Buckeye Hills is updating the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) for State Fiscal Years 2023-2024. This document contains regionally significant projects, State Line Item projects, and unfunded RTPO projects.
As a designated Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO), Buckeye Hills is tasked with developing a Regional Transportation Improvement Plan for Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, and Perry Counties, as well as 15 townships in Washington County. This document is then directly included in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) Developed by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT).
Comments and feedback on the SFY 2023-2024 RTIP are due by April 10, 2023, and may be emailed to Melissa Zoller, Planning Director, at mzoller@buckeyehills.org.
The STIP or Statewide Transportation Improvement Program is Ohio’s four-year transportation planning document. A project is included in the STIP when funding has been secured, and work on any phase of it will occur during the four-year period. The STIP is developed and maintained by ODOT in collaboration with the Ohio Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), the Ohio Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs), and rural officials. The STIP is required by both the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The document is used by these agencies to approve federal funds for transportation projects in Ohio. The STIP is developed in accordance with Title 23 and Title 49 of the United States Code. ODOT, in consultation with the MPOs, RTPOs, and rural officials, updates the STIP every two years to reflect changes in the project schedule, scope, funding, and status.