INCOG Congestion Management Process
Over the past six months, the INCOG Congestion Management Process Plan (CMPP) team has evaluated how people and goods move throughout the Tulsa metropolitan area and identified strategies to improve travel reliability, safety, and mobility.
The draft 2026 Congestion Management Process Plan (CMPP) is now available for public review. This plan identifies where congestion occurs, what causes it, and the strategies to improve travel reliability, safety, freight movement, and transportation choices throughout the INCOG region. Review the draft report and share your feedback to help shape the final plan.
Your feedback will help validate the findings and reflect the needs of communities across the region. Your input will help shape transportation improvements that support a safer, more reliable, and more connected transportation system.
Public Comment Period - September 30 2026, through October 14, 2026
Key highlights from the draft report:
If you would like to reference specific parts of the report, please include that section or page number. Public comments received will be considered as INCOG prepares for the Final Plan.
Thank you for taking time to be part of the CMPP study!
As a federally designated Transportation Management Area (TMA), INCOG coordinates with key local stakeholders to develop its CMPP. The CMPP synthesizes INCOG’s various and multi-modal congestion management planning efforts into strategic CMPP objectives. These objectives serve as a way to organize the data driven CMPP performance measures and strategies originating from these planning efforts. These performance measures and strategies serve as the foundation for the analysis of the system's efficiency and will be monitored each year. The CMPP is best thought of as an on-going process for evaluating and improving system performance over time.
The Congestion Management Process (CMP) is a systematic approach for addressing regional congestion that provides accurate, up-to-date information on transportation system performance and assesses alternative strategies for congestion mitigation to meet State and local needs. Strategies are drawn to reflect the regional vision and goals developed in the Long-Range Regional Transportation Plan. Multiple data sources were used to perform a system-wide performance analysis to identify recurring and non-recurring congested locations. In addition to travel–based measures, elements which measure safety conditions and intersection functionality were also included in the hotspot identification process.
Transportation agencies use a variety of tools to manage congestion. Some focus on making better use of existing roads, others improve transit or travel options, and some involve roadway improvements. The categories below represent the types of strategies that may be considered as part of the INCOG Congestion Management Process. We are interested in hearing which approaches you believe deserve the most attention across the region.
What is it?
Travel Demand Management strategies reduce the number of vehicles on the road or shift trips to different times, routes, or travel options.
When would we use it?
These strategies are often used when congestion is concentrated during rush hour and there is an opportunity to reduce peak-period traffic without building new roads.
Examples
What is it?
Traffic Operations strategies improve how existing roads function by making traffic move more smoothly and efficiently.
When would we use it?
These solutions are often used when congestion is caused by busy intersections, turning movements, closely spaced driveways, or other roadway operations issues rather than a lack of roadway capacity.
Examples
What is it?
Public transportation strategies improve transit service and make it easier for people to choose transit for some of their trips.
When would we use it?
These solutions are most effective in areas with concentrations of jobs, housing, shopping, or community destinations where more people could reasonably use transit.
Examples
What is it?
These strategies use technology, real-time information, and coordinated operations to manage traffic more efficiently and respond to changing conditions.
When would we use it?
These solutions are often used where crashes, special events, construction, or unpredictable traffic conditions create delays, and can improve reliability without expanding roadways.
Examples
What is it?
These strategies involve physical changes to the roadway network to reduce bottlenecks or accommodate growing travel demand.
When would we use it?
These solutions are generally considered when other strategies alone cannot adequately address congestion, safety concerns, or growth-related transportation needs.
Examples
What is it?
These strategies improve travel options and reduce the need for longer vehicle trips by creating more connected communities and transportation networks.
When would we use it?
These solutions are often long-term investments that help people walk, bike, take transit, or reach destinations more easily while supporting future growth.
Examples
