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Roadway Functional Classification System
RESOURCES |
Metropolitan Region Roadway Functional Classification Map (pdf) MARC Functional Classification Guidelines FHWA Functional Classification Guidelines |
SUBMIT CHANGES |
Online application ›› Send application to: |
Functional classification is the process by which the nation's network of streets and highways are ranked according to the type of service they provide. It determines how travel is "channelized" within the roadway network by defining the part that any road or street should play in serving the flow of trips through a highway network.
Functional classification is used in transportation planning, in roadway design and for the allocation of federal roadway improvement funds. It was introduced by the Federal Highway Administration in the late 1960s, which developed guidelines for local governments and planning organizations to use in maintaining the functional classification system in their own jurisdictions.
As the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Kansas City region, it is MARC's job to develop and maintain the Functional Classification System of roadways within its planning boundaries through coordination with local cities, counties and the states' Departments of Transportation.
For a more complete understanding of the Highway Functional Classification System and guidelines, visit the links on FHWA Functional Classification Guidelines, Criteria and Procedures and MARC's guidelines under "Related Documents" at right.
Proposing roadway classification changes
In order to be eligible for Federal (STP) funding, a roadway must be classified as a collector or higher level of mobility. MARC accepts and reviews applications on proposed changes to a roadway's classification twice a year. Please refer to the schedule below for deadlines. The approval process required for any change in functional classification involves a considerable amount of time and coordination across various levels of government.
SCHEDULE |
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January |
Call for Changes: Request form distributed following formal announcement during regularly scheduled Total Transportation Policy Committee (TTPC) meeting |
April 1 |
Deadline for submittal of requests to MARC |
May |
MARC staff recommendations go to Highway Priorities Committee for approval (committee approval will allow recommended changes to go before TTPC the next month) |
June |
Changes approved by Highway Priorities Committee recommended to TTPC for approval; Recommendations brought to Board for approval; Board-approved changes submitted for approval to State DOT/FHWA |
August |
2nd Call for Changes: Request form distributed following formal announcement during regularly scheduled TTPC meeting |
September 15 |
Deadline for submittal of requests (to MARC) |
October |
MARC staff recommendations go to Highway Priorities Committee for approval (committee approval will allow recommended changes to go before TTPC the next month) |
November |
Changes approved by Highway Priorities Committee recommended to TTPC for approval; Recommendations brought to Board for approval; Board-approved changes submitted for approval to state DOT/FHWA |