MEDIA ADVISORY

Pete Rahn to Address

Improve I-70 Advisory Group's Final Meeting

JEFFERSON CITY - The final meeting of the Improve I-70 Advisory Group, Wednesday, May 4, will be highlighted by the appearance of Pete Rahn, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation. He's expected to thank the members of the group for their volunteer service and answer questions about the condition and needs of the state's transportation system.

The meeting will be from 4-6:30 p.m. at the Columbia Activity and Recreation Center (ARC), 1701 W. Ash St.

The I-70 Advisory Group, a group of local citizens, has met 13 times since September 2002 to assist MoDOT with its preparation of an environmental impact statement for the Interstate 70 corridor in the Columbia area. The document was released in draft form for public review in January, and the public comment period closed at the end of March.

Since then, the study team has been reviewing comments that were received from members of the public and from state and federal agencies. Those comments will be discussed at the upcoming meeting, as will next steps in the planning and implementation process for improvements that will rebuild and widen I-70 through Columbia.

The meeting is open to the public. Members of the advisory group and the I-70 study team will be available for interviews following the meeting. Director Rahn's remarks will be made early on the meeting's agenda.

More information is available at the project's web site at www.ImproveI70.org.