PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE The Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization (HEPMPO) hereby notifies all interested persons that the proposed FY 2027-2030 Transportation Improvements Plan (TIP) for the Hagerstown, MD-WV-PA-VA Urban Area, that is in Washington County, MD and Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, WV, is available for comment and review. The proposed TIP identifies more than $100 million in projects for highway, transit and other related transportation services that are planned to be constructed or implemented over the next four years throughout the metropolitan area. This public participation process for the TIP also serves to meet the Federal Transit Administration public participation requirements for the Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority and the Maryland Transit Administration's Program of Projects (POP). Copies of the draft TIP are available online at the website www.hepmpo.net and on display at the Washington County Free Library in Hagerstown, Martinsburg-Berkeley County Library, and the Charles Town Library. The public comment period will begin on Friday, April 17, 2026 and end on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Written comments may be mailed to HEPMPO, Attn: Deb Eckard, 747 Northern Avenue, Hagerstown, MD 21742, sent via e-mail to mmullenax@hepmpo.net or submitted online at www.hepmpo.net/contact. Only written comments will be accepted. Questions should be directed to Matt Mullenax at 240-313-2081. April 17, May 6 2026 LHAG0491755