chapter 7 transportation plan development wilbur smith associates page 1 the first step in developing louisiana statewide involved identifying current and future needs opportunities then formulating policies programs projects to address them an analysis of demands input obtained from stakeholders through outreach program principally advisory councils consideration goals objectives for state s system review previous plans studies served as basis accomplishing this task is organized by mode beginning with highways pavement preservation dotd has adopted several strategic pertaining condition highway pavements goal interstate eliminate classified poor or very roads on national nhs those shs hold proportion no more than 5 percent at any given time there regional rhs composed mostly lower order low volume rural urban therefore focus keeping deteriorating
