The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a short-range transportation plan that includes federally funded and regionally significant projects. It serves to implement the region’s long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan, (Mobility Plan 2050). Accordingly, TIP projects must be included in, or consistent with, the Mobility Plan.

The draft FY 2026-2029 TIP identifies projects that will be funded and implemented over the next four years and provides a description and cost for each phase (e.g. design/ engineering, right-of-way acquisition, construction, capital purchases) that will occur within that timeframe.

Projects range from roadway modernization (like improving shoulders and integrating advanced traffic management systems) and widening roads (such as Washington Pike from North of I-640 to Murphy Road) to safety improvements (turn lanes and sidewalks) and multi-modal accessibility (Oak Ridge Rails to Trails and Broadway Accelerated Bus Corridor).

In conjunction with the TIP, an Air Quality Conformity Determination Report was prepared to demonstrate that implementing projects within it will conform with the requirements of the Clean Air Act. The draft plan can be found at knoxtpo.org/projects/transportation-improvement-program, and the Air Quality Conformity Determination Report and other related information can be found in the draft appendix.

General comments can be submitted by email to Craig.Luebke@knoxplanning.org, or in person by attending one of the following public meetings where the plan will be considered. Public comments are encouraged to be made by October 14, 2025.