News-Herald, Notice of Availability to the Public State of Ohio Department of Transportation Columbus, Ohio The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) hereby notifies all interested persons that the proposed FY 2014-2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) will be available for review and comment at thirty locations throughout the state. These locations are the Planning and Engineering Administrator's Office in each of the twelve ODOT District Offices, the ODOT Central Office Division of Planning located in Columbus, Ohio, and each of the seventeen Ohio Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Offices during normal business hours from April 8, 2013 to April 19, 2013. The STIP identifies the statewide program of highway and transit maintenance, new capacity, bicycle, and other transportation related projects that will be implemented throughout the state over the next four years. The ODOT District Office serving the greater Cleveland area is located at 5500 Transportation Blvd., Garfield Heights, Ohio (216-581-2100). The MPO serving the Cuyahoga-Geauga-Lake-Lorain-Medina County area is the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (216-241-2414) located at 1299 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. To facilitate the STIP review, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency will hold an open house in the First Floor Conference Room at the their office from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2013; and the District will be holding an open house at the ODOT District Office from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Any comments concerning the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program may be submitted by email to Natasha. Turner@dot.state.oh.us or by mail to: Mrs. Jennifer Townley, Acting Deputy Director Division of Planning Attn: Natasha Turner Ohio Department of Transportation Mail Stop # 3260 1980 West Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43223 Written comments must be received by the close of business on April 22, 2013. JERRY WRAY Department of Transportation 1924717/March 18, 2013