The Policy Board of the Transportation Council will also approve the 2026-2027 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).
ALBANY, NY February 27, 2026 – The Policy Board of the Capital Region Transportation Council (Transportation Council) will convene on March 5, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. The Policy Board will act on four amendments to projects on its capital program:
- R339 – NY 2 Congress and Ferry Streets from 11th Street to the Congress Street Bridge Ramps. Cost increase of $3.931M
- A295 & A633 – NY 155/CR 157 New Karner Road Corridor Rehabilitation & NY 155/CR 157 New Karner Road & Washington Avenue Ext. Intersection Enhancement. Cost increase of $11.19M
- R369 – East Greenbush Roadway Departure Safety Action Plan. New Project with a cost of $1.504M
- T164 – Acquisition of Diesel-Electric Hybrid Buses & Implementation of Enterprise Asset Management System for Transit Modernization. Federal Grant Award valued at $38.011M
Additional agenda items include approval of the 2026-2027 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) and a TIP amendment policy proposal. The 2026-2027 UPWP includes just over $5M in planning activities and supports Transportation Council staff time, consultant initiatives, vendor support services, and Capital District Regional Planning Commission transportation planning related work efforts. Work program highlights include:
- Begin implementation of In Motion: The Plan to 2050, the regional transportation plan, and the Capital Region Vision Zero Safety Action Plan.
- Hire consultants to:
- Prepare the Aiken Avenue Area Linkage Study for the City of Rensselaer to identify safe, multimodal transportation options for residents.
- Prepare the County Route 76 Corridor Study for the Town of Stillwater to address safety, multimodal access, and evolving land use patterns between the Village of Stillwater and the Saratoga Lake/NY 9P area.
- Prepare an ADA Self-Analysis and Transition Plan for the Village of Scotia.
- Conduct a regional household travel survey.
- Prepare a regional Superload Corridors Plan to address transportation system constraints related to the movement of oversize and overweight freight loads.
- Prepare a regional Resilience Plan for transportation infrastructure.
- Begin planning for a regional active transportation/complete streets network.
- Host a Transportation and Housing Workshop to help jurisdictions plan for housing supply in areas with transportation options.
- Hold a Tools of the Trade Workshop for human services transportation providers.
The full Policy Board meeting agenda and other information is posted 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.
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