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The Tuscaloosa Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will hold the following meetings:
1. Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee (BPC), Monday, April 8, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
2. *Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC), Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 5:00 p.m.*
3. Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC), Thursday, April 11, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
4. Metropolitan Planning Organization (Policy Committee), Monday, April 15, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
The MPO will hold these meetings at the West Alabama Regional Commission (WARC), 4200 Highway 69 North, Northport and online. If you would like to participate online or require special assistance, please contact Zane Davis at zane.davis@westal.org or 205-333-2990 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
* The Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC), Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 5:00 p.m. will be held at the Traffic Management Center at 28 Kirkbride Ln, Tuscaloosa AL, 35401
Items that will be discussed at the meetings include: (1) Proposed amendments for the Fiscal Years 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), (2) Proposed amendments for the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan, (3) Adoption of New and Amended Targets for the Federal Performance Measures, (4) West Alabama Coordinated Public Transit Plan 2024 – Draft Document, (5) Fiscal Year 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) – Draft Document.
Proposed TIP Amendments – April 2024
1. (Addition) 100077225 Resurfacing on I-59 from Greene County Line to SR-300; CN; 12/6/2024; $3,410,942
2. (Addition) 100078370 Access Management Improvements (Driveway Reconfiguration, Median Islands, Sidewalks, Landscaping, Lighting, and Signals) on SR-216 from Covered Bridge Road to George Richmond Parkway; RW; 4/1/24; $33,500
3. (Cost Increase) 100068092 Safety Improvement Installation of New Lighting at I-59/I-20 On-Ramps and Off-Ramps at Exit 79 (SR-7/US-11 Intersection); CN; 3/29/2024; Old Amount $1,681,447 New Amount $2,795,202
4. (Addition) 100077833 Sidewalks along Central Park Dr. from Kimbrell Cutoff Rd. to Olmsted Cir. and from Browne Way to the Lake View City Hall in the City of Lake View; CN; 12/15/24; $410,000
5. (Addition) 100077665 Bridge Replacement on SR-6 (US-82) over Big Creek (Bin 5819 and 5818); UT; 4/1/2024; $250,000
6. (Cost Increase) 100069591 Bridge Replacement on SR-6 (US-82) over Big Creek (Bin 5819 And 5818); CN; 9/27/2024; Old Amount $2,627,525 New Amount $14,416,129
The public can comment on the proposed TIP amendments at any of the MPO committee meetings, by mail (at the address in the header), e-mail (zane.davis@westal.org), telephone (205-333-2990, x 227), or fax (205-333-2713). Public comments regarding the proposed amendments will be accepted until April 5th, 2024, unless submitted at one of the April MPO committee meetings.
The MPO Policy Committee plans how federal highway and transit funds are spent in Tuscaloosa County. The MPO Policy Committee is served by three advisory committees: the BPC, CTAC, and TCC. The BPC was formed to assist the MPO with bicycle and pedestrian issues. The CTAC provides active and on-going public participation. The TCC, composed of engineers and planners, provides technical guidance to the Policy Committee.
The West Alabama Rural Planning Organization (RPO) will hold the following meetings:
The RPO will hold these meetings at the West Alabama Regional Commission (WARC), 4200 Highway 69 North, Northport and online. The CTAC meetings will be held in the individual counties.
Policy Committee - All Policy Committee meetings will be held at the WARC offices in Northport.
Friday, November 3, 2023 - 10:30 a.m. (Combined Policy, TCC, and CTAC)
Friday, February 9, 2024 - 10:30 a.m.
Friday, May 10, 2024 - 10:30 a.m.
Friday, August 9, 2024 - 10:30 a.m.
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Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) - All TCC meetings will be held at the WARC offices in Northport.
Friday, November 3, 2023 - 10:30 a.m. (Combined Policy, TCC, and CTAC)
Thursday, February 8, 2024 - 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, August 8, 2024 - 10:00 a.m.
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Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC)
Friday, November 3, 2023 - 10:30 a.m. - At the WARC offices in Northport (Combined Policy, TCC, and CTAC)
Six meetings to be held in late January 2024 in the six counties of the RPO:
Bibb County - Monday, January 22, 2024, 6:00 p.m. - Brent City Hall, 22 1st Street, Brent, AL
Fayette County - Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 5:00 p.m. - Fayette County Commission Chamber, 103 1st Avenue NW, Fayette, AL
Greene County - Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 11:00 a.m. - James C. Poole Library, 219 Prairie Avenue, Eutaw, AL
Hale County - Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 5:00 p.m. - Moundville Library, 279 Market Street, Moundville, AL
Lamar County - Thursday, January 18, 2024, 6:00 p.m. – Vernon City Hall, 44425 Highway 17, Vernon, AL
Pickens County - Thursday, January 25, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - Pickens County Commission Chamber, 20 Phoenix Avenue, Carrollton, AL
Six meetings to be held in late April 2024 in the six counties of the RPO:
Bibb County - Monday, April 22, 2024, 6:00 p.m. - Brent City Hall, 22 1st Street, Brent, AL
Fayette County - Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 5:00 p.m. - Fayette County Commission Chamber, 103 1st Avenue NW, Fayette, AL
Greene County - Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 11:00 a.m. - James C. Poole Library, 219 Prairie Avenue, Eutaw, AL
Hale County - Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 5:00 p.m. - Moundville Library, 279 Market Street, Moundville, AL
Lamar County - Thursday, April 18, 2024, 6:00 p.m. - Vernon City Hall, 44425 Highway 17, Vernon, AL
Pickens County - Thursday, April 25, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - Pickens County Commission Chamber, 20 Phoenix Avenue, Carrollton, AL
Six meetings to be held in late July 2024 in the six counties of the RPO:
Bibb County - Monday, July 22, 2024, 6:00 p.m. - Brent City Hall, 22 1st Street, Brent, AL
Fayette County - Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 5:00 p.m. - Fayette County Commission Chamber, 103 1st Avenue NW, Fayette, AL
Greene County - Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 11:00 a.m. - James C. Poole Library, 219 Prairie Avenue, Eutaw, AL
Hale County - Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 5:00 p.m. - Moundville Library, 279 Market Street, Moundville, AL
Lamar County - Thursday, July 18, 2024, 6:00 p.m. - Vernon City Hall, 44425 Highway 17, Vernon, AL
Pickens County - Thursday, July 25, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - Pickens County Commission Chamber, 20 Phoenix Avenue, Carrollton, AL
The meeting packets and documents are posted on the WARC website (https://www.warc.info/rpo-meetings/ and https://www.warc.info/rpo-documents).
The RPO serves as a transportation planning process for the rural areas of west Alabama and provides a formal link between the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) and the local governments. The counties served by the RPO include Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, and Pickens. The RPO provides government officials and citizens in these counties an opportunity to advise the ALDOT on road, bridge, and transit projects.
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West Alabama Regional Commission Board of Directors Meeting
There will be a regularly scheduled meeting of the West Alabama Regional Commission Board of Directors on March 21, 2024 at 11:45 a.m. Presiding will be Brent Mayor and Chair of the Board of Directors of the West Alabama Regional Commission, the Honorable Bobbie White.
The meeting is open to the public. If you plan to attend, please call to reserve a seat no later than 10:00 a.m. on March 18, 2024. In-person attendance will be by appointment only due to limited seating availability. Anyone requiring special assistance should contact the West Alabama Regional Commission office at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Should you have any questions, need additional information or special assistance, please call (205) 333-2990, Ext. 202.