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TPO staff outline FY26-29 TIP project call: 60 applications and projected shortfall in later years
Summary
Staff reported 60 total project applications to resource-constrained federal programs and said the region must shift funds and schedules to close projected shortfalls by FY2029.
TPO staff reported on the FY26–29 TIP program update and said 60 project applications were submitted during the recent project call, including 22 new projects and 38 rollover projects.
Craig Lipke summarized the project call and financial outlook. He said the majority of new requests sought LSTBG (surface transportation block grant) funds — about $72.5 million in federal share requested for new LSTBG projects — while rollover project requests totaled roughly $137.3 million (about $62 million previously included in the TIP and $74.8 million in additional or new costs).
Lipke walked the committee through funding tables and projected revenues, noting an expected federal carryover of roughly $70 million. Under a rollover-only scenario, Lipke showed available funds of about $9.7 million in FY26, $2.6 million in FY27 and a projected deficit of around $11 million in FY29. He said staff would work with partner agencies to shift eligible project costs among programs (for example to the Carbon Reduction Program) and use contingency reserves to manage cost overruns.
‘‘We are in a position where we're going to have to move some funds around and look at adjusting schedules,’’ Lipke said. Staff emphasized coordination with TDOT and local project sponsors to score and prioritize new projects, with a draft TIP expected in early summer and a final TIP targeted for October.
No committee action was required; staff requested feedback and noted next steps that include one-on-one conversations with project sponsors to reconcile schedules and funding.
Why it matters: the TIP must be fiscally constrained; projected shortfalls in out years require schedule adjustments, program shifts and prioritization decisions that will affect which projects are funded and when.
What’s next: staff will meet with each sponsor, evaluate shifting eligible costs to alternative programs (carbon reduction, CMAQ/CMAQ PM2.5, etc.), and prepare a draft TIP for review this summer.
