CRTPO Opens Public Comment Period on the 2026-2035 Draft Transportation Improvement Program

CRTPO OPENS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE 2026-2035 DRAFT TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, 2050 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN AMENDMENTS, AND THE AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY DETERMINATION REPORT

CRTPO is the federally designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the Charlotte urban area. More information is available on the CRTPO website at crtpo.org.

The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) has opened a 30-day public comment period to obtain public input on the 2026-2035 Draft Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), amendments to the 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), and the air quality conformity determination report for the MTP and TIP. The 30-day public comment period starts today, Thursday, August 21, 2025, and will conclude on Friday, September 19, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Final action to approve the Draft TIP and associated documents is scheduled for Wednesday, October 15, 2025, during the CRTPO Board meeting at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center.

This public comment period offers an additional opportunity for residents, business owners, and other interested parties, within the Charlotte Urban Area, which includes Iredell, Mecklenburg and portions of Union County, to submit comments to CRTPO in conjunction with the adoption of this program. CRTPO’s TIP is a subset of NCDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).

The draft project lists and maps are posted on the 2026-2035 TIP page of the CRTPO website.

Residents may provide comments by survey, email, regular mail, and verbally during a CRTPO Board meeting.

Public Comment Survey

E-Mail:

[email protected]

Please include 2026-2035 TIP in the subject line of your email.

Mail:     

CRTPO

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center

600 E. Fourth Street, 8^th floor

Charlotte, NC 28202

Verbal comments:

Verbal comments can be provided during the September 24 and October 15, 2025 CRTPO Board meetings. Meetings are held at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 E. Fourth Street, room 267, Charlotte, NC beginning at 6 p.m. Those who wish to speak must sign up at least five minutes prior to the start of the meeting.

The CRTPO Board is anticipated to adopt the 2026-2025 TIP, amendments to the 2050 MTP, and the air quality conformity determination report during the October 15, 2025 meeting.

The Program of Projects required by 49 USC 5307 is a subset of the TIP and the public review and comment solicited for this TIP is intended to include and satisfy the public review and comment required under 49 USC 5307 (c) (1) through (7) for Urbanized Area Formula Program.