Public Comment Period for the FY 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment 3

Press Release

TIP Amendment 3 Packet

Four changes are proposed for Amendment Number 3 to the FY 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program and can be found in the attached packet.

1. *Revised* Weaver Road Improvements (BA2402)
   The City of Battlefield is requesting to add additional STBG-U funding as the estimate for engineering increased from what was originally programmed. The total programmed amount is $176,352.
   
2. *Removed* Jefferson Avenue Footbridge (EN1803)
   The City of Springfield received funding through the State of Missouri budget for this project and will not be using federal funds.
   
3. *Removed* Kali Springs Trail (EN2409)
   The Kali Springs Trail was initially awarded Bicycle/Pedestrian Infrastructure funding, but has since been determined to be ineligible.
   
4. *Removed* Chadwick Flyer Trailhead (EN2404)
   *Removed* Garrison Springs Trailhead (EN2408)
   *Revised* Chadwick Flyer Spur to OHS (OK2302)
   The City of Ozark has requested to withdraw two projects and use that funding on the Chadwick Flyer Spur project, for a total programmed cost of $345,892.
   

How to comment:
Online: http://giveusyourinput.org
Email: comment@ozarkstransportation.org
Fax: 417-862-6013
In writing: OTO, 2208 W. Chesterfield Blvd., Suite 101, Springfield, MO 65807

The public comment period will end on March 20, 2024 at 5 p.m. The OTO Board of Directors will review and consider approving the Amendment at their March 21, 2024 Board Meeting, held at 12:00 noon. After reviewing recommendations and entertaining public comment, the OTO Board of Directors will decide whether to formally adopt the Amendment.

For more information, contact: Natasha Longpine, Transportation Planning Manager, Ozarks Transportation Organization, 2208 W. Chesterfield Boulevard, Suite 101, Springfield, Missouri 65807, 417-865-3042.

Ozarks Transportation Organization is your Springfield-regional Metropolitan Planning Organization, or MPO. The MPO is a body of elected and appointed members who work together with local, state and federal elected officials and policy-makers, serving to make funding and planning decisions for transportation within the Springfield, MO region.

Public input is a cornerstone of our operations. To tell us what you think, please email us at comment@ozartstransportation.org. Find us on Facebook or on Twitter @theOTOMPO.

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