An important part of this planning process is the public’s participation in developing long term goals and setting short term priorities for the County’s transportation system. We invite you to review the information and plans provided here, and provide us with your thoughts and feedback at anytime regarding the transportation issues facing our area.

As a new MPO, we must establish several documents that describe how we are going to move forward with the transportation planning process from this point on. These documents are in draft  and final form and available for your review using the link to 'Planning Documents' provided in the left column. We welcome your comments.
Please direct or send your comments to Tom Sills using the contact information provided on this page.

Harrison Road to be closed to through traffic beginning November 14

Beginning Thursday, November 14, Harrison Road will be closed to through traffic between Euharlee and Mission Roads. The road is being realigned to remove horizontal and vertical curves so as to improve sight distances for the travelling public in the vicinity of Tower Road. Construction is expected to take eight weeks depending upon weather.

During construction residents on Tower Road will need to use Euharlee Road to access their property.

Long-Range Transportation Plan Schedule for Adoption

Information about the CBMPO and the planning effort is included in this presentation from the August 20 Open House. The final version of the CBMPO Long-Range Transportation Plan will be presented to the Technical Coordinating Committee at their meeting on January 15 at 10:00 AM. The plan is scheduled to be adopted by the Policy Committee at their meeting on February 5 to be held at 2:00 PM.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Project Updates as of December 31, 2019

ROUNDABOUTS AND YOU

Bartow County residents will be seeing new roundabouts under construction as the new school year starts in early August. To assist students and their caregivers with the use of this traffic control device the following resources are provided:

• How Roundabouts Work (video link)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DJDjaa25Co
• Tips for Driving a Roundabout   https://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/civil/roundabouts4.htm
• FHWA Roundabouts and Mini-roundabouts  https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/intersection/innovative/roundabouts/
• AARP Information on Roundabouts https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/info-2014/livability-factsheet-modern-roundabouts.html 
• AARP Livability Factsheet - Modern Roundabouts
• USDOT Roundabouts-An Informational Guide  https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/00067/00067.pdf
• Roundabouts General Info - CBMPO presentation on Roundabouts given April 2016  

Notification regarding provision of service

Requests for reasonable modification of the policies of the MPO or of the Bartow County Transit Department can sent to the following addresses for consideration. While every request may not prove to be feasible, nevertheless, the receipt of the request will be acknowledged.

Contact Information:

MPO Policies and Procedures
Tom Sills, CBMPO Transportation Planner
135 W. Cherokee Avenue
Cartersville, GA 30120
ph. (770) 607-6265
email: sillst@bartowga.org  

Bartow County Transit Policies and Procedures
Weldon Dudley, Director
Bartow County Transit Department
135 W. Cherokee Avenue
Cartersville, GA 30120
ph. (770) 387-5165
email: dudleyw@bartowga.org