Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

Federal regulations require the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance as the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Schuylkill Counties, to develop and maintain a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).  The TIP identifies the region’s highest priority transportation projects, develops a multi-year program of implementation and identifies available federal and non-federal funding for the programmed project phases.  The TIP shows the estimated cost of each project and a projected schedule for completion of the project.  The TIP covers a four-year period of investment, must be fiscally-constrained, and is updated every two years through a cooperative effort of local, state and federal agencies, including participation by the general public.  Extensive public outreach is conducted during the development of the TIP, and public comments are considered fully in the development of the program.

A detailed discussion of the NEPA MPO’s public outreach activities are detailed in the Public Participation Plan found here.

Click on the map to view 2027-2030 Draft Transportation Improvement Program Projects
Click on the image to view the 2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program Storymap

2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program

The NEPA MPO is updating its Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP identifies the region’s highest priority transportation projects, develops a multi-year program of implementation and identifies available federal and non-federal funding for the programmed project phases. The TIP shows the estimated cost of each project and a projected schedule for completion of the project. The TIP covers a four-year period of investment, must be fiscally-constrained, and is updated every two years through a cooperative effort of local, state and federal agencies, including participation by the general public.

A 30-day comment period on the draft 2027-2030 TIP runs from May 11, 2026 to June 11, 2026. A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 9:30 AM. It will be held virtually and at the following locations:

  • Monroe County Planning Commission, 701 Main Street, 4th Floor, Stroudsburg, PA
  • Lehighton Borough Building, 1 Constitution Ave., Lehighton, PA
  • Pike County Training Center, 135 Pike County Blvd, Lord’s Valley, PA
  • Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation, Union Station, 2nd Floor, 1 Progress Circle, Pottsville, PA

A NEPA MPO Technical Planning Committee and NEPA MPO Policy Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 9:30 AM to consider approval of the 2027-2030 TIP and related documents. The meeting will be held at the NEPA Alliance office in Pittston and virtually.

The call information for both virtual NEPA MPO meetings is below:

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+1 323-475-1191 United States, Los Angeles (Toll)
Conference ID: 418 625 295#

Following approval of the TIP, it will be submitted to the Commonwealth, the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration. The 2027-2030 TIP goes into effect on October 1, 2026.

The 2025-2028 TIP can be accessed here.

Annual List of Obligated Projects

The Annual Listing of Obligated Projects was first required by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and continued with the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).  Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are required to publish a list of projects for which federal funds have been obligated in the previous federal fiscal year.

Draft 2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program

Click to view the NEPA MPO Draft 2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)