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View the Memorandum of Understanding that established the Kerr-Tar RPO.

Public Involvement
Learn how the RPO seeks public input on transportation projects and initiatives.

The mission of the Kerr-Tar Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RPO) is to serve as an intergovernmental organization of local and state officials for the purpose of developing long-range local and regional multi-modal transportation plans and securing needed transportation improvements for the Kerr-Tar Region.

About the RPO

The Kerr-Tar Rural Planning Organization (RPO) coordinates regional transportation planning for the Region K area of North Carolina.

Members

The RPO's members are the counties of Person, Vance and Warren, parts of Franklin and Granville counties, the municipalities of Butner, Henderson, Kittrell, Louisburg, Macon, Middlesburg, Norlina, Oxford, Stem, Stovall and Warrenton, regional transportation authorities and the N.C. Department of Transportation (NC-DOT).

The Kerr-Tar RPO is one of 20 RPOs and 17 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) in the state that collaborate with NC-DOT to ensure transportation improvements are sound and serve the residents of the state and its communities.

Core Functions
The Kerr-Tar RPO's four primary functions are to:

Develop comprehensive local and regional multi-modal transportation plans in cooperation with the area MPO and the N.C. Department of Transportation.
Provide a forum for public participation in the rural transportation planning process.
Develop and prioritize suggestions for transportation projects to be included in the state Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which is the program that prioritizes transportation improvements in the state.
Provide transportation-related information to local governments and other interested organizations and persons.

Organization
The Kerr-Tar Council of Governments is the lead planning agency for the RPO and the primary local recipient of planning funds received from NC-DOT for the RPO .

These groups direct the work of the RPO:

The Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (RTAC), which provides policy direction for the RPO’s regional transportation planning process. This committee comprises local elected officials and NC-DOT Board of Transportation members.
The Rural Transportation Coordinating Committee (RTCC), which provides technical expertise for the RPO’s regional transportation planning process. This committee comprise technical staff who deal with transportation issues and citizens’ concers on a daily basis, such as city and county managers, economic development professionals, planners and transit operators.
N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT), which makes policy decisions for the N.C. Department of Transportation and holds implementation authority for construction, improvement and maintenance of streets and highways.