icon: Research and Planning Stage
icon: Setup Stage
icon: Ongoing Operations
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Stage 4: Transitioning and Growing

Most road pricing projects and programs progress through four distinct stages. Within each stage, building blocks are key components of building and making RUC policies and systems. Each stage also involves a number of different specific activities, into which the building blocks are organized in the table below. Explore the stage components by clicking building blocks you’d like to learn more about. A description of the stages, activities, and building blocks can be found here.

Activities Building Blocks
Transition Strategy Development (59) Vehicle Miles Traveled and Fleet Forecast for Transition
(60) Determination of Preferred RUC Expansion Strategy
(61) Support Legislation to Enact Preferred RUC Expansion Strategy
Transition Strategy Execution and Optimization  (62) Update Program Evaluation Plan
(63) Program Research and Development Agenda
(64) Update Business Rules and Operational Policies
(65) Update Administrative Rules
(66) State and Vendor System Updates
Ongoing System Innovation (67) Monitor Industry and Research Potential Emerging Opportunities
(68) Implement Innovation
Collaboration with Other Jurisdictions (69) Interoperability Strategy Development
(70) Ongoing General Collaboration
(71) Out-of-State Driver Policy Development