How much involvement do Indian tribes have in planning?
Tribal involvement in planning is directly dependent on the individual tribes ability to access and be a part of the planning effort. Contact ADOT-MPD, the respective ADOT district engineer, or the COG. On Navajo, the transportation planning process starts at the Chapter level and is elevated to the Agency and Council Committee levels. Tribes have a major role in the IRR program transportation planning process. They develop or assist in the development of long range transportation plans, they conduct and/or participate in public meetings for transportation planning and/or road construction projects and they establish road construction priorities, which are used to develop the IRR TIP.
