SAP&DC serves as the Rural Planning Organization (RPO) responsible for transportation planning and programming in partnership with PennDOT and the four rural counties of Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset.
The Rural Transportation Coordinating Committee (RTCC) serves as the authority for all regional transportation planning activities. The RTCC reviews and provides final approval for the Southern Alleghenies Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the Twelve Year Plan (TYP) and the Long Range Transportation Plan.
The RTCC includes 8 voting members:
- 4 County Commissioners, one from each rural county
- 1 PennDOT District 9-0 District Executive
- 1 Representative from SAP&DC (Executive Director)
- 1 Representative from PennDOT Central Office
- 1 Rural Transportation Technical Committee Chairperson
| MEMBER NAME | MEMBER AFFILIATION |
| Barry Dallara | Bedford County Commissioner |
| Mark Tobin | PennDOT Center for Program Dev. & Mgmt. |
| Thomas Prestash | PennDOT District 9-0 |
| Randy Bunch | Fulton County Commissioner |
| Jeff Thomas | Huntingdon County Commissioner (RTCC Chair) |
| Steven Howsare | Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission |
| Lee Slusser | Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission |
| Colleen Dawson | Somerset County Commissioner |
