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HAMPO Plans and Documents
Amendment #7: An amendment was made to the FY 2024–2027 TIP at the request of the GDOT Office of Planning. This amendment adds a new project to the TIP, PI 0021704 (Deal St. Roundabout project), and removes PI 0021247 (Link Street; Norman Street & Tupelo Trail at 3 locations) from the TIP. This amendment was approved by the HAMPO Policy Committee on June 11, 2026, and can be viewed below:
Administrative Modification #17: An administrative modification was performed on April 7, 2026, at the request of the GDOT Office of Planning to update the construction phase costs for several projects. The modified TIP can be viewed below:
Administrative Modification #15: An administrative modification was performed on February 13, 2026, at the request of the GDOT Office of Planning to add the scoping phase to the Hinesville Bypass Phase II project. The modified TIP can be viewed below:
Previous FY 2024–2027 TIP Administrative Modifications can be viewed below:
The HAMPO FY 2024–2027 TIP was recommended for an amendment by the GDOT Office of Planning. This amendment updates the project cost for the PE phase of PI 0020353 (EV CHARGING STATION @ 1 LOC IN LIBERTY/MCINTOSH COUNTY), updates the FY 2025 budgets for several projects in the detailed cost summary and cost detail tables, adds a new discretionary grant matrix, calendar year 2025 PM1 performance measures, and new administrative modifications and amendments requirements. The amended TIP was open for a 15-day public comment period from December 12, 2024, to December 27, 2024. The amended TIP was approved by the HAMPO Policy Committee on February 13, 2025.
Amendment #5 and Administrative Modification #6 can be viewed in the TIP document below:
Previous FY 2024–2027 TIP Amendments can be viewed below:
The GDOT State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) can be found at the link below:
Previous FY 2018-21 TIPs (H3)
Federal law requires that metropolitan planning organizations publish an annual list of obligated projects.
§ 450.334 Annual listing of obligated projects(opens in new tab).(a) In metropolitan planning areas, on an annual basis, no later than 90 calendar days following the end of the program year, the State(opens in new tab), public transportation operator(s), and the MPO shall cooperatively develop a listing of projects (including investments in pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities) for which funds under 23 U.S.C.(opens in new tab) or 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53(opens in new tab) were obligated in the preceding program year.
(b) The listing shall be prepared in accordance with § 450.314((opens in new tab)a) and shall include all federally funded projects authorized or revised to increase obligations in the preceding program year and shall, at a minimum, include the TIP information under § 450.326(g)(1) and ((opens in new tab)4) and identify, for each project, the amount of federal funds requested in the TIP, the federal funding that was obligated during the preceding year, and the federal funding remaining and available for subsequent years.
(c) The listing shall be published or otherwise made available in accordance with the MPO’s public participation criteria for the TIP.
The FY 2025 HAMPO Obligated Projects & Authorization Letter are listed below:
Previous Obligated Project Lists
Certification: In accordance with the federal requirements of 23CFR 450.334, “all Metropolitan Planning Areas … the MPO shall certify at least every four (4) years that the metropolitan transportation planning process is being carried out in accordance with all applicable requirements…” In 2021, HAMPO achieved a four-year certification as shown on the last page of the report. The report itself documents compliance with the federal requirements:
Transportation Studies
On April 10, 2025, the HAMPO Policy Committee adopted the SS4A-funded Safety Action Plan. This plan was developed with the intent of creating implementation strategies to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. Upon completion and adoption of a Safety Action Plan, the prioritized list of projects will be eligible for funding from a variety of sources, including Implementation Grants through the Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant program from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The adopted plan, along with the signed resolution and related appendices, can be found below.
For additional information, contact Jeff Ricketson.
All publications herein were prepared in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The opinions, findings, and conclusions in these publications are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the Department of Transportation, State of Georgia, or the Federal Highway Administration.
Focus on Transit
COMPLEMENTARY PARATRANSIT SERVICES
“Paratransit is a comparable transportation service required by the ADA for individuals with disabilities who are unable to use fixed route transportation systems”
Liberty Transit has been meeting paratransit requirements by offering transit services to the severely disabled by using a deviated route system. Call in today; the bus will show tomorrow at your origin and take you to your destination. Liberty Transit is replacing the deviated route with “complementary paratransit service,” which is basically a separate but parallel system specifically for the severely disabled. This service is scheduled to start November 1, 2018.
