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HCOG discusses 2026 STIP recommendations, overprogramming and project priorities; TAC recommendation forwarded with direction to consider public comments
Summary
HCOG staff and the TAC presented a draft 2026 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) funding recommendation at the Oct. 16 PAC meeting. The TAC recommended programming about $3,000,000 (including roughly $650,000 of overprogramming) across five projects—Arcata SAMSIP (PA/ED), Blue Lake truck route phase, Eureka bike boulevard, Ferndale (a
Humboldt County Association of Governments staff led a discussion Oct. 16 on the draft Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) and the TAC’s recommendations for the 2026 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).
Staff explained the STIP is a biennial, five‑year programming process funded from the State Highway Account; the county’s target programming amount for 2026 was shown in staff materials as about $2,334,000. The TAC recommendation the committee reviewed would program roughly $3,000,000, an amount that includes about $650,000 of overprogramming to fund whole phases of projects now rather than waiting for later STIP cycles. Staff explained overprogramming borrows against future STIP shares and reduces available capacity for the 2028 cycle.
The TAC recommended five projects and phase…
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