The Transportation Council’s Planning Committee will also act on several changes to federally funded transportation projects.
ALBANY, NY December 31, 2025 – The Planning Committee of the Capital Region Transportation Council (Transportation Council) will convene on January 7, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. The meeting agenda includes a presentation on the results of the Reimagining I-890 Exit 4C PEL Study. This Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) study, sponsored by Schenectady County, encompassed a 0.4-mile area around SUNY Schenectady, bounded by Interstate 890, Washington Avenue, the Mohawk River, and Erie Boulevard. The goal of the study was to reevaluate the 60-year-old interchange in favor of a safer, more connected area for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers. View the draft report.
The primary action items are three amendments to capital projects on the Transportation Council’s 2022-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and related 2025-2030 TIP. The TIP catalogs all Capital Region transportation projects using federal funds. The three TIP project amendments are:
- Frisbie Avenue Reconstruction Project (TIP ID# A612/PIN ID# 176231) – $1.102M cost increase, project sponsor is the City of Albany.
- NY 2 Congress and Ferry Streets from 11th Street to the Congress Street Bridge Ramps (TIP ID# R339/PIN ID# 176161) – $3.391M cost increase, project sponsor is the City of Troy.
- New Karner Road Corridor Improvements and Washington Avenue Extension/Madison Avenue Extension Roundabout (TIP ID# A295 and A633/PIN ID# 113216 and 176292) – $1.165M cost increase, project sponsor is Albany County.
Action is also expected on proposed revisions to the TIP amendment guidelines. Discussion items include an update on the 2026-2027 Unified Planning Work Program, a summary of 2022-2027 TIP Administrative Modifications, a NYSDOT project delivery update, and an update on the status of regional transportation planning initiatives.
The full Planning Committee meeting agenda and other information is posted on the Planning Committee 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 and Planning Committee 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.
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