Annual Public Involvement Report

GDOT Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)

FY 2014-2017

Table of Contents 1. Introduction ...... 3 2. Public Involvement Process ...... 4 3. Public Meeting Summary: FY 2014‐2017 ...... 6 3.1 Meeting Materials ...... 7 3.2 Meeting Notification ...... 8 3.3 Summary of Meeting Attendance ...... 9 4. Lessons Learned ...... 11

Figures Figure 1. GDOT District Map ...... 5 Figure 2. FY 2014‐2017 STIP Public Meeting Locations ...... 7

Tables Table 1. FY 2014‐2017 STIP Public Meeting Schedule ...... 6 Table 2. STIP Meeting Maps ...... 8 Table 3. Meeting Attendance (excluding staff) ...... 10 Table 4. Public Outreach Issues and Proposed Solutions ...... 11

Appendices Appendix A: Meeting Materials

Appendix B: Meeting Notifications

Appendix C: Media Coverage

Appendix D: Translated Documents

Appendix E: Responses to Comments Letters

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1. Introduction The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, known as the STIP, is developed by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and is Georgia’s four‐year transportation and capital improvements program. The STIP is a listing of federally‐funded transportation projects within the state that are anticipated to be funded during fiscal years 2014 through 2017. Projects include highway, bridge, public transit, bike, pedestrian, railroad, maintenance, and other improvements.

The STIP is developed in coordination with the citizens of Georgia, interested stakeholders, and in direct cooperation with local governments. Projects listed in the STIP are identified through GDOT’s ongoing planning processes in keeping with the Governor’s strategic goals for Georgia to provide a lean and responsive state government that allows communities, individuals, and businesses to prosper. These projects are vital to supporting GDOT’s mission in providing a safe, seamless, and sustainable transportation system that supports Georgia’s economy and is sensitive to its citizens and the environment.

During STIP development, interested citizens and LaGrange, November 4, 2013 stakeholders are given the opportunity to review and comment on the state’s transportation priorities for the next four years, as set forth in the STIP. The public is given this opportunity through public meetings that are held throughout the state, and through the Department’s website. They are encouraged to provide comments and suggestions on specific projects and on transportation needs for Georgia.

The purpose of this Annual Public Involvement Report is to detail the STIP public involvement process undertaken for the FY 2014‐2017 STIP. This report includes documentation of meetings, the comments received from the public, and notification methods undertaken through this process.

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2. Public Involvement Process A major component of the public outreach effort for the STIP is public meetings. Meetings are held throughout the state, in each of GDOT’s six rural districts, which includes all areas that are not part of a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). A district map is shown in Figure 1 on page 5 that also includes MPO boundaries. In MPO areas, transportation projects are not included in the STIP, but are rather a part of each MPO’s transportation plan.

The purpose of each of these meetings is to present GDOT’s proposed STIP and provide an opportunity for the public to provide input and comment on the stated transportation goals and projects. Meeting locations are selected in coordination with each GDOT district. There are several key elements considered in this selection process:

• Meeting location accessibility throughout each District and to Environmental Justice (EJ) communities; • Facility compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines for ease of access; • Public transportation availability; and • Level of success of meeting location, if used in previous years.

At public meetings, participants were provided with large scale maps that depicted proposed projects included in the proposed STIP, and copies of the proposed STIP were available for review. Citizens were asked to provide comments and suggestions using a provided comment form that could be submitted to a present staff member or mailed to the District office. GDOT staff were on hand to answer questions from attendees, and they provided responses to comments and suggestions that were given on comment forms.

Milledgeville, October 21, 2013 Helen, October 24, 2013

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Figure 1. GDOT District Map

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3. Public Meeting Summary: FY 2014‐2017 For the development of the FY 2014‐2017 STIP, a total of 11 public meetings were held to obtain input on the proposed document. These meetings were held in each of GDOT’s six rural districts, with two meetings per district. The exception to this was District Four, which held one meeting within District Four and participated in a joint meeting that was held in District Five in Waycross, very close to the District Four boundary. A summary of meeting dates and locations is shown in Table 1, and Figure 2 on page 7 displays the meeting locations on a map.

Table 1. FY 2014‐2017 STIP Public Meeting Schedule

District Date Time Venue Name City 1 Thursday, October 24 5 to 7 pm City Hall Meeting Room Helen 1 Tuesday, October 29 5 to 7 pm City of Jefferson Clubhouse Jefferson 2 Monday, October 21 5 to 7 pm Milledgeville Mall Milledgeville 2 Tuesday, October 29 5 to 7 pm Dublin Mall Dublin 3 Monday, November 4 5 to 7 pm West Georgia Commons/LaGrange Mall LaGrange South Georgia Technical College 3 Monday, October 28 5 to 7 pm Americus Pope Center Room 111 4 Monday, November 4 5 to 7 pm Tifton Mall Tifton 4/5 Tuesday, October 22 5 to 7 pm Mall at Waycross Waycross Bulloch County Commissioners 5 Thursday, November 7 5 to 7 pm Statesboro Chamber 6 Monday, October 21 5 to 7 pm GDOT District 6 Conference Room Cartersville 6 Thursday, November 7 5 to 7 pm Carrollton Cultural Arts Center Carrollton

All meetings were an open house format and held at community venues, such as GDOT district offices, shopping malls, and other community facilities. Attendees were invited to examine maps depicting proposed STIP projects in their area. Copies of the draft STIP were on hand to provide more in‐depth information about each project. GDOT staff assisted attendees in identifying projects and answering questions. Staff at public meetings included:

• District Planning and Programming Engineers • District Communications Officers • Additional District staff, such as District Engineers and District Preconstruction Engineers (not at all meetings) • Consultant Staff

Waycross, October 22, 2013

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Figure 2. FY 2014‐2017 STIP Public Meeting Locations

3.1 Meeting Materials At each meeting, several materials were available for public comment and for general STIP information. These materials included maps of proposed projects, a comment form, a STIP informational handout, the entire draft STIP document, and instructions for locating additional project information online. In districts where significant Spanish‐speaking communities were identified through the Environmental Justice component of the STIP, materials were also available in Spanish. Table 2 on page 8 lists the maps that were provided on display at each meeting.

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Table 2. STIP Meeting Maps

District Map Extents Number Provided District‐wide 2 Athens Area 1 1 Carnesville Area 1 Cleveland Area 1 Gainesville Area 1 District‐wide 2 2 Laurens, Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Treutlen, Wilkinson Counties 1 Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam, Washington, Wilkinson Counties 1 District‐wide 2 3 Americus Area 1 LaGrange Area 1 4 District‐wide 2 5 District‐wide 2 District‐wide 2 6 Bartow County 1 Carroll County 1

Samples of all meeting materials can be found in Appendix A.

3.2 Meeting Notification Several methods were utilized to notify the public of upcoming STIP public meetings:

 A direct mail postcard,  Press releases,  Postings on GDOT’s website,  Radio ads, and  GDOT’s Facebook and Twitter sites. Direct Mail Postcard The direct mail postcard (provided in Appendix B) was sent to GDOT’s “Family of Partners” database, which included more than 1,500 individuals, organizations, and elected officials in federal, state and local government, as well as representatives from Environmental Justice (EJ) communities.

STIP information was also available on GDOT’s website, which contains a specific page dedicated to the STIP, www.dot.ga.gov/STIP. This site includes a variety of informational materials pertinent to the STIP, including the FY 2014 to 2017 draft STIP, the current active STIP document in both English and Spanish (FY 2013 to 2016), past STIP documents, information about the development of the STIP and associated public involvement activities, MPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) materials, and contact information for the STIP. During the STIP public involvement period between October 4 and November 11, 2013, the GDOT STIP webpage received 2,594 page views.

