ALDOT Statewide TSMO Program Plan ALDOT Statewide TSMO Program Plan 20190522REV | Page 51

Beyond regional implementation strategies, programs and projects will arise that will involve a more
statewide approach. Implementation of these projects should be integrated with the Statewide
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). This approach should occur in what is commonly referred
to as a “Minor Update” and a “Major Update” cycle. For the Major Update project cycle, the regions will
coordinate at a statewide-level to identify which of their projects requires statewide programming during
the next five years, which will be added to a Statewide TSMO project list. These projects will advance as
feasible during this five-year timeframe. This coordination will occur every five years for the Major Update
cycle, where the next five years of projects are built into a statewide implementation strategy. Every year
during this five-year period, the regions will determine if there is a need to reprioritize or revise the five-
year project list based on a change of needs, demands, funding, etc. This process is considered a Minor
Update cycle as it does not involve the build-out of a new five-year project list. The annual TSMO Program
Cycle is shown on the following page in Figure 12.
Figure 12: TSMO Program Cycle
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