The Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) describes the federally funded planning activities that the Regional Planning Commission will conduct and products that will be created in fiscal year 2026. The UPWP covers four Metropolitan Planning Areas (MPAs) in southeast Louisiana: New Orleans, South Tangipahoa, Slidell, and Covington- Mandeville.
The activities described in this document reflect one year of a multi-year program to implement the strategies and achieve the objectives of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). These strategies are derived from federal mandates, as codified in legislation, conducted in the context of a continuing, comprehensive, locally focused planning process.
The draft Fiscal Year 2027 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is now available for public review and comment.
Draft Unified Planning Work Program FY2027
The Regional Planning Commission’s Transportation Policy Committee will receive comments from the public on this draft document at its next monthly meeting on May 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM, held at the Regional Transportation Management Center, 10 Veterans Blvd., New Orleans, 70124. You may also provide comments in writing to jsappington at norpc.org or at https://www.norpc.org/contact/.