Prior to the 1997-02 TIP, TIP
projects were normally advanced by NYSDOT or CDTA. Beginning with the 1997-02 TIP,
local (county, town, city, village or other) agencies advanced design of
projects on facilities under local jurisdiction. By the time of the adoption of the 2005-10 TIP,
local agencies had brought several consequential projects through design, to
construction and completion. It is now
considered routine for local agencies to be the lead (or implementing) agency. It is also now assumed that a local agency is
the implementer of a project under its jurisdiction.
Still, NYSDOT involvement is essential in the implementation
process, both as a repository of information and as an intermediary between the
local agency and FHWA. An established
reimbursement procedure and Municipal Agreement process is followed. For this to occur, the understanding is that
the sponsoring agency will assume the lead in project development. The lead agency also takes responsibility for
ensuring consistency of the project with the scope and cost approved in the TIP. Thus, delivering the ambitious agenda of
projects included in the TIP is a shared
responsibility.