The Transportation Council’s Planning Committee will also act on several changes to federally funded transportation projects.
ALBANY, NY January 30, 2026 – The Planning Committee of the Capital Region Transportation Council (Transportation Council) will convene on February 4, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. The Planning Committee will review and approve the Draft 2026-2027 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for public review. The UPWP identifies transportation planning activities to be undertaken in the Capital Region to further develop planning priorities identified in “In Motion: The Plan to 2050,” the region’s metropolitan transportation plan. At minimum, the UPWP includes a description of each task, identifies the resulting products, and identifies who the work will be performed by (i.e., Transportation Council staff, consultants, etc.). The time frames for completing each task are also identified along with costs and fund sources. The Transportation Council’s planning activities are primarily funded through federal transportation planning resources.
In addition, five amendments to capital projects on the Transportation Council’s 2022-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the related 2025-2030 TIP will be acted on. The TIP catalogs all Capital Region transportation projects using federal funds. The proposed TIP amendments being released for public review are:
- A295 &A633: Albany County NY 155/CR 157 New Karner Road Corridor Rehab. & New Karner Road and Washington Avenue Ext. Intersection Enhancement
- Two projects are being combined into one with a cost increase of $11.19M
- Albany County is project sponsor.
- PIN#s 113216 & 176292
- NEW PROJECT – R369: Town of East Greenbush Roadway Departure Safety Action Plan Project – Multiple Sites
- Project awarded funding through the 2025 NYS Roadway Departure Safety Action Plan program
- Town of East Greenbush is project sponsor.
- PIN# 176365
- NEW PROJECT – SA373: Saratoga County Roadway Departure Safety Action Plan Project – Multiple Sites
- Project awarded funding through the 2025 NYS Roadway Departure Safety Action Plan program
- Saratoga County is project sponsor.
- PIN# 176367
- NEW PROJECTS – RG151 & RG152: Capital Region Superload Corridors Plan and Capital Region Resilience Improvement Plan
- Funding for regional planning studies to be included in the 2026-2027 Unified Planning Work Program
- Capital Region Transportation Council is project sponsor.
- PIN# CRTC.02 & CRTC.03
- NEW PROJECT – CDTA Acquisition of Hybrid Buses & Implementation of Asset Management System
- Fiscal Year 2025 FTA Low or No Emission Vehicle Program Award
- CDTA is project sponsor.
- PIN# CDTA14
Additional action items include planning study awards through the 2026-2027 Local and Regional Transportation Planning solicitation and revisions to the Transportation Council’s Public Participation Plan and related Limited English Proficiency Plan. Discussion items include a review of federal data related to New York State bridge conditions, a summary of 2022-2027 TIP Administrative Modifications, a NYSDOT project delivery update, and the status of regional and local transportation planning studies.
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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