Invitation to Provide Input on the Transportation Improvement Program

The Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (CORE MPO), the transportation planning agency for the Savannah urbanized area, is requesting the public to review and provide comments on proposed amendments to the FY 2015 – 2018 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP is the short-term programming document that lists transportation improvement projects to receive funding in the next four years. A report providing details of the proposed TIP amendments is available for review at the Chatham County public libraries, the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) office, the MPC website at http://www.thempc.org/Dept/Tran, and other public review agencies. Any changes to the report will be posted on the website.

The comment period starts on June 7, 2016 and written comments on the proposed TIP amendments will be accepted until close of business on June 21, 2016. Please send your comments to Wykoda Wang, Metropolitan Planning Commission, 110 E. State Street, Savannah, GA 31401, or via email at wangw@thempc.org.

CORE MPO will host a public hearing for the proposed TIP amendments in June 2016 in conjunction with the CORE MPO Board meeting. Meeting time and location are listed below:

CORE MPO Board Meeting
June 22, 2016
10:00 a.m.
MPC Arthur A. Mendonsa Hearing Room
112 East State Street, Savannah, GA 31401

For a complete list of public review agencies or additional information regarding the proposed TIP amendments, please call (912) 651-1466.

Disclaimer: The Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) and Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (CORE MPO) are committed to the principle of affirmative action and prohibit discrimination against otherwise qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, and where applicable, sex (including gender identity and expression), marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, political beliefs, genetic information, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program in its recruitment, employment, facility and program accessibility or services. MPC and CORE MPO are committed to complying with and enforcing the provisions of the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and other federal and state non-discrimination authorities. CORE MPO is also committed to taking positive and realistic affirmative steps to ensure the protection of rights and opportunities for all persons affected by its plans and programs.