Regional Transportation Planning, Research, Investment Strategies, and Funding.

RTC Board Issues Call for ProjectsApril 2025
On April 1, 2025, the RTC Board of Directors issued a Call for Projects, opening RTC’s annual competitive grant program for new applications. The estimated grant program availability is $13.9 Million. Agency grant applications are due on July 11, 2025. Detailed program materials are found here:
RTC Publishes Draft SFY 2026 UPWPMarch 2025
The draft SFY 2026 Unified Planning Work Element is available for public and stakeholder review until May 2, 2025. The final SFY 2026 UPWP will be presented to the RTC Board of Directors for approval on May 6, 2025.
The UPWP describes transportation planning activities to be completed as part of the coordinated regional transportation planning process and is prepared as a requirement for the receipt of federal and state transportation planning funds. The SFY 2026 UPWP moves the region’s transportation planning processes forward by outlining transportation planning activities to be carried out in SFY 2026, which runs from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
The SFY 2026 UPWP documents RTC’s major planning elements and activities within three primary work program elements:
    • Regional Transportation Planning Program
    • Data Management and Travel Forecasting Process
    • Transportation Program Coordination and Management
RTC Seeks Public Comment on Safety Action Plan Online Open HouseMarch 2025
RTC is looking for additional input on what programmatic solutions and location specific solutions should be considered for the Clark County Safety Action Plan. Community members can find the virtual open house at the online webpage: https://arcg.is/DuyvT1. This is a continuation of the second virtual open house for the project that occurred at the end of 2024. Full Press Release Here...
RTC Board Endorses 2025 Legislative StatementDecember 2024
The RTC Board of Directors endorsed the Clark County Transportation Alliance 2025 Policy Statement. The Policy Statement is a multi-agency coalition statement, and presents the highest regional project and program initiatives, which are presented for state and federal legislative engagement and advocacy. See the Policy Statement here 2025 Policy Statement.
RTC Publishes 2024 Annual ReportDecember 2024
The 2024 Annual Report of RTC’s key work program accomplishments is published and was presented to the Board of Directors. Agency highlights included delivering a $23 million dollar grant program, completion of regional transportation plans, and advancing traffic safety and signal timing initiatives. See the full 2024 Annual Report.
RTC Board Awards $14.7 million for Transportation ProjectsOctober 2024
On October 1, 2024 the RTC Board awarded funds across 16 regionally significant transportation projects and programs within Clark County. Each of these projects will improve regional transportation networks and advances progress of the Clark County Regional Transportation Plan...
Board Approves 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement ProgramOctober 2024
The 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) was adopted by the RTC Board of Directors on October 1, 2024. The TIP provides a summary of upcoming regionally significant transportation projects within Clark County, Washington. The 2025-2028 TIP programs $705 million over the next four years for transportation improvements.
2024 VAST Annual ReportOctober 2024
RTC files FFY2024 VAST Annual Report, highlighting regional efforts to improve traffic operations and agency coordination within Clark County. 2024 VAST Annual Report...
RTC Encourages Public Comment on the Interstate Bridge Replacement EISSeptember 2024
A Draft Supplemental EIS (DSEIS) will be published by the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) program on September 20, and a 60-day comment period will be opened (Sept. 20 to Nov 18). As a Project Sponsor, RTC is encouraging community stakeholders to review the DSEIS documents and provide comment. The IBR DSEIS materials and information about public open house and comments options will be available at the following IBR website: IBR DSEIS Notice and Public Comment Forms here...
RTC Region Secures $3.76 million for Transportation Projects September 2024
The RTC region has secured redistributed grant award authority of $3.76 million to advance four critical projects across the RTC region. Three grant awards ($2.2 million) have been approved for regionally significant projects in Clark County; and one grant award ($1.56 million) was approved for Klickitat County. A Summary Report... of the additional grant awards was presented to the RTC Board of Directors at their September meeting.
RTC Board Awards $7.88 million for Transportation ProjectsJune 2024
On June 4, 2024 the RTC Board awarded one-time grant funds to 11 regionally significant transportation improvement projects. The Board also programmed the funds for release as part of a 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program amendment. The grant awards are accelerated, allowing recipient agencies to commit the funds immediately, which advances RTC’s 2024 Federal Grant Obligation and Delivery Strategy.
RTC Adopts 2024 Regional Transportation PlanFebruary 2024
The Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) Board of Directors adopted the 2024 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) for Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat counties on February 6, 2024 via resolutions 02-24-03, 02-24-04, and 02-24-05. The three RTPs are the foundational document for transportation infrastructure, policy, and planning and identifies future regional transportation system needs and outlines transportation plans and improvements necessary to preserve mobility within and throughout the region, as well as access to land uses within the region.