Announcing the Federal Certification Review of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Planning Process
The Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is the agency responsible for regional transportation decisions for the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Urban Area. Every three years the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) conduct a review of the MPO’s planning activities and procedures to determine whether a Continuing, Cooperative and Comprehensive Transportation Planning Process is being followed according to federal requirements.
There will be a public meeting conducted by the federal review team to receive public comments on the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro planning process. The public meeting will be held on Tuesday May 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Committee Room (2nd floor of Durham City Hall, 101 City Hall Plaza). For further information, please contact Ellen Beckmann with the Durham Department of Transportation at 919-560-4366 or Jill Stark with the Federal Highway Administration at 919-747-7027.
Public comments may also be mailed to Jill S. Stark, FHWA-NC Division, 310 New Bern Ave. Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27601-1410 or
The federal review team is requesting comments on the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro transportation planning process and not on specific projects.
