The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) document is required under federal transportation legislation. This publication lists all federally funded transportation and transportation-related projects to be undertaken within the transportation study area by implementing agencies over the next four years. NWARPC develops the Northwest Arkansas Regional Transportation Study (NARTS) TIP, in cooperation with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT).

The NARTS FFY 2027–2030 TIP was approved by the RPC/Policy Committee on September 23, 2026, through Resolution #2026-21. The approved TIP includes all transportation improvements planned or programmed within the MPA that will use federal funding for all or part of their implementation costs. The purpose of the TIP is to coordinate the use of these federal funds for area-wide transportation improvements and to ensure that projects receiving federal funds are in conformance with Forward 2050, NWARPC’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), adopted on February 25, 2026..

NARTS FFY 2027-2030 TIP

TIP Map Projects

Previous TIPs

NARTS FFY 2025-2028 TIP

2025-2028 TIP Amendments:

• 07/15/2025 – Amendment #1 – MoDOT Various & ORT FTA 5307
• 08/27/2025 – Amendment #2 – XNA Concourse and Roadway Improvements
• 09/24/2025 – Amendment #3 – Western North-South Connector Project Development
• 03/25/2026 – Amendment #4 – ORT FTA 5307 Changes (NARTS02 and NARTS14)
• 07/22/2026 – Amendment #5 – MoDOT Various, Razorback BBF, & Various FTA 5307 Changes
• 08/26/2026 – Amendment #6 – MoDOT System Preservation Additions

2025-2028 TIP Administrative Modifications:

• 11/06/2024 – AdMod. #1 – MPO FTA Section 5307 Notation (NARTS11)
• 12/02/2025 – AdMod. #2 – ORT FTA Section 5307 Changes (NARTS01, 02, 03, and 14)
• 02/12/2026 – AdMod. #3 – UofA FTA Section 5307 Changes (NARTS06, 07, 08, and 09)

NARTS 2023-2026 TIP

2023-2026 TIP Amendments:

• 06/28/2023 – Amendment #1 – MODOT System Preservation Jobs #7I3512 and #SR0117
• 08/23/2023 – Amendment #2 – ORT FTA Section 5307 FFY 2018 Conway Funds
• 10/25/2023 – Amendment #3 – FTA Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP) Project
• 11/21/2023 – Amendment #4 – MoDOT Job SR0205
• 01/24/2024 – Amendment #5 – ORT FTA Section 5339 FFY 2024 Funds
• 03/27/2024 – Amendment #6 – SS4A Awards, MoDOT Projects, and FTA Section 5307
• 05/22/2024 – Amendment #7 – FTA Section 5307
• 07/24/2024 – Amendment #8 – FTA Section 5339

2023-2026 TIP Administrative Modifications:

• 03/06/2023 – AdMod. #1 – Hwy. 612 Funding Source
• 05/15/2023 – AdMod. #2 – ORT FTA Section 5339 Funding Source Year
• 05/23/2024 – AdMod. #3 – ORT FTA Section 5307 Funding Source Year
• 06/24/2024 – AdMod. #4 – ORT FTA Section 5307 Notation (NARTS01)