NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: 
April 24, 2024


Intercity Transit Seeks Public Comment on Annual
Transportation Improvement Program


Olympia, WA – Intercity Transit invites the public to comment on transit projects identified in the annual update of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the period 2025-2028. Identifying projects in the local agency, TIP is a requirement for the agency to utilize Federal funding.

The public comment period is April 17, 2024, through May 15, 2024, with a public hearing scheduled for May 15, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.

The public can attend the hearing in person at the administrative office of Intercity Transit located at 510 Pattison Street SE in Olympia, by telephone or Teams video conference.

In addition to providing comment at the May 15, 2024, public hearing, the public may also submit their comments by 12 p.m. on May 15, 2024, by:

Further details concerning how to provide comment at the public hearing will be posted on Intercity Transit’s website at intercitytransit.com/news. The draft TIP details the agency’s complete program of potentially federally funded projects for 2025-2028. It includes projects also programmed through the Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) and the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC).

The draft TIP is subject to review by TRPC and PSRC (for projects that include secured or anticipated PSRC Earned Share formula funds), for inclusion in the respective regional TIP (RTIP). Federally funded projects must be included in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) prior to funding being available.

The draft 2025-2028 TIP is available on Intercity Transit’s website at https://www.intercitytransit.com/about-us/publications or by contacting the Grants Program Manager at 360-705-5808 or jgould@intercitytransit.com.

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