Public Invited to Review Priority Bridge, Road Projects

 will hold two public meetings Wednesday, June 6, on its draft Transportation Improvement Program, which lists the highway, bridge and transit projects it considers high priority for the Lehigh Valley.

The meetings will be:

* At 10 a.m. in the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission conference room, 961 Marcon Blvd., Suite 310, Hanover Township.

* At 5:30 p.m. in the PennDOT District 5 conference room, 1002 Hamilton St., Allentown.

Officials will solicit comments on the document.

A meeting of the Lehigh Valley Transportation Study coordinating committee will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, at the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission to consider the TIP's adoption. The TIP lists the high priority projects for the Lehigh Valley from Oct. 1, 2012 through Sept. 30, 2016.

The report is available for a public review during normal business hours through 9 a.m. on Monday, June 25. The document is available at the offices of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, PennDOT District 5 Offices, LANTA offices (1060 Lehigh St., Allentown), Allentown Public Library (1210 Hamilton St., Allentown), Bethlehem Area Public Library (11 W. Church St., Bethlehem) and the Easton Area Public Library (6th and Church streets, Easton).

The draft TIP can also be found on the LVPC’s website at www.lvpc.org.

For answers to questions, or if you require special assistance to attend and participate in these meetings, contact Michael Donchez at the LVPC office at 610-264-4544.

-- Information courtesy of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission