Public input sought for state and federal transportation projects
August 23, 2023
The Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) has released a draft of the 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), for a 30-day public comment period. The TIP is a multi-year program of federally funded transportation improvements in the Rochester-Olmsted County metropolitan planning area.
ROCOG is planning an in-person open house for Wednesday, September 13 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, at the Olmsted County Planning Department, 2122 Campus Drive SE, Conference Room A, Rochester, MN.
ROCOG will be conducting two virtual online open houses for the public with a link provided through the Olmsted County online meeting portal at https://olmstedcounty.primegov.com/public/portal on the following days:
- Tuesday, September 5, 2023, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm; and
- Thursday, September 7, 2023, from 11:30 to 1:30 pm.
Access to the complete draft ROCOG 2024-2027 TIP report and an online Executive Summary in ArcGIS StoryMap© format are available on the ROCOG website at: Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) | Olmsted County, MN. A print copy of the report will also be available for public review at the Olmsted County Planning Department, 2122 Campus Drive SE, Suite 100, Rochester, MN.
The ROCOG 2024-2027 Transportation Improvement Program will be considered for adoption during the next scheduled ROCOG meeting on September 27, 2023, at 12:00 noon, at 2122 Campus Dr. SE, Conference Room 186, Rochester, MN. The meeting will also be accessible to the public via online access at https://olmstedcounty.primegov.com/public/portal. Public comments regarding the draft TIP are also welcome during this meeting.
For more information, contact Charlie Reiter, Principal Transportation Planner (507-328-7136; charlie.reiter@olmstedcounty.gov).
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Media Contact: Charlie Reiter, Principal Transportation Planner, 507-328-7136