Amendment - SRPEDD

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lisa Estrela-Pedro at lestrela@srpedd.org for more info.

SRPEDD Announces a 21-day Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Meeting on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of Proposed Amendment #4 of the FFY2025-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that includes a cost increase and change in program year for a Wareham project and inclusion of an additional transit project.

June 17, 2025 – The FFY2025-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Southeastern Massachusetts is being amended in federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2025 and 2026 to program a change in program year and cost increase for Wareham’s Project 606352 Culvert and Dam Replacement on Cranberry Highway at Route 28 and Route 6, Mill Pond Dam Over Agawam River and program inclusion of Project S13319 Airport Bus Service from the Mansfield MBTA Station to Logan Airport in FFY 2025. The year of advertisement for construction of Wareham’s culvert and dam replacement project is being moved from FFY 2025 to FFY 2026 and increased in cost from $8,637,988 to $16,653,073 because its Right of Way process was paused earlier this year and will require an additional 6 to 9 months to complete. It is being funded with statewide Highway Resiliency Improvement Program funds. The total cost for this project is now $38.5 million which will be programmed over 4 years from 2026 to 2029. The 2025 – 2029 TIP will also program operating costs of year 3 of the Mansfield Blue Apple Bus Service to Logan Airport in year 2025. $660,000 will be programmed in FFY 2025 for this service continuation. Funds for the continuation have been flexed from the statewide Office of Transportation Planning funding source to the Federal Transit Administration funding source.

The TIP is the programming document listing all federally funded road and bridge projects in the region and all transit projects for both GATRA and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) over five years. Each year, the Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization (SMMPO) decides how to allocate about $30 million in federal funding for the region, which supplements state and local transportation infrastructure investments in Southeastern Massachusetts. The SMMPO conducts the federally required metropolitan transportation planning process for 27 Southeastern Massachusetts communities and is one of Massachusetts’ thirteen Metropolitan Planning Organizations.

A virtual public meeting on this amendment will be held remotely on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 4:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend, ask questions and offer comments, but attendance is not necessary to offer input or comment. More options to offer comments can be found below.

The meeting will be conducted through ZOOM. This link provides the information to allow participants to connect to the meeting through a computer, smart phone or regular telephone: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697.

The direct link to the public meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84396210312?pwd=BB6dmUw8BidrpaliK2oaLOV9lVES3r.1
Meeting ID: 843 9621 0312
Meeting Password: 796423

FFY25-29 TIP Amendment #4 will have a 21-day public comment period and will be endorsed on July 9^th on the condition that there are no adverse comments received. More detailed information on FFY25-29 TIP Amendment #4 can be found on SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following links: FFY2025-2029 TIP Amendment #4.

Comments are encouraged and may be offered by a variety of methods including: via e-mail at lestrela@srpedd.org; our website at https://srpedd.org/contact-us/; our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SRPEDD/; or Twitter @SRPEDD_NEWS at https://twitter.com/SRPEDD_NEWS

The SMMPO, through SRPEDD, provides reasonable accommodations, including language assistance and/or auxiliary aids and services free of charge, upon request and as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact SRPEDD’s Title VI Coordinator by phone (508 824-1367), dial 711 to use MassRelay, or by email at aduarte@srpedd.org. Requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the meeting.

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PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lisa Estrela-Pedro at lestrela@srpedd.org for more info.

SRPEDD Announces a 21-day Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Meeting on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of the Draft FFY2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program and Amendment #3 of the FFY2025-2029 TIP that includes several cost increases.

April 16, 2025 – The Draft FFY2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Southeastern Massachusetts is being released to a 21-day public comment period. The TIP is the programming document listing all federally funded road and bridge projects in the region and all transit projects for both the Greater Attleboro and Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) over five years. Each year, the Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization (SMMPO) decides how to allocate about $30 million in regional target funding, which supplements state and local transportation infrastructure investments in Southeastern Massachusetts.

In the FFY 2026-2030 TIP, the SMMPO is programming $148,440,663 in regional target funds for 17 projects over these five years. They include projects for improvements such as pedestrian and bicycle facilities, traffic signals, lighting, drainage infrastructure, and mobility for emergency vehicles, which are expected to result in increased safety and access, reduced congestion, and improved system efficiency and infrastructure conditions for all modes. Communities that have projects programmed for construction in this cycle include Lakeville, Mattapoisett, Wareham (2 projects), Dartmouth (3 projects), Middleboro, Plainville, Norton, New Bedford (3 projects), Westport, Mansfield, Attleboro, and Taunton. Several of these projects were shifted to be programmed for construction in later years due to delays in design plan readiness and/or cost increases. Taunton’s intersection improvements at Winthrop Street and Highland Street is the only new project being programmed in this funding cycle.

