The Triangle West Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is the regional organization responsible for transportation planning for the western part of the Research Triangle area in North Carolina. The Triangle West TPO is an umbrella organization comprised of the TPO Board, the Technical Committee (TC), local governments, and the State. The TPO Board, designated by the Governor, is a policy body that coordinates and makes decisions on transportation planning issues.
As a Metropolitan Planning Organization, or MPO, Triangle West is responsible for conducting a 3-C transportation planning process. The 3-Cs stand for: Continuing, Comprehensive, and Cooperative. Triangle West has developed several planning documents for the region, and these plans are regularly updated:
- Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP)
- Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)
- Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP)
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
Triangle West also works closely with our member jurisdictions to fund local transportation priorities and complete special studies that relate to regional transportation.
More information about the different regional transportation plans, programs, and projects are available in the links in the side navigation bar.