WHEELING — Bel-O-Mar Regional Council is proposing to revise the Fiscal Year 2024 – FY2027 Transportation Improvement Program.

Fiscal year programming is on a July 1 basis with FY2024 beginning July 1, 2023. Projects must be included in the local TIP and the state TIP to be eligible for federal funding. Bel-OMar is currently accepting public comments regarding the projects described below. The transit capital funding is generally 80% federal and 20% local.

As requested by the Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority (OVRTA), the following revisions are proposed:

Add the following capital projects for FY2024: Replace six under 30-foot buses at a total cost of $1,316,500; Replace 16 bus shelters at a cost of $117,136; Garage roof replacement and outer wall repairs at a total cost of $2,645,573; and A & E for the Nailers Way project at the Byrd Intermodal Center. The total phase cost is $500,000.

A public comment period regarding the proposed Transportation Improvement Program revision extends through Oct. 17. Interested parties who desire to present their views on this proposed revision should submit written comments to: Transportation Director Bel-O-Mar Regional Council, P.O. Box 2086, Wheeling, WV 26003.