Additionally, the FFY2025-2029 TIP is being amended due to cost increases of three projects. Lakeville’s reconstruction of Rhode Island Road (Route 79) is increasing in cost due to hazardous material disposal, additional water main relocation work, and unit cost escalations; this project spans several years and part of the cost increase ($724,497) will be programmed as Advance Construction during FFY 2025 and 2026 in order to maintain fiscal constraint on the TIP. Project 609255 for multimodal accommodations on Mansfield’s School Street is increasing from $3,497,732 to $5,045,214 due to accommodations for drainage issues and cost increases for hazardous material disposal. Project 613052 for corridor improvements on Mansfield’s Chauncy Street (Route 106) from State Road (Route 140) to Copeland Drive is increasing from $1,499,313 to $3,615,201 due to a cost increase with the 75% design submission and a utility relocation cost estimate which increased from $9,232,330 to $11,348,218. Dartmouth’s Project 607871, which programs corridor improvements on Route 6 from Faunce Corner Road to Hathaway Road, is being removed from the FY2025-2029 TIP entirely, but will be programmed in FY2026 of the FY2026-2030 TIP, to allow the 2025-2029 TIP to remain fiscally constrained.

A virtual public meeting on this amendment will be held remotely on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 4:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend, ask questions and offer comments, but attendance is not necessary to offer input or comment. More options to offer comments can be found below.

The meeting will be conducted through the ZOOM app. This link provides the information to allow participants to connect to the meeting through a computer, smart phone or regular telephone: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697.

The direct link to the public meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JsrzDWLmTiCwKZl7oPAoZQ

Meeting ID: 836 4938 5813

Meeting Password: 083246

The Draft FFY26-30 TIP and FFY25-29 TIP Amendment #3 will have a 21-day public comment period and will be endorsed at the next SMMPO meeting which is scheduled for May 20th. More detailed information on the Draft FFY2026-2030 TIP and FFY25-29 TIP Amendment #3 can be found on SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following links: Draft FFY2026-2030 TIP and FFY2025-2029 TIP Amendment #3.

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PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lisa Estrela-Pedro at lestrela@srpedd.org for more info.

SRPEDD Announces a 21-day Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Meeting on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on proposed Amendment #8 of the FFY2024-2028 TIP that includes funding for public transportation vehicles, cost changes for GATRA and SRTA projects, addition of a Fairhaven Steamship Authority project, and cost increase for Taunton Route 138 project.

June 18, 2024 – The FFY2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Southeastern Massachusetts is being amended to include funding for public transportation vehicles, cost changes for GATRA and SRTA projects, addition of a Fairhaven Steamship Authority project, and cost increase for Taunton’s Broadway Route 138 Project 608753. Several programs and municipalities in the Southeastern MA region were awarded funding from the state’s Community Transit Grant Program in May 2024 to purchase vehicles for public transportation needs. They include The City of Fall River, Town of Dartmouth, Family Service Association of Greater Fall River, M.O.L.I.F.E, Inc, Town of Rochester, the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) and Greater Attleboro and Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA). New Bedford’s Steamship Authority Project S12999 SSA totaling $1,482,563, will be programmed in year 2024 of the FFY24-28 TIP for the purchase of support vehicles and equipment for the Fairhaven Maintenance Department. Taunton’s Corridor Improvements and Related Work on Broadway (Route 138) Project 608753 from Purchase Street to Jackson Street Phase 2 will have a $4.9 million cost increase due to the increasing costs of materials.

The TIP is the programming document listing all federally funded road and bridge projects in the region and all transit projects for both the Greater Attleboro and Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) over five years. Each year, the Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization (SMMPO) decides how to allocate about $26 million in federal funding for the region, which supplements state and local transportation infrastructure investments in Southeastern Massachusetts. The SMMPO conducts the federally required metropolitan transportation planning process for 27 Southeastern Massachusetts communities and is one of Massachusetts’ thirteen Metropolitan Planning Organizations. Its work helps support the region’s 27 communities toward building a safer, and more equitable, connected, reliable, and resilient transportation system for all mode users.

A virtual public meeting on the proposed amendment will be held on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 4:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend, ask questions and offer comments, but attendance is not necessary to offer input or comment. More options to offer comments can be found below.

The direct link to the public meeting is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82319981101?pwd=zBGJAwAa6Y9AiBlIaL1DBkPkT2b8Y3.1

Draft FFY2024-28 TIP Amendment #8 will have a 21-day public comment period and will be endorsed at the next SMMPO meeting which is scheduled for July 16th. For more information about the proposed amendment, visit SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following link: FFY2024-2028 TIP Amendment #8.