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Social media was also utilized for meeting notifications. GDOT’s Facebook and Twitter pages announced meeting dates and locations and provided links to STIP information on GDOT’s website, at www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT and www.twitter.com/GADeptofTrans. On Facebook, GDOT has approximately 2,072 followers who receive GDOT messages through Facebook. As of November 12, 2013, 24 posts had been made by GDOT to this site, with an average of 115 people viewing each post, for a total reach of 2,763 individuals.

On Twitter, GDOT has approximately 2,846 followers. As of November 12, 2013, 24 posts had been made by GDOT to this site. These posts were “retweeted”, or reposted by followers of GDOT’s Twitter posts, 129 times. Sample screenshots of Facebook and Twitter meeting announcements can be found in Appendix B.

Press releases were prepared and distributed by district communications staff. Copies of each District’s press release can be found in Appendix C. Distribution included area newspapers, television stations, radio stations, and other district media contacts. Additionally, the GDOT Office of Communications coordinated radio spots throughout the State announcing the 11 public meetings presenting the Draft STIP. Appendix C provides documentation of press releases and media coverage.

3.3 Summary of Meeting Attendance At each of the 11 public meetings, all attendees were requested to sign in so that an accurate attendance record could be obtained. A total of 132 attendees signed in, excluding staff, which was an increase of approximately 60 percent from public meetings held in the previous STIP cycle (FY 2013 to 2016). The meeting with the highest attendance was in Waycross on October 22, 2013, with a total of 22 attendees. The meetings with the second highest attendance were in Milledgeville on October 21, 2013 and in Dublin on October 29, 2013, each with a total of 17 attendees. The number of attendees at each meeting is shown in Table 3 on page 10.

Of the attendees at each of the 11 public meetings, a total of 21 provided written comment forms. The commenting period remained open until Monday, November 18, so that additional comments could be submitted via email or mail. Comments that were received ranged from specific projects included in the STIP to general transportation issues and questions. Comments collected during the Public Involvement Process will be used to enhance the decision making process during future STIP updates. Comments were formally responded to and a summary letter was mailed to commenters. The letter sent in response to comments can be found in Appendix E.

A summary of meeting attendance and the number of comments received is provided in Table 3 on page 10.

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Annual Public Involvement Report Table 3. Meeting Attendance (excluding staff)

Found Number of Comment Meeting Notification Meeting District Date Location Attendees Forms Informative? Signed In Received GDOT Email Newspaper Radio Other YES NO Flyer City commission 10/24/13 Helen 11 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 member 10/29/13 Jefferson 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 10/21/13 Milledgeville 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10/29/13 Dublin 17 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 11/4/13 LaGrange 7 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Facebook (1) 10/28/13 Americus 11 5 0 1 0 0 Sumter Cycling 4 0 Organization (3) 4 11/4/13 Tifton 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 & 5 10/22/13 Waycross 22 3 0 0 1 0 Passed by (2) 3 0 5 11/7/13 Statesboro 14 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Email from D6 10/21/13 Cartersville 15 1 0 0 0 0 Preconstruction 1 0 6 Engineer 11/7/13 Carrollton 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 TOTALS 132 21 0 4 8 0 8 20 0

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4. Lessons Learned A component of the annual STIP Public Involvement process is identifying ways to improve the process and increase public participation in future years. Several issues were identified through the 2013 public outreach process by staff or by attendees. These issues are listed below along with proposed solutions for greater engagement ine futur public outreach efforts.

Table 4. Public Outreach Issues and Proposed Solutions

Issue Proposed Solution District 1 meetings are not located well to Potential strategies for identifying meeting locations reach all areas of the district (discussed with District 1 staff): • Consider revisiting the number of meetings and meeting locations from year to year • Select more visible locations, such as malls General Low Turnout and Low Comment Potential Strategies for increasing turnout: Submission • Utilize additional outreach methods, such as attending local festivals • Identify potential new meeting sites for consideration • Send a meeting notification e‐blast to the Family of Partners database (where email addresses available) in additional to the traditional postcard mailing • Consider utilizing an online survey, such as Survey Monkey, in addition to traditional public meetings • Promote the STIP Coordinator email address more in public information materials • Consider expanding media outreach on traditional and social media, and/or consider promoting meetings by requesting information on City/County webpages.

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Appendix A

Meeting Materials

Contents:

Comment Form

Informational Handouts

Sample Meeting Maps

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Statewide Transportation Improvement Program FY 2014‐2017

Comment Form

How did you hear about this meeting? GDOT Flyer Email Newspaper Radio Facebook Other (Please explain) ____

Did you find this meeting helpful? Yes No Ifnot,whatcanbedonetoimproveit? ______

Do you have any questions or comments about a particular project? If so, please provide a project number(s) or project description and County. For help finding the project number, please ask staff for assistance. ______

Do you have any thoughts or comments you would like to share about other transportation i?issues? ______

If you would likeusto fllfollow up with you so that we may respond to your comments, please provide the following information. Name: Phone Number: ____ Address: ____ City, State, Zip: ____ Email: ____

You may also view the draft STIP online at www.dot.ga.gov/STIP

Please return this form to a staff member at the meeting, email it to [email protected], or mail it to your District Office listed on the back of this form. Mail Comments to:

District 1 District 4 POP.O. Box 1057 POP.O. Box 7510 Gainesville, GA 30503 Tifton, GA 31793

District 2 District 5 P.O. Box 8 P.O. Box 610 Tennille, GA 31089 Jesup, GA 31598

District 3 District 6 115 Transportation Boulevard P.O. Box 10 Thomaston, GA 30286 Cartersville, GA 30120

= Meeting Locations Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

What is the STIP? The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, known as the STIP, is Georgia’s four-year transportation and capital improvements program. The STIP is a listing of federally-funded transportation projects within the state that are anticipated to be funded during fiscal years 2014 through 2017. Projects include highway, bridge, public transit, bike, pedestrian, railroad, and other improvements.

How is the STIP Developed? The STIP is developed in coordination with the citizens of Georgia, interested stakeholders, and in direct cooperation with local governments. Projects listed in the STIP are identified through GDOT’s ongoing planning processes in keeping with the Governor’s strategic Goals for Georgia to provide a lean and responsive state government that allows communities, individuals, and businesses to prosper. These projects are vital to supporting GDOT’s mission in providing a safe, seamless, and sustainable transportation system that supports Georgia’s economy and is sensitive to its citizens and the environment.

Why Should I Become Involved? The STIP Public Involvement Process gives all citizens and interested stakeholders the opportunity to review and comment on the State’s transportation priorities for the next four fiscal years. The public is encouraged to become involved and provide GDOT with thoughts, suggestions, and information about transportation needs for Georgia. The current and previous STIPs may be viewed at:

www.dot.ga.gov/STIP

Instructions for Obtaining Project Information Online

The entire STIP document can be found on GDOT’s website at www.dot.ga.gov/STIP.

Additional detailed information for projects in GDOT’s STIP can also be found on GDOT’s website. Follow the instructions below to access this information.

1. In the STIP document or on one of the STIP maps on display, locate the project’s project identification number (PI number). 2. Navigate your computer’s internet browser to www.dot.ga.gov/STIP. 3. Select the icon for “TRANS PI Project Information” on the right side of the screen. 4. In the search block, enter your project’s PI number in the “Project ID” search field. You do not need to enter any further information about the project. 5. Select “Go!” at the top of the search block. 6. The results of your search will be listed under the search block near the bottom of the webpage. By clicking on the Project Title, you will be directed to more detailed project information. 7. More specific financial information can be found by selecting “Preconstruction Status Report” within the project details.

