Transportation plan might form the following 25 years of journey within the Midlands

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Anyone who drives, walks, or bikes by means of the Midlands might assist form the following 25 years of transportation planning.

The Central Midlands Council of Governments hosted a public enter session Monday night time to debate its 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan.

The 2050 LRTP is a 25-year roadmap that identifies future transportation wants for each city and rural areas within the Central Midlands area.

The plan examines the place federal {dollars} will go, together with funding for highways, bridges, bike routes and extra in an space that at present serves over 700,000 residents.

Reginald Simmons, Transportation Director of the Central Midlands Council, mentioned the plan takes a regional strategy that features Fairfield, Newberry, Lexington and Richland counties.

“So, this is a regional effort. When we update our [Long Range] transportation plan, we take a regional approach that includes Fairfield, Newberry, Lexington, and Richland counties. We include all communities by touching them with various different elements of the plan, such as resiliency, human services coordination, freight movement, system operations and management, and then the LRTP itself. So, in an all-inclusive effort, we’re making sure that we try to touch every aspect of the transportation system so that every voice is included.”

Officials say this long-term plan can nonetheless drive short-term funding selections for issues like intersection enhancements and hall upgrades as the realm continues to develop.

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