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TRANSPORTATION

2025 LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AMENDMENTS

The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana (“Tribe”) is proposing amendments to its 2025 Long Range Transportation Plan (“LRTP”) to update transportation facilities, planning assumptions, and project priorities.

 

The proposed amendments reflect recent developments and planning efforts, including:

  • Newly constructed and proposed transportation facilities;
  • Integration of Good Medicine Community Housing Development transportation improvements;
  • Updates to the Tribal transportation facilities inventory, including approved and proposed NTTFI routes;
  • Revisions to project prioritization and preservation activities;
  • Updates to funding assumptions and Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) financial information; and
  • Minor policy-related updates.

 

These amendments are intended to ensure the LRTP remains current, accurate, and aligned with the Tribe’s transportation needs, land use planning, housing development, public safety goals, and coordination with local, state, and federal partners.

PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENTS

The 2025 LRTP serves as a long-term (20-year) planning framework to guide transportation investments that support Tribal land use, economic development, housing, health, safety, and community connectivity. The proposed amendments incorporate new information and projects to better reflect conditions on the ground and anticipated growth, particularly within the Good Medicine Community.

 

Updating the LRTP also supports:

  • Eligibility and consistency for National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory (NTTFI) submissions;
  • Coordination with affected jurisdictions; and
  • Prioritization of near-term and long-term transportation investments.
  • Public Review and Comment
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The Tribe invites tribal citizens, partner agencies, and interested members of the public to review the proposed LRTP amendments and provide comments.

COMMENT PERIOD

The public comment period will be open for thirty (30) days, ending at 5:00 PM Mountain Time on April 30, 2026.

 

How to Review the Proposed Amendments

Download the Amended 2025 Long Range Transportation Plan Here

 

How to Submit Comments

Written comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

  • Mail:

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana

c/o Transportation Department

511 Central Avenue West

Great Falls, MT 59404

 

All comments received by the close of the comment period will be considered by the Tribe prior to finalizing the LRTP amendments.

 

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