Note: Due to projects being in various stages of development, the amount of information available varies by project.

Instructions for Obtaining Project Information Online

The entire STIP document can be found on GDOT’s website at www.dot.ga.gov/STIP.

Additional detailed information for projects in GDOT’s STIP can also be found on GDOT’s website. Follow the instructions below to access this information.

Note: Due to projects being in various stages of development, the amount of information available varies by project. 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Appendix B

Meeting Notification

Contents:

Direct Mail Postcard

STIP Informational Flyer

GDOT STIP Website Screenshot: www.dot.ga.gov/STIP

GDOT Social Media Screenshots: http://www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT and www.twitter.com/GADeptofTrans

GDOT STIP FY 2014‐2017

2013 GDOT STIP Public Meetings

Public information meetings for GDOT’s FY 2014-2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) are beginning in October. You’re invited to attend a meeting in your area.

Learn more at www.dot.ga.gov/STIP, or contact a local representative for more information.

District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 Contact: Kim Coley Contact: Vonda Everett Contact: Jack Reed Contact: Shane Pridgen Contact: Will Murphy Contact: Mike Haithcock (770) 532-5530 (478) 552-4631 (706) 646-6982 (229) 386-3045 (912) 427-5733 (770) 387-3619 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

October 24, 2013 October 21, 2013 October 28, 2013 October 22, 2013 October 22, 2013 October 21, 2013 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm Helen City Hall Milledgeville Mall S. GA Technical College Mall at Waycross Mall at Waycross GDOT District 6 Office 25 Alpenrosen Strasse 2400 North Columbia Pope Center Room 111 2215 Memorial Drive 2215 Memorial Drive 500 Joe Frank Harris Helen, GA Street 900 S. GA Tech Pkwy Waycross, GA Waycross, GA Pkwy SE Milledgeville, GA Americus, GA Cartersville, GA October 29, 2013 November 4, 2013 November 7, 2013 5:00—7:00 pm October 29, 2013 November 4, 2013 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm November 7, 2013 Jefferson Civic Center 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm Tifton Mall Bulloch County 5:00—7:00 pm and Clubhouse Dublin Mall LaGrange Mall 458 Virginia Avenue Commissioners Chamber Carrollton Cultural Arts 65 Kissam Street 2005 Veterans 1501 Lafayette Parkway Tifton, GA 115 North Main Street Center Jefferson, GA Boulevard LaGrange, GA Statesboro, GA 251 Alabama Street Dublin, GA Carrollton, GA

All meeting locations are ADA If you need a hearing interpreter, please contact your GDOT District accessible. representative prior to the meeting you plan to attend.

Georgia Department of Transportation STIP Coordinator Office of Planning One Georgia Center 600 West Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta , Georgia 30308

Statewide Transportation Improvement Program FY 2014-2017

The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program identifies federally funded transportation projects such as highway, maintenance, bicycle, and pedestrian projects. The STIP also coincides with the Governor’s Strategic Goals for Georgia. Come out and see what’s planned for your area.

The STIP is a GDOT four-year work program that is updated annually, exclusively for Georgia’s non-urbanized areas. Included in the Draft FY 14-17 STIP are:

Federally funded highway and bridge projects, Maintenance projects, Transportation alternatives projects, and Public transit projects.

If you live in a Metropolitan Planning Organization area, please contact your local MPO for projects in your area. Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

How is the STIP Developed? The STIP is developed in coordination with the citizens of Georgia, interested stakeholders, and in direct cooperation with local governments. Projects listed in the STIP are identified through GDOT’s ongoing planning processes in keeping with the Governor’s Strategic Goals for Georgia to provide a lean and responsive state government that allows communities, individuals, and businesses to prosper. These projects are vital to supporting GDOT’s mission in providing a safe, seamless, and sustainable transportation system that supports Georgia’s economy and is sensitive to its citizens and the environment.

Why Should I Become Involved? The STIP Public Involvement Process gives all citizens and interested stakeholders the opportunity to review and comment on the State’s transportation priorities for the next four fiscal years. The public is encouraged to become involved and provide GDOT with thoughts, suggestions, and information about transportation needs for Georgia. The current and previous STIPs may be viewed at:

www.dot.ga.gov/STIP

2013 Meeting Schedule

STIP informational meetings will be held throughout the State and are open to the public. You’re encouraged to attend one near you.

District 1 District 2 District 3

October 24, 2013 October 21, 2013 October 28, 2013 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm Helen City Hall Milledgeville Mall South Georgia Technical College 25 Alpenrosen Strasse 2400 North Columbia Street Pope Center Room 111 Helen, GA Milledgeville, GA 900 S. GA Tech Parkway Americus, GA

October 29, 2013 October 29, 2013 November 4, 2013 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm Jefferson Civic Center & Clubhouse Dublin Mall LaGrange Mall 65 Kissam Street 2005 Veterans Boulevard 1501 Lafayette Parkway Jefferson, GA Dublin, GA LaGrange, GA

District 4 District 5 District 6

October 22, 2013 October 22, 2013 October 21, 2013 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm Mall at Waycross Mall at Waycross GDOT District 6 Office 2215 Memorial Drive 2215 Memorial Drive 500 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy SE Waycross, GA Waycross, GA Cartersville, GA

November 4, 2013 November 7, 2013 November 7, 2013 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm 5:00—7:00 pm Tifton Mall Bulloch Co. Commissioners Carrollton Cultural Arts Center 458 Virginia Avenue Chamber 251 Alabama Street Tifton, GA 115 North Main Street Carrollton, GA Statesboro, GA

Georgia Department of Transportation Facebook Posts Regarding FY 2014‐2017 STIP: www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT Georgia Department of Transportation Facebook Posts Regarding FY 2014‐2017 STIP: www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT (continued) Georgia Department of Transportation Facebook Posts Regarding FY 2014‐2017 STIP: www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT (continued) Georgia Department of Transportation Facebook Posts Regarding FY 2014‐2017 STIP: www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT (continued) Georgia Department of Transportation Facebook Posts Regarding FY 2014‐2017 STIP: www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT (continued) Georgia Department of Transportation Facebook Posts Regarding FY 2014‐2017 STIP: www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT (continued) Georgia Department of Transportation Facebook Posts Regarding FY 2014‐2017 STIP: www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT (continued) Georgia Department of Transportation Twitter Posts Regarding FY 2014‐2017 STIP: www.twitter.com/GADeptofTrans Georgia Department of Transportation Twitter Posts Regarding FY 2014‐2017 STIP: www.twitter.com/GADeptofTrans (continued) Georgia Department of Transportation Twitter Posts Regarding FY 2014‐2017 STIP: www.twitter.com/GADeptofTrans (continued)

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Appendix C

Media Coverage

Contents:

Press Releases and Distribution Lists by District

Newspaper Articles

GDOT STIP FY 2014‐2017

Visit us on Facebook or Twitter.

For Immediate Release: Contact: Teri N. Pope Friday, October 18, 2013 404.274.6436

Public Encouraged to Attend Local Meetings… GEORGIA DOT SEEKS PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT ON ITS FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROJECTS

GAINESVILLE, Ga.–The Georgia Department of Transportation is presenting the Draft FY 2014 - 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in Northeast Georgia for public review and comment.

The STIP is a four-year program designed to achieve Georgia’s transportation goals as envisioned by the Governor and State Transportation Board to improve the mobility of people and movement of goods across the state, expand Georgia’s role in global commerce, reduce injury and loss of life on state roadways, and prioritize investments in Georgia’s transportation infrastructure assets. The pending STIP will specify federally funded transportation projects for non-urban communities in rural Georgia for Fiscal Years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. These projects include, but are not limited to, new construction, improvements and maintenance for interstate highways, state routes and bridges. Additional projects include bicycle and pedestrian projects, transportation enhancement projects and public transit projects.

