The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments (CWCOG), as the Longview-Kelso-Rainier Metropolitan Planning Organization and lead agency for the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Planning Organization, invites the public to comment on the draft 2023 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).

The UPWP is a regional transportation planning work program describing how state and federal funds will be used by the CWCOG in the next fiscal year (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023). The work program is developed by CWCOG staff in cooperation with cities, counties, ports, transit agencies, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to meet federal and state requirements. It is reviewed by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, WSDOT, and ODOT before being presented to the CWCOG Board of Directors for adoption. The CWCOG Board of Directors is scheduled to consider the 2023 UPWP for adoption on May 26, 2022.

The Draft 2023 UPWP will be available online at http://www.cwcog.org or by request at: (360) 577-3041, beginning May 9, 2022 through May 24, 2022. Questions may be directed to Robert Stevens at CWCOG by regular mail at PO Box 128 Kelso, WA 98626, via email to rstevens@cwcog.org, or by FAX at (360) 214-3425.