Public comment sought for RTIP

The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments invites the public to comment on the Draft 2020-2023 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP). The RTIP identifies state sponsored, federally funded, and regionally significant transportation projects in the Longview-Kelso-Rainier Metropolitan Planning Organization and the five-county Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Planning Organization, comprised of Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, and Wahkiakum Counties.

The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments is a multi-purpose association of governments that delivers a diverse array of federal, state, and local programs while fulfilling its primary function as a regional planning organization.

The Draft 2020-2023 RTIP will be available online at http://www.cwcog.org or by request at: CWCOG at Administration Annex / 207 North 4th Ave, Kelso, WA 98626 (360) 577-3041, beginning August 28. The deadline for comments is September 12, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Questions may be directed to Robert Stevens at CWCOG by regular mail at the address above, via email to rstevens@cwcog.org, or by FAX at (360) 214-3425.

Those needing special accommodations to participate in this process should call 360-577-3041 by 5:00 p.m., September 9. Ask for the ADA Coordinator. For TDD users, use the state's toll-free relay service, (800) 833-6388, and ask the operator to dial 360-956-7575.