The Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) describes transportation planning work and associated funding for the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA).  In addition to detailing the work associated with HRTPO core functions – the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the Congestion Management Process (CMP), and Public Participation – the UPWP includes planning priorities identified by the HRTPO Board to ensure its vision and goals are addressed.

The UPWP for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, which begins on July 1, 2017 and runs through June 30, 2018, has been developed by the HRTPO in cooperation with local public transit providers, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.  The draft UPWP was made available for public review and comment from March 1, 2017 through March 15, 2017.  No comments were received.  The final version of the FY 2018 UPWP was approved by the HRTPO Board on April 20, 2017.

Key planning activities in the FY 2018 UPWP include:

• Resilience of the Transportation System
• Active Transportation
• Connected and Automated Vehicles
• Military Transportation Needs
• Regional Transit Planning
  • Naval Station Norfolk Transit Extension Study
  • Peninsula Multi-Modal Development Corridor Study

 The FY 2018 UPWP also includes the following Special Studies:

 Hampton Roads Crossing Study Components

• Route 58 Corridor Study
• Route 460 Safety Study
• Impact of Tolls on the Midtown and Downtown Tunnels – Update

 The HRTPO FY 2018 UPWP may be accessed on the HRTPO website at:

http://www.hrtpo.org/uploads/docs/HRTPO FY2018 UPWP.pdf.