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VTrans outlines VPSP2 prioritization process, aims to add regional input to project selection

Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Transportation Advisory Committee · April 1, 2026
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Summary

VTrans presented VPSP2, a revised, performance-based project selection process intended to add RPC/municipal input and transparency. The highway mode will pilot the framework; CCRPC staff will prepare a project list for the TAC by March 1.

Kevin Marshia of VTrans presented an overview of VPSP2 (VTrans Project Selection and Project Prioritization Process) during the TAC meeting on Feb. 2, describing the initiative as a performance-based, data-driven framework to prioritize transportation projects and increase opportunities for regional and municipal input.

Marshia said VPSP2 builds on prior efforts to manage project backlogs and improve delivery, summarizing three objectives: identify criteria that provide transportation value, create a mechanism for RPCs and communities to provide input, and provide a defined, consistent, and transparent selection process for VTrans’ Capital Program. Stakeholders helped weight eight evaluation criteria: safety; asset condition; mobility/connectivity; community; economic access; environment; resiliency; and health access. The highway mode will be piloted for two years to test process steps and timelines.

TAC members asked whether VPSP2 would make a noticeable difference. Marshia said paving programs may not change substantially because of a strong existing asset-management program, but VPSP2 can provide more opportunities for regionally driven projects to advance. CCRPC staff said they will look at the MTP project list and previously scoped projects to identify regionally appropriate candidates, and Charlie Baker said staff aims to get a project list to the TAC by March 1.

The presentation frames VPSP2 as an effort to balance data-driven prioritization with clearer regional inputs; minutes record questions about practical impact and next steps for CCRPC project submissions.