Poughkeepsie – The Dutchess County Transportation Council (DCTC) is current accepting comments from the community about its Draft FFY 2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) – the prioritized listing of federally funded transportation projects in Dutchess County.
Developed as part of the DCTC’s metropolitan transportation planning process, the TIP is one of the DCTC’s core products, where agencies and municipalities commit to carrying out federally funded projects. The TIP provides details such as the sponsor, scope, schedule and cost for each project, and the DCTC updates it every three years. The Draft FFY 2026-2030 TIP covers the period from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030, and will program over $164 million in federal transportation funding for state and local projects in Dutchess County. The five-year program will fund critical repairs to local bridges, maintain state and local roads, and support local bus and commuter rail services; residents can also view the DCTC’s online TIP Viewer map for more details about the projects. The Draft TIP proposes four new highway projects:
In addition to projects located solely in Dutchess County, the Draft TIP programs federal funding for systemwide maintenance projects across the seven-county region of NYSDOT-Region 8, which includes Dutchess County. These projects cover work such as bridge and culvert repairs, road paving and traffic signal and sign improvements on State highways.
The comment period provides the public with an opportunity to comment on the Draft TIP. Comments may be submitted by mail, email or phone, using the contact information below, by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 23, 2025.
Dutchess County Transportation Council
85 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 107
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: (845) 486-3600
Email: dctc@dutchessny.gov
Website: www.dutchessny.gov/dctc
A virtual information meeting on the Draft TIP and associated Air Quality Conformity Determination Statement is scheduled for Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 11:30 a.m.; see calendar for details.
All public comments will be summarized and presented to the Council prior to its next voting meeting, which is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (1:30 p.m.) at The Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home, 4079 Albany Post Rd (Route 9), Hyde Park, NY 12538.
The Transportation Council will also act on an amendment to the current FFY 2023-2027 TIP.
The Transportation Council meeting is open to the public. For more information, please visit the DCTC website at www.dutchessny.gov/dctc or contact us by email at dctc@dutchessny.gov or phone at (845) 486-3600.
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The Dutchess County Transportation Council (DCTC) serves as the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Dutchess County. Federal law requires that urban areas with over 50,000 people be represented by an MPO. The main mission of an MPO is to ensure that federal transportation funds are committed through a locally driven, comprehensive planning process. Since 1982, the DCTC has provided a forum for state and local government to solve transportation issues and reach consensus on federally supported transportation plans and projects in Dutchess County and across the Mid-Hudson Valley.
