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Transportation Planning

Intersection of Route 7 and University Boulevard.

As the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Area, the BHJ-MPC mission is to fulfill the federal transportation planning requirements of the most current authorized surface transportation legislation, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).  The overall scope of this transportation- planning process considers short and long-term projects and strategies that strengthen the region’s transportation network by integrating the newly updated eight metropolitan planning factors listed in MAP-21.  These planning factors are:

  • Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency.
  • Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users.
  • Increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users.
  • Increase the accessibility and mobility options available to people and for freight.
  • Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve quality of life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns.
  • Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for people and freight.
  • Promote efficient system management and operation.
  • Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system.
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