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.

Postponed, new date to be determined: U-5887 Highland Lake Road public workshop initially scheduled for Tuesday, September 12th at the Hendersonville Public Works Operations Center, 305 Williams Street in Hendersonville, NC.
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

November 16, 2017		Board Agenda
November 16, 2017		TCC Agenda
October 26, 2017		Board Agenda
October 12, 2017		TCC Agenda
September 28, 2017		Board Agenda
September 14, 2017		TCC Agenda

For prior meeting agendas and minutes see the MPO Board and TCC page.

Division Updates

Division 13 September 2017 Updates
Division 14 September 2017 Updates

Recent Documents

2018-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the French Broad River MPO was adopted by the MPO Board on August 24, 2017. Click here to see an interactive map of the projects in the 2018-2027 TIP as well as projects across the state in the 2018-2027 STIP.

TIP Amendments to the 2016-2025 TIP were adopted on August 24, 2017 by the MPO Board. More details available at the MPO TIP page.

FY 2018 FBRMPO UPWP (Planning Work Program) with changes adopted on August 24, 2017.

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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