Quarterly Meetings

February 2026 Quarterly Meeting

Host: Lumber River Council of Government

Meeting Dates: February 26-27, 2026

Meeting Location: 30 C.J. Walker Road, COMtech Park, Pembroke, NC

Agenda Available Here

Presentations

Toll Policy Handbook Workshop– Garth Lynch, Jennifer Harris, and Michael Lodes with HNTB with Alpesh Patel, Director, NCDOT Transportation Planning Division

SPOT Update– Gretchen Belk, NCDOT SPOT Manager

STIP Update– David Wasserman, Deputy Director, NCDOT Division of Planning & Programming

Express Designs Update– Matt Quesenberry, Manager, NCDOT Feasibility Studies Unit

SIPS Update– Nastasha Earle-Young, Performance & Operations Manager, NCDOT Office of Strategic Initiatives & Program Support

IMD Update– Grady McCollum, Manager, NCDOT Integrated Mobility Division Program & Project Management Branch

Aviation 101– Alex Rotenberry, Planning Program Analyst, NCDOT Division of Aviation

Additional Aviation Information

Public Input Updates– Jenna Thomas, Public Input

SHSP’s Local and Regional Safety Action Team Initiative– Kara Peach, Transportation Planner, VHB

October 2025 Quarterly Meeting

Host: Mid-East RPO

Meeting Dates: October 23-24, 2025

Meeting Location: Beaufort County Board of Commissioners Board Room- 136 W. 2nd Street, Washington, NC

Agenda Available Here

Presentations

STIP Update– Gretchen Belk, SPOT Manager & David Wasserman, Deputy Director, Division of Planning & Programming

SIPS Update– Nastasha Earle-Young, Performance & Operations Manager & Jaime Barber, Performance Analyst

IMD Update– Brennon Fuqua, Director of the Integrated Mobility Division

Streetlight Overview– Kelly Wells, Brian Murphy, Tae-Gyu Kim, & others

CCATS Presentation– Patrick Flanagan, Director of Carteret County Transit

NC Toll Policy Handbook Update– Alpesh Patel, NCDOT Transportation Planning Director & Jennifer Harris, HNTB Deputy Program Manager