The Central Midlands Council of Governments held a public meetings on Nov. 14 in an attempt to gain public input regarding traffic congestion in the four Midlands area counties. It was at the Lexington County public library on Augusta Highway.
A handful of people attended the presentation where they saw maps of congested areas and were asked what was missing or how they thought improvements could be made. Kimley Horn, an engineering and design consultant firm out of Columbia, gave a presentation regarding ideas and sought public input.
If you didn't get to make it to the meeting, there is still opportunity to give input virtually.

Contact Reginald Simmons at the Central Midlands Council of Governments through Dec. 31. His contact information is rsimmons@centralmidlands.org or via phone at 803-744-5133.
According to the press release, the Central Midlands Council of Governments is conducting congestion management processes in the four counties – Lexington, Richland, Fairfield and Newberry – and are focused on collecting information to make informed decisions and allocate resources to manage current and future congestion. The release also states that specific projects aren’t identified but rather used to identify actions and strategies to advance the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s goals to enhance system performance and reliability.
Another Lexington County meeting is held in Chapin Nov. 19 at Crooked Creek Park after the Chronicle's deadline. There may be another Lexington County meeting to be determined. 

More information can be found at centralmidlands.org.