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Transportation Council

The Dutchess County Transportation Council (DCTC) serves as the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Dutchess County. Federal statutes require that urbanized areas with over 50,000 people be represented by an MPO. The primary mission of an MPO is to ensure that federal transportation funds are committed through a locally driven, comprehensive planning process. Since 1982, we have 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. 


How to Get Involved

All of our meetings are open to the public. You can join our public information email list to receive notices of upcoming meetings and planning announcements. Our publications are posted on this website and paper copies are available upon request. 

Contact Mark Debald, Transportation Program Administrator, or email us if you have questions about the Transportation Council or its activities.

Dutchess County Transportation Council

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News and Announcements

Draft Planning Program 
We have initiated a 15-day public comment period for our Draft 2025-2026 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) (.pdf). The Planning Program describes the federally funded planning activities that we expect to work on from April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026. See the Public Notice (.pdf) for further details.

Resilient Ways Forward
We continue to support our partners as they use Resilient Ways Forward - our Transportation Resilience Improvement Plan (TRIP) - to progress policies and projects that address the impacts of climate change on our transportation system. Visit resilientwaysforward.com to learn more!

Beacon-Hopewell Rail Trail Feasibility Study 
We continue to move forward on the Beacon-Hopewell Rail Trail Feasibility Study, which is looking at the feasibility of adding a rail trail along Metro-North Railroad's Beacon Line: an inactive rail corridor that runs between the Hudson River in Beacon and the hamlet of Hopewell Junction in East Fishkill. Visit beaconhopewellrailtrail.com to learn more and read the Existing Conditions Report (.pdf) here! Plus, we've scheduled a Virtual Public Meeting on March 20th at noon to review our work to date - sign-up to attend here: Virtual Public Meeting Sign-up    

2023 High-End Speeding Report (.pdf)
We recently published our annual analysis of high-end speeding in Dutchess County, focusing on roads where speeds exceeded limits by 10+ mph, along with a look at speed-related crashes (2019–2023). The report features maps and tables of key data. Check it out and share your feedback! 

Annual Listing of Obligated Projects
We recently published our Annual Listing of Obligated Projects for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 (.pdf), which shows how federal highway and transit funds were spent in Dutchess County from October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024.