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Martin County adopts 25–30 year Comprehensive Transportation Plan
Summary
After a public hearing, the Martin County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a countywide Comprehensive Transportation Plan that outlines multimodal needs for the next 25–30 years, to guide future transportation decisions and make the county eligible for certain grants.
The Martin County Board of Commissioners on July 11 unanimously adopted a Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) that lays out 25–30 years of multimodal projects — including highways, public transportation, rail, bicycle and pedestrian facilities — intended to guide future transportation decisions in the county.
Planner Eliud De Jesus, working with the MidEast Commission and the North Carolina Department of Transportation, told the board the plan compiles steering‑committee and public input and is intended to be a non‑fiscally constrained guide to anticipated travel‑demand needs. De Jesus said the plan had already been approved by participating towns and must now be adopted by the county before it proceeds to the MidEast Commission and NCDOT for final consideration.
Bear Grass Mayor Charlotte Griffin commended the plan’s thoroughness and warned that having an adopted CTP can be important for grant eligibility. Commissioner Dempsey Bond moved to adopt the resolution; Commissioner Ronnie Smith seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The resolution cites N.C. Gen. Stat. §136‑66.2, directing local governments and NCDOT to reach agreement on transportation systems that serve present and anticipated traffic. Once adopted by the county, the plan will be forwarded to the MidEast Commission and then to NCDOT for final action.
Adoption does not obligate the county to fund projects but gives decision‑makers a documented framework for prioritizing improvements and pursuing state or federal funding. The plan staff presented spans highways, rail, sidewalks, bicycle routes and public transit needs and includes maps and community survey input collected during the planning process.
The board approved the resolution at the meeting in the Martin County Governmental Center; the same board also approved several consent items and scheduled the next regular meeting for August 8, 2018.
