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For information in Spanish on the regional transportation planning process, please call (509)574-1550 and ask for the Spanish extension.

Para obtener información en español sobre el proceso de planificar para el transporte regional, llame al (509)574-1550 y pida al extensión de teléfono de español.

Project Overview

Yakima County is Washington State’s seventh most populous county, with a population of just over 230,000, and is expected to grow by between 50,000 and 100,000 residents over the next 20 years. The area is also a burgeoning commercial/industrial center and a regional tourist attraction. The Yakima Valley Regional Transportation Plan is an important planning document that addresses future transportation needs over the next 20 years, to ensure the timely and efficient movement of people and goods throughout the valley. The Regional Transportation Plan includes a list of future transportation improvement projects in the valley. The Plan is officially known as the Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Regional Transportation Plan, or MTP/RTP, but for the sake of simplicity it is referred to as the Regional Transportation Plan.

An update to the Plan is needed to comply with federal and state planning requirements and new federal laws, and to maintain the region’s eligibility for state and federal transportation improvement funds.

The Public Participation Plan for the update is currently in draft form and is available on the Schedules and Documents page.

Stay tuned to this page and associated pages for further information as it becomes available.

Written comments may be submitted to the YVCOG office by writing to:

2011 RTIP Comments
YVCOG
311 N. 4th Street, Suite 202
Yakima, Washington 98901

If you need special accommodations to participate in a meeting or materials in an alternative format, please call YVCOG at (509) 574-1550 by 10:00 AM three days prior to the meeting. For TTY users, please use the State’s toll-free relay service, 7-1-1, and ask the operator to dial (509) 574-1550.

To request materials in alternative languages call (509) 574-1550.

More information is available by following the links at the left, or by calling (509)574-1550 or emailing The YVCOG.