It is critically important that you voice any concerns you have about current and emerging transportation problems, as it is highly likely that transportation funding options will be very restricted in the next decade due to the high risk that Delaware is taking with GARVEE bonds to fund the Route 301 bypass. This is a prime example of our government officials questionably committing to spend tax payer funds we do not have by borrowing against our future.
If you cannot attend this workshop, you can provide comments at their new "Online Feedback Forum" (Click Here).
Transportation Public Workshop
The public is invited to attend a workshop on August 30, between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) and Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) staff will welcome comment on the draft the amended FY 2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and invite input for the development of the statewide FY 2012-2017 Delaware Capital Transportation Plan (CTP) and FY 2012-2015 TIP. The workshop will be held at WILMAPCO offices:
August 30, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
850 Library Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19703
The draft FY 2011-2014 TIP for New Castle County, Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland is a four-year listing of transportation priorities and projects based upon available funding. Projects are drawn from recommendations in the long-range regional transportation plan for the WILMAPCO region.
The FY 2012-2017 CTP lists projects and services planned for the next six years Delaware, including those in the WILMAPCO TIP. It is developed with the assistance of the WILMAPCO, Dover/Kent Metropolitan Planning Organization and Sussex County, recognizing the priorities that have been set in their transportation improvement programs.
Workshop participants will have the opportunity to review both draft documents, ask questions of WILMAPCO and Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) staff and submit written comments to both WILMAPCO and DelDOT. The format of the workshop is informal and people may attend at their convenience between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The hearings provide an opportunity to review current and suggested road, nonmotorized, bridge and transit projects. The public hearing is an open house format, with a Court Reporter available to take public comment. Interested persons are also encouraged to submit written comments during the public hearing process.
The TIP public comment period extends through September 1. Citizens wishing to submit comments on the TIP can:
- Mail comments to WILMAPCO at 850 Library Ave., Suite 100, Newark, DE 19711
- Attend the August 30 public workshop, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at WILMAPCO
- Submit comments via email to wilmapco@wilmapco.org
- Visit our “virtual public workshop” online at www.wilmapco.org/tip to review workshop materials and maps
Citizens wishing to submit comments on the CTP can:
- Submit comments during the August 30 workshop or attend additional DelDOT hearings on September 15, 4 – 7 p.m., DelDOT Administration Building, 800 Bay Road, Dover or September 16, 4-7 p.m., South District Administration Building, 23697 DuPont Boulevard, Georgetown
- Mail comments to DelDOT Public Relations, P.O. Box 778, Dover, DE 19903
WILMAPCO is the Metropolitan Planning Organization for New Castle County, Delaware, and Cecil County, Maryland that is responsible for coordinating transportation planning in the region and involving the public to ensure that transportation projects will meet its needs. For more information about WILMAPCO visit www.wilmapco.org, call 302-737-6205, or call toll-free from Cecil County at 1-888-808-7088.
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