On Tuesday, July 16, the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will have a draft 2025-2028 TIP ready for Upcountry/North Shore review from 5-7pm at Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani.
The TIP is an important document for our island—it includes all transportation projects on Maui that use federal highway or transit money or are regionally significant. By identifying our most important near-term projects in the TIP, we can receive funding for roads, bridges, bus transit, trails, paths, and sidewalks.
The Hele Mai Maui Long-Range Transportation Plan 2040 (Hele Mai Maui) has been used as the basis for this TIP update, as well as input from Maui residents through a Call for Projects. Coordination with the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT), Maui County Public Works (DPW), and the County Department of Transportation (MDOT) to identify priority projects and assign them to the appropriate years also occurred. Since the TIP is fiscally constrained—with about $14 million available each year for County projects—and since federal funds cover only 80% of project costs, staying within the budget and identifying local funds to fill the gap is a tricky balancing act.
After your feedback on the draft TIP, it will be taken to the MPO Technical Advisory Committee and the Policy Board for final review and approval in August. Then Maui MPO will submit the TIP to HDOT for inclusion in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The STIP must be reviewed and approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) before Maui can receive federal funds.
The TIP is an important document for our island—it includes all transportation projects on Maui that use federal highway or transit money or are regionally significant. By identifying our most important near-term projects in the TIP, we can receive funding for roads, bridges, bus transit, trails, paths, and sidewalks.
The Hele Mai Maui Long-Range Transportation Plan 2040 (Hele Mai Maui) has been used as the basis for this TIP update, as well as input from Maui residents through a Call for Projects. Coordination with the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT), Maui County Public Works (DPW), and the County Department of Transportation (MDOT) to identify priority projects and assign them to the appropriate years also occurred. Since the TIP is fiscally constrained—with about $14 million available each year for County projects—and since federal funds cover only 80% of project costs, staying within the budget and identifying local funds to fill the gap is a tricky balancing act.
After your feedback on the draft TIP, it will be taken to the MPO Technical Advisory Committee and the Policy Board for final review and approval in August. Then Maui MPO will submit the TIP to HDOT for inclusion in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The STIP must be reviewed and approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) before Maui can receive federal funds.
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