A staff report asked the Southern California Association of Governments Transportation Committee to recommend Regional Council approval of 18 project nominations seeking $746,371,755 in Trade Corridor Enhancement Program funding; total project costs listed exceed $3.04 billion. The nominations include 10 projects led or partnered by Caltrans.

SCAG staff presented updates on operations-and-maintenance forecasting for Connect SoCal 2050 and an Oxford Economics review of construction-cost drivers, noting O&M represented about $454.3 billion in the last plan and staff are preparing new forecasts in light of escalating labor, commodity, and resiliency costs.

SCAG staff told the Transportation Committee the region could expect roughly $1.38 billion in the FFY 2029–30 STBG and CMAQ cycle and proposed program guidelines and a call for project nominations, with workshops in January 2027 and an application window from Feb. 1 to April 2, 2027.