09/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/11/2024 13:29
NEWS FROM NIRPC - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 11, 2024
Contact: Charles Bradsky
219-254-2509; [email protected]NIRPC to hold public comment period on an amendment to the 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program
The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) will hold a 21-day public comment period on an amendment to the 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The comment period begins September 11 and will end on October 2, 2024. Amendment #24-03 contains:
For INDOT - 29 Projects:
For locally sponsored projects - 10 Projects for the municipalities of Crown Point (1), La Porte (1), La Porte County (5), Portage (2), Porter County (1):
NIRPC's TIP is a short-range financial and spending plan for the utilization of federal transportation funding and for regionally significant projects. These federal funds can be used for highway, transit, and non-motorized transportation projects. NIRPC's TIP includes projects undertaken by municipalities, counties, transit operators, and the State of Indiana. Federal planning regulations guide the preparation and development of the TIP documents. Projects may be viewed either by the attached project list or by going to https://rtip.nirpc.org/.
Comments may be submitted until October 2, 2024 in the following ways:
All comments received during the 21-day public comment period will be compiled into a public comment report and responded to. This report will be made available to the public and distributed to the relevant NIRPC committees prior to any action on these items. It is anticipated that action will be taken at the October 1, 2024 meeting of the Transportation Committee, followed by the October 17, 2024 meeting of the NIRPC Commission.
The document is available for download below. Requests for alternative formats may be directed to NIRPC by calling 219-763-6060, or by email at [email protected]. TTY users may use the Relay Indiana service by calling 711 or 800-743-3333.
FY 2024-2028 TIP Amendment 24-03: PDF