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Tribal Transportation Program

October 16, 2018
• What is the Tribal Transportation Program (formerly Indian 

Reservation Roads Program)?

• Laws, Regulations, Program Agreements, and Reporting

• Implementing the Tribal Transportation Program

Overview
• What is the Tribal Transportation Program (formerly Indian 

Reservation Roads Program)?

• Laws, Regulations, Program Agreements, and Reporting

• Implementing the Tribal Transportation Program

Overview
Developed by the Tribe

• LRTP – Long Range Transportation Plan

• TTIP – Tribal Transportation Improvement Program

Managed by BIA

• NTTFI – National Tribal Transportation Facility 

Inventory

• RIFDS – Road Inventory Field Data System

Transportation Planning

Acronyms/Keywords

• Eligible Activities

• Hiring a 

Consultant or 

Contractor

• Planning

• Acronyms / 

Keywords

• Purpose

• Influence/Cost

• Overview

• LRTP

• NTTFI

• Pre-project 

Planning

• TTIP

• Next Steps

• Design

• Construction

• Maintenance
• Transportation planning addresses current and future:

o Transportation;

o Land use;

o Economic development;

o Traffic demand;

o Public safety;

o Health and social needs; and

o Other needs

https://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/planning/

Transportation Planning

Purpose

• Eligible Activities

• Hiring a 

Consultant or 

Contractor

• Planning

• Acronyms / 

Keywords

• Purpose

• Influence/Cost

• Overview

• LRTP

• NTTFI

• Pre-project 

Planning

• TTIP

• Next Steps

• Design

• Construction

• Maintenance
Transportation Planning

Influence/Cost

• Eligible Activities

• Hiring a 

Consultant or 

Contractor

• Planning

• Acronyms / 

Keywords

• Purpose

• Influence/Cost

• Overview

• LRTP

• NTTFI

• Pre-project 

Planning

• TTIP

• Next Steps

• Design

• Construction

• Maintenance

Planning

Preliminary Engineering

(Design)

Construction

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Transportation Planning

Overview

• Eligible Activities

• Hiring a 

Consultant or 

Contractor

• Planning

• Acronyms / 

Keywords

• Purpose

• Influence/Cost

• Overview

• LRTP

• NTTFI

• Pre-project 

Planning

• TTIP

• Next Steps

• Design

• Construction

• Maintenance

LRTP Pre-Project 

Planning

TTIP

(FHWA 

Approved)

Projects 

and 

Activities

NTTFI

OR
Transportation Planning

Long Range Transportation Plan – LRTP

• Eligible Activities

• Hiring a 

Consultant or 

Contractor

• Planning

• Acronyms / 

Keywords

• Purpose

• Influence/Cost

• Overview

• LRTP

• NTTFI

• Pre-project 

Planning

• TTIP

• Next Steps

• Design

• Construction

• Maintenance

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Vision/Mission

Goals and Objectives

Evaluation and Inventory (current and future conditions)

Identify Needs

Develop Projects and Other Program Activities

Prioritize

Funding Analysis/Plan

TTIP
• Tribe

o Develop Draft LRTP (FHWA can provide Technical 

Assistance)

o Make Draft LRTP available for public comment

o Approve the LRTP

o Review LRTP annually

o Update LRTP every 5 years

• FHWA – Jointly conduct a midpoint review of the LRTP 

with the Tribe

Transportation Planning

LRTP Roles and Responsibilities

• Eligible Activities

• Hiring a 

Consultant or 

Contractor

• Planning

• Acronyms / 

Keywords

• Purpose

• Influence/Cost

• Overview

• LRTP

• NTTFI

• Pre-project 

Planning

• TTIP

• Next Steps

• Design

• Construction

• Maintenance
• Comprehensive database of “transportation facilities that are 

eligible for assistance under the Tribal transportation program 

that an Indian Tribe has requested.... – 25 CFR 170.5.

• Primarily managed by BIA in RIFDS

• Requirement to include a proposed

transportation facility in the NTTFI 

is found in 25 CFR 170.443 and 170.446.

• Updating NTTFI (25 CFR 170.444-446)

o Submit data for a new facility by 

March 15th.

o Updating data for existing facility 

at any time.

Transportation Planning

National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory - NTTFI

• Eligible Activities

• Hiring a 

Consultant or 

Contractor

• Planning

• Acronyms / 

Keywords

• Purpose

• Influence/Cost

• Overview

• LRTP

• NTTFI

• Pre-project 

Planning

• TTIP

• Next Steps

• Design

• Construction

• Maintenance
• Prior to TTIP approval

• Includes:

o Alternatives to a project

o Preliminary cost of a project

o Need for a public hearing

o Regional significance of the project

o Need for preliminary environmental and 

archeological reviews

Transportation Planning

Pre-project planning

• Eligible Activities

• Hiring a 

Consultant or 

Contractor

• Planning

• Acronyms / 

Keywords

• Purpose

• Influence/Cost

• Overview

• LRTP

• NTTFI

• Pre-project 

Planning

• TTIP

• Next Steps

• Design

• Construction

• Maintenance
• Identify all TTP funded projects and activities 

expected to be carried out over the next 4 years

• Must be updated once every 4 years (annual update 

encouraged)

• If applicable, must also identify all projects and 

activities carried out by the Tribe in accordance with 

23 U.S.C. 202(a)(9).

• Financially constrained

• Approval indicates that projects and activities are 

eligible under the TTP

Transportation Planning

Tribal Transportation Improvement Program - TTIP

• Eligible Activities

• Hiring a 

Consultant or 

Contractor

• Planning

• Acronyms / 

Keywords

• Purpose

• Influence/Cost

• Overview

• LRTP

• NTTFI

• Pre-project 

Planning

• TTIP

• Next Steps

• Design

• Construction

• Maintenance
• Information needed for approval:

o Eligible or allowable use of TTP funds for all planned 

expenditures?

o Is the route or facility identified in the current LRTP or 

priority list?

o Is route or facility officially identified in the NTTFI?

o Public support through activities identified on selfcertification or Tribal resolution

o If applicable, permission from non-BIA, non-Tribal 

facility owner (construction only)

o Reasonable funding source

o Reasonable estimated costs of activities

Transportation Planning

Tribal Transportation Improvement Program - TTIP

• Eligible Activities

• Hiring a 

Consultant or 

Contractor

• Planning

• Acronyms / 

Keywords

• Purpose

• Influence/Cost

• Overview

• LRTP

• NTTFI

• Pre-project 

Planning

• TTIP

• Next Steps

• Design

• Construction

• Maintenance







TTIP Approved – Now What?

• Eligible Activities

• Hiring a 

Consultant or 

Contractor

• Planning

• Acronyms / 

Keywords

• Purpose

• Influence/Cost

• Overview

• LRTP

• NTTFI

• Pre-project 

Planning

• TTIP

• Next Steps

• Design

• Construction

• Maintenance

Approved 

TTIP

Safety

Transit

Administration

Maintenance

Planning

Preliminary Engineering 

(Design)

Construction and Construction 

Engineering

Reporting 

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Annual 

Report
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Questions and Discussion

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o Clinton Road, West Milford, 

NJ

o Kelly Road, Ohioville, PA

o Boy Scout Lane, Steven’s 

Point, WI

o Dead Man’s Curve, OH 

Clermont County, OH

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o Mona Lisa Drive, New 

Orleans, LA

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Hornet, MO

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