Amendment to the 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program

NIRPC to hold public comment period on amendments to the 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program 
 
The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) will hold a 21-day public comment period on amendments to the 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The comment period begins December 10 and will end on December 31, 2024.   
 
The full list of projects included in these amendments can be viewed on the NIRPC website here: NIRPC to hold public comment period on amendments 24-04.1, 24-04.2 and 24-04.5 to the 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program
 
In summary, Amendments #24-04.1, 24-04.2, and 24-04.5 contain: 
For INDOT – 95 Projects: 

·     3 Right of Way Acquisition Projects (new projects) 
·     39 Bridge Projects, 
·     22 Bridge Deck Overlays 
·     12 New Projects 
·     10 Projects adding a significant amount of funds 
·     4 Superstructure Rehabilitation 
·     3 Projects adding a significant amount of funds 
·     1 Project adding a phase 
·     2 Bridge Replacement (adding a significant amount of funds) 
·     3 Bridge Removals (adding a significant amount of funds) 
·     8 Bridge Maintenance Projects (painting or scour remediation) 
·     2 New Projects 
·     5 Projects adding a significant amount of funds 
·     1 Project adding a phase 
·     2 ADA sidewalk ramp construction 
·     1 Project adding a phase 
·     1 project adding a significant amount of funds 
·     19 Pavement/Roadway Rehabilitation 
·     3 New Projects 
·     13 Projects adding a significant amount of funds 
·     3 Projects adding a phase 
·     1 Added Turn Lane Project (added phase) 
·     10 Intersection Modifications 
·     5 New Projects 
·     3 Projects adding a significant amount of funds 
·     2 Projects adding a phase 
·     18 Small Structure Repair/Lining/Replacements  
·     11 New Projects 
·     6 Projects adding a significant amount of funds 
·     1 Project adding a phase 
·     3 Other Projects 
·     1 Welcome Center Renovation (adding a phase) 
·     1 Traffic Signal Modernization (new project) 
·     1 Raised Pavement Markings project (new project) 
 
For locally sponsored projects – 42 Projects for the municipalities of Cedar Lake (5), Dyer (1), East Chicago (3), Gary 1, Griffith (1), Hammond (4), Hobart (1), La Porte (3), La Porte County (1), Lake County (4), Lake Station (1), Long Beach (1), Merrillville (1), Munster (2), NIRPC (1), Portage (1), Porter County (4), St. John (1), Valparaiso (4), Winfield (2): 
 
·     4 Intersection Modifications (adding a significant amount of funds)  
·     10 Roadway Safety Projects (new projects) 
·     3 Signal Modernizations 
·     6 Trail Projects  
·     4 New Projects 
·     2 Projects adding significant amount of funds 
·     3 Complete Streets Projects (new projects) 
·     5 Bridge Replacements Projects  
·     4 New Projects 
·     1 Projects adding significant amount of funds  
·     1 New bridge Project (Adding a phase) 
·     3 Pavement Rehabilitation 
·     2 New Projects 
·     1 Projects adding significant amount of funds 
·     2 Road Reconstruction Projects 
·     1 New Project 
·     1 Project adding a significant amount of funds 
·     1 New Road Project adding a significant amount of funds 
·     4 Other type projects (new projects) 
 
Transit projects on Amendment 24-04.5 include 12 projects for Northwest Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) - for capital items and 2 projects for NIRPC – for Operating Assistance. All projects are new to the current TIP. 
 
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. The full TIP may be viewed online here: https://rtip.nirpc.org/. 
 
Comments may be submitted until December 31, 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 January 7, 2025 meeting of the Transportation Committee, followed by the January 16, 2025 meeting of the NIRPC Commission. 
 
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 LaPorte, 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.