Dover/Kent County MPO

MPO Technical Advisory Committee to meet Aug. 12

Technical Advisory Committee to
discuss TIP Amendments and Air Quality funds

CAMDEN — Join the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Technical Advisory Committee when it meets at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12 in the council chambers of Camden Town Hall.

The TAC is scheduled to vote on a few proposed amendments to the FY 2016-2019 Transportation Improvement Program. The amendments include:

• Widening of U.S. 13 from Walnut Shade Road to Lochmeath Way. Design funding is proposed for FY 2019. This is a new project phase in the proposed U.S. 13 widening project.

• Camden Bypass from South Street to Rising Sun Road. Design funding is proposed for FY 2019, and is a new project in the state’s Capital Transportation Program (CTP).

• Walnut Shade Road Improvements (U.S. 13 to Peachtree Run). Design funding is proposed for FY 2019. This also is a new project in the CTP.

• Transit vehicle replacement.

TAC members also are set to vote on project requests from the Delaware Department of Transportation regarding Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (CMAQ) funds. The projects include:

• Bike & Pedestrian improvements ($2.2 million, statewide)

• RideShare Delaware ($360,000, statewide)

• Transit Vehicle Expansion ($956,000, for Kent County)

• Transportation Management Improvements ($4 million, statewide)

TAC members will discuss a draft update to the MPO’s Public Participation Plan and hear a progress report about the MPO’s Project Prioritization Working Group.

This meeting is open to the public, which is encouraged to attend. Camden Town Hall is located at 1783 Friends Way in Camden, off of Voshell Mill Road and near U.S. 13. For more information, call the MPO at (302) 387-6030 or (302) 387-6026.