The Coastal Region roundtable has become the first of the 12 in the state to approve its projects list for the 2010 Transportation Investment Act. The five projects approved for Effingham County include all four phases of the Effingham Parkway/Georgia Portway, with anticipated funding of $106.25 million from the TIA. The final list also includes improvements to the Interstate 16-Old River Road interchange with nearly $2.65 million allotted from TIA proceeds, if approved by voters. “It has been an honor to work closely with the Coastal Region Roundtable and the Coastal Regional Commission staff this summer as they developed their project list for the Transportation Investment Act,” said Todd Long, director of planning for the state Department of Transportation.