Comments are encouraged and may be offered by a variety of methods including: via e-mail at lestrela@srpedd.org; our website at https://srpedd.org/contact-us/; our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SRPEDD/ or Twitter @SRPEDD_NEWS at https:// https://x.com/SRPEDD_NEWS.

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PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lisa Estrela-Pedro at lestrela@srpedd.org for more info.

SRPEDD Announces a 14-day Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Meeting on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of Amendment #4 of the FFY2024-2028 TIP which includes a project cost increase for Fairhaven’s Leroy Wood Elementary School improvements.

February 21, 2024 – The FFY2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Southeastern Massachusetts is being amended due to a project cost increase. Safe Routes to School Project 609518 for Leroy Wood Elementary School Improvements in Fairhaven will increase in cost from $1,516,087 to $2,659,175 in 2024. Cost increases are due to the relocation of Verizon and Eversource utilities. The TIP is the programming document listing all federally funded road and bridge projects in the region and all transit projects for both the Greater Attleboro and Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA).

A virtual public meeting on this amendment will be held remotely on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 4:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend, ask questions and offer comments, but attendance is not necessary to offer input or comment. More options to offer comments can be found below.

The direct link to the public meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84102113930?pwd=V0J3Y3RJd091ODlRYnVLZDZJbUNjQT09

This amendment will have a 14-day public comment period and automatic endorsement on March 5^th if no negative comments are received. More detailed information on Amendment #4 can be found on SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following link: FFY2024-2028 TIP Amendment #4.

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PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lisa Estrela-Pedro at lestrela@srpedd.org for more info.

SRPEDD Announces a 21-day Public Comment Period and Virtual Public Meeting on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of Amendment #3 of the FFY2024-2028 TIP that includes project cost adjustments and inclusion of new projects.

January 17, 2024 – The FFY2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Southeastern Massachusetts is being amended due to project cost adjustments and inclusion of new projects. The Transit element of Amendment #3 (Part A) in FFY2024 includes the addition of four Community Transit Grant awards as well as cost and project changes for GATRA. The Community Access to Rides program, MedWheels, Town of North Attleborough, and TPP received Community Transit Grant funding to provide transportation options for seniors and other vulnerable residents who are unable to use other transit options to access critically needed services.

The Highway element (Part B of Amendment #3) in FFY2024 includes a cost reduction for Project 608049 in Fall River, Corridor Improvements on Route 79/Davol Street. It also includes a cost increase for Project 606527 in New Bedford, Superstructure Replacement, I-195 (EB & WB) Ramp C & F over ST 18, County Street, State Street, Mass Coastal Railroad, Purchase Street, Weld Street, and replacing I-195 (EB) Ramp F over Weld Street – which yields funding changes (reductions and inclusion) across FFYs 2024 through 2026. In addition, Project S12880 (Part C of Amendment #3), Airport Bus Service from the Mansfield MBTA Station to Logan Airport, is being proposed for inclusion in FFY2024 of the TIP with flexing of regional Congestion Mitigation Air Quality target funds to the Federal Transit Administration.

A virtual public meeting on this amendment will be held remotely on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 4:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend, ask questions and offer comments, but attendance is not necessary to offer input or comment. More options to offer comments can be found below.

The direct link to the public meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87354055513?pwd=VlpWNVJtZTEyM0NETVBrU2N5RG0zQT09

This amendment will become final at the next SMMPO meeting which is scheduled for February 20, 2024. More detailed information on all the components of Amendment #3 can be found on SRPEDD’s website at www.srpedd.org at the following links: FFY2024-2028 TIP Amendment #3 A, FFY2024-2028 TIP Amendment #3 B, FFY2024-2028 TIP Amendment #3 C.

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PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lisa Estrela-Pedro at lestrela@srpedd.org for more info.

SRPEDD Announces a minimum 21-day Public Comment Period and a Virtual Public Meeting on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of Amendment #5 of the FFY2023-2027 TIP that includes FFY2023 funding for operating assistance and fare collection upgrades for the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority.

July 18, 2023 – The FFY2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is being amended due to funding allocations for operating assistance and fare collection upgrades for the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority in FFY2023.

A virtual public meeting on this amendment will be held remotely on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 4:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend, ask questions and offer comments, but attendance is not necessary to offer input or comment. More options to offer comments can be found below.

The meeting will be conducted through the ZOOM app. This link provides the information to allow participants to connect to the meeting through a computer, smart phone or regular telephone. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697.

The direct link to the public meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89330293499?pwd=Wll6K0VzalYvUER6N0xySUc0M3cwdz09

This amendment will become final at the next SMMPO meeting which is scheduled for August 15, 2023. The proposed amendments can be found on SRPEDD’s website at www.srpedd.org for review.

