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4. Indianapolis Regional Transportation Improvement
Program (IRTIP)
The Indianapolis Regional Transportation Improvement Program (IRTIP) includes transportation
improvements programmed by local and state government and other transportation agencies in
the Indianapolis MPA for a period of four years. The basic objective of the IRTIP is to help local
public agencies in central Indiana provide the best attainable coordinated transportation system
for citizens in this area. In addition, the IRTIP provides:
• a forum for policy coordination by the IRTC;
• a schedule by which to coordinate project implementation among jurisdictions and
agencies;
• a required step for implementation of the Long-Range Transportation Plan priority
projects using federal funds;
• an aid to financial programming and administration; and
• a source of information to the public for a comprehensive list of federally funded
transportation projects in the Indianapolis MPA.
Under federal law, the IRTIP:
• Covers a minimum four-year period of investment;
• Is updated at least every two years (the IRTIP is generally amended every quarter);
• Is realistic in terms of available funding (known as a fiscally-constrained IRTIP, a
requirement referred to as “fiscal constraint”) and is not just a “wish list” of projects;
• Conforms with the State Implementation Plan (SIP) (see Acronym List for definition) for
air quality standards;
• Is approved by the Indianapolis MPO, the Anderson MPO, and FHWA/FTA for air
quality; and
• Is incorporated into the statewide transportation improvement program (STIP)
administered by INDOT.
The relationship between the unified planning work program (UPWP), the Long Range
Transportation Plan, and the Indianapolis Regional Transportation Improvement Program
(IRTIP) is shown in the following graphic:
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