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Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

Coordinating the short range Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) represents one of the ECRCP’s major responsibilities as the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Sandusky Urbanized Area. The TIP provides a four-year prioritized listing of a bikeway/pedestrian walkway, bridge, and highway projects utilizing federal funding.

Local political subdivisions, the county engineer, and the local Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District office initiate TIP projects. Applications from these agencies are submitted to the ECRCP as requests for federal funding. The application may be downloaded from our “downloadable documents” page on this website. Most local and state projects must be programmed in the TIP to be eligible to receive federal transportation monies. The Annual Element of the TIP list projects which are expected to be ready for implementation during upcoming fiscal years.

To be eligible for a TIP project, at least one of the below 8 SAFETEA-LU Metropolitan Planning Factors must be met:

  1. Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency;
  2. Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users;
  3. Increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users;
  4. Increase the accessibility and mobility of people and for freight;
  5. Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve the quality of life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns.
  6. Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for people and freight;
  7. Promote efficient system management and operation, and ;
  8. Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system.

*Highlighted Projects indicate Transportation Enhancement Projects

*Also Note that MPO Funds Requested are typically 80% of the total project cost, unless Jurisdiction requests less than the specified 80%.

*NEW* The MPO received a total of 12 eligible project applications during its 2012 project solicitation cycle.  The projects will be evaluated and scored by the MPO’s Project Selection Committee on May 15th.  The project scores will then be presented to the MPO’s Technical Advisory and Policy Committees, who will make the final decision on project funding.  To view the 12 submitted projects and their applications, Click Here.  Should you wish to forward any comments regarding the project applications, please feel free to submit your comments to the ERPC staff via email, mail, or telephone.  Our contact information can be found on the left of this webpage.

MPO TIP SFY 2012 - 2015

SFY 2012
Jurisdiction Project Location Project Description MPO
Requested
Funds
City of Sandusky Cedar Point Dr., Cleveland Rd. to Fifth St. Mill and Pave, Construct New Sidewalks $313,000 STP Funds
$145,000 TE Funds

SFY 2013
Jurisdiction Project Location Project Description MPO
Requested
Funds
City of Sandusky First St. (Meigs to Cedar Point Drive) Resurfacing $340,872
City of Sandusky Lions Park Bike and Pedestrian Pathway New Bike and Pedestrian Path with access to Bay Pathway and Monroe Street $129,880 TE Funds

SFY 2014
Jurisdiction Project Location Project Description MPO
Requested
Funds
Erie County Engineers/City of Sandusky Perkins Ave. (Camp to Milan) New Traffic Signals $672,821
City of Sandusky Camp St., Underpass Rehabilitation of Underpass $1,600,000
City of Vermilion West River Rd., Larchmont Dr. to South Corp. Line Resurfacing $527,714

SFY 2015
Jurisdiction Project Location Project Description MPO
Requested
Funds
City of Sandusky Water Street (Shelby to Wayne Street) Resurfacing, Sidewalks, Streetscape Improvements $552,452 STP funds
$330,262 TE funds
City of Vermilion Jerusalem Rd. (Vermilion Rd. to Sunnyside Rd.) Resurfacing $856,656

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