Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO’s) are required to create a number of documents as part of their federal requirements. These documents include a Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), a Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP/LRP), and a Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). Further detail on these documents can be found below.
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
The UPWP describes transportation studies and other planning tasks that an MPO intends to undertake in its urbanized area with federal, state, and local planning funds. The UPWP is updated every two years.
Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP/LRP)
The MTP covers a 20-year time frame and describes a long-term regional vision for transportation investments. The MTP identifies policies, goals, and strategies needed to meet an MPO region’s demand for transportation services.
Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP)
BACTS 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Program of Projects
The 2023-2026 BACTS TIP can be found here and the errata sheet can be found here.
The BACTS Policy Committee accepted the TIP at the February 21st, 2023 BACTS Policy Committee meeting. The BACTS TIP has been submitted to the State for review and inclusion in the Maine 2023-2026 STIP.
Further detail on the STIP can be found at – https://www.maine.gov/mdot/stip/
The TIP is a four-year plan. The TIP lists all projects to be completed with available federal funds in the MPO area. MPO TIPs are updated annually and included in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
A video of the 2024-2025 Capital Improvement Program Candidates Virtual Project Ride can be found here.