Formerly known as the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), the MTP is the official multi-modal transportation plan resulting from regional or statewide collaboration and consensus on a region’s or state’s transportation system, and serving as the defining vision for the region’s or state’s transportation systems and services. The plan addresses a 25-year planning horizon that is developed, adopted, and updated by the MPO through the metropolitan transportation planning process.
Key Facts About the MTP
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- Major projects must be identified in the MTP along with their expected timing (by network year) and cost before receiving funding or being implemented under NCDOT’s Transportation Improvement Program.
- Community priorities and public input are important considerations.
- Technical analysis of future travel demand, transportation investment needs, environmental constraints, and future revenue estimates are all required components.
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- The MTP makes recommendations about future study needs, MPO plans, and policies.
- Transportation-air quality conformity requirements must be met before the MTP can be adopted.
- The MPO must update the MTP every five years.