Transportation Improvement Program Comments Sought

ACOG is inviting citizens throughout Central Oklahoma to review and comment on a preliminary version of the next Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

The TIP identifies all federally funded surface transportation projects (transit, bicycle, highway, airport, etc.) expected to be carried out by city, county, state and local transportation agencies during federal fiscal years 2011-2014 in the Oklahoma City Area Regional Transportation Study (OCARTS) Area. This region includes Oklahoma and Cleveland Counties and parts of Canadian, Grady, Logan and McClain Counties.

Federal law recognizes ACOG as the metropolitan planning organization responsible for long and short-range transportation planning for Central Oklahoma. As such, ACOG maintains a four-year TIP for the region, which will implement the long-range plan.

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA), operator of METRO Transit in Oklahoma City, Cleveland Area Rapid Transit (CART) in Norman and other local governments and transportation agencies developed the preliminary TIP and will implement activities outlined in the program.

Beginning April 1, copies of the preliminary TIP will be available for citizens’ review at metropolitan area libraries and on the ACOG website. Those interested in requesting a copy may contact Holly Massie, ACOG, at 234-2264. Written comments on the TIP will be accepted through April 27.

Download the Preliminary 2011-2014 TIP (PDF)