PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT ON TRANSPORTATION PLAN
UPDATE
RALEIGH –
The N.C. Department of Transportation has
completed
a draft of its long-range transportation
plan update, called
the 2040 Plan, and is asking the public to
provide their comments. The 2040 Plan
provides a 30-year transportation blueprint for
the state, and is not project specific.
NCDOT is urging residents to take part in a
third and final
survey, which asks respondents to comment on
the plan recommendations, which are summarized
in a
fact sheet on the draft plan. The
department will use the survey responses as well
as other public input to help determine the top
priorities for making transportation
investments.
Public input will be accepted until May 25 and
will be used to shape the final 2040 Plan, which
is expected to be presented to the NCDOT Board
of Transportation for adoption in July.
Responses from two earlier surveys were used to
develop the draft 2040 Plan. The first asked
people to offer their thoughts on the future of
transportation in North Carolina. The second
survey requested prioritization for
transportation investments and suggestions for
funding.
The draft 2040 Plan can be reviewed and the
final survey can be completed online at
www.ncdot.gov/performance/reform/2040Plan/,
or via mobile phone at
www.ncdot.gov/m.
A survey may be requested by calling the
toll-free telephone number 1-877-DOT-4YOU
(368-4968) or writing to 2040 Plan Update,
NCDOT, 1503 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-1503. Copies of the draft 2040 Plan
also may be reviewed at NCDOT Division Offices.
Office locations may be found at
http://ncdot.org/doh/preconstruct/traffic/teppl/divbycounty.html.
Citizens also may obtain information about the
division offices by calling the toll-free
telephone number.
The 2040 Plan will guide long-range
transportation planning and investment, focusing
on sustainable policies and programs for all
types of transportation that are needed to
enhance safety, improve mobility and reduce
congestion for North Carolinians. The plan
includes financing strategies that recognize the
likelihood the current funding sources will not
provide enough revenue to fund transportation in
the future.
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