SANDAG will hold a public hearing on February 5, 2021, to receive testimony on the draft 2021 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP), including its draft Air Quality Conformity Analysis and the 2019 Federal Regional Transportation Plan (2019 Federal RTP) conformity redetermination.

The draft 2021 RTIP is a multi-year program of proposed major highway, arterial, transit, and non-motorized transportation projects being developed in the San Diego region from FY 2020/21 to FY 2024/25.

This public hearing also will serve to satisfy the public participation process pertaining to the development of the Program of Projects for the Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program and FTA Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program, including the provision for public notice and the time established for public review and comment. 

A complete list of the Program of Projects is included in Chapter 3 of the draft 2021 RTIP.

The draft Conformity Analysis for the 2021 RTIP and draft conformity redetermination for the 2019 Federal RTP were released for a 30-day review and comment period on December 18, 2020. The deadline for comments is January 18, 2021. Written comments on the draft 2021 RTIP and draft conformity analyses will be accepted via letter, fax, or email. Please submit comments to SANDAG, attention: Sue Alpert, Senior Financial Programming Analyst, 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101; by fax at 619.699.6905; or via email at sue.alpert@sandag.org.

The public hearing for the draft 2021 RTIP will be held at the virtual SANDAG Transportation Committee meeting beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, February 5, 2021. To participate in the virtual meeting, please visit sandag.org. Comments should be submitted via email to clerk@sandag.org or mailed to: SANDAG, 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101.

View the draft 2021 RTIP or obtain a copy by calling 619.699.1900.