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KYOVA INTERSTATE PLANNING COMMISSION AMENDMENT #13 TO THE FY 2021-2024 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM The Public is hereby made aware that theKYOVA Fiscal Years (FY) 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission Planning Area is being amended inaccordance to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) effective on November15, 2021, in cooperation with the West Virginia Department of Transportation -Division of Highways (WVDOH), Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), OhioDepartment of Transportation (ODOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Tri-State Transit Authority (TTA),Ashland Bus System (ABS), and Lawrence County Port Authority (LCPA). The FY 2021-2024 TIPis for the KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission’s Planning Area which includes:Cabell and Wayne counties in West Virginia; Boyd and Greenup counties inKentucky; and the urbanized area of Lawrence County in Ohio. KYOVA supports the 3 state DOT’s Performance Measure(PM) targets for PM 1: Safety; PM 2: Bridge and Pavement; and PM 3: System Performance in order to track each transportation project toward meeting thebaseline goals for each measure in each of the key national performance areas. The FY 2021-2024 TIP includes priorityprojects and programs for which implementation is anticipated in the fourfiscal years (FY 2021, FY 2022, FY 2023, and FY 2024). The KYOVA FY 2021-2024 TIP describes all highways projects, maintenance, and new capacity; transit projects (bothcapital and operating); and bicycle and other transportation projects for whichfederal funding is anticipated and provides a financial plan for implementation. The current TIP also includes estimates ofavailable FTA funds for vehicles to serve the elderly and handicapped. Furthermore,the FY 2021-2024 TIP satisfies the Program of Projects (POP) requirements of theFTA. General public review will begin Thursday February 9, 2023, and conclude at the close of business on Friday February 24, 2023, which satisfies the required 15-day public review period. Persons wishing to review theproposed amendment for the FY 2021-2024 TIP may view the copies by visiting the KYOVA website at www.kyovaipc.org or request copies by contacting the KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission office before the end of the business day at 4:30 p.m. Friday,February 24, 2023. Only written commentswill be accepted. All comments must bereceived no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, February 24, 2023. This amendment will be considered final if no written public comments are received by that time. The KYOVA office is located at 400 Third Avenue Huntington, WV 25701. Business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m. All interested persons should directinquiries to Chris Chiles, Executive Director or Saleem A. Salameh, Ph. D., P.E.,Deputy Executive Director, at (304) 523-7434. E-mail requests and comments may be sent to Ssalameh@ kyovaipc.org. LH-146191 2-9;2023