Local Input Sought for Draft Long Range PennDOT Plan

Armstrong County residents will not be ignored when it comes to the state’s Long Range Transportation Plan.

Local taxpayers have been invited to comment on the state’s plan, which will help guide future 12-Year Programs and regional plans, by PennDOT officials.

“Our Long Range Transportation Plan provides a vision for Pennsylvania’s future by focusing on system preservation, safety, stewardship and personal and freight mobility,” PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch said. “I encourage the public to join us in establishing these goals because our transportation network impacts all of us for generations to come.”

The draft plan, which includes goals, objectives and recommendations based on
department research and public input, is viewable by clicking “Draft Long Range
Plan” on the homepage, www.PAOnTrack.com. Comments can be submitted through the “Comment Here” section under “Public Participation.”

The public comments contributing to the plan were collected from more than 2,500
people who took a survey this spring identifying their top transportation priorities
and appeal of various investment scenarios. That feedback, which identified bike and
pedestrian facilities, public transportation, new roads or widening and pavement
condition as the top public priorities, supplemented PennDOT research to contribute
to the draft report.

Feedback will be accepted through Monday, December 15. In addition to online feedback,
comments will be accepted by emailing
ra-PennDOTLRTP@pa.gov> or by mail to PennDOT’s Center
for Program Development and Management, c/o Statewide Long-Range Planning, P.O. Box
3365, Harrisburg, PA, 17105-3365.

For more information on PennDOT and transportation planning, visit
.dot.state.pa.us