COLUMBIA – The Central Midlands Council of Governments (CMCOG) is conducting a Congestion Management Processes (CMP) for Richland County residents.
The CMP focuses on collecting and providing information to make informed decisions and allocate resources to manage current and future traffic congestion. According to COG, the CMP is a living document that continuously evolves over time as community priorities change, new congestion issues arise, and new data sources become available.
This process will guide CMCOG and local efforts in evaluating congestion and determining strategies to deal with traffic congestion.
The CMP does not identify specific projects, but rather it is used to identify actions and strategies that advance the goals to enhance system performance and reliability.
Public information meetings have been scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Richland Library Sandhills, 763 Fashion Drive, Columbia, SC 29229 and at the Fairfield County Council Chambers Auditorium, 250 N Walnut Street in Winnsboro.
The purpose of these meetings is to provide an opportunity to discuss initial findings from the CMP, as well as gather feedback from the public on potential strategy recommendations. The meetings will be held in a drop-in format and will include displays and handouts for viewing as well as the opportunity to discuss specifics of the Congestion Management Processes with the project team.
Comments will be accepted through Dec. 31, 2024. For more information, email Reginald Simmons at rsimmons@centralmidlands.org or call 803-744-5133.