 110 E. State Street, Savannah, GA 31401, via email at 

wangw@thempc.org, or through the MPC website at 

http://www.thempc.org/Transportation/Get_Involved.htm. Any updates to the draft document will be 

posted to the MPC website at http://www.thempc.org/transportation.htm. 

CORE MPO will host two public hearings to answer questions and accept comments on the draft TIP 

in conjunction with the June 2012 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and CORE MPO Board 

meetings. Meeting times and locations are listed below. 


Thursday, June 21, 2012 

5:00 p.m. 



CORE MPO Board Meeting 

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 

10:00 a.m. 



For a complete list of public review agencies, additional information regarding the draft TIP, and 

information regarding the public hearings, please call (912) 651-1452. 

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June 2012 

PUBLIC NOTICE 


agency for the Savannah urbanized area, is requesting that the public review and provide comments 

on a report titled: Draft FY 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The draft report 

includes descriptions of highway, transit, transportation enhancement, as well as other multi-modal 

projects in Chatham County programmed to receive federal funds in fiscal years 2013-2016. This 

notice also serves as the public notice for Chatham Area Transit Authority’s (CAT’s) federal grant 

projects. Copies of the draft TIP are available for review at the Chatham County public libraries, the 

Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) office, the MPC website at 

http://www.thempc.org/transportation.htm, and other public review agencies. 

Written comments on the Draft TIP will be accepted until the close of business on June 26, 2012. 

Please send your comments to Wykoda Wang, Metropolitan Planning Commission, 110 E. State 

Street, Savannah, GA 31401, via email at wangw@thempc.org, or through the MPC website at 

http://www.thempc.org/Transportation/Get_Involved.htm. Any updates to the draft document will be 

posted to the MPC website at http://www.thempc.org/transportation.htm. 

CORE MPO will host two public hearings to answer questions and accept comments on the draft TIP 

in conjunction with the June 2012 Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and CORE MPO Board 

meetings. Meeting times and locations are listed below. 


Thursday, June 21, 2012 

5:00 p.m. 



CORE MPO Board Meeting 

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 

10:00 a.m. 



For a complete list of public review agencies, additional information regarding the draft TIP, and 

information regarding the public hearings, please call (912) 651-1452. 

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April 24, 2012 

Wykoda Wang, 

Metropolitan Planning Commission, 

110 E. State Street, Savannah, GA 31401 via email 

at wangw@thempc.org 

Savannah Tree Foundation Comments on the CORE Connections 2035 Long Range 

Transportation Plan (LRTP) and FY 2012 - 2015 Transportation Improvement Program 

(TIP) 

Savannah Tree Foundation (STF) is a not for profit organization whose mission is to preserve, protect 

and plant canopy trees in Chatham County, Georgia. The Savannah Tree Foundation supports the use 

of Best Management Practices for trees and urban forests in all construction and roadway projects. 

Projects must include provisions for proper tree protection to preserve existing trees and replanting 

when removal is the last possible option. 

Today’s emphasis on healthy communities, cultural enhancement and economic realities drive more 

people to move into their community. Twenty first century development trends render the multi lane 

expressway to the cul de sac subdivision obsolete. Alternative means of transportation and automated 

traffic control innovations are mitigating the need for expansive new road construction. Complete 

street and context sensitive design are the guidelines for road enhancement and new construction 

programs. 

Canopy trees provide life sustaining services such as oxygen and shade to our community and must 

be considered as infrastructure of the built environment. Engineers should use the resources of 

canopy trees to enhance projects rather than considering trees as a tear down expense. 

New Road Construction: STF recommends that a tree inventory and assessment by a certified 

arborist be completed at the conceptual stage of a project. In the case of new road construction the 

roadway should consider the preservation and protection of stands of mature hardwoods. If a 

forested area must be traversed the road design should integrate preservation with a requirement for 

stringent protection for the healthiest part of the forest. The provisions for protection should be a line 

item in the project budget with stringent penalties imposed on the contractor for infringement on the 

protected areas. 

Corridor improvements: STF recommends that a tree inventory and assessment by a certified 

arborist be completed during the study phase of the project, denoting the health and condition of the 

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trees adjoining the proposed construction site. The study should indicate if adequate space is available 

for BMP tree protection methods to be installed and should indicate the provision that tree protection 

is part of the construction plan and is a line item in the budget. The ingress, egress and storage of 

equipment, the grading, filling and removal of dirt, the removal of construction materials should be 

accounted for in the construction plan at the time of bidding. Penalties should be imposed for 

inadequate protection of trees. 

In the case of canopy loss due to a construction project a reforestation plan or a mitigation plan 

should be adopted for trees planted at the site or at a mitigation site. 

Savannah Tree Foundation Comments on TIP Projects 

1st Priority 

Gwinnett Street from Stiles Ave to 516: 

Is widening necessary? 

The large mature oaks on the south side of Gwinnett should be preserved. 

Ogeechee Road from Lynes Parkway to Victory Drive 

Proper protection for trees on North side of Ogeechee Road. 

Preserve trees where possible. 

2nd & 3rd Priority 

Bay Street Improvements should preserve the mature oak trees along this corridor. 

Transit Projects 

Projects should include canopy/shade trees at transit stops. 

Streetcar Projects that may include overhead lines should NOT damage existing tree canopy. 

FY 2013-2016 TIP Prioritization for Projects not Prioritized by CORE MPO 

PI#0002267 Trees should be included along the Savannah Ogeechee Canal Corridor, Phases I & II 

PI#0008088 Trees should be included along the Pooler Sidewalk Extension, Phase III 

PI#0008996 Broughton Street project should include beautification with trees 

The NEW projects for the Bloomingdale Linear Park and the Historic Bicycle/Pedestrian Greenway 

Trail should include trees. 

PI#0006464, I-95 at I-16 interchange, all trees at this interchange should be preserved, and more 

should be added. 

Earmark Projects PI#0007620 & PI#0007631, should include trees. 

Should there be any questions about these comments, please do not hesitative to call the Savannah 

Tree Foundation office at 912-233-TREE (8733). 

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