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Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)
Overview 
The
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 5-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%). Other types of funds incorporated in the STIP include the Transportation Investment Fund (TIF), funding from bond measures, and Public Transportation Account (PTA) funds.
2010 RTIP and STIP
The fund estimate and guidelines for the 2010 STIP were adopted by the CTC on October 14, 2009. The Inyo County LTC will need to submit the RTIP by February 12, 2010. The CTC will hold hearings on the proposed STIP in March 2010 and then adopt the STIP in May 2010.
Development of the 2010 STIP will consist primarily of rescheduling projects carried forward from the 2008 STIP. The statewide capacity for the 2010 STIP fund estimate identifies the net new capacity available for the two years added to the STIP, 2013-14 and 2014-15, with primarily decreases in capacity for earlier years. The estimate incorporates the 2009-10 Budget Act and other 2009 legislation enacted prior to the fund estimate adoption. Programming in the 2010 STIP will be constrained by fiscal year, with most new programming limited to Transportation Enhancement (TE) projects in the two years added to the STIP, 2013-14 and 2014-15.
The Inyo County LTC issued a Call for Transportation Enhancement (TE) projects with an adopted scoring criteria at its first meeting after the draft fund estimate is released. Successful TE projects will be incorporated into and programmed as a part of the RTIP.
2010 Draft RTIP
The RTIP was approval by the LTC for submittal to the California Transportation Commission at their January 20, 2010 meeting. The deadline for the submittal of the RTIP to the CTC is February 12, 2010. The primary goal of the RTIP is to complete projects carried over from the 2008 STIP. In accordance with the 2010 STIP guidelines, multiple projects were moved into later programming years. Cost increase were programmed for existing Transportation Enhancement (TE) projects and two new TE projects, the West Line Street Sidewalk and the Sunland Drive Bicycle Lanes, are proposed for programming.
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2010 RTIP Staff Report | |
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2010 RTIP | |
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County and City roads portion of the RTIP | |
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State Highway portion of RTIP | |
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TE Portion of RTIP |
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.