The NCDOT is traveling North Carolina seeking input on top priorities for transportation funding. It is important that the business community speak up about our transportation needs. You are invited to attend the meeting on February 11 from 4 until 7 PM at AB-Tech's Enka Campus. The Chamber will be present to represent our members and we are happy to share your thoughts and concerns. Please, share your thoughts with us at jjoyce@ashevillechamber.org.
In lieu of attending the meeting you may also submit comments by emailing them to STI_Comments_Div13@ncdot.gov. The deadline for receiving comments is February 12, 2014 by 5 p.m.
Additional information about the event is available below.
Date: Tuesday, February 11
Time: 4-7 pm
Location:
Asheville Buncombe
Technical College
Enka Campus
Harvey L. Haynes
Building
1465 Sand Hill Road
Candler, NC 28715
Below is the press
release for the STI public meeting:
Published on January 14, 2014
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department
of Transportation wants to hear from North Carolinians regarding
their transportation priorities as part of its efforts to implement the state’s
new Strategic Transportation Investments law.
Signed into law by Gov. McCrory last summer, House
Bill 817 “Strategic Transportation Investments,” overhauls the way North
Carolina funds transportation improvements, allowing NCDOT to make more
efficient use of its existing revenues to fund more investments that improve
the state’s transportation infrastructure, create jobs and help boost the
economy.
The law establishes the Strategic
Mobility Formula, which uses a data-driven approach to provide more
flexibility in funding transportation improvements on the statewide, regional
and division level with the goal of meeting the state’s top priorities while
still addressing individualized local needs.
In the coming weeks, each of the 14 NCDOT
Transportation Divisions across the state will submit its top
transportation priorities to compete with other transportation improvements
across the state for funding under the new formula. To help determine these
priorities, each division is asking local residents to provide their thoughts
on which transportation improvements are most important. Projects can be as
large-scale as an interstate improvement or as small as a new turn lane or
traffic signal, and can be for any mode of transportation, including public
transit, bicycle/pedestrian, ferry, aviation and rail.
Residents can take part in the process by making their
suggestions during a 30-day public comment period from Tuesday, Jan. 14 through
Wednesday, Feb. 12. Each Transportation Division will host a public open house
to meet with local residents and obtain feedback regarding transportation
priorities.
In Division 13, which includes Buncombe Burke,
Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford and Yancey counties, the open house
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Asheville Buncombe Technical
College’s Enka Campus in the Harvey L. Haynes Corporate Technology Training and
Conference Center, located at 1465 Sand Hill Road, Candler, N.C. 28715. In
addition, written comments can be submitted via email at ../AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Content.Outlook/OH87XLXO/
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enabled to view it. or regular mail at STI, NCDOT Division 13, P.O. Box 3279,
Asheville, N.C. 28802. All comments must be received by 5 p.m. on Feb. 12.
More information about the Strategic Transportation
Investments law and how it works, and the public meetings can be found on the NCDOT website.
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