NEWS FROM NIRPC – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 18, 2020
Contact: Charles Bradsky
219-254-2509; cbradsky@nirpc.org
NIRPC to hold public comment period on the draft changes to 2020-2024 Transportation Improvement Program
The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) will hold a 21-day public comment period on the draft changes to the 2020-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The comment period begins today and will end January 8, 2021.
NIRPC’s TIP is a short-range financial and spending plan for the utilization of federal transportation funding. These funds can be used for highway, transit, and non-motorized transportation projects. NIRPC’s TIP is periodically updated and includes projects undertaken by municipalities, counties, transit operators, and the State of Indiana. Federal planning regulations guide the preparation and development of TIP documents.
Comments may be submitted until January 8, 2021 in the following ways:
Email: nirpc@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 12, 2021 meeting of the Technical Planning Committee, followed by the January 21, 2021 meeting of the NIRPC Commission.
Documents and information will be available for review at NIRPC’s website at nirpc.org. Requests for alternative formats may be directed to NIRPC by calling 219-763-6060, or by email at nirpc@nirpc.org. TTY users may use the Relay Indiana service by calling 711 or 800-743-3333.
NIRPC is the Metropolitan Planning Organization and regional council of local governments for Northwest Indiana. NIRPC’s purpose, as put forth in Indiana state statute, is to “provide a coordinative management process for Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties and to institute and maintain a comprehensive planning and programming process for transportation, economic development, and environmental policy.###
Last modified: December 18, 2020
