The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) will hold a 21-day public comment period on an amendment to the 2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The comment period begins on October 27 and will end on November 17, 2025. Amendments #26-03.1 and 26-03.2 contain:
For INDOT – 24 Projects:
- 4 Bridge Projects,
- 2 New Bridge Projects (carry over from previous TIP)
- 1 Bridge Replacement (adding a significant amount of funds)
- 1 Bridge Maintenance Projects (adding a significant amount of funds)
- 6 Pavement/Roadway Rehabilitation Projects
- 3 Maintenance Projects (adding a significant amount of funds)
- 1 Maintenance Project (adding a phase)
- 2 Safety Projects
- 1 Adding a significant amount of funds
- 1 new Project
- 1 Sign Project – Repair/Replacement – district-wide; new project
- 2 Trail Projects in the National Park (new projects)
- 4 Intersection Modifications
- 2 Safety Projects with no or a limited amount of added turn lanes (added phase)
- 2 Safety Projects with added turn lanes (added a significant amount of funds)
- 4 Small Structure Repair/Lining/Replacements
- 3 New projects
- 1 Project (adding a significant amount of funds)
- 3 Other Type Projects
- 1 Intelligent Traffic Management project (80/94 FlexRoad) (increasing funding)
- 1 Non-Roadway Project – Purchase Safety software – New project
- 1 Safety project (delete – moving to another MPO’s TIP)
For locally sponsored projects – 28 Projects for the municipalities of Cedar Lake (3), Crown Point (2), Dyer (1), East Chicago (1), Gary (1), Highland (1), Hobart (1), La Porte (1), La Porte County (1), Lake County (1), Lowell (1), Merrillville (1), Munster (1), New Chicago (1), Portage (2), Porter (1), Porter County (1), Valparaiso (4), Whiting (1), Winfield (2):
- 4 ADA sidewalk/pedestrian projects
- 3 new projects
- 1 increased funding
- 2 Trail Projects
- 1 carrying over from previous TIP
- 1 delete project
- 3 Bridge Projects
- 1 Replacement Project (new project)
- 1 New bridge (expansion) project (adding a phase)
- 1 Bridge Inspection Project (new project)
- 4 Intersection Modification (Roundabout) Projects
- 1 New project (carry over from previous TIP)
- 1 Project (adding a Phase)
- 2 Projects (adding a significant amount of funding)
- 1 Roadway Rehabilitation Project (adding a significant amount of funds)
- 14 Other Type projects (new projects)
- 13 Zero/Low Emission Vehicle Purchase
- 1 Non-Roadway (Landscaping) Project
Amendment 26-03.5 contains 20 projects for transit operators in NWI:
- 1 Project for Operating Assistance/Complementary Paratransit (increased funding amounts)
- 7 Projects for Operating Assistance
- 1 New Project
- 6 Projects (increased funding amounts)
- 6 Preventative Maintenance Projects
- 5 Projects (increased funding amounts)
- 1 New Project
- 6 Capital Projects
- 1 Vehicle Replacement with technical corrections
- 5 Other types of projects
- 3 New Projects
- 2 Projects with technical corrections
NIRPC’s TIP is a short-range financial and spending plan for the utilization of federal transportation funding and for regionally significant projects. These federal funds can be used for highway, transit, and non-motorized transportation projects. NIRPC's TIP includes projects undertaken by municipalities, counties, transit operators, and the State of Indiana. Federal planning regulations guide the preparation and development of the TIP documents. Projects may be viewed by going to https://rtip.nirpc.org/ and clicking on the TIP Amendments tab.
Comments may be submitted until November 17, 2025, in the following ways:
- Email: comments@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 December 2, 2025, meeting of the Transportation Committee, followed by the December 18, 2025, meeting of the NIRPC Commission.
Requests for alternative formats may be directed to NIRPC by calling 219-763-6060 or by email at comments@nirpc.org. TTY users may use the Relay Indiana service by calling 711 or 800-743-3333.
NIRPC is the Metropolitan Planning Organization and Council of Governments for La Porte, Lake, and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana. Working collaboratively across the region, NIRPC coordinates regional comprehensive planning and programming for transportation, economic development, and environmental policy.