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French Broad River Selects Plan-to-Program Modernize the TIP Programming Process

May 18, 2023

DAVIS, California, May 18, 2023 //– French Broad River MPO has partnered with SOVRA – the leading provider of integrated eTIP and eSTIP cloud software – to utilize Plan-to-Program to streamline efficiency and collaboration in the TIP planning process, improve program quality and planning outcomes, and deliver greater public engagement. 

“We are thrilled to welcome French Broad River to our extensive list of capital program owner agencies in the U.S, and look forward to supporting French Broad River’s goals of leveraging modern technology to streamline planning processes with internal and external stakeholders in the greater Asheville, North Carolina region.” says Nadia Bhatti. 

“French Broad River’s commitment to modernizing and improving operational efficiencies is apparent. It is becoming increasingly critical to leverage best-in-class technology in strategic, multi-stakeholder, mission critical workflows such as transportation programming to ensure the delivery of better outcomes for staff teams, partner agencies and public constituents.”

French Broad River will use Plan-to-Program to streamline the planning workflow of the Transportation Improvement Program with external partner agencies including local agencies, three state DOT partners and federal review agencies.

About SOVRA

SOVRA is the provider of Plan-to-Program – the leading cloud-based software solution specifically designed for transportation planners’ needs. Its eSTIP and eTIP software support DOTs, MPOs and local capital program planners across more than 28 states. Plan-to-Program helps program owners transform transportation planning processes, drive greater efficiencies and collaboration, bring together internal and external stakeholders with integrated workflows, make better decisions with powerful integrated data, and deliver better planning outcomes in transparency and engagement.