Transportation Improvement Program

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?

• Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations 450
• Title 49 Code of Federal Regulation 625
• 49 U.S. Code 5303
• Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)
• Pennsylvania Act 120 of 1970
• Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Title 74
• Pennsylvania Code Title 67
• 2025 Transportation Program Financial Guidance
• 2025 General and Procedural Guidance 
• PennDOT Design Manual
  • Part 1A: Pre-TIP and TIP Program Development Procedures

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.