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Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)

Mt. Williamson Snow BannersThe RTIP is a list of proposed transportation projects submitted to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) by Regional Transportation Planning Agencies (such as the Inyo County LTC) for state funding. The RTIP has a 4-year timeframe and is updated every two years by the CTC. The RTIP identifies projects identified by the Inyo County LTC that are submitted to the CTC to be included as part of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The Inyo County LTC works cooperatively with the Caltrans District 9 Office and regional planning partners to identify capital projects for inclusion in the RTIP. The RTIP is the largest source of capital funding for transportation improvement projects in Inyo County.

STIP funds originate from the State Highway Account. The State Highway Account is divided where 25% goes to projects identified by Caltrans as part of the Interregional Transportation Improvement Program while the other 75% goes to projects identified by the Regional Transportation Planning Agencies and approved by the CTC. This funding is further subdivided with 60% going to the south half of the state and 40% going to the north half of the state (Inyo County LTC is considered to be in the south half). The STIP share is then calculated based on the Counties population (75%) and state highway mileage (25%).

The CTC issued the 2008 STIP Fund Estimate at their October 24, 2007 meeting. The Inyo LTC adopted the 2008 RTIP at its February 13, 2008 special meeting. The RTIP was submitted to the CTC before the February 19, 2008 deadline. Inyo LTC staff presented the rationale for the RTIP to the CTC at a hearing on March 18, 2008. CTC staff recommendations on the Inyo LTC RTIP will be released on May 9, 2008. Follow the links below to view documents pertaining to the development of the 2008 RTIP.

 2008 STIP Guidelines
 2008 STIP Hearing Briefing Book (Reflects Inyo LTC adopted 2008
 RTIP - scroll down to pages 20 and 21 to view Inyo County)
 County and City roads portion of the RTIP (As submitted to the CTC)
 State Highway portion of RTIP (As submitted to the CTC)
 TE Portion of RTIP (As submitted to the CTC)
2008 RTIP Staff Report (As presented to the Inyo LTC on January 16, 2008)
2008 TE portion of RTIP Staff Report (As presented to the Inyo LTC on January 16th)

The Inyo LTC 2008 RTIP complies with the Fund Estimate and programs new expenditures late in the funding cycle. Several Metropolitan Planning Organizations over-programmed their RTIP proposals by about 1 billion dollars. It is unclear how the CTC will resolve this funding dilemma. On May 29, 2008, the CTC will formally adopt each transportation planning agencies RTIP; at which point, they will become part of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). 

The Inyo County LTC, the Mono County LTC, Kern Council of Governments, and Caltrans entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly sponsor and fund certain highway improvement projects along U.S. Highway 395 and State Route 14.

If you have any questions, comments, or other feedback, please call (760) 878-0207 or send LTC staff an e-mail message.

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