PUBLIC LAW 105-178-^JUNE 9, 1998 112 STAT. 161 (d) CORRIDOR O. — There is hereby designated as an addition to Corridor O in Pennsylvania on the Appalachian development highway system a segment from Port Matilda to Interstate Route 80 along United States Route 322, and the segment of Corridor O from the Pennsylvania State line to the improved segment in Bedford, Pennsylvania, shall be subtracted from Corridor O. Such designated addition shall not affect estimates of the cost to complete such system and such subtracted segment may be included on a map of such system for purposes of continuity only. SEC. 1118. NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PRO- 23 USC 101 note. GRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and implement a program to make allocations to States and metropolitan planning organizations for coordinated planning, design, and construction of corridors of national significance, economic growth, and international or interregional trade. A State or metropolitan planning organization may apply to the Secretary for allocations under this section. (b) ELIGIBILITY OF CORRIDORS. —The Secretary may make allocations under this section with respect to— (1) high priority corridors identified in section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; and (2) any other significant regional or multistate highway corridor not described in whole or in part in paragraph (1) selected by the Secretary after consideration of— (A) the extent to which the annual volume of commercial vehicle traffic at the border stations or ports of entry of each State— (i) has increased since the date of enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 103-182); and (ii) is projected to increase in the future; (B) the extent to which commercial vehicle traffic in each State— (i) has increased since the date of enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 103-182); and (ii) is projected to increase in the future; (C) the extent to which international truck-borne commodities move through each State; (D) the reduction in commercial and other travel time through a major international gateway or affected port of entry expected as a result of the proposed project including the level of traffic delays at at-grade highway crossings of major rail lines in trade corridors; (E) the extent of leveraging of Federal funds provided under this subsection, including— (i) use of innovative financing; (ii) combination with funding provided under other sections of this Act and title 23, United States Code; and (iii) combination with other sources of Federal, State, local, or private funding including State, local, and private matching funds;
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