MPO Member Review Draft

To be approved by the Boston Region

Metropolitan Planning Organization

on April 12, 2018

 

 

Transportation Improvement Program
and Air Quality Conformity Determination:
Federal Fiscal Years
2019–23

 

Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization Staff

Directed by the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, which is composed of the:

 

MassDOT Office of Planning and Programming                                City of Somerville  (Inner Core Committee)

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority                                   City of Woburn  (North Suburban Planning Council)

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Advisory Board         Town of Arlington  (At-Large Town)

MassDOT Highway Department                                                         Town of Bedford 

Massachusetts Port Authority                                                           (Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination)

Metropolitan Area Planning Council                                                 Town of Braintree  (South Shore Coalition)

Regional Transportation Advisory Council                                       Town of Framingham  (MetroWest Regional Collaborative)

City of Boston                                                                                     Town of Lexington  (At-Large Town)

City of Beverly  (North Shore Task Force)                                        Town of Medway  (South West Advisory Planning Committee)

City of Everett  (At-Large City)                                                        Town of Norwood  (Three Rivers Interlocal Council)

City of Newton  (At-Large City)                                                        Federal Highway Administration (nonvoting)

Federal Transit Administration (nonvoting)


 

 

BOSTON REGION METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION MUNICIPALITIES
This image is a map of the 97 municipalities that comprise the Boston Region MPO area.


The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal and state nondiscrimination statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, English proficiency, income, religious creed, ancestry, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or military service. Any person who believes herself/himself or any specific class of persons has been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI, ADA, or other non-discrimination statute or regulation may, herself/himself or via a representative, file a written complaint with the MPO. A complaint must be filed no later than 180 calendar days after the date on which the person believes the discrimination occurred. A complaint form and additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO (see below) or at www.bostonmpo.org.

 

Please visit www.ctps.org to view the full TIP. To request a copy of the TIP in CD or accessible formats, please contact us by any of the following means:

 

Mail                      Boston Region MPO
                             Certification Activities Group
                             10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150
                             Boston, MA 02116-3968
 
Telephone:          857.702.3700
TTY:                     617.973.7089
Fax:                      617.570.9192
Email:                  publicinformation@ctps.org

 

 

This document was funded in part through grants from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Its contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the U.S. DOT.

 

Table of Contents

Executive summary                                                                                                                    Es-1

Chapter One – The 3C Process                                                                                                 1-1

Chapter Two – The TIP Process                                                                                                2-1

Chapter Three – Summary of Highway and transit Programming                             3-1

         Project Tables FFYs 2019 – 23                                                                                                   3-3

Chapter FOUR – TIP Performornace Monitoring                                                               4-1

Chapter Five – Determination of Air Quality Conformity                                             5-1

 

Appendices                                                                                                                                           

       A Universe of Unprogrammed Projects                                                                                    A-1

       B Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Evaluations                                                                        B-1

         C  Public Outreach and Comments                                                                                            C-1

       D  MPO Glossary of Acronyms                                                                                                    D-1

       E  Geographic Distribution of TIP Funding                                                                                E-1

 

Executive Summary

Federal Fiscal Years 2019–23 Transportation Improvement Program

introduction

The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) five-year transportation capital investment plan, the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), is the near-term investment program for the region’s transportation system. Guided by the Boston Region MPO’s vision, goals, and objectives, the TIP prioritizes investments that preserve the current transportation system in a state of good repair, provide safe transportation for all modes, enhance livability, and improve mobility throughout the region. These investments fund major highway reconstruction, arterial roadway and intersection improvements, maintenance and expansion of the public transit system, bicycle path construction, and improvements for pedestrians.

The Boston Region MPO is guided by a 22-member board with representatives of state agencies, regional organizations, and municipalities; its jurisdiction extends roughly from Boston north to Ipswich, south to Marshfield, and west to municipalities along Interstate 495. Each year, the MPO conducts a process to decide how to spend federal transportation funds for capital projects. The Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS), which is the staff to the MPO, manages the TIP-development process.

MPO staff coordinates the evaluation of project requests, proposes programming of current and new projects based on anticipated funding levels, supports the MPO in developing a draft TIP document, and facilitates a public review of the draft before the MPO endorses the final document.

Federal fiscal years 2019–23 Tip overview

The federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2019–23 TIP consists of transportation investments programmed in the Highway Program and Transit Program with funding sources from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), respectively.

These investments reflect the MPO’s goal of targeting a majority of transportation resources toward preserving and modernizing the existing roadway and transit systems and maintaining them in a state of good repair. This TIP also devotes a portion of funding for expanding the rapid transit system and new shared-use paths.

In addition, a number of the infrastructure investments in this TIP address needs identified in the MPO’s Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), Charting Progress to 2040; or they implement recommendations from past studies and reports that were funded through the MPO’s Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) (www.bostonmpo.org/upwp).

The TIP also supports the three strategic priorities of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT):

FFYs 2019–23 TIP investments

The complete TIP program is available in Chapter 3 of this document and online at www.ctps.org/tip. The TIP tables provide details of how funding is allocated to each programmed project and capital investment program. These tables are organized by federal fiscal year, and are grouped according to the transit program and the highway program.

Transit Program

The Transit Program of the TIP provides funding for projects and programs that address the capital needs prioritized by the three transit authorities in the region: the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA), and the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA). The Transit Program is predominantly dedicated to achieving and maintaining a state of good repair for all assets throughout the transit system. The FFYs 2019–23 TIP includes $XXX million in transit investments that will support state of good repair, modernize transit systems, and increase access to transit. The Green Line Extension project is a major project programmed in this TIP that will expand transit service.

Highway Program

The Highway Program of the TIP funds the priority transportation projects advanced by MassDOT and the cities and towns within the MPO region. The program is devoted primarily to preserving and modernizing the existing roadway network by resurfacing highways, replacing bridges, and reconstructing arterial roadways.

In Massachusetts, Federal-Aid Highway Program funding is apportioned by MassDOT, which allocates funding to Grant Anticipation Notes (GANs) payments, various statewide programs, and Regional Targets for the state’s MPOs. In the FFYs 2019–23 TIP, statewide roadway, bridge, and bicycle and pedestrian programs account for $XXX in funding to the Boston region. The Regional Target funding provided to the MPOs may be programmed for projects at the discretion of each MPO, whereas MassDOT has discretion to propose its recommended projects for statewide programs, such as those related to bridge repairs and interstate highway maintenance.

REGIONAL TARGET PROGRAM DETAILS

During FFYs 2019–23, the Boston Region MPO plans to fund 38 projects and programs with its Regional Target funding:

Figure ES-1 shows how the Regional Target funding for FFYs 2019–23 is distributed across the MPO’s investment programs. As the chart shows, the Boston Region MPO’s Regional Target Program is devoted primarily to modernizing and expanding the transportation network through Major Infrastructure and Complete Streets investments.

 

FIGURE ES-1

FFYs 2019-23 TIP Regional Target Funding by Investment Program

 

Figure ES-1 is a pie chart that shows how the Regional Target funding for FFYs 2019–23 is distributed across the MPO’s investment programs. The chart indicates that the Boston Region MPO’s Regional Target Program is devoted primarily to modernizing and expanding the transportation network through Major Infrastructure and Complete Streets investments.

Data Source: Boston Region MPO.

These investments will be implemented in 36 cities and towns throughout the MPO region, ranging from high-density, built-out Inner Core communities to Developing Suburbs. Figure ES-2 identifies the type of communities—as defined by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)—that will receive these investments.

 

FIGURE ES-2

MPO Municipalities containing FFYs 2019–23 TIP Program Projects by Community Type

Figure ES-2 is a bar chart that identifies the type of communities—as defined by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)—that will receive the investments cited in Figure ES-1, above.

Data Source: Boston Region MPO.

 

financing the ffys 2019–23 tip

Transit Program

The FTA allocates the funds programmed in the TIP Transit Program according to formula. The three regional transit authorities in the Boston Region MPO area that are recipients of these funds are the MBTA, CATA, and MWRTA. The MBTA, with its extensive transit program and infrastructure, is the recipient of the preponderance of the region’s federal transit funds.

Under the federal transportation legislation, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, funding is allocated by the following categories:

Highway Program

The TIP Highway Program was developed with the assumption that federal funding for the state would range between $661 million and $726 million annually over the next five years (these amounts include the funds that would be set aside as payments for the Accelerated Bridge Program, and exclude required matching funds).

The process of deciding how to use this federal funding in the Boston region follows several steps. First, MassDOT reserves funding for GANs debt service payments for the Accelerated Bridge Program; annual GANs payments range between $66 million and $94 million annually over the five years of this TIP.

The remaining Federal-Aid Highway Program funds are budgeted to support state and regional (that is, MPO) priorities. In this planning cycle, $734 million to $782 million annually was available statewide for programming (these amounts include both federal dollars and the local match). MassDOT customarily provides the local match (which can also be provided by other entities); thus, projects are typically funded with 80 percent federal dollars and 20 percent state dollars, depending on the funding program.

Next, MassDOT allocates funding across the following funding categories:

Finally, once these needs have been satisfied, MassDOT allocates the remaining funding among the state’s MPOs for programming. This discretionary funding for MPOs is suballocated by formula to determine the Regional Target amounts. MassDOT develops these targets in consultation with the Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies (MARPA).

This TIP assumes that the Boston Region MPO will have between $98 million and $109 million annually for Regional Target amounts (which consist of federal funding and state funding for the local match).

Each MPO may decide how to prioritize its Regional Target funding. Given that the Regional Target funding is a subset of the Highway Program, the MPO typically programs the majority of funding for roadway projects; however, the MPO has flexed portions of its highway funding to the Transit Program for transit expansion projects. The TIP Highway Program details the projects that will receive Regional Target funding from the Boston Region MPO, as well as statewide infrastructure projects within the Boston region.

the tip development process

Overview

When determining which projects to fund through the Regional Target funding process, MPO members collaborate with municipalities, state agencies, members of the public, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders. The MPO uses evaluation criteria in its project selection process to help identify and prioritize projects that advance the MPO’s goals, which are categorized as follows:

Additionally, the MPO has established investment programs, which are designed to direct Regional Target funding towards MPO priority areas over the next 25 years:

Projects that the MPO selects to receive Regional Target funding through the TIP development process are included in one of the five programs listed above.

In recent years, the MPO has been incorporating performance-based planning and programming (PBPP) practices into its TIP development and other processes. These practices are designed to help direct MPO funds towards achieving specific outcomes for the transportation system. The MPO’s goals and investment programs are key components of its PBPP framework. In FFY 2018, the MPO began to set targets for specific performance measures. Over time, the MPO will more closely link its performance targets, investment decisions, and monitoring and evaluation activities. See Chapter 4 for more information on PBPP.

Outreach and Data Collection

The outreach process begins early in the federal fiscal year, when cities and towns designate TIP contacts and begin developing a list of priority projects to be considered for federal funding. The MPO staff asks the staffs of cities and towns in the region to identify their priority projects.

MPO staff compiles the project funding requests into a Universe of Unprogrammed Projects, a list of all projects identified as potential candidates to receive funding through the TIP. The Universe includes projects that are fully designed and ready to be advertised for construction, those that are undergoing preliminary engineering and design, and projects still in the conceptual or planning stage. MPO staff also collects data on each project in the Universe so that the projects may be evaluated.

Project Evaluation

MPO staff evaluates projects based on how well they address the MPO’s goals. In order for MPO staff to conduct a complete project evaluation, the project must have a functional design report or be at a 25-percent design stage; or its plans must include the level of detail defined in a functional design report. The evaluation results are posted on the MPO’s website where project proponents, municipal officials, and members of the public may review them and provide feedback.

TIP Readiness Day

An important step toward TIP programming takes place midway through the TIP development cycle at a meeting—referred to as TIP Readiness Day—that both MassDOT and MPO staff attend. At this meeting, MassDOT project managers provide updates about cost and schedule changes related to currently programmed projects. These cost and schedule changes must be taken into account as MPO staff helps the MPO board consider updates to the already programmed years of the TIP, as well as the addition of new projects in the outermost year of the TIP.

Staff Recommendation and Draft TIP

Using the evaluation results and information about project readiness (that is, when a project likely would be fully designed and ready for construction), staff prepares the First-Tier List of Projects. This list contains those projects that are supported by a project proponent (a municipality or MassDOT) and that could be made ready for advertising within the TIP’s time horizon—the next five federal fiscal years. The projects are ranked based on the evaluation results.

MPO staff then prepares a recommendation or a series of programming scenarios for how to program the Regional Target funding in the TIP based on the First-Tier List of Projects and other considerations, such as whether a project was included in the LRTP, addresses an identified transportation need, or promotes distribution of transportation investments across the region.

The staff recommendation is always financially constrained—meaning, subject to available funding. There was approximately $521 million of Regional Target funding available to the Boston Region MPO for FFYs 2019–23. This year, the MPO discussed the staff recommendation and programming scenarios for the Regional Target Program for highway projects and selected a preferred program in March.

In addition to prioritizing the Regional Target funding, the MPO also reviews and endorses the Statewide Infrastructure Items and Bridge Programs that MassDOT recommends for programming. The MPO also reviews and endorses programming of funds for the MBTA’s, CATA’s, and MWRTA’s capital programs.

approving the tip

After selecting a preferred programming scenario, usually in April, the MPO votes to release the draft TIP for a 30-day public review period, during which the MPO invites members of the public, regional and local officials, and other stakeholders in the Boston region to review the proposed program. During the public review period, MPO staff hosts extended Office Hours, open-house style public meetings to discuss the draft TIP document and elicit additional comments.

After the public review period ends, the MPO reviews all municipal and public comments and may change elements of the document or its programming. The MPO then endorses the TIP and submits it to the FHWA and the FTA for approval. MassDOT incorporates the MPO-endorsed TIP into the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The FHWA, FTA, and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review the STIP for certification by September 30, the close of the federal fiscal year.

Updates to the TIP

Even after the TIP has been finalized, administrative modifications, amendments, and adjustments often must be introduced because of changes in project status, project cost, or available revenues. This may necessitate reprogramming a project in a different funding year or programming additional funds for a project.

