PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization – Draft FY 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and associated Air Quality Conformity Report are available for public comment from September 15, 2025 through October 14, 2025. The Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is responsible for comprehensive transportation planning in the Knoxville Urban Area including Knox County and parts of Anderson, Blount, Loudon, Roane, and Sevier Counties. An Air Quality Conformity Determination report was prepared to demonstrate that the implementation of projects within the FY 2026-2029 TIP will conform with the requirements of the Clean Air Act. The draft TIP and air quality conformity determination can be reviewed at https://knoxtpo.org/projects/transportation-improvement-program/. Comments can be submitted to Craig Luebke via email at craig.luebke@knoxtpo.org. Copies of the draft TIP are also available for review at the TPO office (400 Main St., Suite 403 Knoxville, TN). The draft TIP will be presented, and public comments will be accepted at the September 24, 2025 TPO Executive Board meeting and the October 14, 2025 TPO Technical Committee meeting. The draft TIP will be considered for final adoption at the October 22, 2025 Executive Board meeting. Each of the meetings will be held at 9:00 am in the City County Building (400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN) in either the Main or Small Assembly room. The public is welcome at all meetings. If you need assistance or accommodation for a disability, please contact the TPO at 865-215-2694 and we will be glad to work with you in obliging any reasonable request. September 14 2025 LOKR0369110