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
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- 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
January 17, 2023opens PDF file
PLANS
REGIONAL BICYCLE MASTER PLAN FINALopens PDF file
2045 Long Range Transportation Plan – Adopted January, 2020
Chapters 1 to 4opens PDF file
Chapters 5 and 6opens PDF file
2040 Long Range Transportation Planopens PDF file
2035 Long Range Transportation Planopens PDF file
Public Participation Plan (Adopted 6/14/2011)opens PDF file
PROGRAMS
FY 2024-2027 TIP FINALopens PDF file
FY 2024 Unified Work Program – Finalopens PDF file
PROJECTS
Federally Obligated Projects FY 2021opens PDF file
Federally Obligate Projects FY 2020opens PDF file
Federally Obligated Projects FY 2019opens PDF file
STUDIES
Decatur Area Transportation Efficiency Study Final Report – December 2013opens PDF file