Notices of administrative modifications and amendments are posted on the MPO’s website. If an amendment is necessary, the Regional Transportation Advisory Council—the public advisory board to the MPO—is informed, and the MPO notifies affected municipalities and other stakeholders via email. The MPO typically holds a 30-day public review period before taking final action on an amendment. In extraordinary circumstances, the MPO may vote to shorten the public comment period to a minimum of 15 days. Administrative modifications and adjustments are generally minor and usually do not warrant a public review period.

stay involved with the Tip

Public input is an important aspect of the transportation planning process. Please visit www.bostonmpo.org for more information about the MPO, to view the entire TIP, and to submit your comments. You also may wish to sign up for email news updates and notices by contacting publicinfo@ctps.org or signing up at www.ctps.org/subscribe.

To request a copy of the TIP in accessible formats, please contact the MPO staff by any of the following means:

Mail:               Boston Region MPO c/o CTPS

                        Certification Activities Group

                        10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150

                        Boston, MA  02116-3968

Telephone:    857.702.3700

TTY:                617.973.7089

Fax:                617.570.9192

Email:             publicinfo@ctps.org

 

Chapter One

The 3C Process

introduction to the 3C process

Decisions about how to spend transportation funds in a metropolitan area are guided by information and ideas from a broad group of people, including elected officials, municipal planners and engineers, transportation advocates, and other interested people. Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are the bodies responsible for providing a forum for this decision-making process. Each metropolitan area in the United States with a population of 50,000 or more has an MPO, which decides how to spend federal transportation funds for capital projects and planning studies.

In order to be eligible for federal funds, metropolitan areas are required to maintain a continuous, comprehensive, and cooperative (3C) multimodal, performance-based transportation planning process that results in plans and programs consistent with the objectives of the metropolitan area.1 The 3C planning process in the Boston region is the responsibility of the Boston Region MPO, which has established the following objectives for the process:

The Boston Region MPO

The Boston Region MPO is a 22-member board consisting of state agencies and regional and municipal organizations. Its jurisdiction extends from Boston north to Ipswich, south to Marshfield, and west to Interstate 495. There are 97 cities and towns that make up this area. Those municipalities are divided into eight subregional areas (as shown in Figure 1-1).

As part of its 3C planning process, the Boston Region MPO annually produces the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). These documents, along with the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), are required for the MPO to be certified as meeting federal requirements, which in turn is a prerequisite for receiving federal transportation funds. These three plans and programs are often referred to as certification documents.

This TIP was developed and approved by the permanent and elected MPO voting members. The following are permanent voting members:

Municipal MPO members are elected by chief elected officials of the municipalities in the MPO region to represent the interests of the entire region. There are seats designated for at-large cities and at-large towns—which, respectively, may be filled by any city and town in the region—as well as seats for cities and towns within specific subregions. The current elected municipal MPO voting members are listed below (with their subregional affiliations noted):

Figure 1-1

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

Figure 1-1 is a map that shows the physical reach of the Boston Region MPO area. It indicates that the MPO’s jurisdiction extends from Boston north to Ipswich, south to Marshfield, and west to Interstate 495. The map shows that the 97 cities and towns that make up the MPO area are divided into eight subregions.

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) participate in the MPO as advisory (nonvoting) members. Figure 1-2 is an organization chart of MPO membership and of the MPO’s staff, the Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS).

More details about the MPO’s members are cited below. All members—except for MassDOT and the City of Boston—hold one seat on the MPO board. MassDOT has three seats, including one for the Highway Division. The City of Boston has two seats.

MassDOT was established under Chapter 25 of the Acts of 2009, An Act Modernizing the Transportation Systems of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. MassDOT has four divisions: Highway, Rail and Transit, Aeronautics, and the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The MassDOT Board of Directors, comprised of 11 members appointed by the governor, oversees all four divisions and all MassDOT operations, including the MBTA.

The MBTAhas the statutory responsibility within its district, under the provisions of Chapter 161A of the Massachusetts General Laws (MGLs), for preparing the engineering and architectural designs for transit development projects, constructing and operating transit development projects, and operating the public transportation system. The MBTA district comprises 175 communities, including all of the cities and towns of the Boston Region MPO area. Starting in April 2015, as a result of an action plan to improve the MBTA, a five-member Fiscal and Management Control Board (FMCB) was created to oversee the MBTA’s finances and management and to increase accountability, initially over a three-to-five-year period. By statute, the FMCB consists of five members, one with experience in transportation finance, one with experience in mass transit operations, and three who are also members of the MassDOT Board of Directors.

The MBTA Advisory Board was created by the state legislature in 1964 through the same legislation that created the MBTA. The Advisory Board consists of representatives from the 175 cities and towns that compose the MBTA district. Cities are represented by either the city manager or mayor, and towns are represented by the chairperson of the board of selectmen. Specific responsibilities of the Advisory Board include providing public oversight of MBTA expenditures; reviewing and offering advice on the MBTA’s long-range plan; evaluating the MBTA’s annual budget; evaluating proposed fare changes and substantial changes in transit service; and consulting with the MBTA about service quality standards.

Massport has the statutory responsibility under Chapter 465 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, of planning, constructing, owning, and operating such transportation and related facilities as may be necessary for developing and improving commerce in Boston and the surrounding metropolitan area. Massport owns and operates Boston’s Logan International Airport, Conley Freight Terminal, Cruiseport Boston, Hanscom Field, Worcester Regional Airport, and various maritime and waterfront properties, including parks in East Boston, South Boston, and Charlestown.

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council is the regional planning agency for 101 cities and towns in the Boston region. MAPC is composed of the chief executive officer (or designee) of each city and town in the region, 21 gubernatorial appointees, and 12 ex-officio members. MAPC has statutory responsibility for comprehensive regional planning in the region under Chapter 40B of the MGLs. It is the Boston Metropolitan Clearinghouse under Section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, and Title VI of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968. MAPC’s planning area also has been designated as an economic development district under Title IV of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended. MAPC’s responsibilities for comprehensive planning include providing technical assistance to communities, transportation planning, and the development of zoning, land use, and demographic and environmental studies.

This work is facilitated by municipal subregional groups that foster better communication and cooperation among member communities. These groups have played an important role in the MPO’s participatory process, including by helping to prioritize transportation projects and studies. MAPC staff complements CTPS on supporting the MPO.

The City of Boston and twelve elected cities and towns (currently Arlington, Bedford, Beverly, Braintree, Everett, Framingham, Lexington, Medway, Newton, Norwood, Somerville, and Woburn) represent the region’s municipalities in the Boston region. The City of Boston is a permanent MPO member (with two seats). There is one elected municipal seat for each of the eight MAPC subregions, and there are four at-large elected municipalities (two cities and two towns). The elected municipalities serve staggered three-year terms.

The Regional Transportation Advisory Council, the MPO’s public advisory group, provides the opportunity for transportation-related organizations, agencies, and municipal representatives to become actively involved in the MPO’s decision-making processes for planning and programming transportation projects in the region. The Advisory Council reviews, comments on, and makes recommendations on the MPO’s certification documents. The Advisory Council also provides information about transportation topics in the region, identifies issues, advocates for ways to address the region’s transportation needs, and generates interest in the work of the MPO among members of the general public.

The FHWA and FTA participate in the Boston Region MPO in an advisory (nonvoting) capacity, reviewing the MPO’s certification documents to ensure compliance with federal planning and programming requirements. The two federal agencies oversee the highway and transit programs of the US Department of Transportation under the pertinent legislation and the provisions of the FAST Act.

Staff at CTPS and MAPC assist the MPO board in carrying out the responsibilities of the MPO’s 3C planning process through policy implementation, technical support, and public participation.

Certification Documents

The following section briefly describes the three documents produced by the MPO as part of its federally required 3C planning process:

      The studies and work products programmed for funding through the UPWP are integrally related to other planning initiatives conducted by the Boston Region MPO, as well as to initiatives by MassDOT, the MBTA, Massport, MAPC, and the region’s municipalities. The UPWP efforts can be a means to study transportation projects and alternatives before they are advanced for further design, construction, and future programming through the TIP.

Figure 1-2

Boston Region MPO Organizational Chart

Figure 1-2 is an organizational chart that lays out the membership and staff (the Central Transportation Planning Staff) of the Boston Region MPO.

Consistency with Federal Planning Regulations

FAST Act Legislation

The FAST Act requires all MPOs to fulfill the 3C planning process. To meet this requirement, MPOs must perform the following activities:

The FAST Act also maintains national goals for federal highway programs, including the following:

1.   Safety: Achieve significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads

2.   Infrastructure condition: Maintain the highway infrastructure asset system in a state of good repair

3.   Congestion reduction: Achieve significant reduction in congestion on the National Highway System

4.   System reliability: Improve efficiency of the surface transportation system

5.   Freight movement and economic vitality: Improve the national freight network, strengthen the ability of rural communities to access national and international trade markets, and support regional economic development

6.   Environmental sustainability: Enhance performance of the transportation system while protecting and enhancing the natural environment

7.   Reduced project delivery delays: Reduce project costs; promote jobs and the economy; and expedite movement of people and goods by accelerating project completion, eliminating delays in the development and delivery process, lessening regulatory burdens, and improving the work practices of the agencies involved

In addition, the FAST Act maintains the federal planning factors established in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) and adds two new planning factors. In accordance with the legislation, the MPO shall comply with the following factors:

 

Federal guidance dictates that the 3C planning process should facilitate the safe and efficient management, operation, and development of surface transportation systems that will serve the mobility needs of people and freight. The surface transportation system should foster economic growth and development within and between states and urbanized areas, and take into consideration resiliency needs while minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution.

The FAST Act continues to emphasize performance-based planning as an integral part of the metropolitan planning process. States are to develop performance goals, guided by the national goals, and then MPOs will work with state departments of transportation (DOTs) and public transportation providers to develop MPO performance targets. The TIP will integrate the MPOs’ performance measures and link transportation investment decisions to progress toward achieving performance goals.

Consistency with Other Federal Legislative Requirements

The Clean Air Act of 1990

Air quality conformity determinations must be performed for LRTPs and TIPs in areas that are classified as in nonattainment for pollutants controlled by National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Capital improvement projects that receive federal funding and that are considered regionally significant must be analyzed for their effect on air quality. These determinations must show that, collectively, projects programmed in the LRTP and TIP will not cause or contribute to any new air quality violations, will not increase the frequency or severity of any existing air quality violations in any area, and will not delay the timely attainment of air quality standards in any area.

A determination must also be performed if there are transportation control measures (TCMs) identified in the Commonwealth’s State Implementation Plan for the attainment of air quality standards in the region. TCMs are federally enforceable, and projects that address the identified air quality issues must be given first priority when using federal funds. Examples of TCMs that were programmed in previous TIPs include parking-freeze programs in Boston and Cambridge, statewide rideshare programs, rapid-transit and commuter-rail extension programs, park-and-ride facilities, residential parking-sticker programs, and the operation of high-occupancy-vehicle lanes.

Nondiscrimination Mandates

The Boston Region MPO complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the ADA, and other federal and state nondiscrimination statutes and regulations in all of its programs and activities. The MPO does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), income, religion, creed, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status (including Vietnam-era veterans), or background. The major federal requirements are discussed below.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires that no person be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin under any program or activity provided by an agency receiving federal financial assistance.

Executive Order 13166, dated August 11, 2000, extends Title VI protections to persons who, as a result of national origin, have limited English proficiency (LEP). Specifically, it calls for improved access to programs and activities conducted or assisted by federal agencies, and it requires MPOs to develop and implement a system by which LEP persons can meaningfully participate in the transportation planning process.

Environmental Justice Executive Orders

Executive Order 12898, dated February 11, 1994, further expands upon Title VI, requiring each federal agency to achieve environmental justice by identifying and addressing any disproportionately high adverse human health or environmental effects on minority or low-income populations, including interrelated social and economic effects, resulting from its programs, policies, and activities.

On April 15, 1997, the US Department of Transportation issued its Final Order to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations. Among other provisions, this order calls for programming and planning activities to meet the following requirements:

The Americans with Disabilities Act

Title III of the ADA requires all transportation projects, plans, and programs to be accessible to people with disabilities. In regard to MPOs, this means that public meetings must be held in accessible buildings and documents must be made available in accessible formats.

Executive Order 13330

Executive Order 13330, dated February 26, 2004, calls for the establishment of the Interagency Transportation Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility, under the aegis of the US Secretary of Transportation. This executive order reinforces both environmental justice and ADA requirements by charging the council with developing policies and methods for improving access for persons with disabilities, persons with low-income, and older adults.

Coordination with Other MPO Planning Activities

Long-Range Transportation Plan

The MPO considers the degree to which a proposed TIP project would advance the goals and objectives of its LRTP. The MPO also reviews TIP projects within the context of the recommended projects already included in the LRTP.

Unified Planning Work Program Studies

The MPO aims to implement the findings and recommendations of past studies and reports conducted through the UPWP when developing the TIP.

Congestion Management Process

The purpose of the Congestion Management Process (CMP) is to monitor and analyze the performance of transportation facilities and services; develop strategies to alleviate congestion; and move these strategies into the implementation stage by providing decision-makers in the region with information and recommendations. The CMP monitors roadways and park-and-ride facilities in the MPO region for safety, congestion, and mobility, and identifies problematic locations. Projects that help address problems identified in the most recent CMP monitoring endeavor were considered for inclusion in this TIP.

CONSISTENCY WITH STATE REQUIREMENTS

Global Warming Solutions Act

The Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) makes Massachusetts a leader in setting aggressive and enforceable greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets and implementing policies and initiatives to achieve these targets. In keeping with this law, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, in consultation with other state agencies and the public, developed the Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020. This implementation plan, released on December 29, 2010 (and updated in 2015), establishes the following targets for overall statewide GHG emission reductions:

In January 2015, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection promulgated regulation 310 CMR 60.05, Global Warming Solutions Act Requirements for the Transportation Sector and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. This regulation places a range of obligations on MassDOT and MPOs to support achievement of the Commonwealth’s climate change goals through the programming of transportation funds. In particular, MPOs must use GHG impact as a selection criterion when they review projects to be programmed in their TIPs. Appendix C of this document includes information about these requirements and how the Boston Region MPO has addressed them in developing the TIP.

GreenDOT Policy

The transportation sector is the single largest contributor of GHGs—accounting for more than one-third of GHG emissions—and, therefore, is a major focus of the Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020. MassDOT’s approach to fulfilling its part of the plan is presented in its GreenDOT Policy Directive, a comprehensive sustainability initiative that sets three principal objectives:

The Commonwealth’s 10 MPOs and three non-metropolitan planning regions are integrally involved in helping MassDOT achieve its GreenDOT objectives and supporting the GHG reductions mandated under the GWSA. The MPOs seek to realize these objectives by prioritizing projects in the LRTP and TIP that will help reduce emissions from the transportation sector. The Boston Region MPO uses its TIP project evaluation criteria to score projects based on their GHG emissions impacts, multimodal Complete Streets accommodations, and ability to support smart growth development. Tracking and evaluating GHG emissions by project will enable the MPOs to anticipate GHG impacts of the planned and programmed projects.

Coordination with Other Planning Activities

The MBTA’s Program for Mass Transportation

In 2009, the MBTA adopted its current Program for Mass Transportation (PMT). The PMT was developed with extensive public involvement and was approved by the MBTA Advisory Board.

The next PMT, Focus40, is under development (and expected to be released by mid-2018). Focus40 is the 20-year investment plan to position the MBTA to meet the needs of the greater Boston region through 2040. The Focus40 process will create a long-term investment vision that recognizes current infrastructure challenges and the shifting demographics, changing climate, and evolving technology that may alter the role that the MBTA will play in greater Boston in the future. Focus40 will emphasize 1) improving system performance and reliability; 2) supporting economic growth; 3) supporting inclusive growth; 4) mitigating and adapting to climate change; and 5) providing a seamless multimodal experience.

In 2016, the Focus40 team examined the existing conditions and future context for the transit system, developed goals, and collected feedback and ideas for improvements through an extensive public engagement process. During 2017, the team established the plan’s framework and objectives and began to develop a recommended strategy. In 2018, MassDOT and the MBTA will propose programs and strategies that align with that framework and finalize the plan. Recommendations from Focus40 will support MassDOT’s Capital Investment Plan (CIP).

The Boston MPO continues to monitor the development of Focus40 to inform its decision making about transit capital investments in the TIP and LRTP.

MetroFuture

MetroFuture, the long-range plan for land use, housing, economic development, and environmental preservation in the Boston region,was developed by MAPC and adopted in 2008. It includes a vision for the region’s future and a set of strategies for achieving that future. Its goals and objectives were used in developing the future land-use scenario for Charting Progress to 2040. MetroFuture’s goals, objectives, and strategies were considered in the development of this TIP. MAPC is working on an update to the plan.

youMove Massachusetts and weMove Massachusetts

A statewide initiative designed as a bottom-up approach to transportation planning, youMove Massachusetts (YMM) derived 10 core themes from a broad-based public participation process that articulated the expressed concerns, needs, and aspirations of Massachusetts residents related to their transportation network. Those themes have been considered in the development of this TIP.

In May 2014, MassDOT released weMove Massachusetts: Planning for Performance (WMM), the Commonwealth’s LRTP for planning to 2040. WMM is a statewide strategic multimodal plan that is a product of the transportation reform legislation of 2009 and the YMM civic engagement process. It identifies high-level policy priorities that were considered in the development of this TIP. WMM also incorporates performance management into investment decision-making to calculate the differences in performance outcomes resulting from different funding levels available to MassDOT. In the future, MassDOT will use this scenario-based tool to update and refine investment priorities. The TIP builds on this data-driven method to prioritize transportation investments.

Healthy Transportation Compact

The Healthy Transportation Compact (HTC) is a major requirement of the Massachusetts landmark transportation reform legislation that took effect on November 1, 2009. The HTC is an interagency initiative that will help ensure that the transportation decisions made by the Commonwealth balance the needs of all transportation users, expand mobility, improve public health, support a cleaner environment, and create stronger communities.

The agencies work together to achieve positive health outcomes by coordinating land use, transportation, and public health policy. The HTC is led by the secretary of transportation (co-chair), secretary of health and human services (co-chair), secretary of energy and environmental affairs, secretary of housing and economic development, administrator of transportation for highways, administrator of transportation for mass transit, and the commissioner of public health (each of whom may select a representative to serve in his or her stead).

The HTC also promotes improved coordination among the public sector, private sector, and advocacy groups, as well as among transportation, land use, and public health stakeholders. As part of the framework for the HTC, MassDOT established an HTC Advisory Council comprised of advocates and leaders in the fields of land use, transportation, and public health policy.

MassDOT Mode Shift Goal

In the fall of 2012, MassDOT announced a statewide mode shift goal to triple the share of travel by bicycling, transit, and walking between 2010 and 2030. The mode shift goal aims to foster improved quality of life by protecting the environment and preserving the capacity of the highway network. In addition, positive public health outcomes will be achieved by providing more healthy transportation options.

On September 9, 2013, MassDOT passed the Healthy Transportation Policy Directive to formalize its commitment to implementing and maintaining transportation networks that allow for various mode choices. This directive will ensure that all MassDOT projects are designed and implemented in ways that provide all customers with access to safe and comfortable walking, bicycling, and transit options.

In November 2015, MassDOT released the Separated Bike Lane Planning & Design Guide. This guide represents the next—but not the last—step in MassDOT’s continuing commitment to Complete Streets, sustainable transportation, and the creation of more safe and convenient transportation options for Massachusetts’ residents. This guide may be used by project planners and designers as a resource for considering, evaluating, and designing separated bike lanes as part of a Complete Streets approach.

In Charting Progress to 2040, the Boston Region MPO has established investment programs—particularly its Complete Streets and Bicycle and Pedestrian programs—that support the implementation of Complete Streets projects. These investment programs are reflected in this TIP. The MPO’s TIP project selection criteria also reflect the MPO’s support for the programming of Complete Streets and bicycle and pedestrian investments.

Consistency with MPO goals and objectives

In the development of Charting Progress to 2040, the Boston Region MPO updated its vision, goals, and objectives. These updated goals and objectives, listed on the following pages, guided the 2016 update of the TIP evaluation criteria. As such, the investments in the TIP aim to achieve the following:

Chapter 4 demonstrates in detail how transportation investments over the next five years would advance the MPO’s goals and objectives.

Figure 1-3. Central Vision Statement
Figure 1-3 is a text table that cites the vision of the Boston Region MPO, and lists the six goals of the MPO, along with their related objectives.

page 2 of the above vision statement

 

Chapter Two

The TIP Process

 


INTRODUCTION TO THE TIP Process

When planning for its region’s future, one of the most important decisions a metropolitan planning organization (MPO) faces is deciding how to allocate limited funds for transportation projects and programs. Transportation improvements are part of the solution to many critical regional, state, national, and even global problems, such as traffic congestion, air pollution, fatalities and injuries on roadways, climate change, and environmental injustice. Because there is not nearly enough funding available to build all of the necessary and worthy projects that would address these problems, an MPO’s investment choices must be guided by policies that help identify the most viable and effective solutions.

Thus, the Boston Region MPO develops a long-range regional transportation plan and a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that prioritizes transportation investments and helps the MPO decide how to spend federal transportation funds for capital projects. The Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS), which is the staff to the Boston Region MPO, manages the annual development process for the TIP. MPO staff help evaluate project funding requests from municipalities and state transportation agencies, propose programming for new and ongoing projects based on anticipated yearly funding levels, support the MPO by creating a draft TIP document, and facilitate a public involvement process that affords the public an opportunity to review the draft TIP before the MPO endorses the final document.

FINANCING THE PROGRAM

Federal Framework

The first step in allocating federal transportation funds is the passage by the United States Congress of a multi-year act that establishes a maximum level of federal transportation funding per federal fiscal year (FFY).2 The establishment of this level of funding is referred to as an authorization.

Once the authorization level has been established, the United States Department of Transportation annually allocates funding among the states, based on various federal formulas. This allocation is referred to as an apportionment. The annual apportionment rarely represents the actual amount of federal funds that are ultimately committed to a state because of federally imposed limitations on spending in a given fiscal year, referred to as the obligation authority. In Massachusetts, TIPs are developed based on the estimated obligation authority.

Two of the most important distinctions between apportionment and obligation authority are as follows: 1) apportionment is allocated per funding program, while obligation authority is generally allocated as a lump sum; and 2) unused apportionment carries forward into successive FFYs, but unused obligation authority does not. Unused apportionment that is carried forward is referred to as an unobligated balance. Although a state’s unobligated balance can be used to increase the amount of federal aid programmed within a particular funding category in a given FFY, it cannot be used to increase the total amount of the state’s highway apportionment.

Federal Highway Program

Federal regulations require states to “provide MPOs with estimates of federal and state funds which the MPOs shall utilize in developing financial plans” for TIPs.

The FFYs 2019–23 TIP’s Highway Program was developed with the assumption that federal funding for the state would range between $661 million and $726 million annually over the next five years (these amounts include the funds that would be set aside as payments for the Accelerated Bridge Program and exclude required matching funds).

The process of deciding how to use this federal funding in the Boston region follows several steps. MassDOT first reserves funding for Grant Anticipation Notes (GANs) debt service payments for the Accelerated Bridge Program; annual GANs payments range between $66 million and $94 million annually over the five years of this TIP.

The remaining Federal-Aid Highway Program funds are budgeted to support state and regional (i.e., MPO) priorities. In this cycle, $734 million to $782 million annually was available statewide for programming (these amounts include both federal dollars and the state-provided local match). MassDOT customarily provides the local match (which can also be provided by other entities); thus, projects are typically funded with 80 percent federal dollars and 20 percent state dollars, depending on the funding program.

Next, MassDOT allocates the remaining federal funding into the following categories:

Regional Targets

The Regional Targets are discretionary funds for MPOs, suballocated by formula to each metropolitan planning region. (The Boston Region receives about 43 percent of the total funds available statewide for regional targets.) MassDOT developed the target formula in consultation with the Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies (MARPA).

Each MPO in the state can decide how to prioritize its Regional Target funding. Given that the Regional Target funding is a subset of the Highway Program, the Boston Region MPO typically programs the majority of its target funding on roadway projects; however, the MPO has flexed portions of its Highway Program funding to the Transit Program, as when the MPO gave its support to the Green Line Extension transit expansion project.

The MPO’s discretionary funding typically is used for modernization programs (intersection improvements and roadway reconstruction) and expansion projects (roadway capacity and bicycle and pedestrian facilities), whereas statewide highway items primarily cover the reliability programs (for bridges, pavement, and safety, for example).

During the next five years, the Boston Region MPO’s total Regional Target funding will be approximately $521 million, an average of $104 million per year. To decide how to spend its Regional Target funding, the MPO engages its 97 cities and towns in an annual TIP development process.

Federal Transit Program

Federal aid for public transit authorities is allocated by formula to urbanized areas (UZAs). MassDOT is the recipient of this federal aid in the Boston UZA. In UZAs with populations greater than 200,000, such as the Boston UZA, the distribution formula factors in passenger-miles traveled, population density, and other factors associated with each transit provider. The three regional transit authorities (RTAs) in the Boston Region MPO area are the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA), and Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA). The MBTA, with its extensive transit program and infrastructure, is the recipient of the preponderance of federal transit funds in the region.

Funding Programs

Metropolitan areas utilize many different federal-aid transportation programs, and each program has unique requirements. Federal programs in the FAST Act that fund projects in the FFYs 2019–23 TIP are listed in the following two tables.

 

TABLE 2-1

Federal Highway Administration Programs Applicable to the FFYs 2019-23 TIP

 

FAST Act Program

Eligible Uses

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ)

A wide range of projects to reduce congestion and improve air quality in nonattainment and maintenance areas for ozone, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter

Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

Implementation of infrastructure-related highway safety improvements

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)

 

Improvements to interstate routes, major urban and rural arterials, connectors to major intermodal facilities, and the national defense network; replacement or rehabilitation of any public bridge; and resurfacing, restoring, and rehabilitating routes on the Interstate Highway System

Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP)

[formerly the Surface Transportation Program (STP)]

A broad range of surface transportation capital needs, including roads; transit, sea, and airport access; and vanpool, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities

Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)

 

A set-aside from the STBGP that funds the construction of infrastructure-related projects (for example, sidewalk, crossing, and on-road bicycle facility improvements)

Metropolitan Planning

Facilities that contribute to an intermodal transportation system, including intercity bus, pedestrian, and bicycle facilities

National Highway Freight Program (NHFP)

Projects that improve the efficient movement of freight on the National Highway Freight Network


 

TABLE 2-2

Federal Transit Administration Programs Applicable to the FFYs 2018-22 TIP

 

FAST Act Program

Eligible Uses

Urbanized Area Formula Grants
(Section 5307)

Transit capital and operating assistance in urbanized areas

Fixed Guideway/Bus
(Section 5337)

Replacement, rehabilitation, and other state-of-good-repair capital projects

Bus and Bus Facilities
(Section 5339)

Capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment, and to construct
bus-related facilities

Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities
(Section 5310)

Capital expenses that support transportation to meet the special needs of older adults and persons with disabilities

Fixed-Guideway Capital Investment Grants
(Section 5309)

Grants for new and expanded rail, bus rapid transit, and ferry systems that reflect local priorities to improve transportation options in key corridors

 

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Highway Discretionary (Regional Target) Funding Project Selection Process

Overview

The MPO’s process for selecting projects to receive highway discretionary—or Regional Target—funding uses evaluation criteria to help identify and prioritize projects that advance the MPO’s goals. The criteria are based on the MPO’s goals and objectives, which were adopted for its current Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), Charting Progress to 2040. All projects are required to show consistency with the LRTP and other statewide and regional plans. Other factors considered include the readiness of a project for construction and municipal support for the project. Background information about the TIP project evaluation process is presented in Appendix B.

Outreach and Data Collection (October–January)

The TIP development process begins early in the FFY when cities and towns in the region designate TIP contacts and begin developing a list of priority projects to be considered for federal funding. Each fall, the MPO staff asks these TIP contacts to identify their city or town’s priority projects and then staff elicits input from interested parties and members of the general public.

New projects must be initiated by the MassDOT Highway Division before they can be considered for programming in the TIP. MassDOT details the project initiation process and posts relevant documents on its Project Review Committee’s webpage, www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/Departments/ProjectManagement/ProjectReviewCommittee.aspx.  

Municipal TIP Contacts and the MPO staff coordinate to update each project’s Project Funding Application Form through the MPO’s Interactive TIP Database, www.bostonmpo.org/apps/tip11/tip_query.html, which summarizes information about each project's background, infrastructure condition and needs, development status, and ability to help the region attain the MPO’s goals and objectives. More information about the Project Funding Application Form is presented in Appendix B.

MPO staff compiles the project funding requests into a Universe of Unprogrammed Projects list, which consists of all identified projects being advanced for possible funding. The Universe includes projects that are fully designed and ready to be advertised for construction, those that are undergoing preliminary engineering and design, and projects still in the conceptual planning stage.

The MPO staff also monitors the anticipated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of each project in order to consider these impacts when prioritizing transportation investments. For more information on GHG emission monitoring and evaluation, see Appendix C.

Project Evaluation (December–February)

The MPO uses project evaluation criteria to logically and transparently evaluate and select projects for programming in the TIP that advance the MPO’s vision for transportation. This process favors projects that support the following goals:

The project evaluation scoring methodology consists of 28 criteria that support the six goals and related objectives of the MPO’s LRTP. A list of the TIP evaluation criteria (on the following pages) provides an overview of the goals, criteria, and scoring values.

In order for MPO staff to conduct a complete project evaluation, the project must have a functional design report or be at a 25 percent design stage, or its plans must include the level of detail defined in a functional design report. See MassDOT’s Project Development and Design Guide for information about the contents of a functional design report. This guide is available at www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/DoingBusinessWithUs/ManualsPublicationsForms/ProjectDevelopmentDesignGuide.aspx.  

The summary of evaluation results for projects considered for programming in this TIP is available in Appendix A. The table contains the total project rating for each project. For more details about the evaluation criteria used to score projects, see Appendix B.

TIP Readiness Day (February)

MPO staff meets with members of the MassDOT Highway Division and MassDOT District project managers to review cost and schedule changes related to currently programmed projects, which are undergoing design review, permitting, and right-of-way acquisition. The MPO board then considers these updated project construction costs and changes to the expected dates for construction advertisement when making decisions about changes to TIP programming. These changes have an impact on the ability of the MPO to program its target funds for new projects in the five-year TIP.

Staff Recommendation and Project Selection (March–April)

Using the evaluation ratings and information gathered about project readiness (when a project likely would be fully designed and ready for construction), staff prepares a First-Tier List of Projects. This list cites the projects that both earned the highest ratings in the MPO’s evaluation process and that could be made ready for advertising within the TIP’s time horizon—the next five FFYs.

The MPO staff strongly considers the First-Tier List of Projects when preparing a recommendation to the MPO for projects to program in the TIP. Other factors considered for project selection include whether a project was programmed in the LRTP, investment program funding targets, distribution of investments across the region, and whether sufficient funding is available for the proposed projects.

 

 

Figure 2-1 is graphic that lays out the six MPO goals, along with 28 concomitant criteria, in addition to the project ratings that support them.

 

Selection Process for State Prioritized Projects

The selection of transit, bridge, and statewide infrastructure projects for programming in the TIP draws primarily from MassDOT’s Capital Investment Plan (CIP), which is a fully integrated capital plan produced by all MassDOT divisions and the MBTA.

Projects in the CIP are selected from MassDOT’s Universe of Projects. They are prioritized based on a process recommended by the independent Project Selection Advisory Council (PSAC) and on data from asset management systems maintained by MassDOT divisions.

Projects that receive the highest priority are those that meet MassDOT’s goals for maintaining and improving the overall condition and reliability of the system; modernizing the system to make it safer and more accessible and to accommodate growth; and expanding and diversifying transportation options for communities. The following criteria guide project selection:

 

The transit element of the TIP also includes the federal-aid programs of the other two RTAs in the region, CATA and MWRTA. CATA and MWRTA coordinate with the MassDOT Rail and Transit Division to develop their capital programs.

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Approval of the Draft TIP for Public Review

The MPO considers the project evaluation results, First-Tier List of Projects, and staff recommendation when prioritizing projects for Regional Target funding. The body also considers public comments, the regional importance of projects, and other factors. In addition to prioritizing the Regional Target funding, the MPO reviews statewide infrastructure items, the Bridge Program, and the capital programs for the MBTA, CATA, and MWRTA before voting to release a draft TIP for public review.

The MPO votes to release the draft document for public review and invites members of the public, municipal officials, and other stakeholders in the Boston region to review the proposed TIP. MPO staff hosts outreach events, including its Office Hours and similar Open House events, during the public comment period to elicit comments on the draft document (summarized in Appendix F).

Approval of the Draft TIP

After the public review period ends, the MPO reviews all municipal and public comments and may change the programming or the document as appropriate. Then the MPO endorses the TIP. MassDOT incorporates the MPO-endorsed TIP into the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and submits it to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for approval. The FHWA, FTA, and US Environmental Protection Agency review the STIP for certification by September 30, the FFY end.

Updating the TIP

The TIP is a dynamic program that may be amended and adjusted throughout the year. Administrative modifications and amendments are often introduced because of changes in project status (advertisement readiness), project cost, project design scope, or available revenues. An amendment is a revision that requires public review and a demonstration of fiscal constraint.

Consistent with federal guidelines, the Boston Region MPO must release an amendment if there is (1) a change in project cost of $500,000 or more, for projects valued at $5 million or less, or (2) a change of 10 percent or more of the project cost, for projects valued greater than $5 million. Cost changes that are less than these threshold amounts may be considered in the form of administrative modifications or adjustments, which must still undergo MPO action for approval. Although a public review period is not required for administrative modifications or adjustments, one may be offered at the MPO’s discretion.

Any proposed amendment(s) are presented in a public setting at an MPO meeting, and details are posted on the MPO’s website, bostonmpo.org. Public notices are distributed through the MPO’s email contact list, which members of the public may join by signing up on the MPO’s website. TIP contacts at the affected municipalities and the public are notified of pending amendments at the start of an amendment’s public review period.

Public Notice

Notices of draft TIP amendments include a summary of the amendment’s contents, dates of the public review period, contact information for submitting a comment to the MPO, and the date, time, and location that the MPO will vote on that amendment. Also during the public review period, the MPO staff notifies and briefs the Regional Transportation Advisory Council about the amendment and relays comments from the Advisory Council, if any, to the MPO board. Municipal representatives and members of the public are invited to submit written or oral testimony at the MPO meetings at which amendments are discussed or voted upon.

The MPO typically holds a 30-day comment period before taking final action on an amendment. In extraordinary circumstances, the MPO may vote to shorten the public comment period to a minimum of 15 days. (These circumstances are detailed in the MPO’s Public Participation Plan.)

The MPO’s website is the best place to find current information about the TIP. All changes to the draft TIP and changes to the endorsed TIP, such as amendments and modifications, that have been approved by the MPO are available on the TIP webpage on the MPO’s website, bostonmpo.org/tip.

Comments or questions about the draft TIP materials may be submitted directly through the website, via email, voiced at MPO meetings and other public MPO events, or submitted via US mail.

 

Chapter Three

Summary of Highway and Transit Programming


This chapter contains the TIP tables, a listing of all the projects and programs funded with federal highway and transit funding in the Boston region during federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2019–23 (Tables 3-2 to 3-7). These tables are also included as part of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Section 1A of the TIP tables (Table 3-2) includes the regionally prioritized projects funded during a given federal fiscal year. The other sections of the table (sections 1B, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3, and 4) list the following:

 

 

Tables 3-3 to 3-7 include the funding for the MBTA, MWRTA, and CATA.

 

The Boston Region MPO has the discretion to allocate its share of funds from the Federal-Aid Highway Program—the MPO’s Regional Targets—to projects identified as regional priorities as it sees fit. However, the allocation of those funds is constrained by projections of available federal aid. As shown in Table 3-1 below, the MPO has programmed its discretionary funds within the limits of projected funding for highway funding programs.  As such, the FFYs 2019–23 TIP Regional Target Program complies with financial constraint requirements.

 

 

TABLE 3-1

Boston Region MPO Regional Target Program

MPO Discretionary Funds Sourced from the Federal-Aid Highway Program
(including state matching funds, but excluding earmarked funds)

 

Regional Target Program

FFY 2019

FFY 2020

FFY 2021

FFY 2022

FFY 2023

Total

Regional Target Obligation Authority

$98,794,261

$102,478,656

$104,552,877

$106,681,829

$109,011,849

$521,519,472

Regional Target Programmed

$97,126,008

$102,478,644

$104,439,292

$106,584,303

$104,915,914

$515,544,161

Regional Target Funds Unprogrammed

$1,668,253

$12

$113,585

$97,526

$4,095,935

$5,975,311

 

 

The second part of the chapter includes detailed descriptions of projects, including evaluation ratings (for projects funded by the MPO’s Regional Target Program), length of roadway to be improved, and funding details. The pages are organized alphabetically by municipality.

 

 

 

TABLE 3-2

FFYs 2019-23 Transportation Improvement Program Draft Highway Funding

2019 Boston Region Transportation Improvement Program      
     
Amendment /
Adjustment Type ▼
STIP                             Program ▼ MassDOT Project ID Metropolitan Planning Organization ▼ Municipality Name ▼ MassDOT                                                                                                              Project                                                                                               Description MassDOT  District Funding                       Source Total Programmed                Funds Federal                    Funds Non-Federal                        Funds Additional Information ▼                                   Present information as follows, if applicable: a) Planning / Design / or Construction; b) total project cost and funding sources used; c) advance construction status; d) MPO project score; e) name of entity receiving a transfer; f) name of entity paying the non-state non-federal match; g) earmark details; h) TAP project proponent; i) other information
►Section 1A / Regionally Prioritized Projects
►Regionally Prioritized Projects          
  Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs 1570 Boston Region Multiple GREEN LINE EXTENSION PROJECT- EXTENSION TO COLLEGE AVENUE WITH THE UNION SQUARE SPUR 6 CMAQ  $         28,184,400  $        22,547,520  $            5,636,880 Construction; STP+CMAQ+Section 5309 (Transit) Total MPO Contribution = $190,000,000; AC Yr 4 of 6; funding flexed to FTA; match provided by local contributions
  Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs 1570 Boston Region Multiple GREEN LINE EXTENSION PROJECT- EXTENSION TO COLLEGE AVENUE WITH THE UNION SQUARE SPUR 6 STP  $         28,184,400  $        22,547,520  $            5,636,880 Construction; STP+CMAQ+Section 5309 (Transit) Total MPO Contribution = $190,000,000; AC Yr 4 of 6; funding flexed to FTA; match provided by local contributions
  Roadway Reconstruction 606635 Boston Region Multiple NEEDHAM-NEWTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF HIGHLAND AVENUE, NEEDHAM STREET & CHARLES RIVER BRIDGE, N-04-002, FROM WEBSTER STREET (NEEDHAM) TO REOUT 9 (NEWTON) 6 CMAQ  $          3,500,000  $         2,800,000  $               700,000 Construction; CMAQ+HSIP+TAP+STP Total Cost = $26,883,332; AC Yr 1 of 2; MPO Evaluation Score = 75
  Roadway Reconstruction 606635 Boston Region Multiple NEEDHAM-NEWTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF HIGHLAND AVENUE, NEEDHAM STREET & CHARLES RIVER BRIDGE, N-04-002, FROM WEBSTER STREET (NEEDHAM) TO REOUT 9 (NEWTON) 6 HSIP  $          2,875,199  $         2,587,679  $               287,520 Construction; CMAQ+HSIP+TAP+STP Total Cost = $26,883,332; AC Yr 1 of 2; MPO Evaluation Score = 75
  Roadway Reconstruction 606635 Boston Region Multiple NEEDHAM-NEWTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF HIGHLAND AVENUE, NEEDHAM STREET & CHARLES RIVER BRIDGE, N-04-002, FROM WEBSTER STREET (NEEDHAM) TO REOUT 9 (NEWTON) 6 STP  $          5,519,974  $         4,415,979  $            1,103,995 Construction; CMAQ+HSIP+TAP+STP Total Cost = $26,883,332; AC Yr 1 of 2; MPO Evaluation Score = 75
  Roadway Reconstruction 606635 Boston Region Multiple NEEDHAM-NEWTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF HIGHLAND AVENUE, NEEDHAM STREET & CHARLES RIVER BRIDGE, N-04-002, FROM WEBSTER STREET (NEEDHAM) TO REOUT 9 (NEWTON) 6 TAP  $          1,546,493  $         1,237,194  $               309,299 Construction; CMAQ+HSIP+TAP+STP Total Cost = $26,883,332; AC Yr 1 of 2; MPO Evaluation Score = 75; TAP Proponent = MassDOT
  Roadway Reconstruction 605034 Boston Region Natick NATICK- RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE 27 (NORTH MAIN STREET), FROM NORTH AVENUE TO THE WAYLAND T.L. 3 CMAQ  $          2,415,334  $         1,932,267  $               483,067 Construction; CMAQ+TAP+STP Total Cost = $12,081,464; MPO Evaluation Score = 60
  Roadway Reconstruction 605034 Boston Region Natick NATICK- RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE 27 (NORTH MAIN STREET), FROM NORTH AVENUE TO THE WAYLAND T.L. 3 STP  $          8,347,197  $         6,677,758  $            1,669,439 Construction; CMAQ+TAP+STP Total Cost = $12,081,464; MPO Evaluation Score = 60
  Roadway Reconstruction 605034 Boston Region Natick NATICK- RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE 27 (NORTH MAIN STREET), FROM NORTH AVENUE TO THE WAYLAND T.L. 3 TAP  $          1,318,933  $         1,055,146  $               263,787 Construction; CMAQ+TAP+STP Total Cost = $12,081,464; MPO Evaluation Score = 60; TAP Proponent = MassDOT
  Roadway Reconstruction 607428 Boston Region Multiple HOPEDALE- MILFORD- RESURFACING & INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ON ROUTE 16 (MAIN STREET), FROM WATER STREET WEST TO APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET WEST OF THE MILFORD/HOPEDALE T.L AND THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 140. 3 CMAQ  $          1,000,000  $            800,000  $               200,000 Construction; CMAQ+HSIP Total Cost = $2,967,944; MPO Evaluation Score = 54
  Roadway Reconstruction 607428 Boston Region Multiple HOPEDALE- MILFORD- RESURFACING & INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ON ROUTE 16 (MAIN STREET), FROM WATER STREET WEST TO APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET WEST OF THE MILFORD/HOPEDALE T.L AND THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 140. 3 HSIP  $          1,967,944  $         1,771,150  $               196,794 Construction; CMAQ+HSIP Total Cost = $2,967,944; MPO Evaluation Score = 54
  Roadway Reconstruction 605789 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF MELNEA CASS BOULEVARD 6 STP  $          7,871,248  $         6,296,998  $            1,574,250 Construction; STP+Earmark Total Cost = $25,315,588 ; MPO Evaluation Score = 59
  Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs 608347 Boston Region Beverly BEVERLY- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS @ 3 LOCATIONS: CABOT STREET (ROUTE 1A/97) @ DODGE STREET (ROUTE 1A), COUNTY WAY, LONGMEADOW ROAD & SCOTT STREET, MCKAY STREET @ BALCH STREET & VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE (ROUTE 1A) AT RANTOUL, CABOT, WATER & FRONT STREETS 4 CMAQ  $          1,520,271  $         1,216,217  $               304,054 Construction; HSIP+CMAQ Total Cost = $4,394,886; MPO Evaluation Score = 63
  Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs 608347 Boston Region Beverly BEVERLY- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS @ 3 LOCATIONS: CABOT STREET (ROUTE 1A/97) @ DODGE STREET (ROUTE 1A), COUNTY WAY, LONGMEADOW ROAD & SCOTT STREET, MCKAY STREET @ BALCH STREET & VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE (ROUTE 1A) AT RANTOUL, CABOT, WATER & FRONT STREETS 4 HSIP  $          2,874,615  $         2,587,154  $               287,462 Construction; HSIP+CMAQ Total Cost = $4,394,886; MPO Evaluation Score = 63
Regionally Prioritized Projects subtotal ►  $      92,731,122  $     74,669,212  $       18,061,910 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Section 1A / Fiscal Constraint Analysis        
Total Regional Federal Aid Funds Programmed ►  $      97,126,008  $     98,794,261 ◄Total Budget  $        1,668,253 Target Funds Available
Section 1A instructions: MPO Template Name) Choose Regional Name from dropdown list to populate header and MPO column; Column C) Enter ID from ProjectInfo; Column E) Choose Municipality Name from dropdown list; Column H) Choose the Funding Source being used for the project - if multiple funding sources are being used enter multiple lines; Column I) Enter the total amount of funds being programmed in this fiscal year and for each funding source; Column J) Federal funds autocalculates. Please verify the amount and only change if needed for flex. Column K) Non-federal funds autocalculates. Please verify the split/match - if matching an FTA flex, coordinate with Rail & Transit Division before programming; Column L) Enter Additional Information as described - please do not use any other format. STP programmed ►  $      49,922,819  $     17,390,735 STP  
HSIP programmed ►  $        7,717,758  $       6,945,982 HSIP  
CMAQ programmed ►  $      36,620,005  $     29,296,004 CMAQ  
TAP programmed ►  $        2,865,426  $       2,292,341 TAP  
       
►Section 1B / Earmark or Discretionary Grant Funded Projects
►Other Federal Aid          
  Earmark Discretionary 605789 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF MELNEA CASS BOULEVARD  6 HPP  $          5,007,375  $         4,005,900  $            1,001,475 Construction; HPP 4284 (MA203); STP+Earmarks Total Cost = $24,792,845 
  Earmark Discretionary 605789 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF MELNEA CASS BOULEVARD  6 HPP  $          2,703,983  $         2,163,186  $               540,797 Construction; HPP 756 (MA126); STP+Earmarks Total Cost = $24,792,845 
  Earmark Discretionary 605789 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF MELNEA CASS BOULEVARD  6 HPP  $          6,259,219  $         5,007,375  $            1,251,844 Construction; (MA154); STP+Earmarks Total Cost = $24,792,845 
  Earmark Discretionary 605789 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF MELNEA CASS BOULEVARD  6 HPP  $          3,473,764  $         2,779,011  $               694,753 Construction; (MA194); STP+Earmarks Total Cost = $24,792,845 
  Earmark Discretionary 607330 Boston Region Milton MILTON- DECK RECONSTRUCTION OVER SE EXPRESSWAY (EAST MILTON SQUARE), INCLUDES PARKING & NEW LANDSCAPED AREA 4 HPP  $          1,502,213  $         1,201,770  $               300,443 Construction; (MA125)
  Earmark Discretionary 607330 Boston Region Milton MILTON- DECK RECONSTRUCTION OVER SE EXPRESSWAY (EAST MILTON SQUARE), INCLUDES PARKING & NEW LANDSCAPED AREA 4 HPP  $          1,251,844  $         1,001,475  $               250,369 Construction; (MA134)
  Earmark Discretionary 606316 Boston Region Brookline BROOKLINE- PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE REHABILITATION, B-27-016, OVER MBTA OFF CARLTON STREET 6 HPP  $             751,106  $            600,885  $               150,221 Demo ID: MA 149
Repurposed earmark, formerly design and construct signal crossing and other safety improvements to Emerald Necklace Greenway Bicycle Trail, Town of Brookline
      Boston Region   Other Federal Aid   HPP  $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
Other Federal Aid subtotal ►  $      20,949,502  $     16,759,602  $         4,189,900 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
 
►Section 2A / State Prioritized Reliability Projects
►Bridge Program / Inspections          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Inspection      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
Bridge Program / Inspections subtotal ►  $                     -    $                    -    $                      -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Bridge Program / Off-System          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       STP-BR-OFF        
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       STP-BR-OFF        
Bridge Program / Off-System subtotal ►  $                     -    $                    -    $                      -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Bridge Program / On-System (NHS)          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On      $                       -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On      $                       -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On      $                       -    
Bridge Program / On-System (NHS) subtotal ►  $                     -    $                    -    $                      -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Bridge Program / On-System (Non-NHS)          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / On-System (Non-NHS)      $                       -  $                    -    $                       -    
Bridge Program / On-System (Non-NHS) subtotal ►  $                     -    $                    -    $                      -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Bridge Program / Systematic Maintenance          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region        NHPP-On    $                    -    $                       -    
Bridge Program / Systematic Maintenance subtotal ►  $                     -    $                    -    $                      -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Interstate Pavement          
  Interstate Pavement 608219 Boston Region Multiple READING- WAKEFIELD- RESURFACING AND RLATED WORK ON I-95 4 NHPP  $          4,123,392  $         3,711,053  $               412,339  
Insterstate Pavement subtotal ►  $        4,123,392  $       3,711,053  $            412,339 ◄ 90% Federal + 10% Non-Federal
►Non-Interstate Pavement          
  Non-Interstate Pavement 608468 Boston Region Multiple PEABODY- DANVERS- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 1 4 NHPP  $         11,628,900  $         9,303,120  $            2,325,780  
  Non-Interstate Pavement 608493 Boston Region Topsfield TOPSFIELD- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 1 4 NHPP  $          9,086,000  $         7,268,800  $            1,817,200  
  Non-Interstate Pavement 608467 Boston Region Marlborough MARLBOROUGH- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 20 3 NHPP  $         14,358,240  $        12,922,416  $            1,435,824    
  Non-Interstate Pavement 608587 Boston Region Dedham DEDHAM- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 109 6 NHPP  $          5,525,503  $         4,420,402  $            1,105,101  
Non-Interstate Pavement subtotal ►  $      40,598,643  $     33,914,738  $         6,683,905 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
► Roadway Improvements          
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
Roadway Improvements subtotal ►  $                     -    $                    -    $                      -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
► Safety Improvements          
  Safety Improvements 608206 Boston Region Multiple CHELSEA TO DANVERS- GUIDE AND TRAFFIC SIGN REPLACEMENT ON A SECTION OF US ROUTE 1 4 NHPP  $          7,195,084  $         6,475,576  $               719,508  
  Safety Improvements 608205 Boston Region Multiple READING TO LYNNFIELD- GUIDE AND TRAFFIC SIGN REPLACEMENT ON A SECTION OF I-95 (SR 128) 4 NHPP  $          4,513,288  $         4,061,959  $               451,329  
  Safety Improvements 608608 Boston Region Braintree BRAINTREE- HIGHWAY LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS AT I-93/ROUTE 3 INTERCHANGE 6 NHPP  $          7,008,503  $         6,307,653  $               700,850  
Safety Improvements subtotal ►  $      18,716,875  $     16,845,188  $         1,871,688 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 2B / State Prioritized Modernization Projects
► ADA Retrofits          
  ADA Retrofits   Boston Region   ADA Retrofits      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
  ADA Retrofits   Boston Region   ADA Retrofits      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
ADA Retrofits subtotal ►  $                     -    $                    -    $                      -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Intersection Improvements          
  Intersection Improvements 608755 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT MORTON STREET AND HARVARD STREET 6 HSIP  $          1,500,000  $         1,350,000  $               150,000  
  Intersection Improvements 607249 Boston Region Sudbury  SUDBURY- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS @ ROUTE 20 & LANDHAM ROAD 3 HSIP  $          2,152,521  $         1,937,269  $               215,252  
Intersection Improvements subtotal ►  $        3,652,521  $       3,287,269  $            365,252 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Intelligent Transportation Systems          
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
Intelligent Transportation System subtotal ►  $                     -    $                    -    $                      -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Roadway Reconstruction          
  Roadway Reconstruction   Boston Region   Roadway Reconstruction      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
  Roadway Reconstruction   Boston Region   Roadway Reconstruction      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
  Roadway Reconstruction   Boston Region   Roadway Reconstruction      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
  Roadway Reconstruction   Boston Region   Roadway Reconstruction      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
Roadway Reconstruction subtotal ►  $                     -    $                    -    $                      -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 2C / State Prioritized Expansion Projects
►Bicycles and Pedestrians          
  Bicycles and Pedestrians 606223 Boston Region Multiple ACTON- CONCORD- BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDES REPLACING BRIDGE C-19-037, RAIL TRAIL OVER NASHOBA BROOK, NEW BRIDGE C-19-039, RAIL TRAIL OVER ROUTE 2 & NEW CULVERT C-19-040, ROUTE 2 OVER WILDLIFE CROSSING (PHASE II-B) 4 CMAQ  $          9,196,638  $         7,357,311  $            1,839,328 Construction / PSAC score 31.5 
  Bicycles and Pedestrians 606316 Boston Region Multiple BROOKLINE- PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE REHABILITATION, B-27-016, OVER MBTA OFF CARLTON STREET 6 CMAQ  $          2,939,404  $         2,351,523  $               587,881 Construction / Total Project Cost $ $3,690,510
 w/ additional funding from earmark at $751,106
  Bicycles and Pedestrians   Boston Region   Bicycles and Pedestrians      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
Bicycles and Pedestrians subtotal ►  $      12,136,042  $       9,708,834  $         2,427,208 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Capacity          
  Capacity   Boston Region   Capacity      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
  Capacity   Boston Region   Capacity      $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
Capacity subtotal ►  $                     -    $                    -    $                      -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 3 / Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs
►Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs          
  Earmark Discretionary BN0008 Boston Region Newburyport Parker River National Wildlife Refuge - Replace Hellcat Trail Boardwalk 4 Other FA  $          1,200,000  $            960,000  $               240,000  
      Boston Region   ABP GANS Repayment  Multiple    $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
      Boston Region   ABP GANS Repayment  Multiple    $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
      Boston Region   Metropolitan Planning Multiple    $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
      Boston Region   Metropolitan Planning Multiple    $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
      Boston Region   State Planning and Research Work Program I, (SPR I), Planning Multiple    $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
      Boston Region   State Planning and Research Work Program II,  (SPR II), Research Multiple    $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
      Boston Region   Railroad Crossings Multiple    $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
      Boston Region   Railroad Crossings Multiple    $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
      Boston Region   Recreational Trails Multiple    $                     -    $                    -    $                       -    
Other Statewide Items subtotal ►  $        1,200,000  $          960,000  $            240,000 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 4 / Non-Federally Aided Projects
►Non-Federally Aided Projects          
  Non Federal Aid   Boston Region   Non-Federal Aid      $                     -      $                       -    
  Non-Federally Aided Projects   Boston Region   Non-Federal Aid      $                     -      $                       -    
Non-Federal Aid subtotal►  $                     -      $                      -   ◄100% Non-Federal
2019 Summary TIP Section 1 - 3: ▼ TIP Section 4: ▼ Total of All Projects ▼    
Total ►  $    194,108,098  $                    -    $     194,108,098 ◄ Total Spending in Region
Federal Funds ►  $    159,855,895    $     159,855,895 ◄ Total Federal Spending in Region
Non-Federal Funds ►  $      34,252,202  $                    -    $       34,252,202 ◄ Total Non-Federal Spending in Region
701 CMR 7.00 Use of Road Flaggers and Police Details on Public Works Projects / 701 CMR 7.00 (the Regulation) was promulgated and became law on October 3, 2008.  Under this Regulation, the CMR is applicable to any Public works Project that is performed within the limits of, or that impact traffic on, any Public Road.  The Municipal Limitation referenced in this Regulation is applicable only to projects where the Municipality is the Awarding Authority.  For all projects contained in the TIP, the Commonwealth is the Awarding Authority.  Therefore, all projects must be considered and implemented in accordance with 701 CMR 7.00, and the Road Flagger and Police Detail Guidelines. By placing a project on the TIP, the Municipality acknowledges that 701 CMR 7.00 is applicable to its project and design and construction will be fully compliant with this Regulation.   This information, and additional information relative to guidance and implementation of the Regulation can be found at the following link on the MassDOT Highway Division website:  http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/flaggers/main.aspx

 

2020 Boston Region Transportation Improvement Program      
     
Amendment /
Adjustment Type ▼
STIP                             Program ▼ MassDOT Project ID Metropolitan Planning Organization ▼ Municipality Name ▼ MassDOT                                                                                                              Project                                                                                               Description MassDOT  District Funding                       Source Total Programmed                Funds Federal                    Funds Non-Federal                        Funds Additional Information ▼                                   Present information as follows, if applicable: a) Planning / Design / or Construction; b) total project cost and funding sources used; c) advance construction status; d) MPO project score; e) name of entity receiving a transfer; f) name of entity paying the non-state non-federal match; g) earmark details; h) TAP project proponent; i) other information
►Section 1A / Regionally Prioritized Projects
►Regionally Prioritized Projects          
  Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs 1570 Boston Region Multiple GREEN LINE EXTENSION PROJECT- EXTENSION TO COLLEGE AVENUE WITH THE UNION SQUARE SPUR 6 CMAQ  $                  20,031,200  $              16,024,960  $         4,006,240 Construction; STP+CMAQ+Section 5309 (Transit) Total MPO Contribution = $190,000,000; AC Yr 5 of 6; funding flexed to FTA; match provided by local contributions
  Roadway Reconstruction 606635 Boston Region Multiple NEEDHAM-NEWTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF HIGHLAND AVENUE, NEEDHAM STREET & CHARLES RIVER BRIDGE, N-04-002, FROM WEBSTER STREET (NEEDHAM) TO REOUT 9 (NEWTON) 6 HSIP  $                   3,044,110  $                2,739,699  $            304,411 Construction; CMAQ+HSIP+TAP+STP Total Cost = $26,883,332; AC Yr 1 of 2; MPO Evaluation Score = 75
  Roadway Reconstruction 606635 Boston Region Multiple NEEDHAM-NEWTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF HIGHLAND AVENUE, NEEDHAM STREET & CHARLES RIVER BRIDGE, N-04-002, FROM WEBSTER STREET (NEEDHAM) TO REOUT 9 (NEWTON) 6 STP  $                  10,397,556  $                8,318,045  $         2,079,511 Construction; CMAQ+HSIP+TAP+STP Total Cost = $26,883,332; AC Yr 1 of 2; MPO Evaluation Score = 75
  Roadway Reconstruction 606043 Boston Region Hopkinton HOPKINTON- SIGNAL & INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ON ROUTE 135 3 CMAQ  $                   2,365,425  $                1,892,340  $            473,085 Construction; CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $8,264,619
  Roadway Reconstruction 606043 Boston Region Hopkinton HOPKINTON- SIGNAL & INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ON ROUTE 135 3 STP  $                   5,899,194  $                4,719,355  $         1,179,839 Construction; CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $8,264,619
  Roadway Reconstruction 607652 Boston Region Everett EVERETT- RECONSTRUCTION OF FERRY STREET, SOUTH FERRY STREET AND A PORTION OF ELM STREET 4 CMAQ  $                   1,884,270  $                1,507,416  $            376,854 Cosntruction; CMAQ+STP+HSIP+TAP Total Cost = $16,764,338; MPO Evaluation Score = 73
  Roadway Reconstruction 607652 Boston Region Everett EVERETT- RECONSTRUCTION OF FERRY STREET, SOUTH FERRY STREET AND A PORTION OF ELM STREET 4 HSIP  $                   1,050,296  $                   945,266  $            105,030 Cosntruction; CMAQ+STP+HSIP+TAP Total Cost = $16,764,338; MPO Evaluation Score = 73
  Roadway Reconstruction 607652 Boston Region Everett EVERETT- RECONSTRUCTION OF FERRY STREET, SOUTH FERRY STREET AND A PORTION OF ELM STREET 4 STP  $                  13,105,360  $              10,484,288  $         2,621,072 Cosntruction; CMAQ+STP+HSIP+TAP Total Cost = $16,764,338; MPO Evaluation Score = 73
  Roadway Reconstruction 607652 Boston Region Everett EVERETT- RECONSTRUCTION OF FERRY STREET, SOUTH FERRY STREET AND A PORTION OF ELM STREET 4 TAP  $                      724,412  $                   579,530  $            144,882 Cosntruction; CMAQ+STP+HSIP+TAP Total Cost = $16,764,338; MPO Evaluation Score = 73; TAP Proponent = Everett
  Roadway Reconstruction 602077 Boston Region Lynn LYNN- RECONSTRUCTION ON ROUTE 129 (LYNNFIELD STREET), FROM GREAT WOODS ROAD TO WYOMA SQUARE  4 CMAQ  $                   1,000,000  $                   800,000  $            200,000 Construction; CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $4,579,576; MPO Evaluation Score = 38
  Roadway Reconstruction 602077 Boston Region Lynn LYNN- RECONSTRUCTION ON ROUTE 129 (LYNNFIELD STREET), FROM GREAT WOODS ROAD TO WYOMA SQUARE  4 STP  $                   3,579,576  $                2,863,661  $            715,915 Construction; CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $4,579,576; MPO Evaluation Score = 38
  Roadway Reconstruction 606226 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE 6 STP  $                   7,000,000  $                5,600,000  $         1,400,000 Construction; NHPP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $152,000,000; AC Yr 1 of 5; Total funding in this TIP = $116,626,515; MPO Evaluation Score = 59
  Roadway Reconstruction 604123 Boston Region Ashland ASHLAND- RECONSTRUCTION ON ROUTE 126 (POND STREET), FROM THE FRAMINGHAM T.L. TO THE HOLLISTON T.L. 3 CMAQ  $                   1,000,000  $                   800,000  $            200,000 Construction; STP+CMAQ+TAP Total Cost = $14,094,251; MPO Evaluation Score = 54
  Roadway Reconstruction 604123 Boston Region Ashland ASHLAND- RECONSTRUCTION ON ROUTE 126 (POND STREET), FROM THE FRAMINGHAM T.L. TO THE HOLLISTON T.L. 3 STP  $                  10,987,770  $                8,790,216  $         2,197,554 Construction; STP+CMAQ+TAP Total Cost = $14,094,251; MPO Evaluation Score = 54
  Roadway Reconstruction 604123 Boston Region Ashland ASHLAND- RECONSTRUCTION ON ROUTE 126 (POND STREET), FROM THE FRAMINGHAM T.L. TO THE HOLLISTON T.L. 3 TAP  $                   2,106,481  $                1,685,185  $            421,296 Construction; STP+CMAQ+TAP Total Cost = $14,094,251; MPO Evaluation Score = 54; TAP Proponent = MassDOT
  Roadway Reconstruction 602261 Boston Region Walpole WALPOLE- RECONSTRUCTION ON ROUTE 1A (MAIN STREET), FROM THE NORWOOD T.L. TO ROUTE 27, INCLUDES W-03-024 OVER THE NEPONSET RIVER 5 CMAQ  $                   1,000,000  $                   800,000  $            200,000 Construction; STP+CMAQ+TAP Total Cost = $16,749,233; MPO Evaluation Score = 51
  Roadway Reconstruction 602261 Boston Region Walpole WALPOLE- RECONSTRUCTION ON ROUTE 1A (MAIN STREET), FROM THE NORWOOD T.L. TO ROUTE 27, INCLUDES W-03-024 OVER THE NEPONSET RIVER 5 STP  $                  13,890,796  $              11,112,637  $         2,778,159 Construction; STP+CMAQ+TAP Total Cost = $16,749,233; MPO Evaluation Score = 51
  Roadway Reconstruction 602261 Boston Region Walpole WALPOLE- RECONSTRUCTION ON ROUTE 1A (MAIN STREET), FROM THE NORWOOD T.L. TO ROUTE 27, INCLUDES W-03-024 OVER THE NEPONSET RIVER 5 TAP  $                   1,858,437  $                1,486,750  $            371,687 Construction; STP+CMAQ+TAP Total Cost = $16,749,233; MPO Evaluation Score = 51; TAP Proponent = MassDOT
  Roadway Reconstruction 608275 Boston Region Malden MALDEN - EXHANGE STREET DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 4 CMAQ  $                   1,000,000  $                   800,000  $            200,000 Construction; CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $1,553,760; MPO Evaluation Score = 59
  Roadway Reconstruction 608275 Boston Region Malden MALDEN - EXHANGE STREET DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 4 STP  $                      553,760  $                   443,008  $            110,752 Construction; CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $1,553,760; MPO Evaluation Score = 59
Regionally Prioritized Projects subtotal ►  $             102,478,643  $           82,392,355  $    20,086,288 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Section 1A / Fiscal Constraint Analysis        
Total Regional Federal Aid Funds Programmed ►  $             102,478,643  $         102,478,656 ◄Total Budget  $             13 Target Funds Available
Section 1A instructions: MPO Template Name) Choose Regional Name from dropdown list to populate header and MPO column; Column C) Enter ID from ProjectInfo; Column E) Choose Municipality Name from dropdown list; Column H) Choose the Funding Source being used for the project - if multiple funding sources are being used enter multiple lines; Column I) Enter the total amount of funds being programmed in this fiscal year and for each funding source; Column J) Federal funds autocalculates. Please verify the amount and only change if needed for flex. Column K) Non-federal funds autocalculates. Please verify the split/match - if matching an FTA flex, coordinate with Rail & Transit Division before programming; Column L) Enter Additional Information as described - please do not use any other format. STP programmed ►  $               65,414,012  $           52,331,210 STP  
HSIP programmed ►  $                 4,094,406  $             3,684,965 HSIP  
CMAQ programmed ►  $               28,280,895  $           22,624,716 CMAQ  
TAP programmed ►  $                 4,689,330  $             3,751,464 TAP  
       
►Section 1B / Earmark or Discretionary Grant Funded Projects
►Other Federal Aid          
      Boston Region   Other Federal Aid   HPP  $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   Other Federal Aid   HPP  $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
Other Federal Aid subtotal ►  $                              -    $                          -    $                   -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
 
►Section 2A / State Prioritized Reliability Projects
►Bridge Program / Inspections          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Inspection      $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
Bridge Program / Inspections subtotal ►  $                              -    $                          -    $                   -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Bridge Program / Off-System          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                                -  $                           -    $                    -    
Bridge Program / Off-System subtotal ►  $                              -    $                          -    $                   -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Bridge Program / On-System (NHS)          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On        
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On        
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On        
Bridge Program / On-System (NHS) subtotal ►  $                              -    $                          -    $                   -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Bridge Program / On-System (Non-NHS)          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-Off    $                           -    $                    -    
Bridge Program / On-System (Non-NHS) subtotal ►  $                              -    $                          -    $                   -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Bridge Program / Systematic Maintenance          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Systematic Maintenance      $                                -  $                           -    $                    -    
Bridge Program / Systematic Maintenance subtotal ►  $                              -    $                          -    $                   -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Interstate Pavement          
  Interstate Pavement 608208 Boston Region Multiple QUINCY- MILTON- BOSTON INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE AND RELATED WORK ON I-93 6 NHPP  $                  24,264,576  $              21,838,118  $         2,426,458  
Insterstate Pavement subtotal ►  $               24,264,576  $           21,838,118  $      2,426,458 ◄ 90% Federal + 10% Non-Federal
►Non-Interstate Pavement          
  Non-Interstate Pavement 609101 Boston Region Peabody PEABODY- PAVEMENT PRESERVATION AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 128 4 NHPP  $                   4,712,448  $                3,769,958  $            942,490  
  Non-Interstate Pavement 608480 Boston Region Multiple FOXBOROUGH- WALPOLE- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON US ROUTE 1 5 NHPP  $                   8,036,933  $                6,429,546  $         1,607,387  
  Non-Interstate Pavement 608482 Boston Region Multiple CAMBRIDGE- SOMERVILLE- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 28 6 NHPP  $                   8,541,312  $                6,833,050  $         1,708,262    
  Non-Interstate Pavement 608484 Boston Region Multiple CANTON- MILTON- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 138 6 NHPP  $                  17,941,664  $              14,353,331  $         3,588,333  
Non-Interstate Pavement subtotal ►  $               39,232,357  $           31,385,886  $      7,846,471 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
► Roadway Improvements          
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
Roadway Improvements subtotal ►  $                              -    $                          -    $                   -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
► Safety Improvements          
  Safety Improvements 608608 Boston Region Braintree BRAINTREE- HIGHWAY LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS AT I-93/ROUTE 3 INTERCHANGE 6 NHPP  $                   2,688,726  $                2,419,853  $            268,873  
  Safety Improvements 608611 Boston Region Multiple CANTON- MILTON- RANDOLPH- REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE HIGHWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM AT THE ROUTE 24/ROUTE 1/I-93 INTERCHANGE 6 NHPP  $                   9,434,070  $                8,490,663  $            943,407  
  Safety Improvements   Boston Region       NHPP        
Safety Improvements subtotal ►  $               12,122,796  $           10,910,516  $      1,212,280 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 2B / State Prioritized Modernization Projects
► ADA Retrofits          
  ADA Retrofits   Boston Region   ADA Retrofits      $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
  ADA Retrofits   Boston Region   ADA Retrofits      $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
ADA Retrofits subtotal ►  $                              -    $                          -    $                   -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Intersection Improvements          
  Intersection Improvements 608562 Boston Region Somerville SOMERVILLE- SIGNAL AND INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT ON I-93 AT MYSTIC AVENUE AND MCGRATH HIGHWAY (TOP 200 CRASH LOCATION) 4 HSIP  $                   5,000,000  $                4,500,000  $            500,000  
  Intersection Improvements 607342 Boston Region Milton MILTON- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS @ ROUTE 28 (RANDOLPH AVENUE) & CHICKATAWBUT ROAD 6 HSIP  $                   1,531,200  $                1,378,080  $            153,120  
  Intersection Improvements 607759 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE VFW PARKWAY & SPRING STREET 6 HSIP  $                      974,815  $                   877,334  $             97,482  
  Intersection Improvements   Boston Region       HSIP        
  Intersection Improvements   Boston Region       HSIP        
Intersection Improvements subtotal ►  $                 7,506,015  $             6,755,414  $         750,602 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Intelligent Transportation Systems          
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
Intelligent Transportation System subtotal ►  $                              -    $                          -    $                   -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Roadway Reconstruction          
  Roadway Reconstruction 608835 Boston Region Medford  MEDFORD- IMPROVEMENTS AT BROOKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SRTS) 4 TAP  $                   1,200,000  $                   960,000  $            240,000  
  Roadway Reconstruction 608743 Boston Region Salem  SALEM- IMPROVEMENTS AT BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SRTS) 4 TAP  $                      937,500  $                   750,000  $            187,500  
Roadway Reconstruction 608791 Boston Region Winchester  WINCHESTER- IMPROVEMENTS AT VINSON-OWEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SRTS) 4 TAP  $                   1,666,200  $                1,332,960  $            333,240  
Roadway Reconstruction subtotal ►  $                 3,803,700  $             3,042,960  $         760,740 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 2C / State Prioritized Expansion Projects
►Bicycles and Pedestrians          
  Bicycles and Pedestrians 607888 Boston Region Multiple BOSTON- BROOKLINE- MULTI-USE PATH CONSTRUCTION ON NEW FENWAY  6 CMAQ  $                   1,770,722  $                1,416,578  $            354,144 Construction / PSAC score 41
Bicycles and Pedestrians subtotal ►  $                 1,770,722  $             1,416,578  $         354,144 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Capacity          
  Capacity   Boston Region   Capacity      $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
  Capacity   Boston Region   Capacity      $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
Capacity subtotal ►  $                              -    $                          -    $                   -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 3 / Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs
►Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs          
      Boston Region   ABP GANS Repayment  Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   ABP GANS Repayment  Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   Metropolitan Planning Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   Metropolitan Planning Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   State Planning and Research Work Program I, (SPR I), Planning Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   State Planning and Research Work Program II,  (SPR II), Research Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   Railroad Crossings Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   Railroad Crossings Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
      Boston Region   Recreational Trails Multiple    $                              -    $                           -    $                    -    
Other Statewide Items subtotal ►  $                              -    $                          -    $                   -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 4 / Non-Federally Aided Projects
►Non-Federally Aided Projects          
  Non Federal Aid   Boston Region   Non-Federal Aid      $                              -      $                    -    
  Non-Federally Aided Projects   Boston Region   Non-Federal Aid      $                              -      $                    -    
Non-Federal Aid subtotal►  $                              -      $                   -   ◄100% Non-Federal
2020 Summary TIP Section 1 - 3: ▼ TIP Section 4: ▼ Total of All Projects ▼    
Total ►  $             191,178,809  $                          -    $  191,178,809 ◄ Total Spending in Region
Federal Funds ►  $             157,741,827    $  157,741,827 ◄ Total Federal Spending in Region
Non-Federal Funds ►  $               33,436,983  $                          -    $    33,436,983 ◄ Total Non-Federal Spending in Region
701 CMR 7.00 Use of Road Flaggers and Police Details on Public Works Projects / 701 CMR 7.00 (the Regulation) was promulgated and became law on October 3, 2008.  Under this Regulation, the CMR is applicable to any Public works Project that is performed within the limits of, or that impact traffic on, any Public Road.  The Municipal Limitation referenced in this Regulation is applicable only to projects where the Municipality is the Awarding Authority.  For all projects contained in the TIP, the Commonwealth is the Awarding Authority.  Therefore, all projects must be considered and implemented in accordance with 701 CMR 7.00, and the Road Flagger and Police Detail Guidelines. By placing a project on the TIP, the Municipality acknowledges that 701 CMR 7.00 is applicable to its project and design and construction will be fully compliant with this Regulation.   This information, and additional information relative to guidance and implementation of the Regulation can be found at the following link on the MassDOT Highway Division website:  http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/flaggers/main.aspx

 

 

2021 Boston Region Transportation Improvement Program      
     
Amendment /
Adjustment Type ▼
STIP                             Program ▼ MassDOT Project ID Metropolitan Planning Organization ▼ Municipality Name ▼ MassDOT                                                                                                              Project                                                                                               Description MassDOT  District Funding                       Source Total Programmed                Funds Federal                    Funds Non-Federal                        Funds Additional Information ▼                                   Present information as follows, if applicable: a) Planning / Design / or Construction; b) total project cost and funding sources used; c) advance construction status; d) MPO project score; e) name of entity receiving a transfer; f) name of entity paying the non-state non-federal match; g) earmark details; h) TAP project proponent; i) other information
►Section 1A / Regionally Prioritized Projects
►Regionally Prioritized Projects          
  Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs 1570 Boston Region Multiple GREEN LINE EXTENSION PROJECT- EXTENSION TO COLLEGE AVENUE WITH THE UNION SQUARE SPUR 6 CMAQ  $           29,100,000  $         23,280,000  $           5,820,000 Construction; STP+CMAQ+Section 5309 (Transit) Total MPO Contribution = $190,000,000; AC Yr 6 of 6; funding flexed to FTA; match provided by local
contributions
  Roadway Reconstruction 606453 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- IMPROVEMENTS ON BOYLSTON STREET, FROM INTERSECTION OF BROOKLINE AVENUE & PARK DRIVE TO IPSWICH STREET  6 CMAQ  $             1,000,000  $             800,000  $              200,000 Construction; CMAQ+TAP+STP Total Cost = $8,542,892; MPO Evaluation Score = 58
  Roadway Reconstruction 606453 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- IMPROVEMENTS ON BOYLSTON STREET, FROM INTERSECTION OF BROOKLINE AVENUE & PARK DRIVE TO IPSWICH STREET  6 STP  $               812,432  $             649,946  $              162,486 Construction; CMAQ+TAP+STP Total Cost = $8,542,892; MPO Evaluation Score = 58
  Roadway Reconstruction 606453 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- IMPROVEMENTS ON BOYLSTON STREET, FROM INTERSECTION OF BROOKLINE AVENUE & PARK DRIVE TO IPSWICH STREET  6 TAP  $             6,730,460  $          5,384,368  $           1,346,092 Construction; CMAQ+TAP+STP Total Cost = $8,542,892; MPO Evaluation Score = 58; TAP Proponent = Boston
  Roadway Reconstruction 606226 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE 6 NHPP  $           11,207,439  $          8,965,951  $           2,241,488 Construction; NHPP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $152,000,000; AC Yr 2 of 5; Total funding in this TIP = $116,626,515; TAP Proponent = Boston; MPO Evaluation Score = 59
  Roadway Reconstruction 606226 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE 6 STP  $             1,922,546  $          1,538,037  $              384,509 Construction; NHPP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $152,000,000; AC Yr 2 of 5; Total funding in this TIP = $116,626,515; TAP Proponent = Boston; MPO Evaluation Score = 59
  Roadway Reconstruction 606226 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE 6 TAP  $           14,050,761  $         11,240,609  $           2,810,152 Construction; NHPP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $152,000,000; AC Yr 2 of 5; Total funding in this TIP = $116,626,515; TAP Proponent = Boston; MPO Evaluation Score = 59; TAP Proponent = Boston
  Bridge Program 604996 Boston Region Woburn WOBURN- BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, W-43-017, NEW BOSTON STREET OVER MBTA 4 STP  $           16,418,347  $         13,134,678  $           3,283,669 Construction; Total Cost = $16,418,347; MPO Evaluation Score = 55
  Roadway Reconstruction 608228 Boston Region Framingham FRAMINGHAM- RECONSTRUCTION OF UNION AVENUE, FROM PROCTOR STREET TO MAIN STREET 3 HSIP  $             1,000,000  $             900,000  $              100,000 Construction; STP+HSIP+TAP Total Cost = $9,124,364; MPO Evaluation Score = 58
  Roadway Reconstruction 608228 Boston Region Framingham FRAMINGHAM- RECONSTRUCTION OF UNION AVENUE, FROM PROCTOR STREET TO MAIN STREET 3 STP  $             1,006,391  $             805,113  $              201,278 Construction; STP+HSIP+TAP Total Cost = $9,124,364; MPO Evaluation Score = 58
  Roadway Reconstruction 608228 Boston Region Framingham FRAMINGHAM- RECONSTRUCTION OF UNION AVENUE, FROM PROCTOR STREET TO MAIN STREET 3 TAP  $             7,117,973  $          5,694,378  $           1,423,595 Construction; STP+HSIP+TAP Total Cost = $9,124,364; MPO Evaluation Score = 58; TAP Proponent = Framingham
  Roadway Reconstruction 606501 Boston Region Holbrook HOLBROOK- RECONSTRUCTION OF UNION STREET (ROUTE 139), FROM LINFIELD STREET TO CENTRE STREET/WATER STREET 5 STP  $               468,830  $             375,064  $               93,766 Construction; TAP+STP+Earmark Total Cost = $757,918; MPO Evaluation Score = 45
  Roadway Reconstruction 606501 Boston Region Holbrook HOLBROOK- RECONSTRUCTION OF UNION STREET (ROUTE 139), FROM LINFIELD STREET TO CENTRE STREET/WATER STREET 5 TAP  $               289,088  $             231,270  $               57,818 Construction; TAP+STP+Earmark Total Cost = $757,918; MPO Evaluation Score = 45; TAP Proponent = Holbrook
  Roadway Reconstruction 601607 Boston Region Hull HULL- RECONSTRUCTION OF ATLANTIC AVENUE AND RELATED WORK FROM NANTASKET AVENUE TO COHASSET TOWN LINE  5 STP  $             6,651,674  $          5,321,339  $           1,330,335 Construction; Total Cost = $6,651,674; MPO Evaluation Score = 44
  Intersection Improvements 606130 Boston Region Norwood NORWOOD- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS @ ROUTE 1A & UPLAND ROAD/WASHINGTON STREET & PROSPECT STREET/FULTON STREET 5 CMAQ  $             1,000,000  $             800,000  $              200,000 Construction; CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $3,936,781; MPO Evaluation Score = 53
  Intersection Improvements 606130 Boston Region Norwood NORWOOD- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS @ ROUTE 1A & UPLAND ROAD/WASHINGTON STREET & PROSPECT STREET/FULTON STREET 5 STP  $             2,936,781  $          2,349,425  $              587,356 Construction; CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $3,936,781; MPO Evaluation Score = 53
  Roadway Reconstruction 608146 Boston Region Boston MARBLEHEAD- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT PLEASANT STREET & VILLAGE, VINE AND CROSS STREETS   4 STP  $               726,570  $             581,256  $              145,314 Construction; STP Total Cost = $726,570; MPO Evaluation Score = 40
  Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs BN0009 Boston Region Multiple COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM N/A CMAQ  $             2,000,000  $          1,600,000  $              400,000 Planning, Design, or Construction; Set Aside for LRTP Clean Air and Mobility Program
Regionally Prioritized Projects subtotal ►  $      104,439,292  $      83,651,434  $      20,787,858 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Section 1A / Fiscal Constraint Analysis        
Total Regional Federal Aid Funds Programmed ►  $      104,439,292  $    104,552,877 ◄Total Budget  $    113,585 Target Funds Available
Section 1A instructions: MPO Template Name) Choose Regional Name from dropdown list to populate header and MPO column; Column C) Enter ID from ProjectInfo; Column E) Choose Municipality Name from dropdown list; Column H) Choose the Funding Source being used for the project - if multiple funding sources are being used enter multiple lines; Column I) Enter the total amount of funds being programmed in this fiscal year and for each funding source; Column J) Federal funds autocalculates. Please verify the amount and only change if needed for flex. Column K) Non-federal funds autocalculates. Please verify the split/match - if matching an FTA flex, coordinate with Rail & Transit Division before programming; Column L) Enter Additional Information as described - please do not use any other format. STP programmed ►  $        42,151,010  $      33,720,808 STP  
HSIP programmed ►  $          1,000,000  $           900,000 HSIP  
CMAQ programmed ►  $        33,100,000  $      26,480,000 CMAQ  
TAP programmed ►  $        28,188,282  $      22,550,626 TAP  
       
►Section 1B / Earmark or Discretionary Grant Funded Projects
►Other Federal Aid          
  Earmark Discretionary 606226 Boston Region Municipalities BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE 6 HPP  $               126,970  $             101,576  $               25,394 Demo ID MA183
  Earmark Discretionary 606226 Boston Region Municipalities BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE 6 HPP  $             8,451,960  $          6,761,568  $           1,690,392 Demo ID MA210
  Earmark Discretionary 606501 Boston Region Municipalities HOLBROOK- RECONSTRUCTION OF UNION STREET (ROUTE 139), FROM LINFIELD STREET TO CENTRE STREET/WATER STREET 5 HPP  $             1,527,250  $          1,221,800  $              305,450 Demo ID MA177
      Boston Region   Other Federal Aid   HPP  $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Other Federal Aid   HPP  $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
Other Federal Aid subtotal ►  $        10,106,180  $        8,084,944  $        2,021,236 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
 
►Section 2A / State Prioritized Reliability Projects
►Bridge Program / Inspections          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Inspection      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
Bridge Program / Inspections subtotal ►  $                       -    $                     -    $                     -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Bridge Program / Off-System          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       STP-BR-OFF      $                      -    
Bridge Program / Off-System subtotal ►  $                       -    $                     -    $                     -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Bridge Program / On-System (NHS)          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On        
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On        
Bridge Program / On-System (NHS) subtotal ►  $                       -    $                     -    $                     -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Bridge Program / On-System (Non-NHS)          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-Off    $                     -    $                      -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-Off    $                     -    $                      -    
Bridge Program / On-System (Non-NHS) subtotal ►  $                       -    $                     -    $                     -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Bridge Program / Systematic Maintenance          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On      $                      -    
Bridge Program / Systematic Maintenance subtotal ►  $                       -    $                     -    $                     -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Interstate Pavement          
  Interstate Pavement 608378 Boston Region Multiple DANVERS- TOPSFIELD- BOXFORD- ROWLEY- INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE AND RELATED WORK ON I-95 4 NHPP  $               582,400  $             524,160  $               58,240    
Insterstate Pavement subtotal ►  $             582,400  $           524,160  $             58,240 ◄ 90% Federal + 10% Non-Federal
►Non-Interstate Pavement          
  Non-Interstate Pavement 607477 Boston Region  Multiple LYNNFIELD- PEABODY- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 1 4 NHPP  $             7,424,560  $          5,939,648  $           1,484,912  
Non-Interstate Pavement subtotal ►  $          7,424,560  $        5,939,648  $        1,484,912 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
► Roadway Improvements          
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
Roadway Improvements subtotal ►  $                       -    $                     -    $                     -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
► Safety Improvements          
  Safety Improvements 609090 Boston Region Multiple BOSTON-MILTON-QUINCY- HIGHWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT ON I-93, FROM NEPONSET AVENUE TO THE BRAINTREE 6 NHPP  $             3,000,000  $          2,700,000  $              300,000  
  Safety Improvements   Boston Region Multiple     NHPP    $                     -    $                      -    
Safety Improvements subtotal ►  $          3,000,000  $        2,700,000  $           300,000 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 2B / State Prioritized Modernization Projects
► ADA Retrofits          
  ADA Retrofits   Boston Region   ADA Retrofits      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
  ADA Retrofits   Boston Region   ADA Retrofits      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
ADA Retrofits subtotal ►  $                       -    $                     -    $                     -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Intersection Improvements          
Intersection Improvements 607761 Boston Region Swampscott SWAMPSCOTT- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT SR 1A (PARADISE ROAD) AT SWAMPSCOTT MALL 4 HSIP  $             2,000,000  $          1,800,000  $              200,000  
  Intersection Improvements   Boston Region   Intersection Improvements      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
  Intersection Improvements   Boston Region   Intersection Improvements      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
  Intersection Improvements   Boston Region   Intersection Improvements      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
Intersection Improvements subtotal ►  $          2,000,000  $        1,800,000  $           200,000 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Intelligent Transportation Systems          
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
Intelligent Transportation System subtotal ►  $                       -    $                     -    $                     -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Roadway Reconstruction          
  Roadway Reconstruction 608911 Boston Region Belmont BELMONT- IMPROVEMENTS AT WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SRTS) 4 TAP  $             1,243,750  $             995,000  $              248,750  
  Roadway Reconstruction 607901 Boston Region Dedham  DEDHAM- PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ELM STREET & RUSTCRAFT ROAD CORRIDORS 6 CMAQ  $             3,230,597  $          2,584,478  $              646,119  
Roadway Reconstruction subtotal ►  $          4,474,347  $        3,579,478  $           894,869 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 2C / State Prioritized Expansion Projects
►Bicycles and Pedestrians          
  Bicycles and Pedestrians 607329 Boston Region Multiple WAKEFIELD- LYNNFIELD- RAIL TRAIL EXTENSION, FROM THE GALVIN MIDDLE SCHOOL TO LYNNFIELD/PEABODY T.L. 4 CMAQ  $           10,316,559  $          8,253,247  $           2,063,312 Construction / PSAC score 32.5
Bicycles and Pedestrians subtotal ►  $        10,316,559  $        8,253,247  $        2,063,312 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Capacity          
  Capacity   Boston Region   Capacity      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
  Capacity   Boston Region   Capacity      $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
Capacity subtotal ►  $                       -    $                     -    $                     -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 3 / Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs
►Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs          
      Boston Region   ABP GANS Repayment  Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   ABP GANS Repayment  Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Metropolitan Planning Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Metropolitan Planning Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   State Planning and Research Work Program I, (SPR I), Planning Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   State Planning and Research Work Program II,  (SPR II), Research Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Railroad Crossings Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Railroad Crossings Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Recreational Trails Multiple    $                       -    $                     -    $                      -    
Other Statewide Items subtotal ►  $                       -    $                     -    $                     -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 4 / Non-Federally Aided Projects
►Non-Federally Aided Projects          
  Non Federal Aid   Boston Region   Non-Federal Aid      $                       -      $                      -    
  Non-Federally Aided Projects   Boston Region   Non-Federal Aid      $                       -      $                      -    
Non-Federal Aid subtotal►  $                       -      $                     -   ◄100% Non-Federal
2021 Summary TIP Section 1 - 3: ▼ TIP Section 4: ▼ Total of All Projects ▼    
Total ►  $      142,343,338  $                     -    $    142,343,338 ◄ Total Spending in Region
Federal Funds ►  $      114,532,910    $    114,532,910 ◄ Total Federal Spending in Region
Non-Federal Funds ►  $        27,810,428  $                     -    $      27,810,428 ◄ Total Non-Federal Spending in Region
701 CMR 7.00 Use of Road Flaggers and Police Details on Public Works Projects / 701 CMR 7.00 (the Regulation) was promulgated and became law on October 3, 2008.  Under this Regulation, the CMR is applicable to any Public works Project that is performed within the limits of, or that impact traffic on, any Public Road.  The Municipal Limitation referenced in this Regulation is applicable only to projects where the Municipality is the Awarding Authority.  For all projects contained in the TIP, the Commonwealth is the Awarding Authority.  Therefore, all projects must be considered and implemented in accordance with 701 CMR 7.00, and the Road Flagger and Police Detail Guidelines. By placing a project on the TIP, the Municipality acknowledges that 701 CMR 7.00 is applicable to its project and design and construction will be fully compliant with this Regulation.   This information, and additional information relative to guidance and implementation of the Regulation can be found at the following link on the MassDOT Highway Division website:  http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/flaggers/main.aspx