Page link here: FFY2023-2027 TIP Amendment #5

Comments are encouraged and may be offered by a variety of methods including: via e-mail at lestrela@srpedd.org; via our website at https://srpedd.org/contact-us/; our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SRPEDD/; or Twitter @SRPEDD_NEWS at https://twitter.com/SRPEDD_NEWS

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PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lisa Estrela-Pedro at lestrela@srpedd.org for more info.

SRPEDD Announces a minimum 21-day Public Comment Period and a Virtual Public Meeting on Wednesday, May 4, 2023 at 4:00 pm to hear comments for the release of the FFY2024-2028 Draft TIP, and proposed amendment #3 to the FFY2023-2027 TIP concerning GATRA transit funding.

April 18, 2023 – The FFY2024-2028 Draft TIP is being released for public comment. Also, the FFY2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is being amended concerning a cost increase to the New Bedford County Street projects, and transit funding for GATRA. This amendment is also being released for public comment. The TIP is the programming document listing all federally funded road and bridge projects in the region and all transit projects for both the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) and the Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA).

A virtual public meeting on this amendment will be held remotely on Wednesday, May 4, 2023 at 4:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend, ask questions and offer comments, but attendance is not necessary to offer input or comment. More options to offer comments can be found below.

The meeting will be conducted through the ZOOM App. This link provides the information to allow participants to connect to the meeting through a computer, smart phone or regular telephone. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697.

The direct link to the public meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84892776337?pwd=U2ErdGNHYTVuOU5IbERxOHhqZGZIQT09

The FFY2024-2028 TIP will be endorsed and this FFY2023-2027 TIP amendment will become final at the next SMMPO meeting which is scheduled for May 16, 2023. These two documents can be found on SRPEDD’s website at www.srpedd.org for review.

Page links here:

Draft FFY2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program

FFY2023-2027 TIP Amendment #3

Comments are encouraged and may be offered by a variety of methods including:

E-mail at lestrela@srpedd.org; our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SRPEDD; or on Twitter @SRPEDD_NEWS https://twitter.com/SRPEDD_NEWS?lang=en

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lisa Estrela-Pedro at lestrela@srpedd.org for more info.

SRPEDD Announces a minimum 21-day Public Comment Period and a Virtual Public Meeting on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of Amendment #2 of the FFY2023-2027 TIP that includes both Highway and Transit (GATRA & SRTA) funding changes.

February 22, 2023 – The FFY2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is being amended due to a cost increase to the Mansfield Balcom Street over the Wading River Bridge project, and both GATRA & SRTA project funding changes involving renovations, support equipment, and new vehicles.

A virtual public meeting on this amendment will be held remotely on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 4:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend, ask questions and offer comments, but attendance is not necessary to offer input or comment. More options to offer comments can be found below.

The meeting will be conducted through the Microsoft ZOOM App. This link provides the information to allow participants to connect to the meeting through a computer, smart phone or regular telephone.
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697.

The direct link to the public meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82346078526?pwd=VVJUY1pwZk9Ha3N2UXdsN2IvMDFhQT09

This amendment will become final at the next SMMPO meeting which is scheduled for March 21, 2023. The proposed amendments can be found on SRPEDD’s website at www.srpedd.org for review.

Page link here: FFY2023-2027 TIP Amendment #2.

Comments are encouraged and may be offered by a variety of methods including: via e-mail at lestrela@srpedd.org; via our website at https://srpedd.org/contact-us/; our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SRPEDD/; or at Twitter @SRPEDD_NEWS at https://twitter.com/SRPEDD_NEWS

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lisa Estrela-Pedro at lestrela@srpedd.org for more info.

SRPEDD Announces a minimum 21-day Public Comment Period and a Virtual Public Meeting on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of Amendment #1 of the FFY2023-2027 TIP that includes Community Transit Grant Program (Operating & Mobility Management Grants) with 5310 funds for the Greater Attleboro Transit Regional Transit Authority.
January 17, 2023 – The FFY2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is being amended due to awards through Community Transit Grant Program (Operating & Mobility Management Grants) with 5310 funds for the Greater Attleboro Transit Regional Transit Authority.

A virtual public meeting on this amendment will be held remotely on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 4:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend, ask questions and offer comments, but attendance is not necessary to offer input or comment. More options to offer comments can be found below.

The meeting will be conducted through the Microsoft ZOOM App. This link provides the information to allow participants to connect to the meeting through a computer, smart phone or regular telephone. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697.
The direct link to the public meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81203494325?pwd=ODNSTkdMM0FJUnpFd1VKdDgxNDdFZz09

This amendment will become final at the next SMMPO meeting which is scheduled for February 21, 2023. The proposed amendments can be found on SRPEDD’s website at www.srpedd.org for review.
Page link here: FFY2023-2027 TIP Amendment #1.

Posted on January 17, 2023 at 3:28 PM,