The Decatur Urbanized Area Transportation Study (DUATS) serves as the regional transportation planning entity for the Decatur Urbanized Area and fulfills federal and state requirements for transportation planning in urban areas with more than 50,000 persons. Today the entity fulfills the all-important role of coordinating regional coordination efforts to ensure that regional transportation activities are undertaken in a coordinated and interrelated manner. Today, DUATS consists of three committees:
The Policy Committee that is served by policy makers from:
- City of Decatur
- Macon County
- Village of Forsyth
- Village of Mt. Zion
- Illinois Department of Transportation
The Technical Committee consists of transportation professionals from the following organizations who recommend action to the Policy Committee:
- City of Decatur
- Macon County
- Decatur Public Transit System
- Decatur Park District
- Village of Forsyth
- Village of Mt. Zion
- Illinois Department of Transportation
The Advisory Committee acts in an advisory role on policy and requirement issues. The committee consists of:
The Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is a document that projects the needs, issues, and priorities for the Decatur Urbanized Area over at least a twenty-year time period. SAFETEA-LU mandates that the LRTP be updated every five years. Before a transportation project can receive federal funding, it must be consistent with the LRTP and included in the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
If you would like additional information concerning DUATS, Programming, Planning or would like copies of the documents, you can download them or call (217)424-2782 or e-mail Joselyn Stewart at Jstewart@decaturil.gov.
FY 2024-2027 TIP AMENDMENTS
MEETINGS
PLANS
REGIONAL BICYCLE MASTER PLAN FINAL
2045 Long Range Transportation Plan – Adopted January, 2020
Chapters 1 to 4
Chapters 5 and 6
2040 Long Range Transportation Plan
2035 Long Range Transportation Plan
Public Participation Plan (Adopted 6/14/2011)
PROGRAMS
FY 2024 Unified Work Program – Final
PROJECTS
Federally Obligated Projects FY 2021
Federally Obligate Projects FY 2020
Federally Obligated Projects FY 2019
STUDIES
Decatur Area Transportation Efficiency Study Final Report – December 2013