The Tyler Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is hosting an open house for community members about the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) update on Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Tyler Development Center's large conference room at 423 W. Ferguson St.

During the open house, the community will learn about changes to the amount of Federal funding spent on widening FM 2493 (Old Jacksonville Hwy) to six lanes from Loop 323 to FM 2813. The total project cost is not changing, only the percentage of State versus Federal funding to pay for the project.

The TIP is a short-range budgeting document that provides details on how federal transportation funding dollars will be spent on planning, design and construction of highway and transit improvements over the next four fiscal years. Information about the TIP is also accessible on the MPO website: www.tylerareampo.org.

Staff from the Tyler Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will be on hand to answer questions and provide information regarding the amendment. 

Questions and comments can be submitted through the Contact Us page under the About section of the MPO’s website or by emailing the MPO at mpo@tylertexas.com. Comments received will be presented to the MPO’s Transportation Policy Committee when the proposed amendment is considered for adoption on Thursday, Nov. 16.