Congestion Management Process

The CMP is a regionally-accepted approach for managing congestion that provides accurate, up-to-date information on multimodal transportation performance and assesses alternative strategies (Travel Demand Management, Transportation Systems Management, and Asset Optimization) for mitigating congestion that meets state and local needs.  While a CMP is required in urbanized areas of over 200,000 (also known as Transportation Management Areas), NCTCOG and other Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) have the flexibility to design their own methods and approaches when developing the CMP. 

CMP 2021 Update

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Bookmarks Table of Contents Foreword Overview of the Congestion Management Process Transportation System Identification Transportation System Performance Criteria and Asset Inventory Corridor Analysis and Strategy Identification Appendices Appendix A - Corridor Fact Sheets Appendix B - Corridor Outputs Appendix C - CMP Strategies Appendix D - Scoring System

Workshop Presentation May 2021  
CMP Document 2021 Update
New CMP Implementation Form 2022

CMP Strategies
The CMP strategies represented in these images demonstrate some of the many strategies that NCTCOG has implemented to lessen regional congestion.