CNMI's CSDP is officially here! The Comprehensive Sustainable Development Plan (CSDP) for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) identifies management priorities and provides strategic guidance to support the wise use of the CNMI’s resources and to guide future development.

“Safe, Smart Growth” (SSG) is a set of development strategies that aim to ensure the growth of communities and infrastructure that are resilient to natural disasters with thriving economies and healthy environments. OPD is working with the Planning and Development Advisory Council to integrate these principles into comprehensive sustainable development planning.

OPD worked with the Department of Commerce and appointed commissioners to update the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to highlight priority recovery needs after Super Typhoon Yutu.

News & Announcements

DPW Requesting Community Feedback for 20-year CNMI Highway Plan

December 2, 2021

The CNMI Department of Public Works is updating the Long-Range Twenty-Year Highway Master Plan, which was last revised in 2009. The Highway Master Plan will identify and examine transportation issues related to mobility, safety, and congestion on the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. This Plan will allow the transportation system to clearly identify goals, policies, and needs, as well as the necessary analysis tools over the next 20 years.

OPD Highlights SSG at World IUCN Conference

September 9, 2021

OPD sends a big MAHALO to Pacific RISA for the opportunity to highlight how the Comprehensive Sustainable Development Plan (CSDP) is supporting Smart, Safe Growth (SSG) including climate-smart adaptation and mitigation planning efforts in the CNMI! Here you can view the presentation that was shown at the IUCN World Conservation Congress.

(RFP) Department of Public Works Planning, Road Conditions, and Flood Hazard Mapping Project

September 8, 2021

Governor Ralph DLG Torres and Lt. Governor Arnold I. Palacios, through the Department of Public Works (DPW) are soliciting proposals to collect and develop geospatial information including attributes for road flooding and other hazards and identifying address coordinates for the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota.

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