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MPO approves TIP amendments after $230,817 federal shortfall; two projects scaled back
Summary
The Technical Transportation Committee approved amendments to the 2024–26 Transportation Improvement Program to add a federally funded bus purchase and to reallocate reduced federal FY2026 funds, which will reduce funding for two local projects and preserve a safety project’s funding.
The Technical Transportation Committee of Tippecanoe County approved two amendments to the 2024–26 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) after staff reported a $230,817 reduction in the area’s fiscal 2026 federal allocation.
Committee members voted to add an FTA Section 5339 award to CityBus’s line in the TIP and separately approved a staff proposal to proportionally reduce two road projects while keeping a safety project fully funded. Doug, an MPO staff member, told the committee, “Unfortunately, this year we’re losing $230,817.”
Why it matters: the cut requires changing planned federal obligations and will reduce the construction funding available for at least two projects next fiscal year; preserving the safety-focused project required staff to propose swapping funding categories if allowed during final obligation.
MPO staff said the shortfall will affect three projects originally planned for…
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