History
The Focus 81 Committee was convened in the Spring of 2003 by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance (NEPA), following discussions with numerous officials in northeastern Pennsylvania regarding overall safety and congestion issues along Interstate 81 in a targeted corridor stretching from Waverly in Lackawanna County to Nanticoke in Luzerne County.
The Committee serves in an advisory capacity to:
- Provide input on measures that will reduce congestion throughout the targeted corridor of Interstate 81;
- Offer input regarding the design and scope of efforts to increase the capacity of the targeted corridor of Interstate 81;
- Develop educational material and programs to promote safety throughout the targeted corridor of Interstate 81;
- Assist to identify and secure funding for corridor improvements.
The role of NEPA is to coordinate and administer the activities of the Focus 81 Committee in conjunction with PennDOT, the Lackawanna/Luzerne MPO and other stakeholders, to develop and enact measures which will improve safety and reduce congestion within this targeted corridor of Interstate 81.