Complementary Paratransit Service Policy:
- Curb to curb with guidelines on assistance to those passengers who need assistance beyond the curb.
- Feeder service from curb to fixed route bus stop if the destination is acceptable from a standard bus stop.
- The service area will be the city limits for Walthourville, Flemington, and Hinesville, ¾ mile from the route for Allenhurst, Fort Stewart, Liberty, and Long Counties.
- Time of service will be from the first scheduled stop to the last stop minus 30 minutes.
- Maximum fare is two times the regular fare.
- No premium service will be offered, such as same-day trips beyond the defined service area or trips before or after the established service hours.
REGIONAL TRANSIT PLANNING
Chatham Area Transit (CAT) has recently completed an assessment of regional transit feasibility. The study can be found below.
DRAFT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
HAMPO Transportation Studies
Liberty Transit Transit Development Plan: Transit agencies evaluate their Transit Development Plans (TDP) every five years as a prerequisite for the receipt of federal and state funding. The TDP update process provides transit agencies with the opportunity to define public transportation needs, solicit input from stakeholders and the public, identify capital and operational deficiencies, and define courses of action to advance the mission and goals of the transit agency.
On June 20, 2024, the Hinesville City Council adopted the Liberty Transit 2024 TDP:
On May 17, 2018, Hinesville City Council adopted the Liberty Transit 2018 TDP:
Current Activities
Federal law requires that metropolitan planning organizations publish an annual list of obligated projects.
§ 450.334 Annual listing of obligated projects(opens in new tab).(a) In metropolitan planning areas, on an annual basis, no later than 90 calendar days following the end of the program year, the State(opens in new tab), public transportation operator(s), and the MPO shall cooperatively develop a listing of projects (including investments in pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities) for which funds under 23 U.S.C.(opens in new tab) or 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53(opens in new tab) were obligated in the preceding program year.
(b) The listing shall be prepared in accordance with § 450.314((opens in new tab)a) and shall include all federally funded projects authorized or revised to increase obligations in the preceding program year and shall, at a minimum, include the TIP information under § 450.326(g)(1) and ((opens in new tab)4) and identify, for each project, the amount of federal funds requested in the TIP, the federal funding that was obligated during the preceding year, and the federal funding remaining and available for subsequent years.
(c) The listing shall be published or otherwise made available in accordance with the MPO’s public participation criteria for the TIP.
The FY 2021 HAMPO Obligated Projects are listed below:
HAMPO Safety Action Plan
On April 10, 2025, the HAMPO Policy Committee adopted the SS4A-funded Safety Action Plan. This plan was developed with the intent of creating implementation strategies to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. Upon completion and adoption of a Safety Action Plan, the prioritized list of projects will be eligible for funding from a variety of sources, including Implementation Grants through the Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant program from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The adopted plan, along with the signed resolution and related appendices, can be found below.
SR 196 / SR 119 / E.g., Miles Parkway Corridor Study
This corridor serves as the primary entrance for the Liberty Regional Medical Center, commercial shopping plazas, residential subdivisions, and the headquarters for the City of Hinesville Public Works Department and Liberty Transit and is located 1 mile from Fort Stewart Military Installation’s main access gate. The corridor carries between 17,000 and 21,700 AADT with numerous at-grade intersections and commercial drives, and cross sections varying between 4 lanes with unchannelized medians and 4 lanes with no median infrastructure.
The 2045 HAMPO Metropolitan Transportation Plan was adopted in October 2020 and identified this roadway as a high crash corridor, as well as an area targeted for substantial land development. Three capacity, safety, and freight-supportive operational enhancement projects were recommended by the MTP as high priorities for the MPO region. In addition, a local TSPLOST referendum was successfully passed for Liberty County in 2020 and identified this corridor as a key location for investment of 30% STIP eligible funding. Since the adoption of the MTP, GDOT District 4 performed a signal warrants analysis within this corridor and determined that operational improvements to facilitate existing AADT volumes were needed, while also recommending that a safety analysis be performed for the entire corridor. A coordination meeting was held with local and state elected officials, GDOT partners, industry experts, and local MPO leadership, where consensus was reached that a comprehensive corridor analysis is needed to understand existing and future transportation issues and how best to utilize the various public and private transportation funds available for capital improvements for the corridor. The results of this meeting were presented to the MPO Committees with unanimous support to pursue funding for a comprehensive corridor analysis.
