WELCOME TO HEPMPO!
The Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization (HEPMPO) is the federally designated regional transportation planning body for the urbanized area covering Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, West Virginia, Washington County, Maryland and a small portion of Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
We invite you to search our website, review the information, and provide us with your feedback regarding transportation issues facing the region today and in the future.
CONTACT US:
33 West Washington Street
Suite 402 - 4th Floor
Hagerstown MD 21740
(240) 313-2080
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Jun 09, 2020
12:00 PM
EPTA TDP Virtual Public Q&A Session
Jun 11, 2020
5:00 PM
I-81 I-70 TSMO Plan Virtual Public Meeting
Details Coming Soon
Aug 19, 2020
10:30 AM
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
Washington County Administrative Building
Conference Room 2001
100 West Washington Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Aug 19, 2020
1:30 PM
Interstate Council Meeting
Washington County Administrative Building
Conference Room 2001
100 West Washington Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
ANNOUNCEMENTS
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
NOTIFICATION
HEPMPO is requesting Technical and Financial Proposals from qualified consultant firms to provide general service assistance in several transportation planning related areas. Submittals must be received no later than 3:00pm EST on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Click here for more information.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization (HEPMPO), in partnership with the Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority (EPTA), hereby notifies all interested persons that proposed service recommendations in the Draft Transit Development Plan are available for review and comment.
EPTA is currently undergoing a Transit Development Plan effort to better utilize existing transit resources and determine ways to expand public transit coverage within and beyond its existing service area in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, WV over the next five years.
A video and presentation detailing the proposed service recommendations is available online at the website www.hepmpo.net. Click here to download the presentation and click here to the view the video.
The public comment period will begin on Monday, May 18, 2020 and end on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Written comments may be mailed to the EPTA’s office (446 Novak Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25405), sent via email to info@eptawv.com or direct message online at www.facebook.com/eptransit/. Only written comments will be accepted. Questions should be directed to Amanda Sink at (304) 263-0876 extension 8453.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle MPO hereby notifies all interested persons that the DRAFT I-81 and I-70 Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO) Plan is available for comment and review.
The public comment period will be from May 20 to June 19, 2020. Those persons wishing to review the draft plan may download a copy at www.hepmpo.net. Click here to download the plan.
The Draft TSMO Plan is focused on non-capacity adding strategies to enhance operations along I-81 and I-70 in Washington County. These strategies fall into three categories: geometric and safety improvements, traffic flow/signals and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) expansion.
Questions and all written comments should be directed to Matt Mullenax at 240-313-2081, mmullenax@hepmpo.net or mailed to the HEPMPO office at 33 W. Washington St., Suite 402, Hagerstown, MD 21740. Only written comments will be accepted.
To comment online visit: www.hepmpo.net/contact. In addition, one virtual public meeting on the draft study will be held online June 11th at 5pm. A formal presentation will be posted online and given at the public meeting.