Transportation Policy Committee - October 20, 2026

The City of Lubbock’s Transportation Policy Committee met on October 20, 2026. The committee unanimously approved its FY 2026–27 meeting calendar and roadway functional-classification recommendations for submission to TxDOT. Staff said the classifications followed a TxDOT review and that four roadways fell below the threshold for federal funding eligibility; the changes do not affect the current TIP or 10-year plan, though future projects may need individual reclassification. The committee also approved an update to the metropolitan transportation plan reflecting additional TxDOT funding for the Slide Road corridor from south of Loop 88 to FM 41. The specific added amount was not clear in the transcript.

Staff presented, but the committee did not act on, a proposed Loop 88 Segment 3D TIP funding amendment because it had been posted as a report rather than an action item. Public comment was underway, and staff planned to return it for consideration in November; no adverse comments had been received at the time of the meeting. Staff estimated about $700,000 in carryover funding, pending TxDOT closeout, to support the current UPWP cycle. SPAG had begun considering a negotiated rental-space arrangement, with a contract expected to return to the committee for consideration in November; no contract was awarded at this meeting.