PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jackie Jones at jjones@srpedd.org for more info.

 

SRPEDD Announces a 21-day Public Comment Period with a Virtual Public Meeting on January 12, 2026, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on proposed significant cost and construction year changes for major transportation projects on the region’s TIP and on release of proposed additional freight corridors for the Southeast Massachusetts region.

December 18, 2025 – The Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization (SMMPO)’s FFY2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is being amended to program several proposed significant changes to major transportation projects in the region. MassDOT recently conducted an internal analysis of its projects and programs and proposed some changes to ensure they are programmed for the most up to date cost estimates in the appropriate federal fiscal years (FFYs) in advance of its TIP readiness days to reduce confusion. These proposed adjustments are part of the recent annual State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) maintenance. They are being released for a 21-day public comment period and are not yet being endorsed, allowing time for review and feedback before any final decisions are made. TIP Amendment #3 proposes the following changes:

More detailed information on the document can be found on SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following link:  FFY2026-2030 TIP Amendment #3. 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 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.

Additionally, as part of MassDOT’s statewide freight planning efforts, MPOs across the state were asked to identify critical areas for freight movement throughout their regions. MassDOT designated about 17.4 miles of roadway to be included as critical urban freight corridors, and 7.16 miles of roadway to be included as rural freight corridors throughout the SRPEDD region. Roads were designated as urban or rural based on existing urbanized areas (UZAs) as designated by the US Census Bureau.

SRPEDD identified new critical urban and rural freight corridors in the Southeast Massachusetts region using existing freight planning and traffic count data, including truck volumes, connections to industrial parks and major highways, and known truck travel time issues. The work occurred between August and November, after which proposed, corridors were sent to MassDOT for review. The SMMPO voted to release the proposed designations to a 21-day public comment period at its December 16 meeting, with a vote anticipated to officially designate the new corridors at its January  20th meeting. MassDOT certification of the new freight corridors is expected in March 2026, and by August 2026, pending Federal Highway Administration approval the corridors would be incorporated into the Massachusetts Freight Plan, making projects on these corridors eligible for National Highway Freight Program funding.

New rural freight corridors are being proposed in Middleborough, Berkley, and Carver, while new urban freight corridors are being proposed in Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, North Attleboro, Freetown, Swansea, Mansfield, Middleborough, Carver, Wareham, Rochester, Norton, Dartmouth, Seekonk, Plainville, and Somerset. The proposed corridors can be viewed on a map at https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/f8c5306da42343b89aafcba56625647f.

All of this work helps support the region’s 27 communities toward building a safer, and more accessible, connected, reliable, and resilient transportation system for all mode users.

FFY2026-2030 TIP Amendment #3 and proposed additional freight corridor designations will have a 21-day public comment period and will be endorsed at the next SMMPO meeting on January 20th. A public meeting to discuss these topics will be held virtually on Thursday, January 12, 2026, 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 meetings 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.                                                     

Register in advance for the virtual meeting at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ERtJHbRpTvuZpBPZwyG7pw

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

  • By phone call to 508-824-1367;

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: Jackie Jones at jjones@srpedd.org for more info.

 

SRPEDD Announces a 21-day Public Comment Period with a Virtual Public Meeting on January 12, 2026, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on proposed significant cost and construction year changes for major transportation projects on the region’s TIP and on release of proposed additional freight corridors for the Southeast Massachusetts region.

December 18, 2025 – The Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization (SMMPO)’s FFY2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is being amended to program several proposed significant changes to major transportation projects in the region. MassDOT recently conducted an internal analysis of its projects and programs and proposed some changes to ensure they are programmed for the most up to date cost estimates in the appropriate federal fiscal years (FFYs) in advance of its TIP readiness days to reduce confusion. These proposed adjustments are part of the recent annual State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) maintenance. They are being released for a 21-day public comment period and are not yet being endorsed, allowing time for review and feedback before any final decisions are made. TIP Amendment #3 proposes the following changes:

More detailed information on the document can be found on SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following link:  FFY2026-2030 TIP Amendment #3. 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 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.

Additionally, as part of MassDOT’s statewide freight planning efforts, MPOs across the state were asked to identify critical areas for freight movement throughout their regions. MassDOT designated about 17.4 miles of roadway to be included as critical urban freight corridors, and 7.16 miles of roadway to be included as rural freight corridors throughout the SRPEDD region. Roads were designated as urban or rural based on existing urbanized areas (UZAs) as designated by the US Census Bureau.

SRPEDD identified new critical urban and rural freight corridors in the Southeast Massachusetts region using existing freight planning and traffic count data, including truck volumes, connections to industrial parks and major highways, and known truck travel time issues. The work occurred between August and November, after which proposed, corridors were sent to MassDOT for review. The SMMPO voted to release the proposed designations to a 21-day public comment period at its December 16 meeting, with a vote anticipated to officially designate the new corridors at its January  20th meeting. MassDOT certification of the new freight corridors is expected in March 2026, and by August 2026, pending Federal Highway Administration approval the corridors would be incorporated into the Massachusetts Freight Plan, making projects on these corridors eligible for National Highway Freight Program funding.

