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Indianapolis MPO Functional Classification Process
Functional classification is the process by which the local, state and nation’s street and highway network is ranked according to the role it plays in the overall system. It determines how travel is “directed” within the roadway system by defining the part that each road or street plays in serving the flow of traffic through a highway network. It is a hierarchal system of classification that helps to ensure a comprehensive roadway system and is used in transportation planning, roadway design, the allocation of federal highway funds and, sometimes, zoning. It was introduced by the Federal Highway Administration in the 1960s, and it is the responsibility of the Indianapolis MPO to develop and maintain the functional classification system.
Below are documents and links to be used by local public agencies within the Indianapolis MPA to request the classification of roadways or changes in classification of existing classified roadways. For more information, contact MPO Principal Planner Steve Cunningham at (317)327-5403 or Stephanie Belch at (317)327-7599.
Indianapolis MPO Functional Classification Process guidelines
Important Functional Classification Documents:
INDOT Roadway Functional Classification System Application
FHWA Functional Classification Manual
Other Functional Classification Links:
FHWA Functional Classification Guidelines
INDOT Planning Data Viewer
Instructions on how to manually navigate to the INDOT Planning Data Viewer
Go to www.IN.gov (main State Web Page)
Data button select tab “Tourism & Transportation” at top right of page
Data button select “INDOT” entry under “Transportation” header at bottom of page
Data button select “Publications” under “INDOT Home” header at Left side of page
Data button select “Maps” text
Data button select “Planning Data”
Scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Planning Data Search Tool & Viewer”
Example: Click on County under the Search Planning Map Documents section. Click on the drop down menu and select Lawrence County. Then click the Go button. Locate the town of Williams and zoom in until you find SR 450. The closer you zoom in the more details you will identify such as Functional Class, street names, etc.
If you are an INDOT employee, you can access the Data Viewer by doing the following:
Open the INDOT Intranet web page. (This should be your “Default” page when you go to the Internet)
Tag the “INDOT Applications” button on the left column
Selection Window opens
Tag the “Planning Data Search Tool & Viewer” text. (About half way down the list)
Planning Data Viewer opens.