For Immediate Release: Monday, February 23, 2015

Contact: Steve Gramm, 605-773-6641

Department of Transportation and Meade County

Seek Public Input into

Meade County Transportation Plan Study

PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Transportation, in collaboration with Meade County, will hold public open houses to gather public input for help in developing the update to the Meade County Master Transportation Plan. These open house public meetings will be held at 6 p.m. on the following dates and locations:

The Meade County Master Transportation Plan will address a full range of transportation options and issues, including pedestrian, bicycle, transit, freight and automobile. The purpose of these public meeting is to gather information on community needs and desires to develop a long-range, multi-modal plan that will provide a blueprint to address the future transportation needs of Meade County.

As part of study, an internet survey on transportation needs and travel patterns within Meade County is also being conducted. To participate in the survey, please visit the webpage https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D9ZKD3W.

For those who cannot attend the meeting or would like additional information on the study, information will be made available online after the meetings at www.meademovingforward.com.

The meetings will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the locations indicated. A brief, summarizing presentation will be made at approximately 6:15 p.m. followed by an open house discussion with SDDOT, county, and consultant staff. The opportunity to present written comments will be provided. Written comments will be accepted until March 13, 2015.

Notice is further given to individuals with disabilities that this public meeting is being held in a physically accessible place. Please notify the SDDOT ADA Coordinator within 48 hours of the public meeting if you have special needs for which this agency will need to make arrangements.  The telephone number for making special arrangements is 605-773-3540 or 1-800-877-1113 (Telecommunication Relay Services for the Deaf).

For more information, contact Steve Gramm, planning engineer, at 605-773-6641 or by email at steve.gramm@state.sd.us.

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