Transportation Improvement Program
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) identifies the transportation projects and strategies that CRTPO and NCDOT plan to undertake over the next ten years. All projects receiving federal funding must be in the TIP. The TIP is the region’s way of allocating its transportation resources among the various capital and operating needs of the area, based on a clear set of short-term transportation priorities.
- Is updated at least every two years;
- Is realistic in terms of available funding and is not just a wish list of projects. This concept is known as fiscal constraint;
- Conforms with the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for air quality (CRTPO is classified as maintenance for ozone);
- Is approved by the MPO and the Governor; and
- Is incorporated directly, without change, into North Carolina’s State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
Current TIP
2026-2035 TIP/STIP
Status: Adopted
The CRTPO adopted the 2026-2035 TIP, the 2050 MTP amendments, and an air quality conformity determination at the October 15, 2025 Board meeting.
The TIP identifies the transportation projects and strategies that CRTPO and NCDOT plan to undertake over the next ten years. All projects receiving federal funding must be in the TIP. The TIP is the region’s way of allocating its transportation resources among the various capital and operating needs of the area, based on a clear set of short-term transportation priorities.
TIP Development
2028-2037 TIP/STIP
Status: Prioritization Phase
Prioritization 8.0 (P8.0) will develop the 2028-2037 TIP.
Prioritization is NCDOT’s decision-making tool for developing the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which is a listing of projects to be delivered within an upcoming ten-year work program. The STI legislation has created a high degree of collaboration between NCDOT and MPOs in the development of their Transportation Improvement Program every two years through the Prioritization process. The current round is known as Prioritization 8.0 (or P8.0) and will develop the CRTPO’s 2028-2037 TIP.
Prioritization 8.0
2028-2037 TIP/STIP
Status: Project List Review
Prioritization 8.0 (P8.0) will develop the 2028-2037 TIP.
Prioritization is NCDOT’s decision-making tool for developing the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which is a listing of projects to be delivered within an upcoming ten-year work program. The STI legislation has created a high degree of collaboration between NCDOT and MPOs in the development of their Transportation Improvement Program every two years through the Prioritization process. The current round is known as Prioritization 8.0 (or P8.0) and will develop the CRTPO’s 2028-2037 TIP.
TIP Archives
The CRTPO Transportation Planning Process Explained
