2024 Rio Grande Valley MPO Congestion Management Process

What is a Congestion Management Process?

A Congestion Management Process (CMP) is a federally mandated document that is to be sustained by Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO). The purpose of a CMP is to identify, analyze, and monitor traffic congestion on roadways to provide data-driven implementation strategies that are to be evaluated for effectiveness over time. This process is cyclic in nature and is an ongoing effort with the intention of alleviating traffic congestion and improving the efficiency of a regional transportation network.

As defined by Federal Highway Administration, the flow chart below identifies the 8-step process: