wareham - 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 9, 2024, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of the Draft FFY2025-2029 Transportation Improvement Program and Amendment #6 of the FFY2024-2028 TIP that includes a project cost increase.

April 17, 2024 – The Draft FFY2025-2029 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 $26 million in regional target funding, which supplements state and local transportation infrastructure investments in Southeastern Massachusetts. Several of the 17 regional target funded-projects in this five-year period were shifted to be programmed for construction in a later year due to delays in design plan readiness and/or cost increases. Westport’s 177 at Tickle Road/Roberts Road roundabout project was the only one of these projects to shift to an earlier year. A large portion of the Taunton River Rail Trail –a proposed 22+ mile continuous network of offroad multi-use paths and on- road bike lanes that will connect Taunton, Dighton, and Somerset along the Taunton River— was previously programmed with regional target funds for FFY2029 and is now being programmed with MassDOT’s statewide funds for FFY2028. This frees up some regional funds for another project in that year.

Additionally, the FFY2024-2028 TIP is being amended due to a cost increase and change in project description. Project 605311 in Marion and Wareham, programmed for construction in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 will increase in cost from $40,969,390 to $49,958,261. This project is a bridge replacement in Marion and Wareham on Route 6 at Marion Road and Wareham Road over the Weweantic River. The project description changed to correct the road name from Wareham Street to Marion Road/Wareham Road.

A virtual public meeting on this amendment will be held remotely on Thursday, May 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: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87807876937?pwd=WTBCdE8xRVVYVWszOEpUMytsa3FZdz09

The Draft FFY25-29 TIP and FFY24-28 TIP Amendment #6 will have a 21-day public comment period and will be endorsed at the next SMMPO meeting which is scheduled for May 21st. More detailed information on the Draft FFY2025-2029 TIP and FFY2024-28 TIP Amendment #6 can be found on SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following links: Draft FFY2025-2029 TIP and FFY2024-2028 TIP Amendment #6.

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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, April 2, 2024, at 4:00 pm to hear comments on the release of Amendment #5 of the FFY2024-2028 TIP that includes the removal of Wareham’s Swifts Beach Road corridor improvements project and a cost increase for Swansea’s Gardners Neck Road improvements on Route 6 project.

March 20, 2024 – The FFY2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Southeastern Massachusetts is being amended due to removal of a project and a cost increase. Project 610647 in Wareham was currently programmed for construction in Federal Fiscal Year 2024 and is now being considered for programming in a later year. The project includes corridor improvements on Route 6 at Swifts Beach Road and is being considered for a later year because design plans are not ready. Project 608563 in Swansea, programmed for construction in 2024, will increase in cost from $4,005,090 to $4,667,256. This project includes improvements on Route 6 (Grand Army of the Republic Highway) at Gardners Neck Road. The cost increase is due to updated material and construction costs. 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 Tuesday, April 2, 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/83290061842?pwd=cmowczliY0dCL0VXdzRkajZWcU1sZz09

This amendment will have a 21-day public comment period and will be endorsed at the next Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization (SMMPO) meeting which is scheduled for April 16th. More detailed information on Amendment #5 can be found on SRPEDD’s website www.srpedd.org at the following link: FFY2024-2028 TIP Amendment #5.

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

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Posted on February 7, 2024 at 3:46 PM.

More details TBD.

Posted on February 7, 2024 at 3:41 PM.

SRPEDD Transportation Dept. is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Route 28 Study Workshop
Time: Mar 13, 2024 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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