Transportation Improvement Program

The TIP contains detailed information on the funding, scheduling, and purpose of surface transportation improvement projects in the NJTPA region.

Constructions cones on the Kingsland Avenue Bridge in Lyndhurst and Nutley.
Photo: Ed Murray

TIP Overview

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) contains detailed information on the funding, scheduling, and purpose of surface transportation improvement projects in the NJTPA region that reflect the investment priorities detailed in its long-range transportation plan, LRTP, and represents priority actions to achieve the region's goals and associated transportation system performance targets.

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Adopted TIP

The FY 2026 – 2029 TIP was approved and adopted by the NJTPA Board on September 8, 2025.

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Route 3 and Route 46 Vally Notch construction.
Photo: Ed Murray

NOTIS - Project Information

The NJTPA Online Transportation Information System (NOTIS) is an interactive tool that allows users to explore how their state and federal tax dollars are being invested to improve the transportation system in the 13-county northern New Jersey region.

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Commuters in Montclair, Essex County.

TIP Detail Reports

TIP Detail Reports provide detailed information on current programming revisions to the adopted TIP.

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Street Smart NJ campaign observations in Newark, NJ for the March 2016 campaign.

Study & Development

The Study & Development Program (S&D) is a schedule of project planning, environmental reviews and other work that will be conducted during the coming year to advance proposed improvement projects toward possible federal funding.

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Local Capital Project Delivery Program project: West Brook Road Bridge, crossing Wanque Reservoir, Boroughs of Wanaque and Ringwood.

Prioritizing Investments

The NJTPA Board must make difficult funding decisions among numerous projects and programs since federal law requires that the TIP be fiscally constrained. Learn about the prioritization procedures established by the NJTPA to help evaluate and score projects.

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TIP Archive

Archive files provide the project and program pages from past TIP documents, with reports showing how a project was programmed at the start of the fiscal year and any revisions throughout the year.

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Construction at the intersection of Route 3 and 46 in Clifton.

TIP Obligation Reports

Section 134 of Title 23, United State Code, requires that an annual listing of TIP projects for which federal funds have been obligated in the preceding year shall be published or otherwise made available by the cooperative effort of the state, transit operator, and metropolitan planning organization for public review.

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