The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is developed to document road and transit projects that will be occuring in the near future within the NATS boundary. The current TIP is valid for fiscal years 2008-2011.
Project selection for the FY08-11 TIP began in January 2007 and progressed as follows:
January-February: Local agencies completed project selection forms.
February meeting: Local agencies submitted project selection forms.
February-March: Project Selection Committee reviewed and prioritized projects.
March meeting: Project Selection Committee presented their proposed list of projects for FY08-11 to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The TAC and Policy Committee reviewed the proposed list and voted to accept the proposed projects.
March-June: SWMPC staff composed the FY08-11 TIP Document and Urban TIP tables.
June meeting: The TAC and Policy Committee reviewed the FY08-11 TIP Document and Urban TIP table and voted to accept the document.
July SWMPC Quarterly meeting: The Southwest Michigan Planning Commission reviewed and voted to accept the TIP document. After the document was accepted, it was sent to MDOT and FHWA for review.
July 2007-February 2008: FHWA reviewed the document and requested several changes. Staff edited the document accordingly. FHWA approved the document late February.