UPWP Project request deadline Jan. 16th!
Date Posted: Monday, December 8th, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Helen Downing-Wiles, Public Outreach Manager
12/8/25
Kent County: It is again that time of year when the Dover Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) solicits ideas for transportation planning projects/studies from our MPO partners, stakeholders, interested parties and the public.
The MPO is beginning the process of preparing our FY27 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). As part of that process, we encourage municipalities and partners to submit planning project ideas and study requests for consideration.
The MPO will evaluate and prioritize all submitted planning project/study requests, with attention toward supporting the goals and objectives articulated in our long-rang plan, Innovations 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). We will also evaluate for consideration projects that are not specifically mentioned in our MTP.
Standard practice requires our MPO partners to financially participate by contributing up to 20% of the total cost of any selected transportation study contract. This will be specifically negotiated at the time a project is selected for inclusion in the FY27 UPWP.
All transportation study recommendations must be received by the MPO no later than close of business on Friday, January 16, 2026. For those who are preparing Comprehensive Plans or Updates, please forward a list of priority transportation projects to the MPO. This will help with our overall prioritization of projects for the FY27 UPWP.
Should you have any questions regarding potential planning projects, please contact Mike Petit de Mange, Principal Planner, at Michael.PetitdeMange@doverkentmpo.org, or 302.387.6028. Please email your planning/study recommendations to Michelle Vinson at Michelle.Vinson@doverkentmpo.org.
For more information on Dover Kent County MPO, please visit www.doverkentmpo.org or call Helen Wiles at 302-387-6026.
The Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization is a Federally mandated not-for-profit that works with local, state and federal governments and local transportation organizations to ensure that transportation planning and projects comply with Federal mandates.
The Dover/Kent County MPO is committed to Title VI compliance. Title VI states “No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
