TxDOT Transportation Comments Sought

Open House Slated at Paris Junior College for Public comment sought on Transportation Improvement Program

PARIS – The Texas Department of Transportation will host an open house meeting Thursday (May 12) from 4:00 until 7:00 pm in the McLemore Student Center at Paris Junior College to share the details of its Transportation Improvement Program for 2017-2020.

Interested citizens are invited to attend, review the plan and share their input with TxDOT officials representing the nine-county Paris District in Northeast Texas. The Paris District consists of Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hunt, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains and Red River counties.

Transportation project listings and maps will be available for review at the meeting. Paris Junior College is at 2400 Clarksville Street in Paris, Texas.

TxDOT will also accept written comments for an additional 12 days following the open house meeting. Address your written comments to TxDOT – TIP Comments, Attn: Penny Sansom, 1365 N. Main Street, Paris, TX 75460.

Those who need language assistance or have other communications needs, or persons with disabilities who may require special accommodations should contact Sansom at (903) 737-9373 at least five working days before the meeting. TxDOT will make every reasonable effort to accommodate these needs.

For more information, contact Tim.McAlavy@txdot.gov or (903) 737-9213.