EAST GRAND FORKS – The final draft of the 2026-2028 Transportation Improvement Program was approved by the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks Metropolitan Planning Organization Technical Advisory Committee at a committee meeting on Wednesday.

The 2026-2028 TIP is a document outlining four years of transportation improvements in the Greater Grand Forks region. The Technical Advisory Committee made the recommendation to approved the TIP but the MPO Executive Board must make the final approval, said MPO Senior Planner Teri Kouba.

The solicitations for the 2026-2028 TIP started in September 2024. Kouba said although it feels good to finish this program, there is always more to work on.

“It's nice,” Kouba said. “But at the same time … solicitations for the 2027-2030 (TIP) are coming out now. There

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