MS00, other type project (MISCELLANEOUS), nirpc MPO upwp PL for FY 2025-2026, laporte county

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $523,302.50 to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) on July 25, 2025, under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). This formula grant supports the development and refinement of the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for fiscal years 2025-2026, with project activities focused on LaPorte County. The funding enables INDOT, in its role as the state transportation authority, to facilitate comprehensive metropolitan transportation planning activities that support long-range transportation plans, transportation improvement programs, and technical studies within the NIRPC jurisdiction.

Through this award, the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission—a sub-grantee serving Lake, Porter, and LaPorte Counties—delivers planning services (categorized as activity type 18) that advance balanced and coordinated multimodal transportation planning incorporating public input for transportation system design and project selection. The UPWP planning activities support NIRPC's broader mission of regional coordination and strategic infrastructure planning, ensuring compliance with federal transportation planning requirements and enhancing mobility and connectivity across the northwestern Indiana region.

Project description

DES 2400023 other type project (MISCELLANEOUS) on MS00 in laporte county laporte district