Purpose

Every two years, San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) is responsible for developing and adopting a Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) -- a five-year program for planned transportation projects.  The program includes a listing of recommended capital outlays for transportation improvements, including new facilities, rehabilitation, and operational improvements using Regional Improvement Program funds available to the San Luis Obispo region.  The RTIP is one of two programming documents for development of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), the other document being the Interregional Transportation Improvement Program developed by Caltrans. 

Important Dates & Documents

• June 6, 2018: State and Regional Grant Programming recommendations and Project Fact Sheets 

• December 6, 2017: SLOCOG approved the 2018 RTIP; it was submitted to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) on December 15, 2017.

• October 4, 2017: SLOCOG issued Project Fact Sheets, and the Draft 2018 RTIP and Staff Report outlining priorities for STIP, CMAQ and RSTP Exchange funding.

• Project Study Reports (i.e. Project Initiation Documents) for the SLOCOG 2018 RTIP

• Project Fact Sheet Library 

Key Projects

• US 101 South Bound Pismo Congestion Relief Project. Program $3.3M in STIP funds for the design of the managed shoulder, climbing lane extension, and ramp reconfiguration. Program $7M in STIP funds for capital costs.  

• SR 227 Corridor (Aero Dr. to Los Ranchos Drive) Short Term Improvements. Program $2.5M in CMAQ/RSTP funding for the Los Ranchos Roundabout project.

• SR 46 East Corridor. This corridor has three segments in need of funding. Caltrans District 5 is pursuing competitive inter-regional funding for improvements at the “WYE” $2.5M in a regional STIP funds be programmed to this corridor. 

• US 101/Prado Rd. I/C $6M in STIP funding be committed toward the City’s finance plan for this project.   

• US 101/Tefft St. Operational Improvements  $2.1M in CMAQ/RSTP funds be programmed for operational improvements.

• SR 1/41 in Morro Bay. Maintain $1.9M funding commitment made by the SLOCOG Board in 2015. Shift funding from the CMAQ program to the STIP program. Support cost increase of $1.5M in STIP funds.

• US 101/Brisco Rd/Grand Ave I/C.  Maintain prior $6.6M STIP commitment. 

• Templeton Atascadero Connector $2M in STIP Funds.

For information on the RTIP, please contact Programming Division Chief - Rich Murphy

Programs & Amendments

• 2016 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)

• 2014 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)

• 2012 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)

• 2010 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)

• 2008 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)