The SMPO's Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) recommends improvements to the region's transportation network, including all modes, over the next 30 years. In order to continually enhance and implement the MTP, the SMPO engages in a variety of planning efforts dealing with issues in freight, bicycle and pedestrian accommodation, highways, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), transit, rail and travel demand management.

Relevant SMPO studies and plans, including the MTP, will be added here as they are developed. 

Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)

The Sandhills Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has begun work on the first long-range transportation plan for Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Whispering Pines, Pinebluff, Taylortown, Foxfire, and the unincorporated areas of Moore County. The 2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (or MTP) will look at ways to make it safer and easier for people and goods to move within and through. 

The MTP is a federal requirement and should be completed by December 2026.

Sandhills MTP Website

2018 Moore County Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP)

The Moore County Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) was developed before the formation of the Sandhills MPO.   The CTP is a needs based, non-fiscally constrained transportation plan that is developed cooperatively with the NCDOT and meets NCGS 136-66.2.    The Moore County CTP was mutually adopted by the North Carolina Board of Transportation on January 10, 2019. 

Other Plans 

NC Moves 2050 Plan

SMPO Safety Data Trends / Performance Measures