Technical Committee


Technical Committee, February 11, 2025

Agenda Item #3
FY 2023 – 2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Project Cost Overruns

There are four (4) cost overrun requests for locally sponsored projects. The overruns exceed the limits established in the TIP programming policies adopted with the FY 23-26 TIP. Technical Committee approval is required for cost overruns in excess of 25% of the total project costs or increasing TPO federal funds in excess of $500,000.

  • Knoxville - Traffic Signal Improvements for the U.T. Area: Overrun request (CMAQ PM 2.5 funds) is $2,620,911 ($2,620,911 federal/$0 local), representing 88.3% of the total project cost. The overrun request is for $425,000 for ROW in FY 2025 and $2,195,911 for CN in FY 2026. The overrun request is contingent on TDOT approval and permission to carry over approximately $1M of CMAQ PM 2.5 funds from FY 2025 to FY 2026. 
  • Knoxville - Traffic Control Equipment Upgrade: Overrun request (CMAQ PM 2.5 funds) is $921,425 ($921,425 federal/$0 local), representing 7.6% of the total project cost.
  • Knoxville - Pleasant Ridge Road: Overrun request (L-STBG funds) is $5,813,395 ($4,650,716 federal/$930,143 local), representing 71.1% of the total project cost.
  • Knoxville - Liberty Street Multimodal Project: Overrun request (L-STBG-TA funds) is $823,019 ($658,415 federal/$164,604 local), representing 57.0% of the total project cost.

Attachment #3A: 23-2017-061 TIP page 

Attachment #3B: 23-2014-042 TIP page

Attachment #3C: 23-2014-037 TIP page

Attachment #3D: 23-2014-080 TIP page

Presenter Craig Luebke, TPO Staff
The Technical Committee has the final approval of cost overruns. Staff recommends that each cost overrun be considered under a separate motion.