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APPENDIX C – CAPITAL PROJECT CANDIDATE LIST
The Capital Project List included in Appendix C identifies transportation improvement “candidates” that respond to
identified transportation needs, along with associated order-of-magnitude costs. An identified transportation improve-
ment remains a project candidate until it has been funded, after which it becomes a “project.” The Capital Project List
in Appendix C represents a snapshot in time of current assumptions. The timeframe associated with each candidate is
derived from the 2014 Regional Transportation Plan project list, in which candidates were assigned a “time bucket” for
modeling and funding target purposes.

While the Capital Project List conveys a sense of which projects would be particularly beneficial in addressing the
County’s transportation needs, it is not a prioritization tool. It is possible that candidates not on this list may become
priorities in the future, while some candidates on this list may become less important and ultimately not pursued. In
Washington County, transportation project prioritization and selection occurs through the various funding programs.
For example, Major Streets Transportation Improvement Program (MSTIP) projects are selected through a collaborative,
public process by the Washington County Coordinating Committee and the Board of Commissioners.

The TSP Capital Project List focuses on projects in which Washington County has transportation and/or land use juris-
diction, as well as a small number of additional projects that have been identified as important County priorities. Specifi-
cally, the list includes:

• Projects on County roadways in the unincorporated area (urban and rural) of Washington County,
• Projects on County roadways within cities in Washington County,
• Projects on state highways in the unincorporated area,

• Trail projects in the unincorporated area (both within and outside of the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation
District),
• Transit projects in the unincorporated areas of Washington County,
• Washington County sponsored projects on the Regional Transportation Plan project list that do not other-
wise meet the above criteria, and
• Regional-scale projects in which the County has made a funding commitment and that do not otherwise
meet the above criteria (such as Southwest Corridor project development).

The Capital Project List does not include projects on city roadways or on trails wholly within cities, nor does it include all
of the projects on the 2014 Regional Transportation Plan project list within Washington County. The TSP Modal Ele-
ment maps depict an ultimate complete system that will be implemented gradually through capital projects and private
development. The County reserves the right to “condition” right-of-way dedications and half-street improvements during
development review based on designations shown on the TSP Modal Element maps, regardless of whether a particular
road segment is included in the Capital Project List.

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Effective November 27, 2015 • Updated December, 15 2016