Prioritization 8.0 (SPOT 8) - Current

PUBLIC NOTICE:  A Public Comment period for the Prioritization 8 Draft Project Lists by mode is open from August 18, 2025 to September 16, 2025. A Public Hearing will occur at the September 17, 2025 CAMPO Executive Board Meeting. 

Comments may be submitted via:
Webform: https://www.campo-nc.us/contact-us
Email: campocomments@publicinput.com
Phone: 855-925-2801 (code: 10878)
Text: keyword "campocomments" to 73224
U.S. Mail: CAMPO Public Comments, 1 Fenton Main Street, Suite 201, Cary, NC 27511

Background

SPOT 8.0 refers to the prioritization process that guides the development of the 2028-2037 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), the main vehicle for transportation improvement funding in the state as set by the State Transportation Investments (STI) Law. This process is anticipated to begin in Summer of 2025.

P8 Schedule

Part One: Review and Submittal of Projects from P7

MPOs/RPOs across the state start their work by prioritizing the projects in their jurisdictions to be submitted to the SPOT 8 process.  For CAMPO, this includes:  

1.  A Call for non-roadway projects (bike/ped, transit, and aviation) from local municipalities and transportation agencies in the spring through summer in 2025. 

2.  Candidate roadway projects are gathered from the MPO's approved Transportation Improvement Program and Metropolitan Transportation Plan, and along with the non-roadway projects, a proposed list is then recommended to and approved by the Executive Board.

The MPO expects to submit projects to SPOT 8 in September 2025.

Project Lists Per Mode:

Part Two: Project Scoring by NCDOT

STI Funding Breakdown Image

NCDOT's scoring process provides quantitative scores for projects based on the project information provided by MPOs/RPOs.

NCDOT Releases the Initial Project Scores and Draft Statewide Mobility Projects lists over the Fall of 2025 and Spring of 2026.

Part Three: Assignment of Local Input Points

Statewide projects are scored and decided based purely on data, but Regional and Division level projects utilize local input points to help prioritize projects.

1. Regional Impact Category

2. Division Needs Category

Part Four: Draft 2026-2035 STIP Release & Adoption by NCDOT

Staff Contacts: Alex Rickard & Daniel Spruill