New rural freight corridors are being proposed in Middleborough, Berkley, and Carver, while new urban freight corridors are being proposed in Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, North Attleboro, Freetown, Swansea, Mansfield, Middleborough, Carver, Wareham, Rochester, Norton, Dartmouth, Seekonk, Plainville, and Somerset. The proposed corridors can be viewed on a map at https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/f8c5306da42343b89aafcba56625647f.

All of this work helps support the region’s 27 communities toward building a safer, and more accessible, connected, reliable, and resilient transportation system for all mode users.

FFY2026-2030 TIP Amendment #3 and proposed additional freight corridor designations will have a 21-day public comment period and will be endorsed at the next SMMPO meeting on January 20th. A public meeting to discuss these topics will be held virtually on Thursday, January 12, 2026, 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 meetings 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.                                                     

Register in advance for the virtual meeting at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ERtJHbRpTvuZpBPZwyG7pw

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

  • By phone call to 508-824-1367;

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: Daniel Brogan at dbrogan@srpedd.org for more info.

 

SRPEDD Announces a 21-day Public Comment Period with a Virtual Public Meeting on December 4, 2025, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of Proposed Amendment #2 of the FFY2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that includes cost changes for various GATRA and SRTA Regional Transit Authority items.

November 20, 2025 – The Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization (SMMPO)’s FFY2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is being amended to program cost changes for various Greater Attleboro and Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) and Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) expenses. The Amendment includes one GATRA item and several SRTA items. GATRA’s Wareham East Maintenance Facility previously had $3.9 million in 5307 funds in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026, but this has been reduced to $0 due to shifting construction timelines. Approximately $5.6 million in RTA capital funds remains committed to this project, which recently broke ground. For SRTA, the replacement of two vans is being shifted from FFY 2026 to 2027 because the match source has changed from RTA capital funds to statewide toll credits. Other SRTA items involve large cost variances related to the planned Fall River maintenance facility. These changes are primarily caused by delays associated with securing and obtaining approval for an environmentally resilient site that will support growing ridership driven by South Coast Rail, the Gateway Link, and fare-free bus service. The new facility is needed to serve Fall River and surrounding communities and to accommodate SRTA’s continued system growth.

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.

All of this work helps support the region’s 27 communities toward building a safer, and more accessible, connected, reliable, and resilient transportation system for all mode users.

The public meeting for FFY26-30 TIP Amendment #2 will be held virtually on Thursday, December 4th, 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 meetings 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.                                                     

Register in advance for the virtual meeting at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87524982447?pwd=tfclbKbSnzmN00xU5hss1kbbZbAMtb.1

FFY2026-2030 TIP Amendment #2 will have a 21-day public comment period and will be endorsed at the next SMMPO meeting on December 16th. More detailed information on the document can be found on SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following link:  FFY2026-2030 TIP Amendment #2.

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

  • By phone call to 508-824-1367;
  • Attending the monthly Joint Transportation Planning Group meeting on December 10. For more info visit: srpedd.org/transportation/jtpg.

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 with a Virtual Public Meeting on November 6, 2025, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of Proposed Amendment #1 of the FFY2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that includes cost increases and funding category changes for a New Bedford Project and funding for Blue Apple Bus Service continuation.

 

October 22, 2025 – The Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization (SMMPO)’s FFY2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is being amended in federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2026 and 2028 to program a cost change and funding reallocation for two projects. $660,000 of Federal Highway Administration funds are being reallocated to Federal Transit Administration in FFY2026 to program year four of funding for the Mansfield to Logan Shuttle (Blue Apple Bus) service. In FFY2028, New Bedford’s Project 610798 Intersection Improvements at Mount Pleasant Street and Nash Road is increasing in cost from $6,165,230 to $7,062,276. The project’s funding source is also changing from Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds to include $1,214,132 in statewide earmark discretionary funds.

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.

All of this work helps support the region’s 27 communities toward building a safer, and more accessible, connected, reliable, and resilient transportation system for all mode users.

The public meeting for FFY26-30 TIP Amendment #1 will be held virtually on Thursday November 6, 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 meetings 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.                                                  

Register in advance for the virtual meeting at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NEnz0frJSFCYISq6p2f7Fw

The FFY2026-2030 TIP Amendment will have a 21-day public comment period and will be endorsed at the next SMMPO meeting on November 18th. More detailed information on the document can be found on SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following link:  FFY2026-2030 TIP Amendment #1.

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

  • By phone call to 508-824-1367;

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 with a Virtual Public Meeting on November 6, 2025, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of Proposed Amendment #1 of the FFY2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that includes cost increases and funding category changes for a New Bedford Project and funding for Blue Apple Bus Service continuation.

