PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the B-C-K-P Regional Intergovernmental Council (RIC) is proposing to amend the FY 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the Kanawha-Putnam 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). This is being proposed in accordance with the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, the West Virginia Department of Transportation, and the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority. Proposed highway projects within the TIP are regionally significant and require approval by the RIC Policy Board. The proposed amendments to the TIP, for Kanawha and Putnam counties, include priority projects and programs for which implementation is anticipated in fiscal years 2022-2025. The TIP describes all highway and transit projects for which federal funding is anticipated and provides a financial plan for implementation. The TIP also includes estimates of available Federal Transit Administration funds for projects to serve elderly persons and persons with disabilities. The 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) includes priority projects and programs for which implementation is anticipated in the next twenty years. The MTP must meet all air quality conformity requirements stipulated within the Clean Air Act and the WV State Implementation Plan. The proposed TIP amendments and requested TIP adjustments are available to review at www.wvregion3.org or at the following address for any interested or affected citizens, public agencies, representatives of transportation agencies, private providers of transportation, freight shippers, public transit users, or other parties. The proposed TIP projects will be presented for approval at a regularly scheduled meeting of the RIC Policy Board on June 9th, 2022. Written comments should be submitted prior to June 8th, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. to the following address: B-C-K-P Regional Intergovernmental Council 315 D Street South Charleston, WV 25303 Written comments may be forwarded to [email protected] LC-129487 05-20;2022
