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Coordinating committee approves TIP amendments, advances FY2027–30 TIP to public comment
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Summary
The Pats Coordinating Committee approved two TIP amendments — including a multiyear increase tied to the Clay Street bridge — and voted to release the FY2027–30 TIP for public comment, scheduling virtual and in-person outreach in May.
The Pats Coordinating Committee voted April 24 to approve two amendments to the current Transportation Improvement Program and to send the draft FY2027–30 TIP package to public comment.
Carrie Mullins, District 8 planning and programming manager for PennDOT, told the committee that the period included 53 administrative TIP actions and walked members through the two proposed amendments in the meeting packet. One amendment reduced construction spending for the Union Deposit pedestrian-safety project in Lower Paxton Township by $311,376 to match the low bid and return funds to the line item. The other increased the construction phase for the Clay Street bridge across FY2026–28.
Mullins listed the drivers of the Clay Street increase as removal of the existing bridge over a Norfolk Southern rail yard ($2.1 million), higher costs for a new bridge (+$900,000), hazardous-residual-waste handling (+$1.3 million), event-related traffic control and flagging for the farm show (+$900,000), construction engineering and inspection (+$800,000), and force-account railroad work (+$509,000). Mullins said staff proposed an increase of $6,509,000; another speaker in the meeting later referenced a $6,590,000 total figure, and the record contains both numbers.
A committee member noted that neither amendment had been reviewed by the technical committee because PennDOT provided the materials late in the week; staff said members were emailed packets and invited to comment but none were received. After discussion, members moved, seconded and approved the two amendments; no opposition was recorded.
Separately, the committee unanimously approved a motion to finalize the FY2027–30 TIP submission package and move it to public comment. The public comment period is scheduled for May 1–June 1, with two virtual meetings May 5 (2 p.m. and 6 p.m.) and an in-person public display table on May 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The committee also requested broader outreach assistance; staff said they would send ready-to-use text and graphics for members to share via email and social media. The committee did not adopt any new policy changes during the meeting; the approved amendments move forward for implementation under existing TIP procedures.
