Transportation Improvement Plan

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a financially constrained three-year program covering the most immediate implementation priorities for transportation projects and strategies from the metropolitan transportation plan.It is the region’s way of allocating its limited transportation resources among the various capitals and operating needs of the area, based on a clear set of short-term transportation priorities.

Under Federal Law, the TIP:

  • Covers a minimum four-year period of investment.
  • Is updated at least every four years.
  • Is fiscally constrained and not a wish list of projects.
  • Is approved by the C-PCMPO and the governor for air quality; and
  • Is incorporated into the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued the Final Rule to revise the Statewide and Metropolitan Transportation regulations incorporating changes from the Infrastructure, Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) on November 15, 2021. The revised regulations clearly define administrative modifications and amendments as actions to update plans and programs. 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 450.104 defines administrative modifications and amendments as follows:

Administrative modification
“means a minor revision to a long-range statewide or metropolitan transportation plan, Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), or Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that include minor changes to project/project phase costs, minor changes to funding sources or previously included projects, and minor changes to project/project phase initiation dates.Administration Modification is a revision that does not require public review and comment, re-demonstration of fiscal constraint, or a conformity determination (in non-attainment, and maintenance areas).”
Amendment
“means a revision to a long-range statewide or metropolitan transportation plan, TIP, or STIP that involves a major change to a project included a metropolitan transportation plan, TIP, or STIP, including the addition or deletion of a project or major change in project cost, project/project phase initiation dates, or a major change in design concept or design scope (e.g., changing project termini or the number of through traffic lanes). Changes to project that are included only for illustrative purposes do not require an amendment. An amendment is a revision that requires public review and comment, re-demonstration or fiscal constraint, or a conformity determination (for metropolitan transportation plans and TIP’s involving “non-exempt” projects in non-attainment and maintenance areas). In the context of a long-range statewide transportation plan, an amendment is a revision approved by the State in accordance with its public involvement process.”
Amendments for 2024
Amendments for 2023