Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP)
Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) supports California public agencies with freight infrastructure improvements to move goods more efficiently, improve safety, and reduce community and environmental impacts.
Funder: California Transportation Commission
Due Dates: November 20, 2026 (Project nominations) | June 2027 (Staff recommendations) | June 24–25, 2027 (Program adoption)
Funding Amounts: Estimated $1,287,958,000 for fiscal years 2027–28 and 2028–29
Summary: Funds California freight infrastructure improvements that increase goods-movement efficiency, improve safety, and reduce community and environmental impacts.
Key Information: Private entities must submit proposals through a public agency sponsor.
Description
The California Transportation Commission’s Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) is a statewide, competitive program supporting freight infrastructure on federally designated trade corridors, California’s National Highway Freight Network, and other high-volume freight corridors. It supports national and California freight plans, including the Senate Bill 671 Clean Freight Corridor Efficiency Assessment.
Eligible work includes highway, freight rail, border, port, truck corridor, local and connector road improvements, advanced technology, and zero-emission freight infrastructure. Projects may increase on-dock rail use, eliminate at-grade crossings, reduce border waits, or expand rail capacity. Selection considers freight throughput, speed and reliability, safety, congestion, multimodal benefits, air quality, community engagement, economic impacts, and project readiness.
