SIMPCO’s June 18, 2026 Board agenda lists multiple FY 2027 transportation planning contracts with the Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota DOTs covering rural and urban planning work. The combined funding exceeds 800,000 across FHWA PL, FHWA SPR, FTA 5311, FTA 5305d, and STBG programs for the period July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. These contracts will support regional transportation planning activities such as TIP development, long-range planning, multimodal studies, and project development in the Siouxland interstate region. While the agenda is focused on contract approvals with state DOTs rather than procurements, this level of planning funding typically drives downstream consultant and technology needs for modeling, data collection, public engagement, and project design over the next year. Vendors offering transportation planning, modeling tools, traffic and transit studies, or stakeholder engagement platforms should view this as an indicator that SIMPCO’s planning program will be active and funded in FY 2027.
Individual contract amounts: IA rural 109,357; IA urban 434,107; NE urban 265,417; SD urban 76,160 (...
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