Public Open Houses Scheduled for Long-Range Transportation Plan 

WILKES-BARRE, PA:  The Lackawanna-Luzerne Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is updating its 20-year regional long-range transportation plan (LRTP). The plan will serve as a blueprint for the region’s decision-making on transportation projects and will serve as a spending plan through the year 2055. As part of the update process, the MPO is inviting residents throughout the two-county region to participate in a series of open houses. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their opinions, interests, and concerns about the Wyoming Valley’s regional transportation system with staff members from both Lackawanna and Luzerne counties, PennDOT, and LRTP consultant team. Public input received at the open houses will help drive the final plan recommendations and advance future transportation projects aimed at improving safety, mobility, and linkages to economic development.

The MPO is leading the update of the transportation plan, in cooperation with PennDOT and technical consulting assistance from Michael Baker International. It is being guided by the region’s Metropolitan Planning Organization, which includes representatives from the region’s two counties, local transit agencies, and PennDOT.  

“This process is a regional conversation and an important opportunity for those who live and work within the region to discuss how we want to address transportation and traffic issues over the long-term,” said Dan Reese, Acting Planning Director for Luzerne County. “We all have a stake in those decisions, for our own future and economic competitiveness.”

Open house events are scheduled as follows:

Luzerne County: Thursday, February 27, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Luzerne County Operations Center, 1199 Wyoming Ave, Wyoming, PA 18644

Lackawanna County: Friday, February 28, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Lackawanna County Center for Public Safety, 30 Valley View Drive, Jessup, PA  18434

Luzerne County: Monday, March 3, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Butler Township Community Center, 411 W Butler Dr, Drums, PA 18222

Participants may attend any open house, regardless of their place of business or residence.

About Lackawanna – Luzerne Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

The Lackawanna/Luzerne Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is a regional transportation planning entity serving Lackawanna and Luzerne counties in northeastern Pennsylvania. It  determines how all federal and state highway/bridge funds are allocated. Staffing for the MPO is provided by both the Lackawanna County Regional Planning Commission, and the Luzerne County Planning and Zoning Office, with offices at 123 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, and 20 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, respectively. For more information, visit https://llts.mpo.com