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Kingsport MPO adopts 2026–2029 TIP, self-certifies compliance with federal planning rules
Summary
The Kingsport MPO Executive Board voted to adopt the 2026–2029 Transportation Improvement Program and accompanying self-certification that the MPO is following federal planning regulations; board also approved state performance targets and several routine agenda items.
The Kingsport Metropolitan Planning Organization Executive Board on Nov. 3 adopted its 2026–2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and completed the required self‑certification that it is following applicable federal planning regulations.
Board staff described the TIP as a four‑year programming document that draws projects from the long‑range plan and assigns funding to move projects into implementation. Leslie, staff lead, said the document was released for public review beginning Nov. 3 and posted in MPO offices and the public library. Staff noted that, because limited local funding was available this cycle, most local projects were carried forward from the current TIP rather than newly programmed.
Among projects carried forward or highlighted in the discussion were resurfacing and corridor projects such as Island Road, Fort West and Ringbelt, and project groupings related to pedestrian improvements including a potential pedestrian bridge. Staff also noted transit allocations for NetTrans and Katz services; VDOT projects follow a different schedule and will be added to the TIP by amendment when ready.
The board voted by voice to adopt the TIP and the associated resolution and process certification. The recorded motion and second were entered into the minutes; the vote was approved with no opposition recorded.
In the same meeting, the board reviewed and accepted FY25 federal obligation reporting procedures and formally adopted state performance and safety targets for planning (staff advised the board that Tennessee and Virginia provide differing target methodologies and recommended adoption of the state targets). The board also approved meeting dates for 2026 and accepted standard public‑posting procedures for the TIP.
What happens next: staff will finalize postings of federally obligated projects for FY25 by the end of the calendar year and will post TIP documentation publicly per federal requirements. Amendments will be brought forward when VDOT or other state projects are ready to be added to the new TIP.
