The Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Greater Battle Creek Area
City of Battle Creek City of Springfield Calhoun County Bedford Charter Township Emmett Charter Township Pennfield Charter Township Leroy Township Newton Township Transportation Authority of Calhoun County
News & Updates
The BCATS Policy Committee meeting scheduled for
October 22, 2025 has been cancelled.
FY2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment #2
September 2025
The second amendment (MDOT considers the original approval of the BCATS FY26-29 TIP to be the first amendment) to the forthcoming FY 2026-2029 TIP is available for public comment. The amendment will be presented for local approval by BCATS Policy Committee on September 24, 2025. Amendment #2 consisted of actions identified in the amendment list, available here.
FY2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) -
Air Quality Conformity Report
A new air quality conformity report for the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek Limited Orphan Maintenance Area (covering Kalamazoo, Calhoun, and Van Buren counties) has been created by the Kalamazoo Area Transportation Study (KATS) in cooperation with BCATS and MDOT for the locally finalized adoption of the BCATS' FY2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
BCATS Policy Committee approved to resolve support of this conformity report at its May 28, 2025 meeting.
The final report is available here.
FY 2026-2029
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP)
The Fiscal Year 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the BCATS area was unanimously approved by both BCATS' Technical and Policy Committees on May 14th and May 28th, respectively. The full document was transmitted to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for State review and then forwarded to Federal officials for final review and approval, received September 24, 2025. The new TIP will go into effect on October 1, 2025, the first day of Fiscal Year 2026.
Any proposed amendments to this FY26-29 TIP amendment will appear here.
Complete TIP Document
FY26-29 TIP Project List from document with Maps