How it works

Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

A Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) lists planned projects and assigns funding over a four-year period. TIPs cover regional projects and statewide initiatives.

Who creates it?

Metropolitan and Rural Planning Organizations (MPOs and RPOs) create local TIPs that include all the projects for a region. PennDOT creates two statewide-managed TIPs that span multiple regions including the Interstate Management Program TIP and Statewide Initiatives TIP.

When is it updated?

Pennsylvania TIPs are updated every two years. All 2025-2028 Regional TIPs will be available for a 30-day public comment period in the spring of 2024. 

 

How does it impact the planning process?

PennDOT combines the 24 individual regional TIPs with two statewide TIPs to create the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The STIP is also the first four years of the 12-Year Program.

What laws, regulations, and guidance are involved?

Public Participation Opportunities

  • Click a region to view the region’s TIP documents.
  • Comment on any Draft TIP during the public comment period every two years. 
  • All 2025-2028 Regional TIPs will be available for a 30-day public comment period in the spring of 2024.

2023-2026 Regional TIPs

All 2023-2026 Regional TIPs were available for 30-day public comment periods during the spring of 2022. Click a region to view the region’s TIP documents.