PUBLIC NOTICE Iowa Regional Planning Affiliation 18 releases its Draft FY2027 Transportation Planning Work Program (TPWP) for public comment. The public comment period runs from March 20, 2026, to April 13, 2026. The Transportation Planning Work Program outlines transportation-related activities and projects for Fiscal Year 2027 (July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027). Regional Planning Affiliation 18 (RPA-18) is the designated transportation planning organization for Harrison, Mills and Shelby Counties and the eastern non-urbanized portion of Pottawattamie County. It is one of 18 Regional Planning Agencies organized by the Iowa Department of Transportation. The Draft FY2027 RPA-18 Transportation Planning Work Program includes the transportation projects for the Iowa counties included in Regional Planning Affiliation 18. Access the Draft Transportation Planning Work Program at mapacog.org/projects/rpa18-tpwp/. For more information on RPA-18, visit mapacog.org/projects/rpa-18/. Written comments must be received by 4:30 p.m. April 13, 2026, via email to: rpa@mapacog.org or U.S. Mail: MAPA, 2222 Cuming St., Omaha, NE 68102. The May meeting of the Iowa Regional Planning Affiliation 18 Policy & Technical Committee will serve as the public meeting for RPA-18 FY2027 Transportation Planning Work Program. The meeting will take place at 11 a.m. May 20, 2026, at the Pottawattamie County Secondary Roads Building at 17501 Eastern Hills Dr., Council Bluffs, IA 50503. MAPA serves as the administrator for Iowa Regional Planning Affiliation 18 (RPA-18). HCTR 4-1-26
