The City of Statesboro and Bulloch County Board of Commissioners will host a public open house regarding the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Statesboro First United Methodist Church located at 101 South Main Street, Statesboro. Members of the public are invited to attend and share their ideas and requests for the future of transportation in Bulloch County.
“Updating our transportation plan will assist the city and county with identifying problem areas in our existing traffic plans and will help us with prioritizing future transportation infrastructure projects,” says John Washington, City of Statesboro Public Works & Engineering Director.
The City and County have contracted Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC), a national planning and engineering firm, to conduct research and compile the Long Range Transportation Plan which will serve as a blueprint for future transportation projects and expected population growth in Bulloch County over the next 20 years.
“Whether you access the transportation network using farm-to-market roads or utilize public transit, the foundation for a thriving community is mobility,” says James Pope, AICP, Planning and Development Director, Bulloch County. “This plan update affords everyone an opportunity to voice current needs of our network and reframe our growth pattern in a thoughtful way after the unprecedented economic development wins of Hyundai and supporting suppliers. Public participation serves as the core of our planning efforts, and we ask for everyone’s input to develop the best plan possible.”
The open house will include a presentation from Goodwyn Mills Cawood on existing conditions data for population, growth, traffic, and roads as well as a summary of the public feedback received thus far. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in an interactive exercise to provide input on the proposed transportation priorities.
