RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation wants your feedback on its Draft 10-Year State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which identifies the construction funding and scheduling for transportation projects. The Draft 2018-2027 STIP includes 1,421 projects, in every county in the state, including 1,123 highway and 298 non-highway projects (aviation, public transit, rail, ferry, bicycle and pedestrian).
During the past year and a half, NCDOT has been working with local planning organizations, the public and other stakeholders across the state to develop the document, which was released in January. The feedback will be used as NCDOT finalizes the 2018-2027 STIP and in the development of the next STIP, for years 2020-2029.
The Board of Transportation is expected to approve the final 2018-2027 STIP in June. The document is updated every two years and the process for the next STIP will begin late this summer.
To give the public an opportunity to review the project selections for NCDOT Division Five, which includes Durham, Granville, Franklin, Person, Vance, Wake and Warren counties, and Division Six, made up of Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett and Robeson counties, the department will hold a meeting on Monday, April 10, in Lillington.
The informal meeting will be at the Harnett County Government Complex Commons, 307 Cornelius Harnett Boulevard, from 5 to 7 p.m. The public is invited to stop in anytime during the meeting.
Anyone who cannot attend the session can view the information online and submit their comments by email, phone or mail. Information, including the document and contact methods, are available on the 2018-2027 STIP website.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Diane Wilson at pdwilson1@ncdot.gov or 919-707-6073 as early as possible so arrangements can be made.
NCDOT also will provide interpretive services upon request for persons who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English. Anyone requesting these services should do so prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.
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