The Georgia DOT District One Office in Gainesville will sponsor two Open House meetings where the public can view the Draft FY 14-17 STIP in Northeast Georgia, view maps of projects in the local area, discuss projects with Department staff, and formally offer comments. The meetings are open to the public and all constituents are encouraged and welcome to attend.

Meetings in Northeast Georgia will be held: Thursday, October 24, 2013 Tuesday, October 29, 2013 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Helen City Hall Jefferson Civic Center and Clubhouse 25 Alpenrosen Strasse 65 Kissam Street Helen, GA Jefferson, GA

The general public is invited to view projects planned for counties that are not designated as “metropolitan.” These Northeast Georgia counties are included in the STIP: Banks, Dawson, Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White. Projects for other counties in this region that are part of a Metropolitan Planning Organization (areas with more than 50,000 in population) will be available for public comment in a separate meeting, at a later date.

The Draft FY 14-17 STIP will also be available on the internet at www.dot.ga.gov/stip .

The Georgia Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, seamless and sustainable transportation system that supports Georgia’s economy and is sensitive to both its citizens and its environment. For more information on Georgia DOT, please visit www.dot.ga.gov or subscribe to our Press Release RSS feed. You also may follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/gadeptoftrans).

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District 1 ‐ Media Contacts

AREA OUTLET NAME EMAIL SERVED title phone AJC Ariel Hart [email protected] All AJC David Wickert [email protected] All AJC Joel Anderson [email protected] All AJC Mike Morris [email protected] All AJC Nancy Badertscher [email protected] All AJC Tim [email protected] All All News 1067 newsroom [email protected] All 404-843-6000 All News 1067 Traffic [email protected] All 404-741-1067 Anderson Independent Mail [email protected] 3, 4 Associated Press [email protected] Athens Banner Herald [email protected] 2, 3 Atlanta Business Chronicle Dave Williams [email protected] All Atlanta Traffic Chris Monroe [email protected] All Barrow County News [email protected] 2 Barrow Journal Katie [email protected] 2 Barrow Journal Susan Norman [email protected] 2 Barrow Patch Deanna [email protected] 2 CBS 46 newsroom [email protected] All CBS 46 Pothole Patrol - Harry [email protected] Clayton Tribune Blake Spurney [email protected] 4 Editor Clayton Tribune Jeremy Styron [email protected] 4 Commerce News Mark Beardsley [email protected] 2 Cumming patch Liz Kennedy [email protected] 1 Dacula Patch Kristi Reed [email protected] 1 Dahlonega Nugget Sharon Hall [email protected] 4Reporter Dahlonega Nugget Terrie Ellerbee [email protected] 4 Editor Dawson Community news Michelle Hester [email protected] 1,4 Editor Dawson News & Advertiser Kimberly Biom [email protected] 1 Editor/Publisher 706-265-2345 Discover Dawson website Mari [email protected] 1 Duluth Patch Faye Edmundson [email protected] 1 Elberton Star Examiner Mark Berryman [email protected] 3 Managing Editor Express Lane Traffic Jimmy [email protected] All Express Lane Traffic Joe [email protected] All Flagpole Blake Aued [email protected] 2 Forsyth Co News Jennifer Sami [email protected] 1 Forsyth Co News Kevin Atwill [email protected] 1 Forsyth Co News [email protected] 1 Forsyth Herald Aldo [email protected] 1 Fox 5 TV newsroom [email protected] All 404-898-0100 Fox 5 TV Paul Yates [email protected] All Fox 5 TV traffic [email protected] All Franklin County Citizen [email protected] 3 Ga News Network newsroom [email protected] All Ga Public Radio MJ [email protected] All Gainesville Times Jeff Gill [email protected] All Gainesville Times newsroom [email protected] All Gainesville Times Shannon [email protected] All Metro Editor GDOT Board - Communications Dan Moody [email protected] all GDOT Comm Kristina [email protected] GDOT Comm Ron [email protected] GDOT Commnications Jill Goldberg [email protected] GDOT Communications Carla [email protected] All GDOT Communications Cedric [email protected] All GDOT Communications David Spear [email protected] GDOT Communications Julie [email protected] All GDOT Communications Karlene Barron [email protected] GDOT Communications Kristina [email protected] All GDOT Communications Lillian [email protected] All GDOT Communications Liz [email protected] All GDOT Communications Natalie Dale [email protected] GDOT Communications Rick [email protected] All GDOT Communications Robbie [email protected] All GDOT Communications Ron [email protected] All AREA OUTLET NAME EMAIL SERVED title phone GDOT District Communications Cissy McNure [email protected] All GDOT District Communications Jill Nagel [email protected] All GDOT District Communications Kimberly Larson [email protected] All GDOT District Communications Mark McKinnon [email protected] All GDOT District Communications Mohamed Arafa [email protected] All GNN [email protected] All Gwinnett Biz Journal [email protected] 1 Gwinnett Daily Post Camie [email protected] 1 770-963-9205 ext 1314 Gwinnett Daily Post Carole - Barrow Reporter [email protected] 2 Gwinnett Daily Post newsroom [email protected] 1 Gwinnett Daily Post Todd [email protected] Editor 770-963-9205 ext 1300 Gwinnett Forum [email protected] 1 Habersham Radio Danny [email protected] 2, 4 Hartwell Sun Lauren [email protected] 3 Hartwell Sun [email protected] 3 Insider Advantage Dick Pettys [email protected] All Jackson Herald Angie [email protected] 2 Editor Jackson Herald Kerri [email protected] 2 Lake Lanier.com Robert [email protected] 1 Loganville Grayson Patch Sharon [email protected] 1,2 Mainstreet News newsroom [email protected] All Navteg [email protected] All Navteg [email protected] All Noozflash - Freelance Mike Woolsey [email protected] All Norcross Patch [email protected] 1 North Ga News - Towns Herald Charles Duncan [email protected] 4 Northeast Georgian Don Fraser [email protected] 4 Northeast Georgian Lane Gresham [email protected] 4 Editor Northeast Georgian [email protected] 4 Patch brande poulnot [email protected] All Editor for North Ga Peachtree Corners Patch [email protected] 1 Red and Black newsroom [email protected] 2 Scan Gwinnett Gordon [email protected] 1 Suwanee Patch Steve [email protected] 1 Teri Pope [email protected] All The Paper Flowery Branch Lisa Laskey [email protected] 1 The Paper Braselton LeAnne Akin [email protected] 1, 2 Toccoa Record [email protected] 3 Traffic.com [email protected] All WAGA Fox 5 TV newsroom [email protected] all Walton Tribune Steve [email protected] 2 WCHM [email protected] 3, 4 WCON Michael [email protected] 1, 3, 4 WDUN - Jacobs Media BJ Williams [email protected] All News Director WDUN - Jacobs Media newsroom [email protected] All WDUN traffic reporter Chris Biddy [email protected] All traffic reporter WDUN/Access North Ga newsroom [email protected] all WGST Matt [email protected] All WGST radio newsroom [email protected] All WGTJ Mike [email protected] 1 White County News Billy [email protected] 4 White County News Debbie [email protected] 4 Winder Patch Kasie [email protected] 2 WJJC Rob wjjc@windstream.net 2 WKLY [email protected] 3 WLHR [email protected] 3 WLJA Byron [email protected] 1, 4 WNEG Charlie [email protected] 3 WNEG Phil Hobbs [email protected] 3GM WNGC- WPUP Scott Smith [email protected] 2, 3 VP WNGC- WPUP Tim [email protected] all WPPR MJ Kneiser [email protected] 3 WRAF Kevin [email protected] 3 WRBN - Sky 104 Charles Anthony [email protected] 4 AREA OUTLET NAME EMAIL SERVED title phone WRBN - Sky 104 Tom Stanwood [email protected] WRBN - Sky 104 [email protected] 4 WRBN - Sky 104 [email protected] 4 WRWH Dean Dyer wrwh@windstream.net 4 Owner WSB Radio newsroom [email protected] All WSB Radio Scott [email protected] All WSB traffic Capt Herb [email protected] All WSB traffic Doug Turnbull [email protected] All WSB traffic Mark Arum [email protected] All WSB TV Kerry Kavanaugh [email protected] All Gwinnett Focus WSB TV newsroom [email protected] All WSGC David Stephens [email protected] 3, 4 WUOG newsroom [email protected] 4 Student radio at UGA WXIA TV, 11 Alive Gary [email protected] All WXIA TV, 11 Alive newsroom [email protected] All WYFF TV 4 (Greenville) newsroom [email protected] All cover border counties Visit us on Facebook or Twitter.

