On Thursday, May 08, 2025, at 12:00 p.m., the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (DMATS) will hold a Public Hearing for approval of the draft Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), Final Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation Planning Work Program (TPWP), and Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Passenger Transportation Plan (PTP).
The public is invited to submit their input. The Public Hearing will be held at East Central Intergovernmental Association., Community Room, 7600 Commerce Park, Dubuque, Iowa. This facility is accessible under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. DMATS receives federal funding and may not discriminate against anyone based on race, color, or national origin, according to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For more information or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, call 563-556-4166. DMATS is open to all individuals regardless of disability. Any person with a disability requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting should contact the DMATS office at (563) 556-4166 at least two business days before the scheduled meeting.
The TIP is prepared and adopted each year and contains projects for the coming four fiscal years. The TIP process is also being used to satisfy the City of Dubuque’s Section 5307 program of projects requirement. The TPWP is prepared and adopted each year and contains transportation planning activities for the current fiscal year. PTP is designed to provide needs-based project justification for all transit programs within the Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (DMATS) and Regional Planning Affiliation 8 (RPA 8).
The draft FFY 2026-2029 TIP, Final FY 2025 TPWP and the FY 2026-2030 PTP can be viewed at can be viewed at https://eciatrans.org/dmats/organizational_information/planning_documents.php. Comments can be provided at the meeting or by contacting Chandra Ravada or Dan Fox at 563.556.4166. Written comments may be submitted to the DMATS office at 7600 Commerce Park, Dubuque, IA 52002, or emailed to cravada@ecia.org. Written comments may be submitted prior to 9 a.m. Thursday, May 08, 2025, to the DMATS office at the above address.