WisDOT schedules Connections 2030 public hearing in Stevens Point

August 12, 2009

Hearing will focus on the Final Draft Connections 2030 statewide long-range multimodal transportation plan and its System-Plan Environmental Evaluation

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is conducting an open forum public hearing on the Final Draft Connections 2030 statewide long-range multimodal transportation plan and its corresponding System-Plan Environmental Evaluation.

The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the U.W. Stevens Point Dreyfus University Center, 1015 Reserve St., Rooms 230A/230B, Stevens Point.  Oral testimony will begin at 4:30 pm.

The public is invited to review the exhibits, ask questions and provide testimony.  WisDOT staff will be available to answer questions.  Written testimony forms and a court reporter will be available for anyone interested in providing written or oral testimony.  While no formal presentation will be given, an ongoing PowerPoint presentation will be available for participants to review.

Connections 2030 provides a vision for highways, local roads, air, water, rail, bicycle, pedestrian and transit through the year 2030. When adopted, the plan policies and recommendations will direct WisDOT’s activities in areas such as preserving transportation infrastructure and services, promoting transportation and supporting economic growth.

The environmental evaluation provides a qualitative review of the plan’s recommendations, and the potential environmental and social impacts if the plan is implemented.

Comments will be accepted until August 31, 2009.

Citizens who are deaf or hard of hearing and who require an interpreter may request one by contacting Sandy Beaupre at least three working days prior to the meeting via the Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay System (dial 711).

For more information, contact:
Sandy Beaupre, Director, WisDOT Bureau of Planning and Economic Development
(608) 266-7575, sandy.beaupre@dot.wi.gov