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The LLTS MPO PPP, LEP, and Title VI Plan Public Comment Period is now Open

Lackawanna County and Luzerne County, PA – The Lackawanna Luzerne Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization (LLTS MPO), the regional transportation planning agency that administers state and federal funding for transportation projects, announced today the launch of a 45-day public comment period for a series of plans designed to guide its approach toward obtaining public input as […]

RFP for Joint County Public Participation Plan, Title VI Plan, Limited-English Proficiency Plan, Congestion Management Process, & Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan

The Board of Commissioners in Lackawanna County and the County Council in Luzerne County, located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, are seeking proposals for a consultant team to help produce a joint county Public Participation Plan, Title VI Plan, Limited-English Proficiency Plan, Congestion Management Process and Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan. The Counties are interested in […]

I-81 Reconstruction Project

PennDOT held an open house at Dunmore Elementary Center on February 15th, 2023, to display plans to reconstruct a seven mile segment of I-81. The proposed project would begin at Exit 178, Avoca, and end at Exit 185, Scranton. Detailed maps of PennDOT’s planned changes can be found here: Plan Display 1 Plan Display 2 […]

December 20, 2022 | THE 2023-2026 LLTS MPO TIP PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN

The Lackawanna Luzerne Transportation Study (LLTS) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is charged with undertaking transportation network planning for the two county region. The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is the planning document for the four federal fiscal year period from 2023 to 2026. This will cover all of the transportation projects in the region for that time […]

August 1, 2022 | PennDOT’s Partnership 81 Project

PennDOT held an open house at Wilkes-Barre Area High School on July 26th, 2022, to display plans to reconstruct a 7.5-mile portion of I-81. The proposed project would begin at mile marker 161.2, and end approximately one mile past exit 168, Highland Park Boulevard. A detailed map of PennDOT’s planned changes can be found here: […]