1. Transportation Improvement Program and Air Quality Conformity Analysis
Fiscal Year
Transportation Improvement Program
and Air Quality Conformity Analysis

2. What is the TIP?
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a four year plan that allocates specific funding to specific projects and programs.
A new TIP is formally adopted by the MPO every four years, however, amendments to the TIP are reviewed and adopted by the MPO as necessary throughout the four year TIP period.

3. What is the TIP?
The current TIP goes from Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 to FY2015
The Fiscal Year coincides with the Federal Fiscal Year which starts on October 1st and ends on September 30th
The FY TIP was adopted in September 2011, however, an Amended/Updated TIP was recently adopted in November 2012 (primarily done for Air Quality Conformity)

4. MPO Controls STPBH, CMAQ, and TAP
The MPO controls 3 pots of money:
STPBH – Surface Transportation Program Birmingham Attributable
CMAQ – Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality
TAP – Transportation Alternative Program (new from MAP 21)
About $28 million/year:
$15m STPBH
$12m CMAQ
$1m TAP

5. ALDOT Controls Other Funding
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) – about $450 million statewide
National Highway System Program (NHS)
Interstate Maintenance Program
Highway Bridge Program
Surface Transportation Program – Any Area (STP) – about $80 million statewide
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) - about $45 million statewide

6. TIP Development Process/Timeline
1 year Timeline for the Development of a New TIP
The newest TIP will be adopted Fall 2015 for a FY TIP
Fall Transportation Committee Members and Local Officials will start discussing the new projects that they would submit for funding
December 2014 – Official announcement to call for projects; Instructions distributed and posted on the web; Announcements mailed to every Mayor in Jefferson & Shelby.

7. TIP Development Process/Timeline
January 2015 – Workshop
February Due Date for STPBH and CMAQ
March 2015 – Projects Reviewed
April 2015 – Draft list of STPBH and CMAQ projects recommended to the MPO for funding
May Draft TIP & Air Quality Conformity Report sent to Interagency Consultation (IAC) - 30 day IAC review
June 2015 – IAC comments on TIP and Air Quality Conformity Report

8. TIP Development Process/Timeline (cont.)
June 2015 – Announcement of Public Involvement (PI) at Committee meetings
July 2015 – Public Involvement Meeting (21 day comment period)
August 2015 – Public Involvement documentation will be presented to the Transportation Committees and determination made to send PI, TIP and AQ Report to MPO for adoption
September MPO meeting to adopt FY TIP

9. Typical Project Timeline (Federal Funds)
From Concept to Construction, a Roadway or
Sidewalk Project typically takes at least 5 years.
Professional Engineering (PE) – 2 to 3 years
Consultant Selection & Negotiation
Design
Environmental (NEPA)
Right-of-Way (RW) – 1 to 2 years
Determine legal property boundaries & RW required for project
Condemnations (where necessary)
Appraisals
Purchases

10. Typical Project Timeline (Federal Funds)
Utilities (UT) – 1 year
Some utility companies are more cooperative/responsive
than others
Construction (CN) – 6 months to 2 years
Federal projects require additional inspection & reporting
NEARLY EVERY PHASE REQUIRES ALDOT & FHWA REVIEW

11. Air Quality Conformity
The Clean Air Act and supporting US Code require integrated transportation and air quality planning for nonattainment areas and maintenance areas.
These requirements are known as transportation conformity.
Transportation plans and programs must demonstrate compliance with conformity requirements.
Jefferson and Shelby Counties and a small portion of Walker County are classified as nonattainment areas with respect to Particulate Matter (PM2.5).
Jefferson and Shelby Counties are currently in attainment of the ground-level ozone standard, but are considered maintenance areas for ground-level ozone.

12. Capacity Projects & AQ Analysis
Jefferson and Shelby Counties are currently in attainment of the ground-level ozone standard, but are considered maintenance areas for ground-level ozone.
The Air Quality Conformity Analysis forecasts future traffic volumes and resulting pollutants specified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
All roadway projects that add through lanes are considered capacity projects and must be included in the analysis.
Projects that only add a continuous two-way left turn lane (center lane) can be considered capacity if they are ½ mile or longer (reviewed by IAC).
A new AQ Analysis and subsequent Amended/Updated TIP is performed and adopted annually.

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