 

October 22, 2025 – The Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization (SMMPO)’s FFY2026-2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is being amended in federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2026 and 2028 to program a cost change and funding reallocation for two projects. $660,000 of Federal Highway Administration funds are being reallocated to Federal Transit Administration in FFY2026 to program year four of funding for the Mansfield to Logan Shuttle (Blue Apple Bus) service. In FFY2028, New Bedford’s Project 610798 Intersection Improvements at Mount Pleasant Street and Nash Road is increasing in cost from $6,165,230 to $7,062,276. The project’s funding source is also changing from Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds to include $1,214,132 in statewide earmark discretionary funds.

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.

All of this work helps support the region’s 27 communities toward building a safer, and more accessible, connected, reliable, and resilient transportation system for all mode users.

The public meeting for FFY26-30 TIP Amendment #1 will be held virtually on Thursday November 6, 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 meetings 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.                                                  

Register in advance for the virtual meeting at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NEnz0frJSFCYISq6p2f7Fw

The FFY2026-2030 TIP Amendment will have a 21-day public comment period and will be endorsed at the next SMMPO meeting on November 18th. More detailed information on the document can be found on SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following link:  FFY2026-2030 TIP Amendment #1.

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

  • By phone call to 508-824-1367;

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 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 9th  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.

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, March 6, 2025, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of Amendment #2 of the FFY2025-2029 TIP that includes various transit project fund reallocations and Amendment #1 of the FY2025 UPWP that will add development of a Regional Age- and Dementia-Friendly Plan.

February 19, 2025 – The FFY2025-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Southeastern Massachusetts is being amended in federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2025 and 2026 to program cost and timeline changes for various Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) projects. A bus purchase project will be added to FFY2025 and construction of the Wareham East Maintenance Facility is being pushed out to FFY2026. These modifications will lead to the proposed fund reallocation or downsizing of several projects, including GATRA’s parcel 6A solar project, purchase of support vehicles, rehabilitation of bus facilities, miscellaneous support equipment, and other vehicle replacements.

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 $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.

The region’s FFY2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) is also being amended to include tasks for the development of a Regional Age- and Dementia-Friendly Plan. In the coming decades, no population in the Southeastern Massachusetts region is projected to experience as much growth as older adults over 65 years of age. SMMPO staff are responding to older adult needs identified in previous work and collaborating with various local partners to create a work plan of action items staff will take to support SMMPO communities toward creating physical and social environments that are inclusive and accessible for people of all ages, with a focus on helping older people live well. The focus will be on highlighting deficiencies and recommendations relating to older adult transportation and mobility infrastructure and will also draw connections to housing, food access, and open spaces. The UPWP identifies all the transportation planning activities to be undertaken by SMMPO staff in the SRPEDD region over the federal fiscal year. Planning activities include transportation studies, data collection, technical assistance to communities and other projects.

All of this 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 Thursday, March 6, 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.

To register for the public meeting visit:          https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hx91n0GwSxiXAqHDUYZOyg

Meeting ID: 886 3799 3326

Meeting Password: 083246

Proposed FFY25-29 TIP Amendment #2 and FFY2025 UPWP Amendment #1 will have a 21-day public comment period and will be endorsed at the next SMMPO meeting which is scheduled for March 18th. For more information about the proposed amendment, visit SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following link: FFY2025-2029 TIP Amendment #1 and FFY2026 UPWP Amendment #2.

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.

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, February 6, 2025, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of Amendment #1 of the FFY2025-2029 TIP that includes a Swansea project cost increase and addition of a New Bedford project.

January 21, 2025 – The FFY2025-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Southeastern Massachusetts is being amended in FFY2025 to program a cost increase and a new project. Project #608759 for traffic signal and safety improvements at three intersections on Swansea’s Route 6 will have a cost increase of $3,092,506, from $12,663,827 to $15,756,333 due to the extension of project limits (~400’), updated unit prices and higher utility relocation costs. Work on this project consists of intersection improvements at the following three intersections: Route 6/Route 118 (Swansea Mall Drive), Route 6/Maple Avenue, and Route 6/Route 136 (Market Street). Work includes traffic signal upgrades, geometric improvements, improved bicycle and pedestrian accessibility, signs, pavement markings, and/or geometric modifications. The intent of the project is to address safety at these three high crash locations. The FFY2025-2029 TIP will also program Project S13168 in FFY2025 which will include two demonstration projects in the city of New Bedford funded by a Safe Streets for All Discretionary grant of $237,266.

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.

All of this 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 Thursday, February 6, 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.

To register for the public meeting visit:      https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b9V5xEuwRfCa-fj0aJ2xMA

Meeting ID: 814 7544 8552

Meeting Password: 420223

Proposed FFY25-29 TIP Amendment #1 will have a 21-day public comment period and will be endorsed at the next SMMPO meeting which is scheduled for February 18th. For more information about the proposed amendment, visit SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following link: FFY2025-2029 TIP Amendment #1.

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.

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.

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 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 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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