Community Involvement Photos

Public Meeting No.4
On Wednesday, November 5, 2003, a Public Open House Meeting was held by
the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) in Mars, PA. The purpose of the meeting was
to provide an update on engineering and environmental studies, to inform the
public as to which alternatives are not being studied further at this time, and to
gather public input on the alternatives that are being carried forward for further
study. Approximately 280 people attended the public meeting and 20 public
officials attended the briefing prior to the open house.
A virtual public meeting was posted to the project website – www.route228.com -
one week prior to the open house. Approximately 440 people registered at the
virtual public meeting.

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Public Meeting No.1
350 People Attended First Public Meeting. Two identical public open house meetings were held June 20 and 21, 2001 between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. at the Mars Area Middle School. The meetings were conducted in an open house format with periodic presentations.

Approximately 350 visitors to the open house had an opportunity to interact with Project Team members on a one-to-one basis. The Project Team received valuable information from the public regarding current and planned development, traffic and safety issues, historic and cultural resources, and environmental concerns throughout the project area. This input is currently under review.

The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the project to the public, explain the project development process and project schedule, present existing traffic information and discuss the project needs process, solicit interest in Community Advisory Committee membership, receive public input about the project and to debut the project web site.

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