Metropolitan Transportation Plan
The Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) defines the policies, programs, and projects to reduce congestion, improve safety, support land use plans, and provide mobility choices in the CRTPO planning area. It also addresses the goals and objectives of the CRTPO, the various components of the transportation planning process, socio-economic and financial assumptions, and transportation-related environmental and health issues. The MTP is updated every four years.
As the designated regional transportation planning entity for all of Iredell and Mecklenburg counties, and the western and central, urbanized portions of Union County, the CRTPO is responsible for the long-range transportation planning efforts for the region. The CRTPO, in partnership with federal, state, and local agencies, works collaboratively to address the region’s transportation needs.
The CRTPO Board adopted the 2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan on March 25, 2026. Work began on the 2055 MTP in the summer of 2024. Work will begin for the 2060 MTP in 2027. Please visit the project webpage below for detailed project information.
Once projects are in the MTP, projects are then selected to be placed in the even shorter-term Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that NCDOT uses to program projects for construction.
Current MTP
2050 MTP
Adopted March 23, 2022
The 2050 MTP will remain in effect until the FHWA approves the 2055 MTP.
2050 MTP
2055 MTP
Adopted by the CRTPO Board March 25, 2026.
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