Public Comment Period: Amendment 5 to the FY 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program
FY 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment 5 Packet
Multiple changes are proposed for Amendment Number 5 to the FY 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program and can be found in the attached packet.
- *Revised* FY25 Purchase of (2) Fixed Route Buses (CU2505)
Due to delivery delays, City Utilities is needing to move a project from the FY 2025-2028 TIP to the current FY 2026-2029 TIP, with funding in FY 2026. The total programmed amount for these two buses is $1,024,925. - *Revised* FY26 Purchase of (1) Fixed Route Bus (CU2607)
The funding has been updated to reflect the total when combined with the two buses in CU2505. The total programmed amount for this one bus is $440,805.
How to comment:
Online: http://giveusyourinput.org
Email: comment@ozarkstransportation.org
Fax: 417-862-6013
In writing: OTO, 2208 W. Chesterfield Blvd., Suite 101, Springfield, MO 65807
The public comment period will end on May 20, 2026 at 5 p.m. The OTO Board of Directors will review and consider approving the Amendment at their May 21, 2026 Board Meeting, held at 12:00 noon. After reviewing recommendations and entertaining public comment, the OTO Board of Directors will decide whether to formally adopt the Amendment.
For more information, contact: Natasha Longpine, Transportation Planning Manager, Ozarks Transportation Organization, 2208 W. Chesterfield Boulevard, Suite 101, Springfield, Missouri 65807, 417-865-3042.
Ozarks Transportation Organization is your Springfield-regional Metropolitan Planning Organization, or MPO. The MPO is a body of elected and appointed members who work together with local, state and federal elected officials and policy-makers, serving to make funding and planning decisions for transportation within the Springfield, MO region.
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