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Unified Planning Work Program FY 2026
Shelby Powell, MPO Staff
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The FY 2026 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) draft is attached for review. The UPWP outlines the anticipated work plan and budget for the MPO for the fiscal year. In FY 2026, the MPO anticipates continuing to deliver the core programs of the MPO, including the Locally Administered Projects Program, Triangle Regional Model, Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Transportation Improvement Program, Public Involvement Program, Wake Transit Program, Regional Mobility Management Program, and Congestion Management Process.
Two studies from FY 25 will continue into FY 26 - the Northwest Area Study and the Triangle Bikeway NEPA/Design project. New studies for inclusion in the FY 26 work program are the Eastern Wake ITS Study, the Regional Advanced Air Mobility Study (pending receipt of grant funding), the Chatham County Wildlife Crossing Study, the Apex Pleasant Plains Park Access Study, the Apex US 1 Connectivity Study, and the continued implementation of the new updated Bicycle/Pedestrian element of the MTP.
Other elements of note in the UPWP are the MPO’s self-certification of meeting federal planning requirements (Appendix C); the anticipated transit planning work to be performed by transit agency partners (Tables 4 and 5) using federal funds; and a summary of anticipated general MPO activities and funding sources in the coming year.
The FY 26 UPWP will be available for a 30-day public review and comment from January 20, 2025 through February 18, 2025. A public hearing will be held at the February 19, 2025 Executive Board meeting. The Executive Board is anticipated to consider adoption of the FY 25 UPWP at its February 19, 2025 meeting.
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