Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)

Under the role of Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA), SJCOG is responsible for developing the region’s funding priorities for the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and for submitting the projects to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) by way of the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP).

The Regional Transportation Improvement program (RTIP), which is updated every two years, spans five years and includes a list of highway, local road, transit, and active transportation projects the San Joaquin region proposes for funding.

The primary purpose of the RTIP is to help implement the San Joaquin region’s adopted long range Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS), which guides the region’s transportation investments over a 20 to 25 year period. The RTP/SCS is developed through an extensive public participation process and reflects the unique mobility, sustainability, and air quality needs of the San Joaquin region.

The projects contained within the RTIP will help enhance the environment for existing and future generations; maximize mobility and accessibility; increase safety and security; preserve the efficiency of the existing transportation system, support economic vitality; maximize cost effectiveness; and improve the quality of life for residents.

2026 RTIP

The SJCOG Board directed staff to solicit feedback from the member agencies on potential projects. Through August 2025, SJCOG staff requested input from the Technical Advisory Committee, Management and Finance Committee, and Executive Committee on funding to pursue through the RTIP process, as well as project selection criteria for Executive Committee and SJCOG Board consideration. After considering the input collected, the SJCOG Board had no objections to an approach to pursue all available STIP funding and advanced shares of future year STIP funding. The SJCOG Board also chose to set the following prioritization principles and process: 

  1. I-205 Managed Lanes is the highest priority for STIP funding in the 2026 RTIP. 
  2. Consideration of projects from the SJCOG OneVoice Program
  3. All projects must demonstrate ability to meet “timely use of funds” deadlines by the CTC at the time of programming. 
  4. The Executive Committee will develop a programming recommendation to the Board. 

Based on the prioritization principles, the Executive Committee approved the following programming consideration: 

  • $17.451 million in STIP Funds – I-205 Managed Lanes Project. As discussed at the August 2025 Executive Committee and SJCOG Board meetings, the I-205 Managed Lanes Project could be split into project phases. By doing so, project components can proceed without fully funding the entire project. Specifically, the Executive Committee chose to advance the segment of westbound I-205 from I-580/Grant Line to Eleventh, which was established as a phase ready to enter its design phase.
  • $518,000 in STIP Funds – Planning, Programming, and Monitoring.

Following a comprehensive presentation, sharing input from the committees, and addressing Board member questions, the SJCOG Board approved the programming recommendation and directed staff to prepare the Draft 2026 RTIP for their consideration for adoption at the December 4, 2025 meeting. 

The Draft 2026 RTIP is now available for review. Please use the links below for the respective Caltrans Benefit/Cost Analysis and Project Study Report documents for each project.  

  1. 2024 RTIP
  2. Previous RTIPs

At the October 26, 2023 meeting, staff presented three 2024 RTIP programming options to the SJCOG Board. These three options are:

  • Programming Option #1: Nominate the SR 99/120 Connector Project to receive $17,448,000 in STIP programming for Construction and do not advance any future STIP shares. Should the CTC program these funds, it would reduce the shortfall of $55 million by $17.448 million. This programming option does not preclude the project from requesting future share STIP funds in the 2026 STIP cycle.
  • Programming Option #2: Nominate the SR 99/120 Connector Project to receive $17,448,000 in STIP programming for Construction. Also, reprogram the $26,000,000 award of STIP funds from the I-205 Managed Lanes project to the SR 99/120 Connector Project. Such an action would put $43.448 million toward the $55 million shortfall. It would give the region the opportunity to close the remaining shortfall from other state/federal funding pursuits and the Measure K Program’s State Highway category. Like Option #1, this programming option would not seek to advance future STIP shares but does not preclude the project from requesting future share STIP funds in the 2026 STIP cycle.
  • Programming Option #3: Determine a larger package of projects for funding, including 99/120, and advance future STIP shares. 

Following discussion, the SJCOG Board selected Programming Option #2 and directed staff to prepare the Final Draft 2024 RTIP for their adoption at the November 30, 2023 meeting.

At the November Board meeting, the SJCOG Board adopted the Final 2024 RTIP [PDF]. The Caltrans Benefit/Cost Analysis [PDF] was required as part of the final RTIP submission package to the California Transportation Commission.