French Broad River MPO

Public Input Opportunities

Any comments on the following items may be sent to mpo@landofsky.org, or by phone at (828) 251-7453, or in-person at the MPO Board meeting on Thursday, August 24th at 12:30 PM at Land of Sky Regional Council offices.

The Draft 2018-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is available for public comment through August 23rd. The Draft TIP has been revised since its initial release.
Draft Project Submittals to NCDOT's Prioritization Process are available for public comment through August 23rd. This is a list of projects that will be submitted for potential funding through NCDOT"s prioritization process.
Amendments to the FBRMPO 2016-2025 TIP are available for public comment through August 23rd . Proposed amendments are available here. Any comments may be sent to mpo@landofsky.org, or by phone at (828) 251-7453, or in-person at the MPO Board meeting on Thursday, August 24th at 12:30 PM at Land of Sky Regional Council offices.
FBRMPO Citizens Advisory Committee application continues on a rolling basis. Please contact mpo@landofsky.org for more info.
MPO Technical Coordinating Committee and MPO Board meetings allow time for public comment at the beginning and at the end of the meetings. For upcoming TCC and MPO Board meetings, click here

I-26 Projects

Meeting Agendas

August 24, 2017		Board Agenda
August 10, 2017		TCC Agenda
July 2017		No TCC/Board Meeting this month
June 2017		TCC and Board Meetings cancelled this month
May 25, 2017		Board Agenda
May 11, 2017		TCC Agenda
March 23, 2017		Board Agenda
March 9, 2017		TCC Agenda
February 23, 2017		Board Agenda
February 9, 2017		TCC Agenda
January 26, 2017		Board Agenda
January 12, 2017		TCC Agenda

Click here for prior Agendas and Minutes

Division Updates

Division 13 May 2017 Updates
Division 14 May 2017 Updates

Recent Documents

Call for Projects is now open. Local Governments with projects eligible for Surface Transportation Block Grant funds can apply to the MPO for these funds through July 31, 2017.

Liberty Road Interchange Public Hearing will take place on Tuesday, May 23rd from 4-7 PM. See more info about the meeting here and additional information about the project here.

DRAFT 2018-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the French Broad River MPO open for public comment from April 26-August 23, 2017. Please NOTE: the adoption of the Draft TIP has been delayed and the public comment period has been lengthened accordingly.

TIP Amendments to be considered at the August, 2017 MPO Board meeting are available for public comment. More details available at the MPO TIP page.

Presentation to the MPO Board on I-26 Connector Base Year Microsimulation Model on May 25, 2017

A February 2017 Appalachian Regional Commission handout summarizes recent investments by ARC in North Carolina to support economic and community development.

Two additional Buncombe County Functional Classification changes were approved by the FBRMPO Board in February 2017: Hazel Mill Road and Victoria Road/Hospital Drive. This is an addendum to the Functional Classification changes approved by the FBRMPO Board (June 2016): see Table of proposed changes (June 2016), maps of Buncombe County changes (June 2016) and maps of Haywood County changes (June 2016).

Amendments to the FBRMPO 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) adopted by the FBRMPO Board on January 25, 2017.

Presentation on the FBRMPO Urban Transit Funding Formula Study given to the FBRMPO TCC on February 9, 2017

I-26 Widening (I-4400/I-4700) Draft EIS and additional info at https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/i26widening/

Liberty Road Interchange project information at https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/libertyroadI40interchange/

I-2513, I-26 Connector Traffic Forecast update now finished (summer of 2016). See additional information:

I-2513 Traffic Forecast cover letter and figures (July 2016 version)
I-2513 Traffic Forecast Final Report with Appendices A-E (large file, 32 MB) and Appendix F, Travel Demand Model Analysis Memo
I-2513 Traffic Forecast Results presentation to FBRMPO Board (June 23, 2016)
I-2513 Information about selected alternatives, project background and the DEIS document here.

2015 US Census American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Our Region

Interactive Map of Downtown Areas Parking and Park-and-Ride Lots (FBRMPO and LOSRPO Combined Region)

See an interactive map of highway and bike/ped projects included in the 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (adopted September 24, 2015).

The Transportation Planning Process Briefing Book has been updated in 2015 and provides an overview of transportation planning.

Functional Classification Map of Roadways in the Region

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