ODOT announces  2012-2015 State Transportation

Improvement Program open house locations 

AKRON (Friday, April 1, 2011) – As the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) develops its four year Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) – providing project funding and scheduling information for the department and the state’s metropolitan planning organizations – the department encourages the public to attend and participate in one of their local 2012-2015 STIP open houses. 

District 4, which encompasses Ashtabula, Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit and Trumbull Counties, will have four convenient locations for the STIP meetings. (All meetings are from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted). 

·         April 5, 2011 – Stow Safety Building: 3800 Darrow Road, Stow, Ohio, 44224 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.)

·         April 7, 2011 – Eastgate Office: City Center One, 100 E. Federal Street, Youngstown, Ohio, 44503

·         April 12, 2011 – ODOT Ashtabula County Garage: 492 Seven Hills Road, Ashtabula, Ohio, 44004

·         April 13, 2011 – Stark County District Library: 715 Market Avenue N., Canton, Ohio 44702

The open houses allow the public to review and make comments on future transportation projects.

For additional STIP information please access the STIP website at:  http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/ProgramMgt/STIP

Any comments concerning the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program may be submitted by email to: STIP@dot.state.oh.us or mail to: 

Mrs. Jennifer Townley, Acting Deputy Director       

            Division of Planning

            Ohio Department of Transportation

            1980 West Broad Street

            Columbus, Ohio  43223         

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