For Immediate Release: Contact: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Cissy Mc Nure 478.552.4656

Public Encouraged to Attend Local Meetings… GEORGIA DOT SEEKS PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT ON ITS FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROJECTS

TENNILLE Ga.–The Georgia Department of Transportation is presenting the Draft FY 2014 - 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in East Central Georgia for public review and comment.

The Georgia DOT District Two Office in Tennille will sponsor two Open House meetings where the public can view the Draft FY 14-17 STIP in East Central Georgia, view maps of projects in the local area, discuss projects with Department staff, and formally offer comments. The meetings are open to the public and all constituents are encouraged and welcome to attend.

Meetings in East Central Georgia will be held:

Monday, October 21 Tuesday, October 29 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Milledgeville Mall Dublin Mall 2400 N. Columbia Street 2005 Veterans Boulevard Milledgeville, GA Dublin, GA

The general public is invited to view projects planned for Baldwin, Bleckley, Burke, Dodge, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens, Lincoln, McDuffie, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Screven, Taliaferro, Treutlen, Warren, Washington, Wilkes and Wilkinson counties. Counties that are designated “metropolitan areas” review all of their projects through their Metropolitan Planning Organization and will conduct their public review separate from these meetings. The counties in East Central Georgia included in Metropolitan Planning Organizations (areas with more than 50,000 in population) and not a part of the STIP are Columbia, Newton and Richmond counties.

The Draft FY 14-17 STIP will also be available on the internet at www.dot.ga.gov/stip .

The Georgia Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, seamless and sustainable transportation system that supports Georgia’s economy and is sensitive to both its citizens and its environment. For more information on Georgia DOT, please visit www.dot.ga.gov or subscribe to our Press Release RSS feed. You also may follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/gadeptoftrans).

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District 2 ‐ Press Distribution List Burgamy, Len Holmes, Chris Lee, Michael McMillan, Terrell Moon, Robert Smith, Daniel Way, Rodney Lewis, Jeanette Mason, Bonnie Norris, Cynthia Tomlinson, Sharon L. Battle, Ron Goldberg, Jill Rothman, Liz Spear, David TMC‐Press Releases Received Arafa, Mohamed Larson, Kimberly McKinnon, Mark Nagel, Jill Pope, Teri Spikes, Chata Dale, Natalie Green, Andre Gibbs, Devin K Everett, Vonda O'Brien, Neal Cox, Dave Ashley Campbell WAGT NBC 26 News Richmond Columbia ([email protected]) Baldwin Bulletin Baldwin Bulletin (Pam Beer) Baldwin Bulletin Chris McKearney Baldwin Millegeville Chamber of Commerce ([email protected]) Baldwin Putnam N. Davis Baldwin Union Recorder Richmond AC Betsy Gilliland Bleckley (Cochran Journal) ([email protected]) Bleckley County Chamber of Commerce Bleckley County Commission Courtney Newman ([email protected]) Bleckley County Commission Courtney Newman ([email protected]) Bob Bateman Burke (True Citizen Editor) ([email protected]) Burke County Chamber ([email protected]) Burke True Citizen Assoc Editor Elizabeth Billips ([email protected]) Burke True Citizen ([email protected]) Columbia County Chamber of Commerce ([email protected]) Columbia News Times Columbia NT Valerie Rowell Columbia Richmond Jenna Martin Dodge County Eastman Chamber Dodge (Dodge County News) ([email protected]) Dodge County News ([email protected]) Emanuel (Forest Blade) (news@forest‐blade.com) Emanuel (WXRS WELT WJAT) ([email protected]) Emanuel County Swainsboro Chamber of Commerce ([email protected]) Emanuel Forest Blade Jacquie Brasher Greene County Chamber Greene Donnie Fetter Greene Greensboro Herald Journal Hancock (Sparta Ishmaelite) Jasper (Monticello News) ([email protected]) Jasper County Chamber of Commerce Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Jenkins Co Millen NewsDeborah Bennett ([email protected]) Jenkins County Chamber of Commerce ([email protected]) Johnson (Journal) ([email protected]) Johnson Wrightsville Headlight Laurens (Dublin Courier Herald) (press@courier‐herald.com) Laurens Chamber of Commerce Laurens Courier Herald Laurens Dublin Courier Herald Jason Halcombe Laurens Dublin Courier Herald dporter@courier‐herald.com Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Lincoln Journal Lincoln Journal Jacquelyn Johnson McDuffie Progress ([email protected]) McDuffie Progress Justin Schuver McDuffie Progress(Dick Mitchell) McDuffie Thomson Chamber of Commerce (kim.thomas@thomson‐mcduffie.net) McDuffie Thomson Chamber of Commerce McDuffie Thomson Chamber of Commerce (tish.chase@thomson‐mcduffie.net) McDuffie Warren Wilkes Glascock Lincoln Columbia Jefferson WTHO Morgan Judy Maxwell Morgan County Chamber of Commerce Morgan County Citizen ‐ Catherine Morgan Newton Putnam Elizabeth Neall ([email protected]) Morgan Putnam Jasper Greene Lake Oconee News Wilkes The News‐Reporter Editor Wilkes The News‐Reporter Editor ([email protected]) Wilkes The News‐Reporter Editor (news@news‐reporter.com) Newton Citizen Newton Citizen Crystal Tatum Newton County Chamber Newton Covington News Newton Covington News Danielle Everson Newton Covington News Editor Jan Phillips Newton Gabriel Khouli Covington News Oglethorpe Echo Putnam (Eatonton Messenger) ([email protected]) Putnam (WKVQ‐AM ) ([email protected]) Putnam Eatonton Chamber of Commerce Judy Maxwell Marla Pretty Richmond GPB Mary Ellen Richmond ABC 6 WJBF Fraendy Clervaud Richmond AC Justin Boron Richmond AC Preston Sparks Richmond AC Tom Corwin Richmond Ashley Brown WRDW Richmond Augusta Chamber Sue Parr Richmond Augusta Chronicle Newsroom Richmond Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce Richmond Beasley Broadcast Group Richmond Bill Botham WGAC Richmond Chris Curry ([email protected]) Richmond Christie Ethridge News 12 ([email protected]) Richmond Clear Channel WBBQ Augusta Richmond Clear Channel WBBQ Augusta PSA Richmond Columbia AC Bill Kirby Richmond Columbia Bianca Cain Augusta Chronicle Richmond Columbia Channel 12 ([email protected]) Richmond Columbia Cliff Bennett WBBQ Richmond Columbia Leon Myers WJBF Richmond Columbia Lincoln Wilkes Jefferson Buz Yarnell Richmond Columbia Lincoln Wilkes Jefferson James L. Hudgins Richmond Columbia Matt Ames WBBQ Richmond Columbia WAFJ John Bryant Richmond Columbia WGAC Scott Hudson ([email protected]) Richmond Columbia WJBF Assignment Desk Richmond Dee Griffin WJBF (dgriffin@wjbf.com) Richmond Jason Nappi WJBF Richmond Katie Beasley WRDW News 12 Richmond Lauren Walsh NBC ([email protected]) Richmond Mary Morrison WJBF Augusta ([email protected]) Richmond Melissa Tune channel 12 Richmond Metro Courier Richmond Columbia Metro Spirit Eric Johnson ([email protected]) Richmond NBC 26 Cory Bachman ([email protected]) Richmond Carter Coyle News 12 Richmond News 12 WRDW Lynnsey Gardner ([email protected]) Richmond News 26 courtney khondabi Richmond News Channel 6 Rahul Bali ([email protected]) Richmond WAFJ‐FM Richmond WAGT NBC 26 Richmond WAGT‐TV 26 Richmond WBBQ Rob Collins Richmond WBEK TV 16 Richmond WCHZ Chuck Williams Richmond WFAM Richmond WFAM ([email protected]) Richmond WFXG Fox 54 ([email protected]) Richmond WGAC Harley Drew Richmond WGAC Lee Miller Richmond WGAC Mary Liz Nolan Richmond WGAC Newsroom Richmond WJBF ABC 6 ‐ Good Morning Augusta Richmond WJBF ABC 6 Dana Lynn Mcintyre Richmond WJBF Barclay Bishop Richmond WJBF‐TV ABC 6 Rosen Richmond WKXC Richmond WKXC Kicks 99 T. Gentry Richmond WKXC Steve Smith Richmond WRDW Richmond News 12 Chris Thomas Richmond WRDW CBS 12 Jill Maxwell Richmond WRDW CBS 12 Judi Tredore '[email protected]' Richmond WRDW‐AM WKDG WGUS WRFN‐FM Richmond WRDW‐TV News 12 Screven County Chamber of Commerce ([email protected]) Screven Svlvania Telephone G G Rigsby Screven Sylvania Telephone News Sara Saxon Taliaferro (Advocate‐Democrat) ([email protected]) Treutlen (Soperton News) ([email protected]) Treutlen County Soperton Chamber Twiggs County Chamber ([email protected]) Twiggs Times New Era ([email protected]) Twiggs Times New Era Twiggs Times New Era Warren County Chamber of Commerce Washington ‐ Sandersville Progress ([email protected]) Washington ‐ Sandersville Progress ([email protected]) Washington (Sandersville Progress) ([email protected]) Washington (WACO 100 WSNT) ([email protected]) Washington County Chamber of Commerce ([email protected]) Washington County Spotlight ([email protected]) Washington County WJFL‐ FM Washington Sandersville Progress Elizabeth Jordan ([email protected]) Wilkes Chamber of Commerce Wilkinson County Post ([email protected]) McNure, Gazell (Cissy) Visit us on Facebook or Twitter.

