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MPO approves TIP amendments to fix bridge funding, add turn lanes and reallocate CityBus funds
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Summary
The Tippecanoe County MPO approved three TIP amendments to address bridge work on State Road 25 and other bridges, add right-turn lanes on US 231, and reprogram CityBus Section 5307 funds for maintenance, stops and a $1.5 million study. All resolutions passed by unanimous roll call votes.
The Tippecanoe County metropolitan planning board on an administrative vote approved three amendments to the 2026–2030 Transportation Improvement Program to advance urgent bridge repairs, add turn lanes on US 231 and reallocate CityBus federal transit funds.
Doug, a MPO staff presenter, told the board that Resolution T25-16 responds to an Indiana Department of Transportation request and covers two projects: bridge maintenance tied to the Norfolk & Southern railroad bridge on State Road 25 where MSE (mechanically stabilized earth) wall fill has deteriorated, and addition of right-turn lanes for both northbound and southbound traffic on US 231 at County Road 800 South. Doug said the US 231 turn-lane construction is targeted for state fiscal year 2027. ‘‘This is not an emergency project, but a very urgent project that needs to be addressed,’’ Doug said, adding the technical committee had recommended approval.
Resolution T25-17 corrects previously entered funding amounts for Bridge 64 and Bridge 65 and moves the construction phase timing for the projects into state fiscal year 2028. Doug acknowledged the correction: ‘‘Ill admit up front that this is, basically, due to, my fault in using the actual incorrect data or information regarding the funding amounts,’’ he said. The amendment updates the federal, state and total dollar amounts to match engineers estimates.
The board also approved Resolution T25-18, a three-part CityBus reallocation of Section 5307 funds. Doug said CityBus has about $1,580,000 already obligated on a capital preventive-maintenance line and an available balance of $416,000 that staff propose to spread across three projects (replacement tires, shop equipment and a bus-stop facility). He also said $1.5 million in 2024 Section 5307 funds will be used to pay for a previously programmed Area Plan Commission study, and that FHWA-flexed funds earmarked for intersection improvements at Paramount and Sagamore Parkway (US 52) will be applied to construction once INDOT incorporates the improvements into a broader sidewalk/engineering project targeted for state fiscal year 2028. Brian (who spoke in support) thanked INDOT and staff for coordination on the Sagamore/Paramount work.
Each resolution was taken to roll call and approved unanimously.
Votes at a glance: Resolution T25-16 (TIP amendment: SR 25 bridge; US 231 turn lanes) approved (unanimous roll call). Resolution T25-17 (TIP amendment: Bridge 64 & 65 funding corrections) approved (unanimous roll call). Resolution T25-18 (TIP amendment: CityBus Section 5307 reallocation and related FHWA-flexed construction) approved (unanimous roll call).
Next steps: staff will process TIP amendments with INDOT and update project schedules and funding lines in the MPOs program documentation.
