A Congestion Management Process (CMP) is a systematic and regionally accepted approach for managing congestion. Congestion management is the application of congestion management and reduction strategies to improve transportation system performance and reliability by reducing the adverse impacts of congestion on the movement of people and goods. It [CMP] provides accurate, up-to-date information on transportation system performance and assesses alternative strategies for congestion management that meet state and local needs. The CMP is intended to move congestion management strategies into the funding and implementation stages of project development.