For Immediate Release: Contact: Tuesday, October 16, 2013 Kimberly Larson 706.741.3439

Public Encouraged to Attend Local Meetings… GEORGIA DOT SEEKS PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT ON ITS FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROJECTS

THOMASTON Ga.–The Georgia Department of Transportation is presenting the Draft FY 2014 - 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in West Central Georgia for public review and comment.

The Georgia DOT District Three Offices in Thomaston will sponsor four Open House meetings where the public can view the Draft FY 14-17 STIP in West Central Georgia, view maps of projects in the local area, discuss projects with Department staff, and formally offer comments. The meetings are open to the public and all constituents are encouraged and welcome to attend.

Meetings in West Central Georgia will be held:

Monday, October 21, 2013 Monday, October 28, 2013 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Milledgeville Mall S. GA Technical College 2400 North Columbia Street Pope Center Room 111 Milledgeville, GA 900 S. GA Tech Pkwy Americus, GA

Monday, November 4, 2013 Thursday, November 7, 2013 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. LaGrange Mall Carrollton Cultural Arts 1501 Lafayette Parkway Center LaGrange, GA 251 Alabama Street Carrollton, GA

The general public is invited to view projects planned for Butts, Crawford, Dooly, Harris, Heard, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Peach, Pike, Pulaski, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, and Webster Counties. Projects for other counties in this region that are part of a Metropolitan Planning Organization (areas with more than 50,000 in population) will be available for public comment in a separate meeting, at a later date.

The Draft FY 14-17 STIP will also be available on the internet at www.dot.ga.gov/stip .

The Georgia Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, seamless and sustainable transportation system that supports Georgia’s economy and is sensitive to both its citizens and its environment. For more information on Georgia DOT, please visit www.dot.ga.gov or subscribe to our Press Release RSS feed. You also may follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/gadeptoftrans).

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District 3 ‐ Press Release Database

Broadcast Media 13‐WMAZ‐Macon Atlanta Traffic‐Chris Monroe Celeste Smith Cox Radio ‐ Doug Turnbull Fox 24‐ABC Macon ([email protected]) Katie Beasley Lagrange Public TV Margo Johnson Todays WMGT‐Macon Traffic.com Troup Co Public TV WAGA ‐ FOX 5 WAGA ‐ Traffic WAGA‐Traffic 2 WGST‐Matt Cook WGST‐News Desk WMGT ‐ Brandon Long WMGT ‐ Michael Estime WSB Radio WSB Radio‐Scott Slade WSB Traffic‐Cpt. Herb Emory WSB Traffic‐Mark Arum WSB‐TV Assignment Desk WSB‐TV‐Paul Powers WTGA 101 FM ‐ Thomaston WTVM WXIA‐11 Alive‐Erika‐Facey‐Palmer WXIA‐11 Alive‐News Desk [email protected] District 3 ‐ Press Release Database Print Media AJC‐Traffic‐Joey Ledford Ariel Hart, AJC Associated Press‐News Tips Atlanta Journal Constitution ‐ Eric Stirgus Atlanta Journal Constitution ‐ Fayette Bureau Columbus Ledger‐Enquirer Concrete International Fayette Citizen‐John Munford Georgia Front Page Georgia News Network Georgia Transportation Institute GPPF ‐ Benita Dodd Herald‐Gazette‐Walter Geiger Houston Journal ‐ Krystal Riner Jones County News Lagrange Daily News‐Don Baker Lagrange News Macon Telegraph ‐ Mike Billips Macon Telegraph‐All Reporters Macon.com ‐ Telegraph ‐ Liz Fabian Mike Stucka‐Telegraph Monroe Co. Reporter‐Will Davis Neighbor Newspapers ‐ Mark Maguire Tele Atlas North America ‐ Stuart Edson Thomaston Times ‐ Lee Coleman Times Herald‐Newnan Times‐Herald ‐ Newnan Times‐Herald ‐ Newnan Trey Wood Troup Co News‐Judy Murphy Union Recorder‐Milledgeville Upson Beacon ‐ Matt Sharpe‐ Thompson US Army ‐ Lori Egan Valley Times West GA Beacon‐Grantville AASHTO‐Communications Branch Properties ‐ A Jolley District 3 ‐ Press Release Database Communications/GDOT Employees Arafa, Mohamed Barron, Karlene Battle, Ron Berry, Kristina Bryant Conway Carter, Julette (Julie) David Spear Goldberg, Jill Green, Andre Howell, Thomas Hunter, Robbie Jackson, Lillian W McKinnon, Mark McNure, Gazell (Cissy) Mohr, Cedric Murphy, Carla Nagel, Jill Parham, Rick Pope, Teri Rothman, Liz TMC‐Press Releases Received Navteq

Other Buice, Brent CH2M Hill ‐ Eric Garner DOL ‐ Sam Hall Greg Brown ITS Georgia Moreland Altobelli ‐ Danielle Tapley Visit us on Facebook or Twitter.

