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| Date: | 10/14/2021 |
| Title: | Draft 2020-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment 2 |
| Presented by: | Scott Walker |
| Department: | Planning & Community Services |
| Presentation: | Yes |
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Technical Advisory Committee approve the Draft 2020-2024 TIP Amendment 2 and forward that recommendation to the Yellowstone County Planning Board, Board of County Commissioners and City Council as scheduled:
- City Council - 10/25/21
- Planning Board - 11/9/21
- County Commission - 10/19/21
- PCC - 11/16/21
BACKGROUND (Consistency with Adopted Plans and Policies, if applicable)
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a short-range program of highway and transit projects in the Billings MPO area and is prepared by City-County Planning Division staff in cooperation with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and local agencies. The purpose of the TIP is to provide the mechanism for scheduling federal funds for surface transportation projects, indicate regional priorities, and demonstrate a short range transportation vision for the area. A secondary purpose of the TIP is to provide information about other transportation projects in the urbanized area that are exempt from the TIP approval process, such as projects that do not utilize federal funds.
This TIP is being presented to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for review due to cost updates to several projects and transportation planning staff will provide a presentation with a detailed overview of the changes during the meeting. Additionally, a TIP Quick Reference sheet with an overview of changes has been attached along with the TIP document. The projects listed in the TIP that have cost updates include: The North Bypass, I-90 Yellowstone River Bridges, and MET Bus Operating funds. Staff has attached the TIP document for reference.
This TIP is being presented to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for review due to cost updates to several projects and transportation planning staff will provide a presentation with a detailed overview of the changes during the meeting. Additionally, a TIP Quick Reference sheet with an overview of changes has been attached along with the TIP document. The projects listed in the TIP that have cost updates include: The North Bypass, I-90 Yellowstone River Bridges, and MET Bus Operating funds. Staff has attached the TIP document for reference.
ALTERNATIVES
TAC may forward a recommendation of
- Approval; or
- Approval with modifications; or
- Disapproval.
FISCAL EFFECTS
A range of federal funding sources is available to the Billings MPO area for the purposes of funding transportation system improvements. A list of those sources is shown in the TIP. There is no known direct impact to City or County funds in budgeting for these projects given the use of federal funding sources. Projects in the TIP that are not federally funded have already been identified in other programming documents, like the City's Capital Improvement Program.