METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION

(MPO)

NARCOG’s responsibility in the Decatur Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is to provide transportation planning for the Member governments of Decatur, Hartselle, Priceville, Trinity, Morgan and Limestone Counties in the preparation of and adherence to a federally certified transportation planning process.  As a part of maintaining this certification, NARCOG staff prepares an annual work element called the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).  This document specifies local elements of responsibility that relate directly to congressionally identified transportation priorities.  NARCOG is also responsible for assisting member governments in identifying and planning for traffic and transportation related problems, both current and future.  Once these problems are identified, NARCOG, through the Environmental Justice process and in conjunction with the Citizens Advisory Committee and Technical Coordinating Committee, prepares the Transportation Improvement Program (T.I.P.) every two years, which prioritizes designated projects by function and classification.  Once completed this document is then submitted to the Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board for review.  Following approval by the MPO Policy Board the plan is then submitted to the Alabama Department of Transportation and The Federal Highway Administration for review and approval and ultimately for funding.