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 July 19 and will end on August 9, 2024. Amendment #24-02 contains:
For INDOT – 52 Projects:
- 10 Pavement/Roadway Rehabilitation
- 1 Project Deletion
- 7 Adding significant amount of funds
- 1 Carry over from Previous TIP
- 1 New Project
- 11 Intersection Modifications
- 2 Carry over from previous TIP
- 9 Adding significant amount of funds
- 2 Pedestrian Enhancement
- Adding significant amount of funds
- 23 Bridge Projects,
- 19 Bridge Rehabilitation
- 4 Carry over from previous TIP
- 14 Adding significant amount of funds
- 1 Adding a new phase
- 3 New Bridges (replacing at grade railroad crossings)
- 1 Adding significant amount of funds
- 2 Carry over from previous TIP
- 1 Bridge Removal
- Adding significant amount of funds
- 2 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects
- 1 New project
- 1 Adding significant amount of funds
- 4 Other Type Projects
- 3 New Projects
- 1 Carry over from previous TIP
For locally sponsored projects – 20 Projects for the municipalities of East Chicago (1), Griffith (1), Highland (1), La Porte (2), Merrillville (2), Michigan City (2), Schererville (3), Winfield (1), Counties of La Porte (2) & Porter County (4), and for NIRPC (1):
- 2 Intersection Improvement
- Adding significant amount of funds
- 1 Pavement Rehabilitation
- Adding significant amount of funds
- 7 Bicycle/Pedestrian Enhancement
- 2 Adding significant amount of funds
- 4 Carry over from previous TIP
- 1 New project
- 5 Bridge Projects
- 2 Bridge Replacements, (New Projects)
- 3 Bridge Inspections
- 1 New project
- 2 Carry over from previous TIP
- 4 Roadway Expansion
- 3 Carry over from previous TIP
- 1 Adding significant amount of funds
- 1 Other Type
- Carry over from previous TIP
Amendment #24-02.5 contains three transit projects for NICTD (South Shore Line) and Michigan City Transit, all of which are adding significant amount of funds.
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 August 9, 2024 in the following ways:
- Email: comments@nirpc.org
- Phone: 219-763-6060
- United States Postal Service: NIRPC, 6100 Southport Road, Portage, IN 46368
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 August 6, 2024 meeting of the Transportation Committee, followed by the August 15, 2024 meeting of the NIRPC Commission.
Documents and information will be available for review at NIRPC’s website at www.nirpc.org. Requests for alternative formats may be directed to NIRPC by calling 219-763-6060, or by email at comments@nirpc.org. TTY users may use the Relay Indiana service by calling 711 or 800-743-3333.
NIRPC is the Metropolitan Planning Organization and Council of Governments for La Porte, Lake, and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana. Working collaboratively across the region, NIRPC coordinates regional comprehensive planning and programming for transportation, economic development, and environmental policy.