MDOT Seeks Input on 5-Year Plan

The Michigan Department of Transportation sent out the following press release last week asking for feedback on their upcoming five-year (2011-2015) statewide transportation plan.  Municipalities are strongly encouraged to provide their input into this process as this is the bext way to ensure that a community's physical design and planning desires are taken into account as early in the state's process as possible. 

December 6, 2010 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is seeking public comment on its draft 2011-2015 Five-Year Transportation Program. The document includes a list of specific transportation projects planned for the next five years in each of MDOT's seven regions.

The draft 2011-2015 Five-Year Transportation Program is available on the MDOT Web site at: www.michigan.gov/mdot5yearplan. Comments will be accepted until Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, and should be e-mailed to MDOT-Five-Year-Program@michigan.gov. To request alternative formats, such as large print, please contact Bob Parsons, Public Involvement and Hearings Officer, Bureau of Transportation Planning, Michigan Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 30050, Lansing, MI 48909; fax: (517) 373-9255: or e-mail: parsonsb@michigan.gov. 

The Five-Year Transportation Program, a continuous, interactive dialogue with the department's customers and stakeholders, has become the anchor of MDOT's project development and delivery systems. Each year, a new fifth year is added and program/project adjustments are made to the previous four years.

Chris Hackbarth handles transportation issues for the Michigan Municipal League.  Chris can be reached at 517-908-0303, or by email at chackbarth@mml.org.