PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Paul Mission at pmission@srpedd.org for more info.

SRPEDD Announces a 21-day Public Comment Period and a Remote Public Meeting to hear comments for the draft FFY2022 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).

May 18, 2021 – The draft FFY2022 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is being released for public comment. The UPWP identifies, in a single document, all of the annual transportation planning activities that are to be undertaken in the Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Area which is also the SRPEDD region, from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. New tasks added include a safety study of Route 6 in Westport and Dartmouth, a safety and congestion study of the Route 140 corridor from the Route 24 at Route 140 Interchange north to the center of the city, and the regionwide multi-year Regional Resiliency Plan.

A public meeting to hear comments and concerns on the draft UPWP will be held remotely on Tuesday, May 25 at 4:00 PM due to the state of emergency in Massachusetts. Everyone is welcome to attend, ask questions and offer comments. The meeting will be conducted through the Microsoft ZOOM APP. This link https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697 provides the information to allow participants to connect to the meeting through a computer, smart phone or regular telephone. This is the direct link to the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85720767181?pwd=OERLZFBHT0VwS2NuOEFQSzNFbXBEQT09

The draft UPWP will become final on June 15, 2021 at the next SMMPO meeting. The UPWP document and the proposed amendments can be found on SRPEDD’s website at www.srpedd.org for review. Direct link here: DRAFT FFY2022 UPWP. Comments are encouraged and if attendance at the above-mentioned public meeting is not possible, may be offered by a variety of methods including: E-mail at pmissionpmission@srpedd.org; Our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SRPEDD; or On Twitter @SRPEDD_NEWS https://twitter.com/SRPEDD_NEWS?lang=en