For Immediate Release: Contact: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Devin K. Gibbs 229.326.5435

Public Encouraged to Attend Local Meetings… GEORGIA DOT SEEKS PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT ON ITS FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROJECTS

Waycross, Ga.–The Georgia Department of Transportation is presenting the Draft FY 2014 - 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in South West Georgia for public review and comment.

The STIP is a four-year program designed to achieve Georgia’s transportation goals as envisioned by the Governor and State Transportation Board to improve the mobility of people and movement of goods across the state, expand Georgia’s role in global commerce, reduce injury and loss of life on state roadways, and prioritize investments in Georgia’s transportation infrastructure assets. The pending STIP will specify federally funded transportation projects for non-urban communities in rural Georgia for fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. These projects include, but are not limited to, new construction, improvements and maintenance for interstate highways, state routes and bridges. Additional projects include bicycle and pedestrian projects, transportation enhancement projects and public transit projects.

The Georgia DOT District 4 Office in Tifton will sponsor two Open House meetings where the public can view the Draft FY 14- 17 STIP in South West Georgia, view maps of projects in the local area, discuss projects with Department staff, and formally offer comments. The meetings are open to the public and all constituents are encouraged and welcome to attend.

Meetings in South West Georgia will be held:

PUBLIC MEETING #1 IN DISTRICT 4 – October 22, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM - Mall at Waycross 2215 Memorial Drive Waycross, GA.

PUBLIC MEETING #2 IN DISTRICT 4 – November 4, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Tifton Mall 458 Virginia Avenue Tifton, GA.

The general public is invited to view projects planned for Quitman, Randolph, Clay, Calhoun, Early, Miller, Baker, Terrell, Seminole, Decatur, Grady, Thomas, Colquitt, Worth, Mitchell, Brooks, Echols, Clinch, Lanier, Atkinson, Coffee, Berrien, Cook, Tift, Irwin, Ben Hill, Turner, Wilcox, and Crisp. Counties that are designated “metropolitan areas” review all of their projects through their Metropolitan Planning Organization and will conduct their public review separate from these meetings. The counties in South West Georgia included in Metropolitan Planning Organizations (areas with more than 50,000 in population) and not a part of the STIP are Lowndes, Dougherty, and Lee.

The Draft FY 14-17 STIP will also be available on the internet at www.dot.ga.gov/stip .

The Georgia Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, seamless and sustainable transportation system that supports Georgia’s economy and is sensitive to both its citizens and its environment. For more information on Georgia DOT, please visit www.dot.ga.gov or subscribe to our Press Release RSS feed. You also may follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/gadeptoftrans).

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District 4 ‐ Press Distribution List Adel News Tribune Adel News Tribune, Quitman Free Press, Lanier County News1 Albany Herald ‐ Carlton Fletcher@albanyherald. com ([email protected]) Albany Herald Dougherty County Albany Herald Dougherty County Albany Journal Dougherty County Associated Press Associated Press1 Atkinson County Citizen Pearson Berrien Press Nashville Cairo Messenger Grady County Camilla Enterprise/Pelham Journal Mitchell County Citizens Times Clinch County News Homerville Cordele Dispatch Crisp County Cuthbert Southern Tribune Randolph County Dawson News District Four Statewide Communications and TMC Donalsonville News Dothan Eagle Alabama Douglas Enterprise Coffee County Early County News Blakely Florida Times Union (Ga Bureau) Francis, Tracey Freight Commerce (Jim Murphy) Ga Motor Truckers Association (Guy) Ganzy, Jennifer Georgia Bikes Georgia News Network Georgia Transportation Institute Governor Deals Office Governor Deals Press Secretary GPPF ‐ Benita Dodd Herald Leader Ben Hill County Lee County Ledger Leesburg Miller County Liberal Colquitt Moultrie Observer Colquitt County Navteq Navteq News Observer Dooly County Ocilla Star Irwin County Peach State Public Radio Peach State Public Radio1 Post Searchlight Bainbridge Retail Insight Spear, David Spikes, Chata Sylvester Local News Tallahassee Democrat Taylor Stukes Tele Atlas North America ‐ Bob Heitzman Thomas Thomasville Times Enterprise ‐ Mark Lastinger Thomasville Times Enterprise1 Tift County Sheriffs Communications Officer Tifton Gazette Tifton Gazette TMC‐Press Releases Received Valdosta Daily News1 Valdosta Daily Times Vickie Hickman Tift County WAFT‐FM 101.1 Lowndes WALB News 10 WBBK‐93.1 &1260, WBGE‐101.9, WGMK‐106.3, WBBK‐93.1, WSEM‐1500 WBBK‐93.1 &1260, WBGE‐101.9, WGMK‐106.3, WBBK‐93.1, WSEM‐1500 WBBK‐93.1 &1260, WBGE‐101.9, WGMK‐106.3, WBBK‐93.1, WSEM‐1500‐2 WCTV News 6 WDDQ 92.1 Cook/Lowndes WDFX News 34‐1 WDFX News 34‐2 WDHN News 18 WDHN News 18‐1 WDHN News 18‐2 WDHN News 18‐3 WDMG, WRDO, WBHB, WVOH, WKZZ, WVOH‐TV WDMG, WRDO, WBHB, WVOH, WKZZ, WVOH‐TV‐1 WFSB 1490 Brooks WFSB 1490 Brooks WFXL News 31‐3 WGMY 107.1 Thomas County WGOV‐AM, 950, WAAC‐FM, 92.9, WLYX‐FM, 96.7 WGPC WKAK WJAD WALG WEGT WQVE WNUQ Roger Russell‐Dougherty WHGH‐AM 840 WHLJ 97.5 Lowndes Williams, Requel Wiregrass Farmer ‐ Turner Wiregrass Farmer ‐ Turner WJIZ‐96.3, WJYZ‐960, WOBB‐100.3‐Dougherty, WMRZ‐98.1‐Terrell, WOBB‐100.3‐Tift WLPF 98.5 Irwin County WMAZ‐TV‐13 News WMGR 930 Decatur WMTM 93.9, 1300 Colquitt WOBB 100.3 Tift WOKA 106 Coffee WPLH‐FM 103.1 ABAC Tift County WPNG 101.9 Coffee WQXZ 98.3 ‐ Crisp WRGA 790 Cairo Grady County WSST 51 Crisp WSTT 730 Thomas County WTIF‐107.5, 1340, WFFM 105.7, Tift County WTUF‐FM 106.3,WPAX‐AM 1240‐Thomas WTUF‐FM, 106.3, WPAX‐AM, 1240 WTVY News 4 Dothan Alabama WTXL 27 Tallahassee WULS 103.7 Coffee WVGA, WKRO, WKAA, WQPW, WWRQ, WXHT, WVLD, WSTI WVGA, WWRQ, WKAA, WVLD, WVGA, WXHT, WSTI, WWRQ‐Lowndes WVGA, WWRQ, WKAA, WVLD, WVGA, WXHT, WSTI, WWRQ‐Lowndes Visit us on Facebook or Twitter.

For Immediate Release: Contact: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Jill Nagel 912.424.6643 Mobile

Public Encouraged to Attend Local Meetings… GEORGIA DOT SEEKS PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT ON ITS FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROJECTS

Jesup, Ga.–The Georgia Department of Transportation is presenting the Draft FY 2014 - 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in Southeast Georgia for public review and comment.

