Public Invited to Comment on Transportation Improvement Projects

Intercity Transit invites public comment on their programming of potential, federally funded projects in their 2012-2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The Intercity Transit Authority will hear comments at a public hearing on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. at their business office, 526 Pattison Street SE, in Olympia. Bus Routes 62A, 62B, and 66 service this location.

Once adopted by the Intercity Transit Authority, the Thurston Regional Planning Council will include this information to construct a program of potential transportation improvement projects for the Thurston County region. This regional TIP will become part of the State TIP and is subject to review and approval by federal transportation agencies. If fully funded, Intercity Transit’s TIP projects could total more than $40 million in combined federal and local funds.

Projects for which Intercity Transit will seek funding during the 2012-2014 period include:

• Routine preventive maintenance of vehicles in Intercity Transit’s fleet during the years 2012-2014 to ensure safe and efficient vehicles;
• Purchasing seven hybrid, diesel-electric buses to replace the agency’s oldest buses;
• Engineering and construction to expand the maintenance and operations facility, which has been operating beyond capacity for years;
• Expanding the Olympia Transit Center, the primary operating hub for Intercity Transit, and
• Enhancing bus stop facilities.

Copies of the draft Transportation Improvement Program for federally funded programs are available at Intercity Transit’s business office, 526 Pattison Street SE, Olympia. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Members of the public may comment at the public hearing. Written comments or questions may be directed to:

Bob Holman, Grants Program Administrator
Intercity Transit
P.O. Box 695
Olympia, WA 98507-0659
Phone: 360.705.5885
Email: bholman@intercitytransit.com.

Intercity Transit must receive written comments by 4 p.m. June 22, and will submit all comments to the transit Authority at the public hearing.