SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, announces the public comment period for an amendment to the FY 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the 2040 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The RTP is a long-range vision and strategy that directs investment in the regional transportation system. The TIP is a list of specific projects which implement the policies of the RTP, and are recommended by cities, villages, county road agencies, transit providers, and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) over a four-year period. SEMCOG’s Executive Committee makes the final approval of the TIP project list.
Background
The 2018 Summer Amendment revises 20 projects in the TIP and RTP, including eight additions, two deletions, eight cost modifications, and two projects related to the Blue Water Bridge Customs Plaza that will change the year the project will be implemented. These changes will add several pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction projects, make adjustments to General Program Accounts, and move implementation of the new Blue Water Bridge Customs Plaza from 2020 to 2025.
Amendment evaluations
The amendment requires all proposed projects undergo a series of evaluations, including identification of financial resources, air quality conformity analysis, environmental justice analysis, an environmental sensitivity analysis, an assessment for consistency with the regional Intelligent Transportation System architecture, and a public comment process.
Project details and evaluation results are available online or by contacting SEMCOG’s Information Center at 313-324-3330.
Coverage of this notice
SEMCOG’s public notices of public involvement activities for Southeast Michigan’s TIP satisfy public participation requirements for the Section 5307 Program of Projects of public transit agencies receiving federal funding in the SEMCOG region.
How to comment
Please address written comments to SEMCOG Information Center, 1001 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1400, Detroit, MI 48226; send faxes to 313-961-4869; call 313-324-3330, or e-mail InfoCenter@semcog.org. Comments can also be made in person at the following meetings where amendments will be considered:
- Transportation Coordinating Council, July 19, 2018, 9:30 a.m., SEMCOG offices; and
- Executive Committee, August 2, 2018, 1 p.m., SEMCOG offices.