NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

DRAFT METROPOLITAN JACKSON TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2011

A public hearing to consider the draft of the Jackson Metropolitan Area Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Fiscal Years 2008 through 2011 will be held on Thursday, May 22, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. in the offices of the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District (CMPDD) located at 1170 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, Mississippi.  This hearing is being held in conjunction with meetings of the Intermodal Technical Committee and Stakeholders Committee.

The CMPDD is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) responsible - together with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and operators of public transit in the area (JATRAN) - for coordinating a Federally-mandated Transportation Planning Process for the Jackson Metropolitan Area (Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties).   One of the responsibilities of CMPDD, as the MPO, is to prepare a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) containing transportation projects proposed by MDOT, JATRAN, and municipalities and counties in the metropolitan area.   The draft TIP for fiscal years 2008-2011 will be presented at the meeting on May 22, 2008.
 
Your views concerning the proposed projects and others that you believe are needed in the metropolitan area will be appreciated.  Copies of the draft TIP are available for public review Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at CMPDD, 1170 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, Mississippi.

The Jackson Metropolitan Area TIP will become part of the overall Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) document, which is being updated now and will be available in draft form for review.  Officials from MDOT, the Federal Highway Administration and CMPDD will be present to hear your comments.