Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

About the TIP

The BMCMPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a federally required, capital investment plan created by the Bloomington-Monroe County Metropolitan Planning Organization (BMCMPO) to guide and track the distribution and use of federal funding for multimodal transportation projects, in BMCMPO's planning area across a five-year period. Federal funding come from the Indiana Department of Transportation, the Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Highway Administration. The TIP documents federal-aid projects programmed and scheduled for phased completion in specific fiscal years along with state/local matching funding commitments. The creation of the TIP achieved guidance from various plans created by the local public agencies and by the MPO's Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The projects in the TIP represent current commitments by local government and transportation agencies in the Bloomington-Monroe County region. The TIP also includes state-led projects anticipated for the BMCMPO planning area during the four-year planning period. The BMCMPO sponsors public meetings to gather public input on the TIP prior a formal presentation to Policy Committee for voting and adoption. The BMCMPO develops a new TIP every two years thereby allowing the community to regularly reevaluate priorities for federal funding. All projects listed in each MPO's TIP are included in the Indiana Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), by reference. 

Each roadway project in the TIP typically goes through three different phases before construction and completion: preliminary engineering (PE), right-of-way engineering and acquisition (RW), and construction (CN). Preliminary engineering includes development of design and construction plans. Right-of-way engineering and acquisition includes the determination and actual purchase of the right-of-way needed for the project. The construction phase represents actual construction of the project. Each of the projects listed will go through one or more of the phases during the four-year period and many began before or will extend after the current TIP. Transit projects typically involve planning studies, operational assistance, and capital acquisitions.

Fiscal Year 2024 - 2028 TIP (currently active)

The FY2024-2028 TIP is the current, active TIP that describes the local and state-led projects receiving federal and state funding for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028. 

FY 2024 - 2028 BMCMPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) adopted by the BMCMPO Policy Committee on June 30, 2023

FY 2024 - 2028 BMCMPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) with amendments & modifications (amendments are detailed at the beginning of the document) - last update May 15, 2025

TIP Project Letting Dates

The anticipated letting dates for the projects listed in the current TIP indicate the date the request for proposals for construction contracts is released to the public. The lettings dates are preceded by a number of steps as shown in the INDOT Letting Preparation Schedule.

TIP Project Map (under development)

The TIP Map is a tool for viewing the locations of federally funded projects within Monroe County. The map includes all TIP and STIP projects within Monroe County, as well as a layer that shows the boundaries of the BMCMPO Metropolitan Planning Area, or MPA. All federal funds distributed through the BMCMPO must support projects within this MPA boundary.

TIP Amendment Process

Changes to TIP programmed projects often occur after initial approvals by local, state and federal jurisdictions. These changes fall under an administration modification or an amendment, as defined by the INDOT STIP Manual and INDOT Office of Transit Manual. Administrative modifications reviewed and approved by MPO staff and do not require Policy Committee approval. Project classified as amendments, however, must undergo public participation review recommendation approvals by the BMCMPO Technical Advisory (TAC), Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), and formal approval by the BMCMPO Policy Committee (PC).  

Local public agencies requiring a change to the scope, funding year, phases, federal funding sources, or funding amounts of their projects shall submit a TIP Change Request Form with their desired changes to mpo@bloomington.in.gov, prior to the relevant 2025 deadlines for TIP amendments. MPO staff process administrative modifications to TIP as soon as possible and share the change with BMCMPO committees as an informational item. MPO staff present amendments first to the TIP to the Technical Advisory & Citizen Advisory Committees for approval recommendations and then to the Policy Committee for approval by consensus. 

INDOT posts all approved BMCMPO projects on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program to the STIP webpage for a 30-day public review prior to Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration approvals.  

FY 2026-2030 TIP (under development)

The FY2026-2030 TIP describes the local and state-led projects within the BMCMPO metropolitan planning area boundary that will receive federal and state funding for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030. The FY 2026 - 2030 BMCMPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) was adopted by the BMCMPO Policy Committee on March 14, 2025. BMCMPO staff has submitted the adopted TIP to INDOT, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration for final review and approval. Pending this state/federal approval, the FY 2026-2030 TIP will tentatively take effect on July 1, 2025.