In accordance with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”) Tribal Transportation Program (“TTP”), the Little Shell Tribe (“Tribe”) has prepared Long Range Transportation Plan (“LRTP”). The LRTP is to clearly demonstrate the Tribe’s transportation needs and help fulfill tribal goals by developing strategies and recommendations to meet transportation needs.
The proposed LRTP will help facilitate coordination with other affected jurisdictions and support prioritization of and strategies for future transportation investments. The Tribe’s transportation system addresses tribal land use, economic development, traffic demand, public safety, health, housing, and social needs to improve the Tribe’s transportation facilities and future system to advance the Tribe’s goals. The LRTP assesses anticipated growth over the next twenty years, review existing roadway and tribal facilities, analyze safety, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities to prepare recommendations. The Plan will be used as a tool and framework to guide major transportation investments and applicable policy decisions for the Tribe.
By pursuing the development of a 20-year transportation plan, the Tribe lays the foundation for a transportation system that can accommodate changing travel needs for tribal citizens across Montana along identified transportation routes and LST facilities. In addition, the planning process provides opportunities to enhance and develop planning partnerships between the tribal, federal, state, regional, and local government projects that improve multi-modal transportation options for involved stakeholders and the Tribe. The 2025 Plan will be the first LRTP for the Tribe.
The Little Shell Tribe is pleased to announce its first Long Range Transportation Plan and welcomes public feedback on the proposed Plan. The Tribe has prepared a draft LRTP and is opening a thirty (30) day comment period to collect public feedback on its 2045 LRTP. Comments will be accepted until the 5:00 PM MT on March 31, 2025.
Click here review the Draft Long Range Transportation Plan
You can submit comments via email to press@lstribe.org or electronically here