Metropolitan transportation plan presenter asks Palmer Council for resolution and $690,000 match to program four local projects
Jul 29, 2026
Kim Solian of the Mat Su Valley MPO asked the Palmer City Council to adopt a resolution listing the city's four nominated projects as priorities and to commit the non-federal share (about 9.03%) so roughly $7.5 million in planning-estimate projects can be included in the short-term TIP.
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Kim Solian, executive director of the Mat Su Valley Planning for Transportation, told the Palmer City Council on Aug. 4 that the region's new Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) are nearly complete and that the city needs to formally prioritize projects to secure federal funding.
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