Welcome to the MaconMPO


The Macon MPO also known as Macon Area Transportation Study (MATS) is the regional organization that plans for federal transportation funds for State & Federal highways, public transit, rail, bikeways, trails, and sidewalks to move people & goods in Macon-Bibb County and parts of Monroe & Jones Counties in Georgia. 


MATS Policy Committee Meeting
February 7, 2024, 9:30 a.m.

The next meeting for the next Macon Area Transportation Study (MATS) Policy Committee  is scheduled for Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.  The meeting will be hybrid.  Attendees can attend either “in-person” in the 3rd floor conference room of the Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission, (Macon Terminal Station), located at 200 Cherry Street, Suite 300, Macon, Georgia, or via Zoom (click here to join).

If you are participating on-line and wish to speak during the public comment section of the meeting, please e-mail Greg Brown (gbrown@mbpz.org) or Mike Greenwald (mgreenwald@mbpz.org) to sign up.  On-line sign up for public comment closes 5 minutes before the start of the meeting

The draft agenda is provided below:

MATS POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING:    February 7, 2024

Time:  9:30 a.m.

Locations:

Draft Agenda (Subject to Change)

1. Roll Call/Call to Order

2. Election of Officers (Chair & Vice-Chair) – Action Item

3. Adoption of Agenda – Action Item

4. Public Comment Period (5 Minutes)

5.  Approval of MATS previous regular Policy Committee Minutes (November 1, 2023) - Action Item 

6. New Business

  • Final Adoption of FY 2025 UPWP - Information Item
  • Anticipated Project Amendments to 2050 MTP and TIP in April/May meeting cycle -
    Information Items
    • Resurfacing I-75 from Arkwright Rd. to I-475/I-75 split
    • Updating costs for Bass Rd. Phase 1
    • Update MTA parking/charging area project
    • New: Performance Measures - Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets
    • Amendment:  GDOT PI #0013712 
    • Amendment:  GDOT PI #0020056

7. Old/Unfinished Business

a. Identification of a Preferred Vendor for MATS 2050 Freight Plan RFP – Information Item

8. Review of GDOT Project Status Report – Information Item

9. Next meeting date: May 1, 2024  (Location TBD)

10. Adjourn


Forthcoming MATS Meetings:

MATS Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 6:00 pm

MATS Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) Meeting, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 10:00 am

MATS Policy Committee Meeting: Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 9:30am


Annual Listing of Obligated Projects


Every year, MATS MPO must list the State & Federal transportation projects in Macon-Bibb County and parts of Monroe & Jones Counties that received federal funds (23 CFR 450.334), for the most recently completed Fiscal Year.  The most current listing can be found below (please note:  list is formatted for an 11 x 17 sheet, Landscape orientation):

Click here for the FY 2023 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects
Click here for the FY 2022 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects

  • For a full listing of the currently active MATS MPO projects, please check out the latest amended MATS FY 2021 - 2024 TIP, available here
  • For a the master list of the all MATS MPO projects, please check out the latest amended MATS 2050 MTP, available here