Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) - 1460

To promote a coordinated regional transportation planning process through the development and implementation of a Regional Transportation Plan.

MCAG is designated as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Regional Transportation Planning Agency for the Merced region. In that capacity, MCAG is required by Federal and State law to prepare a Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). With the enactment of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) in August 2005, the RTP is subject to provisions for project selection and funding. Of primary consideration is the provision that the MPO develop a project evaluation and selection process that will enable the most cost-effective projects to be move forward. MCAG's Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) has served as a guide for transportation planning activities in Merced County for many years. The RTP is a long-range (20 year) transportation planning document that establishes the region's transportation goals, objectives, and policies. The last RTP Update was adopted in May 2007, including an Environmental Impact Report.