2045 Long-Range Transportation Plan

The 2045 Long-Range Transportation Plan will use innovative planning techniques to advance an adaptive transportation system that seamlessly integrates transportation modes for all users while improving quality of life and preserving the unique character of Hampton Roads.

As the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for Hampton Roads, the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) is required to develop and maintain a Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), which serves as the region's transportation blueprint. On June 17, 2021, the HRTPO adopted the 2045 LRTP to help guide multimodal transportation investments for the region over the next twenty-four years.

Developed over a five-year collaborative process with regional stakeholders and the public, using the 2045 LRTP Regional Scenario Planning Framework (PDF) and the HRTPO Project Prioritization Tool, the 2045 LRTP identifies $17 Billion to maintain the existing transportation system and approximately another $14 Billion for multimodal projects and studies that will help reduce congestion, increase reliability, support economic vitality, and improve the quality of life for residents across Hampton Roads. The plan contains major improvements to bridges, tunnels, roads, and interchanges across the region. The plan also includes enhanced transit service, planned Bus Rapid Transit on the Peninsula, and new active transportation facilities. As a system, these planned investments will help achieve the overall 2045 LRTP vision of an adaptive transportation system that seamlessly integrates transportation modes for all users.

The 2045 LRTP is documented through a series of twelve reports, which are accessible below. Each report outlines important components and considerations of the 2045 LRTP.

The 2045 LRTP is intended to be a living document and will be maintained until it is replaced by the 2050 LRTP. Should additional funding be identified for the region (not already accounted for as part of the fiscal-constrained plan) or if new transportation needs are identified, amendments to the 2045 LRTP can be considered by the HRTPO Board.

2045 Long-Range Transportation Plan Documents

  1. Dale M. Stith, AICP, GISP

    Principal Transportation Planner

  2. Long-Range Transportation Planning


    Physical Address
    723 Woodlake Dr.
    Chesapeake, VA 23320


Regional Transportation Conformity

To help ensure transportation projects do not negatively impact air quality, a regional conformity assessment must be conducted on the LRTP and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), and on regionally significant amendments to the plan or program.  The latest Regional Conformity Assessment report can be accessed using the link below.

Hampton Roads Amended 2045 LRTP and Fiscal Year 2024 to 2027 TIP Regional Conformity Assessment (PDF)

Please visit Hampton Roads Regional Transportation Conformity for more information.

2045 LRTP Story Map