How exact should the funding estimates for operations and maintenance be for the TIP and STIP?
Revenue and cost estimates for operations and maintenance will be more general than estimates for individual projects. For the financial plan that must accompany the TIP, the MPO may rely on the information contained in the financial plan that supports the metropolitan long-range transportation plan to develop three-year estimates of operations and maintenance funding sources and costs. Similarly for the STIP, the State DOT may utilize other documents (e.g., the Statewide long-range transportation plan and/or State DOT budget information) to demonstrate sufficient resources for the operations and maintenance of the State surface transportation system for at least the time period covered by the STIP. Operations and maintenance involving local and/or State funds may be shown as a “grouped line item” in the TIP and STIP. FHWA and FTA generally rely on the overall operations and maintenance information and analysis provided in support of the metropolitan and Statewide long-range transporta
