The City of Watervliet’s 25th Street Corridor Reconstruction project is slated to begin this month. Funding for the project is through the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP is the Capital Region Transportation Council’s (Transportation Council) 5-year program of federally funded transportation projects for the Capital Region, totaling over $1.6 B in pavement, bridge, transit, safety, bicycle/pedestrian, and other projects. Watervliet’s project is one of over $211 M in funding for regional projects.
The Transportation Council Policy Board will convene on June 5, 2025 at 3:00 p.m to approve the 2025-2030 TIP, 2022-2027 TIP amendments, approval to support the CDTA’s 2025 Targets for Transit Asset Management Performance Measures, and approval of the Transportation Council’s Air Quality Conformity Determination document. Additional agenda items include delegation of Policy Board authority to the Planning Committee to release In Motion: The Plan to 2050 for public review, and discussion on the Capital Region Vision Zero Action plan.
Transportation Council Executive Director Sandra Misiewicz said, “Adopting the five year program of transportation projects is a significant first step toward identifying the projects that will use of federal transportation funds in the Capital Region. We look forward to working with our project sponsors, both large and small, to implement these high priority transportation projects in a timely manner.”
Mayor Charles V Patricelli said, “Improvements to our roadways creates a strong foundation for future growth opportunities and improves quality of life and the public safety throughout the community. We want to thank the Transportation Council for this funding.”
The full Policy Board meeting agenda and other information is posted on the Policy Board Webpage. The public is encouraged to view the meeting via the Transportation Council’s YouTube Channel live.
About the Transportation Council
The Capital Region Transportation Council is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the geographic area of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties (except the Town of Moreau and Village of South Glens Falls). The Transportation Council facilitates a transportation planning process as required by federal law and supported with federal funding.
The Transportation Council is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, its metropolitan transportation planning process on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or religion.