Every four years, the United State Department of Transportation (USDOT) conducts a review of the

Columbus - Phenix City region’s transportation planning process. This certification review consists of four primary activities:

1) Advance review of planning documents

2) A site to meet directly with staff and policy leaders

3) A report

4) A closeout presentation to share findings

Reviews focus on compliance with federal regulations and is an opportunity to identify challenges, successes and experiences of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), the Alabama Department of Transportation, METRA, PEX and other key planning and implementation agencies. As the MPO for a five (5) county region (all of Muscogee and Chattahoochee and a portion of Harris County GA, and parts of Lee and Russell Counties in Alabama), the C-PCTS MPO is the agency ultimately responsible for ensuring a successful outcome to the certification review process.

The C-PCTS MPO Certification will be held on February 21 - 22 at the Columbus Consolidated Annex Located at 420 10th Street, Columbus, GA. There will be a Public Meeting on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at the Columbus Public Library located at 3000 Macon Road, Columbus, GA 31906 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

As part of the process, the public is invited to share their comments. We welcome your input on how the planning process is currently functioning and how to improve the process. Please review the overview presentation and the informational documents below and provide any feedback via the comment form at the bottom of the page. To be considered in USDOT's finale report all comments must be submitted by 5 PM on March 15, 2024.