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          THE COUNTY’S TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
        
        
          Transportation Improvement Program
        
        
          The
        
        
        
           is a four
        
        
          year capital program that lists federally-funded projects,
        
        
          regionally significant projects that are not federally
        
        
          funded, other state-funded capital projects, public transit
        
        
          projects, bicycle and pedestrian improvement projects,
        
        
          Intelligent Transportation System improvements, and
        
        
          freight-related improvements. It is required by federal
        
        
          law in order to receive and spend federal transportation
        
        
          dollars, but it is only authorization to seek funding - it is
        
        
          neither a guarantee that funding will be available, nor is it
        
        
          a final schedule of project implementation.
        
        
          Projects on the TIP represent the consensus of state and
        
        
          regional officials, who agree that these projects are the
        
        
          most critical, near-term improvements to be pursued. It
        
        
          is, however, fiscally constrained, which means that the
        
        
          total cost of all TIP projects cannot exceed the amount of
        
        
          federal and state funds the region expects to receive.
        
        
          The TIP includes estimated project costs and schedules
        
        
          by project phase. It covers a four-year period on the
        
        
          federal fiscal year schedule of October 1 to September 30
        
        
          and is administered by the Delaware Valley Regional
        
        
          Planning Commission. For counties in  Pennsylvania, it is
        
        
          updated every other year. The most recent update is FY
        
        
          2015.  Once adopted, the TIP can be amended on a
        
        
          monthly basis with an action of the DVRPC Board.
        
        
          Montgomery County takes an active role in the
        
        
          transportation planning process that culminates in the
        
        
          production of the TIP.
        
        
          Most TIP funding is administered by the U.S. Department
        
        
          of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration
        
        
          (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
        
        
          Authorization for the release of those funds come from
        
        
          federal transportation legislation which, as of this January
        
        
          2013, is a two-year bill called
        
        
        
           (Moving Ahead
        
        
          for Progress in the 21
        
        
          st
        
        
          Century). Actual dollars for this
        
        
          come from the Highway Trust Fund, a repository of funds
        
        
          collected by the 18.4 cents-per-gallon federal tax on
        
        
          motor fuels. Additional funds are provided by the state,
        
        
          local municipalities, and private developers.
        
        
          
            ID
          
        
        
          
            PROJECT TITLE
          
        
        
          
            DESCRIPTION
          
        
        
          16705
        
        
          Old Betzwood Bridge Trail
        
        
          New bike and pedestrian trail bridge over Schuylkill River.
        
        
          50634
        
        
          County Line Rd Restoration
        
        
          Three-lane cross section btw Kulp Rd and PA 611
        
        
          57851
        
        
          Plank/Otts/Meyers/Seitz Roads
        
        
          Phase 1—Intersection improvements.
        
        
          57865
        
        
          Edge Hill Rd Reconstruction
        
        
          Reconstruct roadway; provide drainage improvements, sidewalks
        
        
          63486
        
        
          US 202—Phase 3
        
        
          Reconstruct roadway from Johnson Hwy to Township Line Rd
        
        
          63490
        
        
          US 202—Phase 1
        
        
          Reconstruct roadway from Township Line Rd to Morris Rd
        
        
          63491
        
        
          US 202—Phase 2
        
        
          Reconstruct roadway from Morris Rd to Swedesford Rd
        
        
          63493
        
        
          US 202—Five Points Intersection
        
        
          Reconstruct intersection with PA 463, PA 309, and old US 202.
        
        
          64779
        
        
          County Line Rd Widening
        
        
          Stump Rd to Lower State Rd, widen to 5 lanes, improve intersection
        
        
          66952
        
        
          PA 23/Valley Forge Rd
        
        
          Relocate and widen N Gulph Road at Valley Forge Park
        
        
          66986
        
        
          US 422 Section M2A-Stowe
        
        
          Replace the Schuylkill River bridge btw Stowe and PA 100 int.
        
        
          70197
        
        
          US 422 Section SRB
        
        
          New bridge for WB US 422 over Schuylkill; replace EB bridge.
        
        
          73214
        
        
          Ardmore Station
        
        
          New station building; new parking garage; pedestrian amenities.
        
        
          79864
        
        
          Lafayette Street—Phase 3
        
        
          Reconstruct and widen from Barbadoes St to Ford St
        
        
          80021
        
        
          US 202 Markley Street—Phase 2
        
        
          Reconstruct roadway from south of Main Street to Elm Street
        
        
          86924
        
        
          US 422 Resurfacing (PM2)
        
        
          Paving and rehab of six miles btw Linfield and Royersford
        
        
          87392
        
        
          Lafayette Street—Phase 2
        
        
          Make improvements to Ridge Pk, Conshohocken Rd, Diamond Ave
        
        
          89715
        
        
          US 422 Sanatoga Interchange
        
        
          Improvements to interchange at Evergreen Road
        
        
          92839
        
        
          Ridge Pike Bridges
        
        
          Replace 2 bridges over NS; widen to 5 lanes Turnpike to Carland
        
        
          
            FIGURE 63:
          
        
        
          
            Major TIP Projects FY 2015-2022 (partial list)