MPO Policy Committee adopts the FY 2027-2030 TIP and revises the 2025-2050 MTP

What the sources say

• ⚠ Sources differ

  The FY 2027-2030 TIP gives two dates for the Policy Committee's adoption meeting.

  Reported value 1[1][4][6]

  Value

  2026-04-16

  Cover ('TIP adopted by MPO Policy Committee: April 16, 2026'); self-certification signed by the Policy Board chair dated 4-16-2026; CivicClerk lists a regular meeting on April 16, 2026 whose agenda includes 'a Resolution to Adopt the 2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Program.'

  Reported value 2[1][6]

  Value

  2026-04-09

  Public involvement section: the draft 'was presented to the MPO Policy Committee for approval, at the quarterly meeting on April 9, 2026'; the project listing pages are headed 'April 9, 2026'. CivicClerk lists no committee meeting on April 9, 2026.

• ✓ Verified

  The FY 2027-2030 TIP individually lists five TxDOT-sponsored Loop 335 construction projects, all in FY 2027 with nothing in FY 2028-2030: the direct connector ramps $163,127,300; the B-2 Phase V Arden Road segment $49,920,548; the third-level bridge segment from I-27 to Bell Street $29,113,323; the segment from east of Coulter to I-27 $27,518,878; and the I-27 frontage road rehabilitation, Sundown Lane to Loop 335, $18,572,730. Funding is $230,602,221 federal and $57,650,558 state, with $0 local match. By category: $50,171,905 Category 2 (metropolitan and urban corridor), $16,779,000 Category 4 (statewide connectivity) and Category 12 (strategic priority) for the rest. ^[1]

  Total

  $288,252,779

  Federal

  $230,602,221

  State

  $57,650,558

  Local

  $0

• ⚠ Sources differ

  The FY 2027-2030 TIP financial summary gives the FY 2027 highway total two ways.

  Reported value 1[1]

  Fy2027 highway

  $288,252,779

  Category 12

  $211,301,874

  'Authorized FY 2027' column and the Category 1-12 funding source breakdown ($230,602,221 federal + $57,650,558 state); this equals the sum of the five project sheets.

  Reported value 2[1]

  Fy2027 highway

  $288,252,689

  Category 12

  $211,301,784

  'Programmed FY 2027' column and 'Total Programmed FY 2027-2030' column of the same table, where the Category 12 entry reads $211,301,784.

• ✓ Verified

  The FY 2027-2030 transit financial summary (current as of 2/26/2026) shows $5,268,007 a year: $4,790,934 Section 5307, $255,000 Section 5310 and $222,073 other FTA (Section 5339 bus replacement). The four-year total is $21,072,028 ($12,594,736 federal, $8,477,292 state and other). Each year lists operating expenses $3,700,458 ($1,850,230 federal, $377,787 TxDOT, $1,472,441 local match), preventive maintenance $802,297, ADA paratransit $274,456, passenger amenities $255,000, bus replacements $222,073 and training $13,723. ^[1]

  Total

  $21,072,028

  Federal

  $12,594,736

  State other

  $8,477,292

• ✓ Verified

  The local match on the FY 2027-2030 transit sheets totals $1,741,536 a year (computed). That is operating $1,472,441, preventive maintenance $160,459, ADA paratransit $54,891, passenger amenities $51,000 and training $2,745; bus replacements show none. The sheets list Amarillo City Transit as sponsor and do not say what source supplies the local match. ^[1]

  Local match per year

  $1,741,536

• ✓ Verified

  For the two years both programs cover, the FY 2027-2030 TIP lists less transit money than the FY 2025-2028 TIP. FY 2027 falls from $8,376,923 to $5,268,007 and FY 2028 from $9,137,743 to $5,268,007. Operating expenses for FY 2028 fall from $6,226,936 (local match $2,509,475) to $3,700,458 (local match $1,472,441). The FY 2025-2028 "Replace Para-Transit Vehicle" line ($471,900 in FY 2027 and $519,090 in FY 2028) does not appear in the FY 2027-2030 listing, which adds a Section 5310 passenger-amenities line. Neither document states a reason for the changes. ^[2][1]

• ✓ Verified

  The FY 2025-2028 TIP had a "Locally Significant Projects" section listing City of Amarillo street resurfacing at $2,587,000 a year in local money. The FY 2027-2030 TIP's table of contents and tables have no locally funded project section, and no City of Amarillo resurfacing line appears in it. ^[2][1]

• ✓ Verified

  Exhibit A of the FY 2027-2030 TIP, a list of grouped projects "for informational purposes only" with construction target amounts, lists some of the 2024 pedestrian projects at different amounts and years. Business I-40 from SW 9th Avenue to Hughes (CSJ 0090-06-049) is listed at $16,500,000 in FY 2027 (June); the FY 2025-2028 TIP listed it at $10,189,593 for FY 2026. Business I-40 from N. Hughes to Buchanan (0090-06-050) is $6,877,269 in FY 2028, against $2,826,918 before. Travis Street from Business I-40 to 18th (0904-02-057) is $500,000 in FY 2028, against $627,750 before. Exhibit A also lists an "Amarillo Safe Streets for All pedestrian enhancements" item (0904-00-245) at $1,072,114 in FY 2027. ^[1][2]

• ⚠ Sources differ

  The MTP and the TIPs give different costs for the same Loop 335 projects; they measure different things.

  Reported value 1[7]

  A25003

  $229,400,000

  A25002

  $79,600,000

  A25004

  $36,700,000

  Arden segment

  $63,600,000

  2025-2050 MTP Exhibit 34, YOE 'total project cost', which the plan says includes engineering, right-of-way, utilities and construction; timing 2028 (2030 for the Arden segment).

  Reported value 2[1]

  A25003

  $163,127,300

  A25002

  $56,632,201

  A25004

  $18,572,730

  Arden segment

  $49,920,548

  FY 2027-2030 TIP project sheets, authorized construction funding (A25002 = $29,113,323 + $27,518,878, computed); all in FY 2027.

• ✓ Verified

  The May 2026 MTP revision, dated for the April 16, 2026 Policy Committee meeting, adds two transit projects, Safety Enhancements (A25T13S) and Security Enhancements (A25T14S), with no roadway changes. Its Transit Short Range Plan 2025-2035 totals $85,466,000, led by operating expense ($44,451,000), ADA para-transit service ($20,264,000) and preventive maintenance ($9,860,000). ^[3]

  Transit short range plan

  $85,466,000

• ✓ Verified

  The FY 2025 annual listing of obligated projects reports $3,196,107 in federal transit funds obligated in FY 2025. For operating expenses it shows $2,191,376 federal, $419,763 state and $1,771,677 local ($4,382,766 total as printed; the three parts add to $4,382,816). The FY 2025-2028 TIP had programmed $4,807,264 for that line, including a $1,885,406 local match. ^[8][2]

• ✓ Verified

  None of the MPO documents reviewed states why the Loop 335/I-27 projects moved from FY 2028 to FY 2027, why the transit amounts fell, or why the City's locally funded resurfacing line was not carried into the FY 2027-2030 TIP. Minutes of the 2024-2026 Policy Committee meetings were not available on CivicClerk. ^[1][9][6]