Strategic Transportation Investments Prioritization Process
The Strategic Transportation Investments (STI), also know as Prioritization is how North Carolina prioritizes and funds transportation projects, for all modes, to ensure they provide the maximum benefit for our state. This formula enables NCDOT to use existing revenues more efficiently to improve transportation infrastructure as well as create jobs to boost the economy. The formula was developed because the state gas tax, highway use tax, and DMV fees can no longer provide enough funding to build all of the transportation improvements needed to attract new industries, reduce congestion, and connect citizens to new opportunities in North Carolina.
This formula is data-driven and requires local input from NCDOT Divisions 1 and 4, as well as the Peanut Belt RPO. All transportation projects are broken down into three (3) categories: Statewide, Regional, and Division.
- Statewide Projects receive 40% of the available revenue over 10 years. The project selection process is 100% data-driven or based on facts such as benefit/cost, congestion, economic competitiveness, and safety. Additional input is not accepted from NCDOT Divisions 1 and 4 or the Peanut Belt RPO in the ranking of Statewide projects.
- Regional Projects receive 30% of the available revenue based on the regional population. Peanut Belt RPO projects in Region A compete with projects in NCDOT Divisions 1 and 4. The process is 70% data-driven with rankings from the Peanut Belt RPO and NCDOT Divisions 1 and 4 making up the remaining 30%.
- Division Projects receive 30% of the available revenue, which is shared equally between the 14 NCDOT Divisions. The process is 50% data- driven with rankings from the Peanut Belt RPO and NCDOT Divisions 1 and 4 making up the remaining 50%.
Prioritization 8.0
P8.0, the eighth round of Prioritization, began in the fall of 2024, you can view the most recent schedule of P8.0 activities here.
The Peanut Belt RPO TAC and TCC approved the following list of project for submittal at their September 18th meeting
NCDOT 2026-2035 Current STIP (Adopted by NCDOT BOT July 9, 2025)
