MOULTRIE – Area residents have two opportunities next week to give their opinions on a regionally important transportation project, the proposed widening and reconstruction of state Route 133 between Moultrie and Albany.

The Georgia Department of Transportation is holding two public information open houses on the proposed project:

• Monday, Jan. 26, at Doerun Elementary School, 111 Mathis Ave., Doerun.
• Tuesday, Jan. 27, at Okapilco Elementary School, 3300 Highway 33 N, Moultrie.

Georgia DOT representatives will be available to discuss the project and answer questions from 4 to 7 p.m. both days. There will not be a formal presentation. Written or verbal statements may be submitted during the open house. Written comments also may be submitted by mail or online by Friday, Feb. 6. Mailed comments should be sent to:

Ms. Hiral Patel, P.E.
Georgia Department of Transportation
600 West Peachtree St. NW
16th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30308

To submit comments online, go to www.dot.ga.gov and follow these instructions:

• Click Public Outreach in the Quick Links box on bottom right side of the page;
• From the drop down menu, select the county in which the proposed project is located and click Go;
• Select SR 133 Widening and Reconstruction;
• Click Comment and follow the instructions.

A Georgia DOT representative will respond and all comments will be made part of the project’s official record.

The project displays and plans will be available for review for 10 days after the open house via the online Public Outreach section at www.dot.ga.gov. Copies also will be available at the Georgia DOT Moultrie area office at 120 Veterans Parkway N and the Albany area office at 2060 Newton Road. Following the 10-day public comment period, a copy of all comments received will be available by request at the Atlanta address listed above.

SR 133 is a Governor’s Road Improvement Program (GRIP) corridor. The GRIP program started in 1989 and is designed to ensure that virtually all Georgia communities have close access to four-lane state highways and the interstate.

Georgia Department of Transportation