This corridor study was presented to the Georgia Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (GAMPO) for funding at the March 29, 2021, meeting. This study passed unanimously and will receive $200,000 in funding to evaluate this corridor.
The study was completed in October 2022 and is available below:
Background
Road Safety Audit—State Route 196/Elma G. Miles Parkway (Live Oak Church Road to Veterans Parkway)
Based on an analysis of crash data, this 1.7-mile road segment stood out with a high crash count when compared to similar roads in our area. At the request of HAMPO, GDOT initiated and completed a road safety audit to document existing corridor conditions and make recommendations to improve safety along the corridor:
HAMPO conducts studies in order to gain a detailed and comprehensive understanding of existing or perceived transportation issues. The goals of these studies are to develop strategies and recommendations that can move the potential projects toward implementation using federal, state, and local transportation dollars. For additional information, contact Jeff Ricketson(opens in new tab).
Links to Previous Transportation Studies
Highway Planning
Traffic Counts
Transit Planning
For additional information, contact Jeff Ricketson.
All publications herein were prepared in cooperation with the Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The opinions, findings, and conclusions in these publications are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the Department of Transportation, State of Georgia, or the Federal Highway Administration.
SR 196 / SR 119 / E.g., Miles Parkway Corridor Study
Background
This corridor serves as the primary entrance for the Liberty Regional Medical Center, commercial shopping plazas, residential subdivisions, and the headquarters for the City of Hinesville Public Works Department and Liberty Transit and is located 1 mile from Fort Stewart Military Installation’s main access gate. The corridor carries between 17,000 and 21,700 annual average daily traffic (AADT) with numerous at-grade intersections and commercial drives, and cross sections varying between 4 lanes with unchannelized medians and 4 lanes with no median infrastructure.
The 2045 HAMPO Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) was adopted in October 2020 and identified this roadway as a high crash corridor, as well as an area targeted for substantial land development. Three capacity, safety, and freight-supportive operational enhancement projects were recommended by the MTP as high priorities for the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) region. In addition, a local TSPLOST referendum was successfully passed for Liberty County in 2020 and identified this corridor as a key location for investment of 30% STIP eligible funding. Since the adoption of the MTP, GDOT District 4 performed a signal warrants analysis within this corridor and determined that operational improvements to facilitate existing AADT volumes were needed, while also recommending that a safety analysis be performed for the entire corridor. A coordination meeting was held with local and state elected officials, GDOT partners, industry experts, and local MPO leadership, where consensus was reached that a comprehensive corridor analysis was needed to understand existing and future transportation issues and how best to utilize the various public and private transportation funds available for capital improvements for the corridor. This corridor study received $200,000 in funding from the Georgia Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (GAMPO).
HAMPO Bike & Pedestrian Study
The 2022 update to the HAMPO Bicycle & Pedestrian Study was completed in October 2022. The completed study and the subsequent appendices can be viewed below:
HAMPO last developed a bicycle and pedestrian plan in 2008, which can be viewed at this link here(opens in new tab).
Performance Management
The GDOT 2025 Safety Performance Measures were adopted by the HAMPO Policy Committee on December 12, 2024. The resolution is available for viewing here(opens in new tab).
The following linked document details HAMPO’s adopted performance management and associated measures, noting all the below in this single (opens in new tab)file with a table of contents.
- System Performance Report (PM1 Safety)
- Transportation Performance Management Targets
- TIP and MTP—Project List with Performance Measures
- December 12, 2024: Resolution adopting the 2025 Safety Performance Measures
- Performance-Based Transit Planning Agreement
- TAMP Participant Accountable Executive Approval Form
- Appendix A: Project Types
- Appendix B: Example MPO TIP Projects – Dalton MPO