Public Comment Period: FY 2026-2026 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment 3
FY 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment 3 Packet
Multiple changes are proposed for Amendment Number 3 to the FY 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program and can be found in the attached packet.
- *Revised* Fassnight Greenway – Glenstone to Enterprise (EN2423)
Springfield has requested to add ROW as the next phase for this project in the total additional amount of $3,315,000. - *New* Area Wide School Flasher Program (EN2612)
OTO is adding funding for a competitive program for members to purchase school flashers, with a total programmed amount of $312,500. The source of this funding will be from awarded project savings. - *Revised* I-44 Safety Project (MO2521)
MoDOT has requested to adjust funding to reflect changes in the Joplin and Laclede County portions of the project, reducing the total programmed amount to $470,933,000. - *Revised* Main Avenue Bridge over Jordan Creek (SP2402)
Springfield has requested to revise the ROW and Construction costs for a new total programmed amount of $4,440,000. - *New* Fremont Avenue – Erie to Independence (SP2612)
Springfield has requested to program ROW associated with a future street widening/trail project, for a total programmed amount of $1,100,000. - *New* 2026 Springfield ADA Improvements – Various Routes (SP2613)
Springfield has requested to add a project for ADA improvements on various federal-aid routes for a total programmed amount of $929,700. - *New* Springfield School Flasher Signal Replacement – Various Locations (SP2607)
Springfield is requesting to add a project for the replacement of flasher signals at various locations, as well as battery backup, for a total programmed amount of $682,010.
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 January 14, 2026 at 5 p.m. The OTO Board of Directors will review and consider approving the Amendment at their January 15, 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.
Public input is a cornerstone of our operations. To tell us what you think, please email us at comment@ozartstransportation.org. Find us on Facebook or on Twitter @theOTOMPO.
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