TIP

Richmond Regional PDC
9211 Forest Hill Avenue, Suite 200

Richmond, VA 23235

Phone: 804.323.2033

Fax: 804.323.2025

Office Hours: Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The Transportation Improvement Program (Click here for FAQs on the TIP) provides a three-year program of federal, state, and locally funded transportation projects for which MPO approval is required.

Staff prepares the draft three-year list of proposed projects based on submissions by area local governments, VDOT, VDRPT, GRTC, CRAC, and Ridefinders and then conducts a public review process for the proposed RSTP and CMAQ projects and for the draft TIP document.

Throughout the year, there are TIP amendments submitted by VDOT, local governments, GRTC, and other transportation agencies which are brought to the Richmond Area MPO's (RAMPO) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for review. The recommendation made here is forwarded to the MPO for action.

Members of RAMPO are responsible for endorsing requests for TEA-21 transportation enhancement program funds. Projects selected by the CTB are programmed in the TIP.

In addition, RAMPO staff:

Coordinates work by VDOT study consultants to review and analyze projects in the TIP for conformity to air quality requirements, and provides administrative assistance for work by the Interagency Consultation Group to conduct the conformity analysis process.

Analyzes proposed RSTP and CMAQ projects for meeting Environmental Justice (EJ) requirements and provides documentation for work by VDOT in meeting these requirements.

Provides information on the Section 5310 funds program to area local governments and human service agencies. Action taken by the MPO to endorse requests for Section 5310 funding and projects selected by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) are programmed in the TIP.

Prepares and provides a list of the region’s priority projects for CTB for consideration during the annual financial planning and programming funds allocation meeting. RAMPO develops its list of proposed projects based on input from TAC, CTAC, EDAC, and the Chamber of Commerce and based on the report of the Executive Committee.

Prepares a report documenting the implementation status of major highway and transit projects programmed in the TIP.

Prepares and submits a report to the MPO comparing the allocation of state and federal funds in the VDOT Richmond District to other districts.

Reports

Annual Listing of Obligated Projects: October 1, 2006 – September 30, 2007 (TIP FY 07)

Annual Listing of Obligated Projects: October 1, 2004 – September 30, 2005 (TIP FY 05)

CMAQ and RSTP Project Selection Process

CMAQ Allocations—Draft FY 06-07

Regional Priority Transportation Projects Sept 2007

Regional Priority Transportation Projects Oct 2006 (Priority Projects with UPC and costs)
RSTP Allocations—Draft FY 06-07

TAC Policy on Programming CMAQ and RSTP Contingency Funds

Transportation Conformity Analysis FY 06 - 08 (June 2006)
TIP Amendment and RSTP/CMAQ Allocation Transfer Guidelines, Approved by MPO June 8, 2006

Transportation Improvement Program (adopted FY 06-10 Richmond MPO TIP—adjusted March 11, 2008) (Tracking Sheets for RSTP and CMAQ)

Transportation Improvement Program—Citizen's Guide FY 05

More reports

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(Updated October 2007)

The Richmond Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (RAMPO) took action to prioritize the region’s transportation projects September 27 for submission to the upcoming Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) preallocation public hearing on October 16. The MPO—the region’s federally designated regional transportation planning agency—includes elected officials from the nine surrounding local governments, VDOT and other area transportation agencies. Input into the transportation priorities list is derived from the RAMPO Board members, citizen and elderly groups and from the MPO’s technical committee.

The region’s top priority transportation projects are as follows:

1. Richmond International Airport Expansion and Access Improvements

2. Main Street Station, High-Speed Intercity Rail, GRTC Improvements

3. Route 360 (East of I-295 in Hanover) and Route 10 Widening (Chesterfield)

4. Parham Road/Patterson Avenue Urban Interchange (Henrico)

5. Huguenot Bridge Reconstruction

6. Route 250 Widening from Route 623 to Route 621 (Goochland)

The MPO’s other regional priority projects are as follows:

I-64 Widening to New Kent/James City County Line and Rail Improvements, Richmond to Hampton Roads

Route 360 Widening West of Route 288 (Chesterfield)

Widening of I-64 from Route 288 to 1.6 Kilometers West of Route 623 to Six Lanes (Henrico-Goochland County)

Virginia Capital Trail Project (Richmond to Williamsburg)