The STIP is a four-year program designed to achieve Georgia’s transportation goals as envisioned by the Governor and State Transportation Board to improve the mobility of people and movement of goods across the state, expand Georgia’s role in global commerce, reduce injury and loss of life on state roadways, and prioritize investments in Georgia’s transportation infrastructure assets. The pending STIP will specify federally funded transportation projects for non-urban communities in rural Georgia for fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. These projects include, but are not limited to, new construction, improvements and maintenance for interstate highways, state routes and bridges. Additional projects include bicycle and pedestrian projects, transportation enhancement projects and public transit projects.

The Georgia DOT District Five Office in Jesup will sponsor two Open House meetings where the public can view the Draft FY 14-17 STIP in Southeast Georgia, view maps of projects in the local area, discuss projects with Department staff, and formally offer comments. The meetings are open to the public and all constituents are encouraged and welcome to attend.

Meetings in Southeast Georgia will be held:

Tuesday, October 22nd Thursday, November 7th 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Waycross Mall Bulloch County Commissioners Chamber 2215 Memorial Drive 115 North Main Street Waycross, GA Statesboro, GA

The general public is invited to view projects planned for Appling, Bacon, Bulloch, Brantley, Bryan, Charlton, Camden, Candler, Effingham, Evan, Jeff Davis, Long, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Wayne and Wheeler Counties. Counties that are designated “metropolitan areas” review all of their projects through their Metropolitan Planning Organization and will conduct their public review separate from these meetings. The counties in Southeast Georgia included in Metropolitan Planning Organizations (areas with more than 50,000 in population) and not a part of the STIP are Chatham, Glynn and Liberty.

The Draft FY 14-17 STIP will also be available on the internet at www.dot.ga.gov/stip .

The Georgia Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, seamless and sustainable transportation system that supports Georgia’s economy and is sensitive to both its citizens and its environment. For more information on Georgia DOT, please visit www.dot.ga.gov or subscribe to our Press Release RSS feed. You also may follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/gadeptoftrans). ###

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Public Encouraged to Attend Local Meetings GEORGIA DOT SEEKS PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT ON ITS FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS

CARTERSVILLE, Ga.–The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is about to present the Draft FY 2014 - 2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) in Northwest Georgia for public review and comment.

The STIP is a four-year program that specifies federally funded transportation projects for non-urban communities in rural Georgia for fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. These projects include, but are not limited to, new construction, improvements, and maintenance for interstates and state routes, and bridges. Additional projects include bicycle and pedestrian projects, transportation enhancement projects and public transit projects.

The Georgia DOT District Six Office in Cartersville will sponsor two Open House meetings where the public can view the Draft FY 13-16 STIP in Northwest Georgia, view maps of projects in the local area, discuss project with GDOT staff, and formally offer comments. The meetings are open to the public and all constituents are encouraged and welcome to attend.

Meetings in Northwest Georgia will be held:

Monday, October 21, 2013, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the GDOT District 6 Conference Room, located at 500 Joe Frank Harris Parkway in Cartersville Thursday, November 7, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center, located at 251 Alabama Street in the city of Carrollton

The general public is invited to view projects planned for Bartow, Carroll, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Pickens, Polk, and Walker counties. Projects for Catoosa, Cherokee, Floyd, Paulding and Whitfield counties in this region that are part of a Metropolitan Planning Organization (areas with more than 50,000 in population) will be available for public comment in a separate meeting, at a later date.

The Draft FY 14-17 STIP will also be available on the internet at www.dot.ga.gov/Projects/programs/transportation/pages/default.aspx. The Department looks forward to working with the public during the development of the Draft FY 14-17 STIP.

The Georgia Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, seamless and sustainable transportation system that supports Georgia’s economy and is sensitive to both its citizens and its environment. Georgia is among the fastest growing states in the nation yet lags near the bottom in per capita spending on transportation. Additional transportation revenues are imperative to grow and sustain Georgia's economic vitality and quality of life through the 21st Century. For more information on Georgia DOT, please visit www.dot.ga.gov or subscribe to our Press Release RSS feed. You may follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/GeorgiaDOT) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/gadeptoftrans). # # #

Annual Public Involvement Report

Appendix D

Translated Documents

Contents:

Comment Form

Informational Handout

GDOT STIP FY 2014‐2017

Programa Estatal de Mejoras al Transporte (Statewide Transportation Improvement Program o STIP) Años Fiscales 2014‐2017

Formulario para Comentarios

¿Cómo se enteró usted acerca de esta reunión? Volante del GDOT Correo Electrónico Periódico Radio Facebook Otro (Favor de explicar) ____

¿Encontró usted que esta reunión fue informativa? Sí No Si su respuesta es no, ¿qué puede hacerse para mejorar? ______

¿Tiene usted cualquier pregunta o comentario acerca de un proyecto en particular? Si es así, favor de proveer el número del proyecto(s) o la descripción del proyecto y Condado. ______

¿Tiene usted alguna idea o comentario que quisiera compartir acerca de otros problemas de transporte? ______

Favor de proveer la siguiente información para que podamos contestarle por escrito. Nombre: Núm. de Teléfono: ____ Dirección: ____ Ciudad, Estado, Código Postal: ____ Correo Electrónico: ____

Usted también puede ver el borrador del STIP y someter sus comentarios en línea, visitando a: www.dot.ggga.gov/ STIP

Favor de devolverle este formulario a un miembro del personal durante la reunión, enviarlo por correo electrónico a [email protected] o enviarlo por correo a su Oficina de Distrito identificada al dorso de este formulario. Envíe sus comentarios por correo a:

Distrito 1 Distrito 4 PO Box 1057 PO Box 7510 Gainesville, GA 30503 Tifton, GA 31793

Distrito 2 Distrito 5 PO Box 8 PO Box 610 Tennille, GA 31089 Jesup, GA 31598

Distrito 3 Distrito 6 115 Transportation Boulevard PO Box 10 Thomaston, GA 30286 Cartersville, GA 30120

= Lugares de Reunión Programa Estatal de Mejoras al Transporte (Statewide Transportation Improvement Program o STIP)

¿Qué es el STIP? El Programa Estatal de Mejoras al Transporte conocido como el STIP, es el programa de mejoras al transporte y capital de cuatro años del Estado de Georgia. El STIP es un listado de proyectos de transporte costeados por el gobierno federal dentro del estado que se anticipa que sean costeados durante los años fiscales del 2014 al 2017. Los proyectos incluyen mejoras a las carreteras, puentes, tránsito público, bicicletas, peatones, ferrocarriles y otros.

¿Cómo se desarrolla el STIP? El STIP se desarrolla en coordinación con los ciudadanos de Georgia, personas que tengan intereses en el mismo y en cooperación directa con los gobiernos locales. Los proyectos descritos en el STIP son identificados a través de los procesos de planificación continuos del GDOT para mantener las Metas Estratégicas del Gobernador para Georgia, para proveer un gobierno estatal más eficiente y de respuesta que les permita prosperar a las comunidades, individuos y negocios. Estos proyectos son vitales para apoyar la misión del GDOT de proveer un sistema de transporte seguro, sin interrupciones y sostenible que apoye la economía de Georgia y que sea sensible a los ciudadanos y al ambiente.

¿Por qué debo involucrarme? El Proceso de Participación del Público de STIP les da a todos los ciudadanos y personas que tengan intereses la oportunidad para revisar y hacer comentarios acerca de las prioridades de transporte del Estado para los próximos cuatro años fiscales. Se le alienta al público a participar y proveerle al GDOT con sus ideas, sugerencias e información acerca de las necesidades de transporte de Georgia. Las STIP actuales y anteriores pueden verse visitando a: