Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 15, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: 2026 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVE the programming request of up to $218,369,000 in Regional Transportation Improvement Program funds, including a target share for a LA County request of $134,483,000 and additional maximum target share request of $83,886,000 as an interest free advance from LA County's estimated future STIP shares.
Issue
ISSUE
In August 2025, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) adopted the 2026 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Fund Estimate (FE), which?provides new formula funding capacity totaling up to $218,369,000 for LA County over the five-year STIP period from Fiscal Year (FY)?2027 through FY 2031.?Metro?is charged with preparing and managing the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) for LA County. The RTIP submittal, due to the CTC by December 15, 2025, requires Board approval.
Background
BACKGROUND
The STIP is a five-year capital improvement program for transportation projects that is?updated every two years. The CTC adopted the previous STIP in 2024. The STIP contains two portions:
* The Interregional Transportation Improvement Program (ITIP) accounts for 25% of the total STIP and is developed by Caltrans.
* The RTIP accounts for 75% of the total STIP and is developed by County Transportation Commissions, such as?Metro.?
The RTIP is the subject of this report's recommendations.
Relationship to the 2024 STIP
The 2024 STIP FE identified a $216,817,000 target share for the LA County RTIP in FY 25 through FY 29. The Metro Board approved the 2024 RTIP in November 2023 and the CTC approved the 2024 RTIP in March 2024. The 2024 RTIP carried over projects from the 2022 RTIP and programmed the total $216,817,000 share to planning, programming, and monitoring (PPM), minor increases for two State Route 710 Mob...
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