1 00:00:30,160 --> 00:01:16,750 I should have put it over the water. 2 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,760 Hello and welcome to the Longview MPO's 3 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,760 10-day public comment period kickoff 4 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:22,360 meeting. My name is Cal Magou, I'm a 5 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:23,680 senior transportation planner with the 6 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,520 Longview MPO. 7 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,120 Uh we are welcoming public comment and 8 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,680 review for the draft 2027 to 2030 9 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:32,840 transportation improvement program, also 10 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,990 known as the TIP. 11 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:37,560 What is the transportation improvement 12 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,720 program? It is a list of local projects 13 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:41,200 to be funded within the Longview MPO 14 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,320 area during the next 4 years, including 15 00:01:43,320 --> 00:01:46,120 those eligible for federal funding. 16 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,440 It can include projects for mobility, 17 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,640 pedestrian and bike, transit, and 18 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:52,560 freight. And it shows a regional 19 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:57,910 agreement on the need of a project. 20 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,160 So, funding can come through three 21 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:01,960 sources for these projects, the federal 22 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,880 government, local governments, and 23 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,600 TxDOT. It's a fiscally constrained list 24 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:08,080 of projects, 25 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:09,840 and fiscally constrained means it's 26 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:11,680 realistic in terms of the amount of 27 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,800 funding available, meaning 28 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,640 the funding of these projects will not 29 00:02:15,640 --> 00:02:20,750 exceed the funding that is available. 30 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,280 And so, in this TIP document, there are 31 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,160 two different kinds of projects. There's 32 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:26,920 the regionally significant projects, 33 00:02:26,920 --> 00:02:28,560 which could be mobility and bicycle and 34 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,520 pedestrian projects, and these are 35 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,040 projects that are significant enough to 36 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,680 require their own stand-alone status. 37 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:37,320 Then there's group projects that don't 38 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,320 have the scale to stand on their own, 39 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:40,840 and they can be grouped into one of 12 40 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,270 subcategories. 41 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,040 So, this is a map that shows the 42 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:48,280 location of these projects for the 2027 43 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,080 to 2030 transportation improvement 44 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,160 program. The red line are the mobility 45 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,560 projects, the more significant projects, 46 00:02:55,560 --> 00:03:01,427 and the blue is the group projects. 47 00:03:01,437 --> 00:03:02,720 » [snorts] 48 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,720 >> So, the first of the mobility projects, 49 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,360 or the more significant, is State 50 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,440 Highway 42 widening, 51 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,239 and it is from US Highway 80 to 52 00:03:11,239 --> 00:03:13,000 Interstate 20, 53 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:14,320 and it's going to be widening from two 54 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,640 to four lanes with a center turn lane, 55 00:03:16,640 --> 00:03:18,720 and it's coming in at $164 million and 56 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,550 $80,000. 57 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,840 The next is Loop 485 in Gladewater, and 58 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,920 this is a $15 million $80,000 project, 59 00:03:28,920 --> 00:03:31,239 and it's from US 80 in Gladewater to US 60 00:03:31,239 --> 00:03:36,509 271. 61 00:03:36,519 --> 00:03:38,080 And then the third and last mobility 62 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:41,080 project is US 271, and it's coming in at 63 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,600 12 million 12 million 168,000, 64 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,080 and it's from the Upshur County line to 65 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,959 0.1 miles north of FM 2275 66 00:03:50,959 --> 00:03:55,280 south to South loop 485 in Gladewater. 67 00:03:55,280 --> 00:04:02,110 Or state loop 485, excuse me. 68 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:03,720 And then the rest of the projects, the 69 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:05,280 group projects that were illustrated by 70 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,800 the blue in the map, there's 18 of them 71 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:09,520 and they consist of seal coats, 72 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,680 lighting, bridge maintenance, sidewalks, 73 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,142 medians, and overlays. 74 00:04:14,142 --> 00:04:17,910 >> [snorts] 75 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:19,760 » And then the document also includes 76 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,040 transit projects. 77 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:27,230 And for 2027, there's $6,451,614 78 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:28,600 allocated. 79 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:32,360 In 2028, there's $3,340,000 80 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,160 allocated. In fiscal year 29, there's 81 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,160 $3,550,000 82 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,640 allocated. And in fiscal year 30, 83 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:44,310 there's $3,577,500 84 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:50,390 allocated. 85 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,640 To visit to view the full draft 86 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:54,440 document, please visit our website 87 00:04:54,440 --> 00:05:02,150 www.longviewtexas.gov/mpo. 88 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:03,520 And how to provide your comments, you 89 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,240 can mail your comments to the Longview 90 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:10,880 MPO PO Box 1952 Longview, Texas 75606. 91 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,080 You can email your comments to 92 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,000 mpo@longviewtexas.gov 93 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:16,400 or you can call and share your comments 94 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:21,590 with us at 903-237-1062. 95 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,200 And please remember to submit your 96 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,080 comments by April 8th to be included in 97 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,880 the official summary of this meeting.