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MPO board approves federal funding trade to study potential I‑65 to U.S. 231 connection
Summary
The MPO Policy Board approved Resolution T25-03 to formalize a federal funding trade that uses residual FY2025 funds and INDOT cooperation to finance a planning study in FY2026 to examine a potential connection between Interstate 65 and the terminus of U.S. 231.
The Tippecanoe County MPO Policy Board on March 2025 approved Resolution T25-03 to formalize a federal funding trade that allows use of residual funds in fiscal year 2026 to fund a feasibility study of a potential connection between Interstate 65 and the current end of U.S. 231.
Tim, MPO staff member, said the MPO has long shown a connection from I‑65 to where U.S. 231 currently ends in its metropolitan transportation plans and would like to begin a feasibility study. He said residual FY2025 funds from favorable bids on the Morehouse Road Phase 2 project could be traded with INDOT so the MPO can obligate funds in FY2026 when there will be time to select a consultant and execute a contract.
Tim said only the federal funding for the study is currently identified; the required local match of 20 percent has not been formalized. He described the amendment as formalizing the federal funding trade and said the Technical Transportation Committee recommended approval in February.
A motion to approve the resolution was made and seconded; Gary Schroeder recorded the second. Roll-call votes were aye from Erin Easter, Gary Schroeder, Steve Snyder, Cindy Murray, Mike Gibson and Scott Chandler and the motion carried.
Tim and board members discussed that the ultimate length of a new connection would depend on route alternatives and could be about eight miles in some alignments, but Tim cautioned that the estimate is rough and the corridor alignment would be refined in a formal engineering study.
