Dayton, OH – The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission’s (MVRPC’s) Board of Directors recently awarded $18.9 million in Federal transportation funds for thirty-three (33) roadway, traffic signal, bikeway, transit, transportation alternatives and planning projects that will benefit the Miami Valley Region. MVRPC’s regionally-controlled Surface Transportation Program (STP) and Transportation Alternatives (TA) funds, when matched with local dollars, will fund over $28.7 million in transportation projects. All of the projects are located throughout MVRPC’s transportation planning area, which includes Greene, Miami and Montgomery Counties, and Carlisle, Franklin and Springboro in northern Warren County, Ohio.
The Dayton Daily News spoke with Brian O. Martin and local community leaders about the upcoming construction season and plans for these projects.
In September of 2015, MVRPC solicited member jurisdictions for new transportation projects that would be eligible for STP or TA funds. By the October 8, 2015 deadline, sixty-three (63) applications for projects totaling over $60.4 million had been received. The applications were then made available for public comment and subsequently ranked by using adopted criteria. A list of the recommended projects was reviewed by MVRPC’s Technical Advisory Committee and then by MVRPC’s Board of Directors for approval. The projects are expected to be implemented between the years 2017-2021.
Established in 1964, the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission promotes collaboration among communities, stakeholders, and residents to advance regional priorities. MVRPC is a forum and resource where the Board of Directors identifies priorities and develops public policy and collaborative strategies to improve quality of life throughout the Miami Valley Region. MVRPC performs various regional planning activities, including air quality, water quality, transportation, land use, research and GIS. As the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), MVRPC is responsible for transportation planning in Greene, Miami and Montgomery Counties and parts of northern Warren County. MVRPC's areawide water quality planning designation encompasses five (5) counties: Darke, Preble plus the three MPO counties.
For more information about the projects, contact Bradley Daniel, Regional Transportation Planner, or Paul Arnold, Manager of Short Range Program, at (937) 223-6323