The Transportation Council’s Policy Board will meet to review and approve the draft 2025-2030 Transportation Improvement Program for public review and adopt the 2025-2026 Unified Planning Work Program
ALBANY, NY February 28, 2025 –
The Policy Board of the Capital Region Transportation Council (Transportation Council) will convene on March 6, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. The agenda includes approval of safety and pavement condition performance targets, approval of the Transportation Council’s 2025-2026 Unified Planning Work Program, approval of numerous Major 2022-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) amendments, and approval of the draft 2025-2030 TIP to release for public review.
Major TIP project amendments include:
- A611 – Central Avenue/Frisbie Avenue Project Split (split project into two)
- R315 – US Route 9 Bridge over I-90 (Exit 11), Bridge Replacement (cost increase over $3M)
- S281 – Bridge Replacement, Rt 146 over I-890 (cost increase over $3M)
- S280 – Bridge Replacement, Rt 146 over Chrisler Avenue (cost increase over
$3M) - SA338 – Bridge Replacement and Interchange Improvements, I-87 Exit 16 (cost increase over $3M)
- S263 – Sunnyside Road over Amtrak, Bridge Replacement (cost increase over $3M)
- S267 – NY Route 5S Pedestrian/Bicycle Access Imps from NY 103/Bridge St to Parkis and Iroquois (change from a non-federal fund source to a federal fund source)
Additional agenda items include election of Transportation Council Policy Board officers for 2025, delegation of Policy Board authority to the Planning Committee to release the Transportation Council’s Air Quality Conformity document for public review, and discussion on the status of the In Motion regional transportation plan.
The full Policy Board meeting agenda and other information will be posted Thursday February 27th on the Policy Board Webpage. The public is encouraged to view the meeting via the Transportation Council’s YouTube Channel live.
To submit comments, questions or to register to speak, call (518) 458-2161 or email info@capitalmpo.org. Requests for auxiliary aids, services, reasonable accommodations, or oral language interpretation must be made at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Policy Board meetings take place at 1 Park Place, Suite 101, Albany, NY 12205, unless otherwise noted.
For more information about transportation planning activities at the Transportation Council, visit www.capitalmpo.org. Follow and like the Transportation Council on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
About the Transportation Council
The Capital Region Transportation Council is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the geographic area of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties (except the Town of Moreau and Village of South Glens Falls). The Transportation Council facilitates a transportation planning process as required by federal law and supported with federal funding.
The Transportation Council is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its metropolitan transportation planning process on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, economic status, or sexual orientation.
If information is needed in another language, contact 518-458-2161 or send an e-mail to info@capitalmpo.org.
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