L.V. Transportation Study Holds Public Meetings Today

will hold public meetings at 10 a.m. today in the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) conference room, 961 Marcon Blvd., Suite 310, Allentown and at 5:30 p.m. today in the PennDOT District 5 conference room, 1002 Hamilton St., Allentown, to consider the Draft FFY2013–2016 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

The purpose of the public meetings is to solicit comments on this document. A meeting of the LVTS Coordinating Committee will be held at 10 a.m. July 18 in the LVPC conference room to consider adoption of the TIP.

The TIP lists high priority highway, bridge and transit projects for the Lehigh Valley for the period of Oct. 1, 2012 through Sept. 30, 2016.

The report is available for a public review period through 9 a.m. June 25.

The document is available for review during normal business hours at

• Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (at the above address)
• PennDOT District 5 Offices (at the above address)
• LANTA offices,1060 Lehigh St., Allentown
• Allentown Public Library, 1210 Hamilton St., Allentown
• Bethlehem Area Public Library, 11 W. Church St., Bethlehem
• Easton Area Public Library, Sixth and Church streets, Easton

The draft TIP can also be found on the LVPC’s website at www.lvpc.org.

For answers to questions or if you require special assistance to attend and participate in these meetings, please contact Michael Donchez at the LVPC office at (610) 264-4544.

-Information courtesy of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission