As the RTPA, BCAG is required to prepare a Regional Transportation Improvement program (RTIP) every two years. The purpose of the RTIP is to identify programming recommendations for the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The STIP is comprised of two components, the Regional Improvement Program  (RIP) for projects nominated by regional agencies in California, such as BCAG and the Interregional Improvement Program (IIP) for projects nominated by Caltrans. The STIP is adopted by the California Transportation Commission.

The vision defined in 1988 was to connect California’s largest urbanized area of Chico not yet served by a continuous 4-lane highway to Sacramento.  Since then, numerous studies, plans and projects have been completed along the corridor.   The  projects proposed in the 2018 RTIP works towards achieving the vision.

 

The 2018 RTIP indicates the area's short-term plan for use of RIP and IIP dollars for transportation projects over the next five fiscal years beginning July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023. The Fund Estimate prepared by Caltrans and the California Transportation Commission identifies a range of $11.5 million and a maximum of $15.1 million.

 

The RTIP was developed in consultation with BCAG’s Transportation Advisory Committee, Caltrans, the CTC and public. Two public workshops have been scheduled to solicit comments on the RTIP on December 11th from 12-2 p.m. and from 4-6 p.m. at the BCAG offices.

Final RTIP Document    Approved - December 14, 2017

Public Notice - August 2017    

  

The 2012 RTIP indicates the area's short-term plan for use of RIP and IIP dollars for transportation projects over the next five fiscal years beginning July 1, 2012.The final recommendations identified below recommend $4.2 million in projects for the region and a reservation of $11.2 million for programming BCAG's next SR 70 Passing Lane project in the 2014 STIP cycle.  The follwoing list of projects was developed in consultation with the BCAG Transportation Advisory Committee.

BCAG 2012 RTIP Recommendations:

AGENCY	PROJECT	FUNDING RECOMMENDATION
	TE RECOMMENDATIONS
County	Neal Rd Class 2 Bike Lane Project	$             1,500,000
Gridley	Downtown Streetscape Project	$                452,000
BCAG	Chico Bike Map Update	$                  32,000
	Subtotal for TE Projects	$            1,984,000
	RIP RECOMMENDATIONS
County	Butte County Midway over Butte Creek Project (Local Match)	$             1,499,000
BCAG	Planning Programming and Monitoring (PPM)	$                740,000
BCAG	Reserve balance for future SR 70 Passing Lane Project in the  2014 STIP Cycle	$          11,256,000
	Subtotal for RIP Recommendations	$          13,495,000
	TOTAL 2012 RTIP RECOMMENDATIONS	$           15,479,000

The draft 2012 RTIP for Butte County is available for review and comment.  The public is encouraged to participate and provide input to the RTIP or any other BCAG planning function. The RTIP document is available for review on the Internet at www.bcag.org as available at each of the Butte County public libraries.  Comments on the RTIP are requested by December 1, 2011.

The 2012 RTIP is scheduled to be adopted by the BCAG Board of Directors at their December 8, 2011 Board meeting at the City of Chico Council Chambers at 9:00 a.m. located at 421 Main Street, Chico, CA.

Questions regarding the RTIP can be directed to Ivan Garcia, Programming Manager at BCAG at 530-809-4616 or by e-mail at igarcia@bcag.org.

2012 RTIP Development

• November 2011 BCAG Transportation Advisory Committee Agenda
• October 2011 BCAG Baord of Directors Memorandum
• October 2011 BCAG Transportation Advisory Committee Agenda
• September 2011 BCAG Transportation Advisory Committee Agenda
• August 2011 BCAG Board of Dirctors Memorandum
• Public Notices   

2012 RTIP Document
   

Resources:

• Caltrans 2012 STIP Resource Page
• Caltrans Office of Capital Improvement (STIP)
• California Transportation Commission
• Caltrans Office of CTC Liason (includes meeting schedule)