The public comment period for the FY21-24 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), for the Valdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Area is available for public review and comment from November 1, 2020 until November 30, 2020.  The TIP identifies the transportation projects and strategies from the Vision2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan that the VLMPO plans to undertake over the next four years.  All projects receiving federal funding must be in the TIP as the TIP is the region's way of allocating its limited transportation resources among the various capital and operating needs of the area, based on a clear set of short-term transportation priorities.  The TIP is updated every four years  and is incorporated into the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP).  Projects within the TIP will help increase the efficiency and safety of the transportation network in the Valdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Area, which includes all of Lowndes County and portions of Berrien, Brooks and Lanier Counties.  

One significant change in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is the incorporation of national safety and time travel reliability performance measures and targets. In accordance with the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), states and MPOs are required to jointly develop quantifiable targets for transportation plans based on regulations promulgated by the Federal Highway and Transit Administrations.  These performance measures and targets will also help to inform the public of specific projects that may be most beneficial to the community. This TIP aims to help support national and local goals as well as create a more efficient transportation network through strategic transportation project investment over the next four years.

During the FY21-24 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) public comment period, the SGRC will host an Open House on November 18, 2020 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Southern Georgia Regional Commission to allow the public to review and submit comments.  This TIP is also available for public review and comment at the Southern Georgia Regional Commission, 1937 Carlton Adams Drive; all public libraries in Berrien, Brooks, Lanier and Lowndes Counties; on the VLMPO website (https://www.sgrc.us/vlmpo.html); all county government administration offices in Berrien, Brooks, Lanier and Lowndes Counties; and all city government administration offices in Lowndes County until November 30, 2020.

There will also be opportunities to engage virtually via our Facebook and Twitter pages at https://www.facebook.com/ValdostaLowndesMPO/ and  https://twitter.com/VLMPO. 

Comments are being accepted by email at [email protected] or [email protected] ; by fax at 229-333-5312, or by mailing them to VLMPO, 1937 Carlton Adams Drive, Valdosta, GA 31601.

Accessibility aids (interpreter, large print, etc.) will be made available at the open house if a written request is made at least one week prior to the event.

For more information please call Corey Hull, Transportation and Environmental Director at 229-333-5277.