NARTS 2023-2026 TIP AMENDMENT #8: The NWARPC, in conjunction with Razorback Transit and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), has determined an amendment to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Transportation Study (NARTS) Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is necessary to include modifications to FTA Section 5339 programmed funding allocations.

DRAFT TIP AMEND. #8 EXHIBIT

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: A public comment period for the proposed TIP Amendment #8 will be held from Monday, July 8, 2024, through Monday, July 22, 2024. Written comments can be sent to comments@nwarpc.org. The TAC will consider the proposed amendment and public comments on Thursday, July 18, 2024 and the RPC/PolicyCommittee on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document is required under federal transportation legislation. This publication lists all federally funded transportation and transportation-related projects to be undertaken within the transportation study area by implementing agencies over the next four years. NWARPC develops the Northwest Arkansas Regional Transportation Study (NARTS) TIP, in cooperation with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT).

The NARTS FFY 2023-2026 TIP was approved by the RPC/Policy Committee on December 7, 2022 by Resolution #2022-16. This approved TIP includes all transportation improvements planned or programmed within the MPA that will utilize federal funding for all or part of their implementation costs. The purpose of the TIP is to assist in coordinating the use of these funds for area-wide transportation improvements and to ensure that the projects that are the recipients of these federal funds are in conformance with the 2045 NWARPC Metropolitan Transportation Plan (2045 MTP) adopted on March 24, 2021.

NARTS FFY 2023-2026 TIP

TIP PROJECTS MAP

2023-2026 TIP Amendments:

• 06/28/2023 – Amendment #1 – MODOT System Preservation Jobs #7I3512 and #SR0117
• 08/23/2023 – Amendment #2 – ORT FTA Section 5307 FFY 2018 Conway Funds
• 10/25/2023 – Amendment #3 – FTA Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP) Project
• 11/21/2023 – Amendment #4 – MoDOT Job SR0205
• 01/24/2024 – Amendment #5 – ORT FTA Section 5339 FFY 2024 Funds
• 03/27/2024 – Amendment #6 – SS4A Awards, MoDOT Projects, and FTA Section 5307
• 05/22/2024 – Amendment #7 – FTA Section 5307

2023-2026 TIP Administrative Modifications:

• 03/06/2023 – AdMod. #1 – Hwy. 612 Funding Source
• 05/15/2023 – AdMod. #2 – ORT FTA Section 5339 Funding Source Year
• 05/23/2024 – AdMod. #3 – ORT FTA Section 5307 Funding Source Year
• 06/24/2024 – AdMod. #4 – ORT FTA Section 5307 Notation (NARTS01)

Transportation

• Metropolitan Transportation Plan
• Transportation Improvement Program
• Annual Listing of Obligated Projects
• Performance Measures
• Forecasting Travel Demand
• Congestion Management Process
• SS4A CSAP- Vision Zero Plan
• Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO) Plan
• Intelligent Transportation System Architecture (ITS) Plan