Technical transportation committee recommends six-project TIP amendment to policy board

The Tippecanoe County Technical Transportation Committee on March 25 voted to recommend that the policy board approve an amendment to the region’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) adding six projects submitted by INDOT’s Crawfordsville District.

Committee staff told members the amendment covers six projects: one on State Road 38, three on U.S. 52, one on I-465 and one districtwide signal installation/repair north of State Road 43 and on State Road 38. Most of the proposed work is for construction phases; specific federal fund sources and estimated years for each phase were provided to the committee in staff materials.

The recommendation matters because the projects use federal funding and must be included in the TIP before those federal funds can be obligated. Committee staff noted these projects are already listed in the “information only” section of the draft 2026 TIP, meaning they will not need to be reintroduced when that document becomes official.

At the meeting, a motion to recommend approval was moved and seconded; the chair said the vote was unanimous. The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript. Committee staff asked if there were questions about the projects; none were raised that changed the staff recommendation.

The committee’s recommendation will be forwarded to the policy board for final action. Committee members and staff also noted that the TIP materials and amendment details are available online for public review as part of the draft TIP development process.

Ending: The committee’s recommendation concluded the item; the policy board will consider formal adoption of the amendment at a subsequent meeting.