Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

This is a planning and programming document that indicates how federal funds will be used in the Albuquerque Metropolitan Planning Area (AMPA).  

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TIPs must include all transportation projects that will receive federal highway and transit funds, and all transportation projects considered regionally significant regardless of fund source. All projects in a TIP must be consistent with the long-range transportation plan for the area (the Metropolitan Transportation Plan). TIPs must be fiscally constrained so the total amount programmed is based on estimates of funding “reasonably expected to be available.”

According to federal regulation, TIPs must cover a period of at least four years and be updated at least every four years. The AMPA TIP spans six years and is updated every two years, with periodic revisions made when necessary.

In Albuquerque, the TIP and its amendments must be approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Board (MTB) of the Mid-Region Council of Governments (MRCOG).  Once approved, it is incorporated into the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.

The current AMPA TIP covers Fiscal Years 2010-2015.  Each fiscal year runs from October 1st through September 30th.   

TIP Documents

•  Current TIP for the Albuquerque Metropolitan Planning Area FY 2010-2015
•  TIP Policies and Procedures Final Document, October 2008 
•  TIP Policies and Procedures Appendices, October 2008  
•  Federal Regulations and Information Related to Transportation Planning

ARRA Projects in the TIP (Economic Recovery)

The Albuquerque Metropolitan Area TIP includes several surface transportation projects funded with ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) funds. For a summary of ARRA projects in the Albuquerque TIP,  please click here. Refer to the individual project summaries in the TIP for more detailed project information.

For further information on the ARRA program please visit the following:
United States Government Recovery and Reinvestment website
New Mexico Office of Recovery and Reinvestment 

Revisions to the FY 2010-2015 TIP

  Proposed Safety Projects Submitted to NMDOT

 Proposed TIP Amendment for Public Review and Comment

 TIP Quarterly Amendment Deadlines 

Forms and Information for Agencies

• TIP Criteria Differentiating Amendments and Administrative Modifications
•  TIP Revision and Project Proposal Form Part 1 in Excel for electronic submission
•  TIP Revision and Project Proposal Form Part 1 in pdf for handwritten submission
•  TIP Revision and Project Proposal Form Part 2 (Addendum) in Microsoft Word for electronic submission
•  TIP Revision and Project Proposal Form Part 2 (Addendum) in pdf for handwritten submission

Archive of Amendments to the FY 2010-2015 TIP

•  R-09-04 MTB April 2009 Initial TIP Approval
•  R-09-09 MTB October 2009 TIP Amendment

Archive of Administrative Modifications to the FY 2010-2015 TIP

•  March 2010
•  February 2010
•  January 2010
•  December 2009
•  Second Half of October and November 2009
•  First Half of October 2009

Annual Obligation Reports

•  FY 2009 Annual Listing of Obligations
•  FY 2008 Annual Listing of Obligations
•  FY 2007 Annual Listing of Obligations
•  FY 2006 Annual Listing of Obligations

Contact:  Dave Pennella ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Comments should be emailed, mailed or faxed to:
TIP Coordinator
Mid-Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
809 Copper Avenue NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
fax: (505) 247-1753 
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