Iowa DOT to hold public meetings this week on Iowa’s long-range transportation plan

The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold two public information meetings next week regarding the update of Iowa's state transportation plan. The meetings will be held at the following locations between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.

• March 13: Ames City Hall, Council Chambers, 515 Clark Ave., Ames
• March 15: Iowa DOT District 4 Office, 2210 E. Seventh St., Atlantic

At each meeting, a presentation will be made at 5:15 p.m. Personnel will be available between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. to individually discuss the plan.

The meeting rooms are accessible for persons with disabilities. To provide comments, or to request special accommodations at a meeting, please contact the Iowa DOT, Office of Systems Planning, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010, telephone 515-239-1520, email Iowa.Motion@dot.iowa.gov.

The Iowa DOT will be accepting public comment on the plan through March 30, 2012. To view information concerning the plan, go to the Iowa DOT's website at

http://www.iowadot.gov/iowainmotion/state.html. 

Federal and state laws prohibit employment and/or public accommodation discrimination on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran's status. If you believe you have been discriminated against, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission at 800-457-4416 or Iowa DOT's affirmative action officer. If you need accommodations because of a disability to access the Iowa DOT's services, contact the agency's affirmative action officer at 800-262-0003.