Overall Work Program

MCTC is a federally-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) that serves Madera County.

The Overall Work Program (OWP) describes the agency’s transportation planning objectives and assigns the institutional responsibility and funding to complete the work for the region.

What is the Overall Work Program?

The OWP describes MCTC’s use of planning money for the fiscal year. It defines the continuing, comprehensive and coordinated planning process for Madera County. The OWP:

• Establishes transportation, air quality and other regional planning objectives;
• Establishes the methods and timing for achieving those objectives; and
• Identifies planning responsibilities and funding to complete the work.

The OWP also serves as a management tool for MCTC. It identifies all projects and services to be provided during the year.

An Adaptive, Working Document

The OWP is a working document — changes occur during the year to reflect priority, funding and staffing changes.

The Madera County Transportation Commission approves the Overall Work Program annually.

Supporting Regional Goals

MCTC produces documents to comply with federal planning requirements:

• The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)
• Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP)
• Public Participation Plan (PPP)

These plans and their corresponding policies, strategies and investments align with the federal planning factors, which guide the scope of the metropolitan planning process:

Federal Planning Factors

• Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity and efficiency
• Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users
• Increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users
• Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and freight
• Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life and promote consistency between transportation improvements and state and local planned growth and economic development patterns
• Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for people and freight
• Promote efficient systems of management and operation
• Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system
• Improve the resiliency and reliability of the transportation system and reduce or mitigate storm water impacts on surface transportation
• Enhance travel and tourism