Transportation Improvement Program 2012-2015

FY 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program and the Air Quality Conformity Determination

Approximately $1.6 billion dollars worth of transportation projects and improvements were approved by the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) on Monday, November 14, 2011. The 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Baltimore region contains a list of transportation priorities and projects for which federal funding will be requested over the next 4 years. Projects are drawn from recommendations in the new long-range transportation plan, Plan It 2035.

New projects added for FY 2012 include:

Twenty bridge projects added to begin rehabilitation or replacement, ranging from MD 144 over I-695 to the Sisson Street Bridge over CSX.
Baltimore City is adding a Roundabout at Park Circle and Reconstructing a portion of Broening Highway

Examples of other proposed projects include:

Completing the replacement of the historic Jericho Covered Bridge
MTA will purchase fifty seven, 40-foot hybrid diesel-electric buses
Preliminary engineering for the B&P Tunnel
Construction funds for intersections near Ft. George G. Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground

The final TIP is available online in PDF format and can be downloaded below. It has been divided into sections for ease of downloading:

Full 2012-2015 TIP (11,541 kb)
Introduction and Background (1,166 kb)
Financial Summary (98 kb)
Countywide Maps and Project Locations (1,782 kb)
- Anne Arundel County (310 kb)
- Baltimore City (970 kb)
- Baltimore County (894 kb)
- Carroll County (232 kb)
- Harford County (348 kb)
- Howard County (148 kb)
- MTA project listings (215 kb)
- SHA Project Listings, Office of the Secretary and BMC (861 kb)
Appendices (8,420 kb)

TIP projects may also be viewed using our online database. Print versions of the TIP are also available at the Regional Information Center.

Air Quality Conformity Determination

The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) has also released the Draft Air Quality Conformity Determination of the Draft FY 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program and the Final Plan It 2035. This report looks at the potential impact these transportation projects could have on the region's air quality.

The Draft Air Quality Conformity Determination report concludes that implementation of projects in the 2012-2015 TIP and Plan It 2035 does not worsen the region's air quality or delay the timely attainment of the national ambient air quality standards. The pollutants addressed in the report include ozone, fine particulate matter, and carbon monoxide.

In addition, the BRTB accepted comments on seven tables in the Draft Air Quality Conformity Determination. These were updated to reflect the addition of the conformity analysis year 2012, which was done in anticipation of final EPA reclassification of the Baltimore region from "moderate" nonattainment of the ozone standard to "serious" nonattainment.

>> Download the Conformity Determination and Appendices

>> View the Notice of the Proposed Determination of Nonattainment and Reclassification of the Baltimore 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area (pdf)

Public Review and Comment

A public review period on the Draft 2012-2015 TIP was held from Wednesday, September 21 through Friday, October 21, 2011.

During this time, six public meetings to answer questions and accept comments on the Draft 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program, Plan It 2035, and the Draft Air Quality Conformity Determination were held. In addition, the BRTB welcomed comments at the BRTB meeting on Tuesday, October 23 at 9 a.m. and at the BRTB meeting with elected officials and empowered representatives on Monday, November 14 at 4 p.m.

>> View public comments received (pdf, 2.4 MB)

>>View the BRTB responses (pdf, 102 kb)

Amendments

The following is a listing of amendments to the 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program. Use the links to get detailed information about each of these amendments.