In December 2015, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) was enacted, requiring:
An annual listing of projects, including investments in pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities, 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. (23 CFR 134(j)(7)(B))
Thus every year the Lawrence-Douglas County MPO, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), and the Lawrence Transit staffs review the projects that federal funds were obligated for during the latest completed federal fiscal year (October 1 – September 30). A memo and table is compiled listing federal aid transportation projects which is to illustrate the progress of projects as they move through the years in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
Annual Listing of projects by federal fiscal year (FFY):