Dougherty Area Regional Transportation Study
A Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is a federally mandated and federally funded transportation policy making organization that is made up of representatives from local government and governmental transportation authorities. The Dougherty Area Regional Transportation Study (DARTS) was formalized in 1965 as a Continuous, Comprehensive and Cooperative Process as was initially authorized in the Highway Act of 1962.
The purpose of the Dougherty Area Regional Transportation Study (DARTS) is to ensure that federal-aid transportation projects are planned in a continuous, coordinated, and comprehensive manner. The study area of DARTS, the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), includes the existing urbanized area for the City of Albany, Dougherty County, the City of Leesburg, the southern half of Lee County, and those areas that are expected to become urbanized over the next 20 years.
FY 26 DARTS Unified Planning Work Program (Draft)
The Dougherty Area Regional Transportation Study (DARTS) is updating the region’s Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) to address current and future mobility needs for its citizens. DARTS is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the urbanized area of the City of Albany, City of Leesburg, Dougherty County, and the southern half of Lee County.
The Draft UPWP will be available for public review and comments. The draft document will be available for review from Monday, February 10, 2025 through Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
DARTS Project Status
FY24 3rd Quarter Project Status Update as of October 24, 2024. Please contact Tanner Anderson at taanderson@albanyga.gov for more information.