The Texas Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at 118 East Riverside Drive, First Floor ENV Conference Room, in Austin to receive public comments on the proposed updates to the 2014 Unified Transportation Program (UTP).
The UTP is a 10-year program that guides the development and authorizes construction of transportation projects and projects involving aviation, public transportation, and the state's waterways and coastal waters.
The Texas Transportation Commission has adopted rules located in 43 TAC Chapter 16, governing the planning and development of transportation projects, which include guidance regarding public involvement related to adoption of the UTP and approval of any updates to the program.
Information regarding the proposed updates to the 2014 UTP will be available at each of the department's district offices, at the department's Transportation Planning and Programming Division offices located in Building 118, Second Floor, 118 East Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas, or (512) 486-5038, and on the department's website at: http://www.txdot.gov/public_involvement/utp.htm
Interested parties who are unable to attend the hearing may submit comments regarding the updates to the 2014 UTP to James W. Koch, Director of the Transportation Planning and Programming Division, P.O. Box 149217, Austin, Texas 78714-9217. Interested parties may also submit comments regarding the updates to the 2014 UTP by phone at (800) 687-8108. In order to be considered, all comments must be received at the Transportation Planning and Programming office by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2014.