SIMPCO- SIMPCO Metropolitan Planning Organization & Siouxland Regional Transportation Planning Association Transportation Improvement Programs (TIP)

The Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council (SIMPCO) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Siouxland Regional Transportation Planning Association (SRTPA) are in the process of developing the DRAFT FY 2027-2030 Transportation Improvement Programs (TIP) with approval scheduled for June 25, 2026, for the both the SRTPA and the MPO.

The SIMPCO MPO area includes Sioux City and Sergeant Bluff in Iowa; Dakota City and South Sioux City in Nebraska; and Dakota Dunes, and North Sioux City, South Dakota. It also includes portions of Woodbury and Plymouth County, Iowa; Dakota County, Nebraska; and Union County, South Dakota.

The SRTPA area includes: the rural portions of Woodbury, Plymouth, Cherokee, Ida and Monona counties in Iowa.

The TIP is a four-year listing of transportation projects which are to be funded using State and Federal transportation dollars; this includes interstate, highway and street improvements as well as trails and transit improvements. The Draft FY 2027-2030 TIPs for both the SIMPCO MPO and the SRTPA are now available for public comment. The documents can be viewed on the SIMPCO website at: https://simpco.org/divisions/transportation-planning

Hard copies of the documents will be available by request by contacting SIMPCO, simpco@simpco.org or 712-279-6286.

SIMPCO staff will be holding a Public Input Meeting as an opportunity for the public to review and comment on the Draft FY 2027-2030 TIPs on June 9, 2026, from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at SIMPCO, 6401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, IA. You may also join this meeting by Teams. Please call or email SIMPCO for login information 712-279-6286 simpco@simpco.org

Please submit all comments on the Draft FY 2027-2030 TIPs to Michelle Bostinelos, Executive Director, SIMPCO: (712) 279-6286 or by email to mbostinelos@simpco.org by June 22, 2026

SIMPCO Public Input Meetings are open to all individuals. Any person with a special need requiring reasonable accommodation or transportation to participate in a public input meeting should contact the SIMPCO office at (712)-279-6286 at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting.