Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization The Public Comment Period for 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment #7 Is Open The Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WAMPO) has opened the public comment period for Amendment 7 to the FFY2025-FFY2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), January 2, 2026, through January 16, 2026. Public comments received during this 15-day period will be reported to and considered by the WAMPO Transportation Policy Body, which will decide whether to revise the document prior to final approval on February 10, 2026. A TIP is required for a metropolitan area to receive federal transportation funds. Demonstrating a planned approach, all regionally significant and/or federally funded transportation projects in the WAMPO region are required to be included in the TIP. These projects may include highway, road, or bridge construction projects, operations and maintenance of the transportation system, equipment purchases, such as replacement buses, and transportation planning initiatives, among other project types. Changes to and additions of specific projects are often required before the development of the next new TIP, so WAMPO conducts regularly scheduled amendments to the TIP, usually about four per year. For more information, visit www.wampo.org or contact the Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization at 316.779.1313 or by email at wampo@wampo.org. WAMPO is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Wichita metropolitan region. MPOs are federally required regional policy bodies in urban areas with populations over 50,000. MPOs recognize the critical links between transportation and other societal goals, such as economic health, air quality, environmental resource management, and overall quality of life. Locally, the Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WAMPO) is responsible, in cooperation with the State of Kansas and Wichita Transit, for carrying out the metropolitan transportation planning process in 22 cities and 3 counties in South Central Kansas. WAMPO fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. For more information, or to obtain a Title VI Discrimination Complaint Form, see www.wampo.org or call 316.779.1313. IPL0302121 Jan 2 2026