PUBLIC NOTICE
Wood-Washington-Wirt Interstate Planning Commission
Long-Range Transportation Plan Public Input
The Wood-Washington-Wirt Interstate Planning Commission (WWW) has prepared a final draft updated Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for Wood County, West Virginia and portions of Washington County, Ohio, including the townships of Newport, Marietta, Fearing, Muskingum, Warren, Dunham, and Belpre. Efforts to update the LRTP began in the second half of 2020 and are expected to be complete by the end of 2021. The LRTP identifies recommended improvements to the transportation system through year 2045. The LRTP considers needs related to roadways, transit, bikeways and walkways, rail, and aviation.
To help guide the development of this plan, WWW has conducted extensive public involvement and stakeholder engagement. To date, public involvement efforts have included development of a project-specific website, an online public open house, surveys, direct mailings, distribution of a project newsletter, and updates posted to the LRTP website. Stakeholder involvement efforts have included the formation of a transportation Advisory Group to help guide development of the plan, the facilitation of focus groups on the topics of Economic Development, Freight, Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation, and Transit, and interviews with key stakeholders throughout the region.
The final draft LRTP and an interactive map showing the recommendations included in the plan are available on the WWW Horizon 2045 LRTP website (https://horizon2045-movrc.hub.arcgis.com/). The draft final LRTP is also available for review at the WWW office located at 709 Market Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101. We ask that you call WWW at (304) 422-4993 in advance if you would like to review the Final Draft LRTP at the WWW office. We encourage you to review the draft final LRTP and provide input between October 13, 2021 and October 22, 2021. Following the 10-day public review period, the WWW Policy Board will meet on October 27, 2021 to vote on adoption of the Horizon 2045 LRTP. You may submit comments through the project website (https://horizon2045-movrc.hub.arcgis.com/) or by contacting Tracy Brown at (304) 422-4993 or [email protected].
WWW will hold a virtual special policy board meeting on October 27, 2021, at 10AM. The WWW meeting is open to the public and may be attended virtually using the link provided on the agency website at www.triplew.org. The meeting Agenda includes resolutions to approve the Final WWW Horizon 2045 LRTP, approval of the air quality conformity determination on the Final WWW Horizon 2045 LRTP and the FY21-24 Transportation Improvement Program. In accordance with the public participation requirements for WWW, anyone interested in reviewing the proposed amendments can visit the agency website. Any person in need of assistance, sign, or foreign language interpretation, call the telephone number shown above by October 22, 2021. This notice of public involvement activities and time established for public review and comment satisfies the program of projects public participation require
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