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Caltrans presents draft 2026 ITIP to commission; limited new capacity, rail reserve programmed
Summary
Caltrans presented the draft 2026 Interregional Transportation Improvement Program (ITIP) to the California Transportation Commission, saying the ITIP has roughly $176.6 million in fund estimate capacity, of which about $61.2 million is available for new programming.
Caltrans presented the draft 2026 Interregional Transportation Improvement Program, or ITIP, to the California Transportation Commission at a southern hearing, outlining statutory distribution rules, funding constraints and project priorities. "I'm pleased to present the draft 2026 Interregional Transportation Improvement Program, also referred to as the ITIP," said James Anderson, division chief of financial programming for Caltrans.
Casey Morg Gutierrez, program manager for the State Transportation Improvement Program, explained the statutory framework for the STIP and ITIP. She said the STIP is a five‑year capital program split between a Regional Improvement Program (75%) and an Interregional Improvement Program (25%), and noted statutory requirements including the 60/40 interregional distribution and a minimum 15% set‑aside for intercity passenger rail.
Caltrans told the commission the 2026 STIP fund estimate identifies about $952,000,000 of new capacity for the 2026 SIP period, including $360,000,000 in Public Transportation Account funds. For the ITIP specifically, the presenter cited a $176,600,000 fund estimate; of that, approximately $61,200,000 is available to program new projects while about $115,430,000 is allocated to cost updates, refinements or subsequent phases on previously programmed projects.
Anderson said the draft ITIP was prepared to align with statewide plans including the California Transportation Plan 2050, the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI) and the Interregional Transportation Strategic Plan (ITSP). He said projects were prioritized based on cost updates for ongoing projects, requested ITIP funding needs, project evaluation criteria and consistency with the ITSP/CAPTI objectives.
The presentation noted that two projects are being funded from a rail reserve established in the 2024 ITIP — the King City Multimodal Transportation Center and the Madera High Speed Rail Station — and that those allocations do not count against 2026 ITIP new capacity. Anderson said the new projects proposed in the draft 2026 ITIP include one mass transit project, two rail projects, one highway project and one active transportation project, totaling about $61,100,000. He added that when the final ITIP is posted, individual project scores will be available for review.
Caltrans reminded stakeholders that the public comment period on the draft ITIP is open through Nov. 24 and asked commenters to submit written comments by email. The commission noted that the hearing is informational only; no action was taken at the session and Caltrans will review comments before preparing the final ITIP.