 

 

2022 Boston Region Transportation Improvement Program      
     
Amendment /
Adjustment Type ▼
STIP                             Program ▼ MassDOT Project ID Metropolitan Planning Organization ▼ Municipality Name ▼ MassDOT                                                                                                              Project                                                                                               Description MassDOT  District Funding                       Source Total Programmed                Funds Federal                    Funds Non-Federal                        Funds Additional Information ▼                                   Present information as follows, if applicable: a) Planning / Design / or Construction; b) total project cost and funding sources used; c) advance construction status; d) MPO project score; e) name of entity receiving a transfer; f) name of entity paying the non-state non-federal match; g) earmark details; h) TAP project proponent; i) other information
►Section 1A / Regionally Prioritized Projects
►Regionally Prioritized Projects          
  Roadway Reconstruction 606226 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE 6 NHPP  $              14,664,180  $           11,731,344  $           2,932,836 Construction; NHPP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $152,000,000; AC Yr 3 of 5; Total funding in this TIP = $116,626,515; MPO Evaluation Score = 59
  Roadway Reconstruction 606226 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE 6 STP  $              26,498,598  $           21,198,878  $           5,299,720 Construction; NHPP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $152,000,000; AC Yr 3 of 5; Total funding in this TIP = $116,626,515; MPO Evaluation Score = 59
  Roadway Reconstruction 606226 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE 6 TAP  $                1,282,990  $             1,026,392  $              256,598 Construction; NHPP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $152,000,000; AC Yr 3 of 5; Total funding in this TIP = $116,626,515; MPO Evaluation Score = 59; TAP Proponent = Boston
  Intersection Improvements 605857 Boston Region Norwood NORWOOD- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS @ ROUTE 1 & UNIVERSITY AVENUE/EVERETT STREET  5 CMAQ  $                3,000,000  $             2,400,000  $              600,000 Construction; HSIP+CMAQ+STP+NHPP Total Cost = $9,166,410; MPO Evaluation Score = 55
  Intersection Improvements 605857 Boston Region Norwood NORWOOD- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS @ ROUTE 1 & UNIVERSITY AVENUE/EVERETT STREET  5 HSIP  $                  631,724  $                568,552  $               63,172 Construction; HSIP+CMAQ+STP+NHPP Total Cost = $9,166,410; MPO Evaluation Score = 55
  Intersection Improvements 605857 Boston Region Norwood NORWOOD- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS @ ROUTE 1 & UNIVERSITY AVENUE/EVERETT STREET  5 NHPP  $                2,873,029  $             2,298,423  $              574,606 Construction; HSIP+CMAQ+STP+NHPP Total Cost = $9,166,410; MPO Evaluation Score = 55
  Intersection Improvements 605857 Boston Region Norwood NORWOOD- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS @ ROUTE 1 & UNIVERSITY AVENUE/EVERETT STREET  5 STP  $                2,661,657  $             2,129,326  $              532,331 Construction; HSIP+CMAQ+STP+NHPP Total Cost = $9,166,410; MPO Evaluation Score = 55
  Bicycles and Pedestrians 607738 Boston Region Bedford BEDFORD- MINUTEMAN BIKEWAY EXTENSION, FROM LOOMIS STREET TO THE CONCORD T.L. 4 CMAQ  $                6,489,964  $             5,191,971  $           1,297,993 Construction; CMAQ+TAP Total Cost = $6,839,964; MPO Evaluation Score = 47
  Bicycles and Pedestrians 607738 Boston Region Bedford BEDFORD- MINUTEMAN BIKEWAY EXTENSION, FROM LOOMIS STREET TO THE CONCORD T.L. 4 TAP  $                  350,000  $                280,000  $               70,000 Construction; CMAQ+TAP Total Cost = $6,839,964; MPO Evaluation Score = 47; TAP Proponent = Bedford
  Bicycles and Pedestrians 608164 Boston Region Sudbury SUDBURY- BIKE PATH CONSTRUCTION (BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL) 3 CMAQ  $                9,184,778  $             7,347,822  $           1,836,956 Construction; CMAQ+TAP Total Cost = $9,684,778; MPO Evaluation Score = 40
  Bicycles and Pedestrians 608164 Boston Region Sudbury SUDBURY- BIKE PATH CONSTRUCTION (BRUCE FREEMAN RAIL TRAIL) 3 TAP  $                  500,000  $                400,000  $              100,000 Construction; CMAQ+TAP Total Cost = $9,684,778; MPO Evaluation Score = 40; TAP Proponent = Sudbury
  Roadway Reconstruction 607777 Boston Region Watertown WATERTOWN- REHABILITATION OF MOUNT AUBURN STREET (ROUTE 16) 6 CMAQ  $                1,000,000  $                800,000  $              200,000 Construction; HSIP+CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $13,701,100; MPO Evaluation Score = 75
  Roadway Reconstruction 607777 Boston Region Watertown WATERTOWN- REHABILITATION OF MOUNT AUBURN STREET (ROUTE 16) 6 HSIP  $                2,000,000  $             1,800,000  $              200,000 Construction; HSIP+CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $13,701,100; MPO Evaluation Score = 75
  Roadway Reconstruction 607777 Boston Region Watertown WATERTOWN- REHABILITATION OF MOUNT AUBURN STREET (ROUTE 16) 6 STP  $              10,701,100  $             8,560,880  $           2,140,220 Construction; HSIP+CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $13,701,100; MPO Evaluation Score = 75
  Roadway Reconstruction 608078 Boston Region Chelsea CHELSEA- RECONSTRUCTION ON BROADWAY (ROUTE 107), FROM CITY HALL AVENUE TO THE REVERE C.L. 6 CMAQ  $                1,000,000  $                800,000  $              200,000 Construction; CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $10,027,904; MPO Evaluation Score = 61
  Roadway Reconstruction 608078 Boston Region Chelsea CHELSEA- RECONSTRUCTION ON BROADWAY (ROUTE 107), FROM CITY HALL AVENUE TO THE REVERE C.L. 6 STP  $                9,027,904  $             7,222,323  $           1,805,581 Construction; CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $10,027,904; MPO Evaluation Score = 61
  Roadway Reconstruction 608229 Boston Region Acton ACTON- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT KELLEY'S CORNER, ROUTE 111 (MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE) AND ROUTE 27 (MAIN STREET) 3 CMAQ  $                3,000,000  $             2,400,000  $              600,000 Construction; CMAQ+TAP+STP Total Cost = $14,718,378; MPO Evaluation Score = 45
  Roadway Reconstruction 608229 Boston Region Acton ACTON- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT KELLEY'S CORNER, ROUTE 111 (MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE) AND ROUTE 27 (MAIN STREET) 3 STP  $              11,518,378  $             9,214,702  $           2,303,676 Construction; CMAQ+TAP+STP Total Cost = $14,718,378; MPO Evaluation Score = 45
  Roadway Reconstruction 608229 Boston Region Acton ACTON- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT KELLEY'S CORNER, ROUTE 111 (MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE) AND ROUTE 27 (MAIN STREET) 3 TAP  $                  200,000  $                160,000  $               40,000 Construction; CMAQ+TAP+STP Total Cost = $14,718,378; MPO Evaluation Score = 45; TAP project proponent = Acton
      Boston Region          $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
Regionally Prioritized Projects subtotal ►  $         106,584,302  $        85,530,614  $      21,053,688 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Section 1A / Fiscal Constraint Analysis        
Total Regional Federal Aid Funds Programmed ►  $         106,584,302  $      106,681,829 ◄Total Budget  $      97,527 Target Funds Available
Section 1A instructions: MPO Template Name) Choose Regional Name from dropdown list to populate header and MPO column; Column C) Enter ID from ProjectInfo; Column E) Choose Municipality Name from dropdown list; Column H) Choose the Funding Source being used for the project - if multiple funding sources are being used enter multiple lines; Column I) Enter the total amount of funds being programmed in this fiscal year and for each funding source; Column J) Federal funds autocalculates. Please verify the amount and only change if needed for flex. Column K) Non-federal funds autocalculates. Please verify the split/match - if matching an FTA flex, coordinate with Rail & Transit Division before programming; Column L) Enter Additional Information as described - please do not use any other format. STP programmed ►  $           77,944,846  $        62,355,877 STP  
HSIP programmed ►  $             2,631,724  $          2,368,552 HSIP  
CMAQ programmed ►  $           23,674,742  $        18,939,794 CMAQ  
TAP programmed ►  $             2,332,990  $          1,866,392 TAP  
       
►Section 1B / Earmark or Discretionary Grant Funded Projects
►Other Federal Aid          
      Boston Region   Other Federal Aid   HPP  $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Other Federal Aid   HPP  $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
Other Federal Aid subtotal ►  $                          -    $                       -    $                     -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
 
►Section 2A / State Prioritized Reliability Projects
►Bridge Program / Inspections          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Inspection      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Inspection      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
Bridge Program / Inspections subtotal ►  $                          -    $                       -    $                     -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Bridge Program / Off-System          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                            -  $                        -    $                      -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                            -  $                        -    $                      -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                            -  $                        -    $                      -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                            -  $                        -    $                      -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                            -  $                        -    $                      -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                            -  $                        -    $                      -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                            -  $                        -    $                      -    
Bridge Program / Off-System subtotal ►  $                          -    $                       -    $                     -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Bridge Program / On-System (NHS)          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On        
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On        
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On        
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / On-System (NHS)      $                            -  $                        -    $                      -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / On-System (NHS)      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
Bridge Program / On-System (NHS) subtotal ►  $                          -    $                       -    $                     -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Bridge Program / On-System (Non-NHS)          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-Off    $                        -    $                      -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-Off    $                        -    $                      -    
Bridge Program / On-System (Non-NHS) subtotal ►  $                          -    $                       -    $                     -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Bridge Program / Systematic Maintenance          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On    $                        -    $                      -    
Bridge Program / Systematic Maintenance subtotal ►  $                          -    $                       -    $                     -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Interstate Pavement          
  Interstate Pavement 608210 Boston Region Multiple FOXBOROUGH- PLAINVILLE- WRENTHAM- FRANKLIN I.M. RESURFACING WORK ON I-495 5 NHPP  $              11,497,920  $           10,348,128  $           1,149,792  
Insterstate Pavement subtotal ►  $           11,497,920  $        10,348,128  $        1,149,792 ◄ 90% Federal + 10% Non-Federal
►Non-Interstate Pavement          
  Non-Interstate Pavement 608817 Boston Region Multiple SALEM- LYNN- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON RTE 107 4 NHPP  $                2,527,560  $             2,022,048  $              505,512  
  Non-Interstate Pavement 608498 Boston Region Multiple HINGHAM- WEYMOUTH- BRAINTREE- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 53 6 NHPP  $                7,929,600  $             6,343,680  $           1,585,920  
  Non-Interstate Pavement 608818 Boston Region DANVERS DANVERS- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 114 4 NHPP  $                1,850,240  $             1,480,192  $              370,048  
Non-Interstate Pavement subtotal ►  $           12,307,400  $          9,845,920  $        2,461,480 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
► Roadway Improvements          
  Roadway Improvements 608599 Boston Region Multiple CANTON- SHARON- FOXBOROUGH- NORWOOD-WALPOLE- STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ROUTE 1, ROUTE 1A & INTERSTATE 95 5 STP-TE  $                  526,235  $                420,988  $              105,247    
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
Roadway Improvements subtotal ►  $                526,235  $             420,988  $           105,247 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
► Safety Improvements          
  Safety Improvements   Boston Region   Safety Improvements      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  Safety Improvements   Boston Region   Safety Improvements      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  Safety Improvements   Boston Region   Safety Improvements      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  Safety Improvements   Boston Region   Safety Improvements      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  Safety Improvements   Boston Region   Safety Improvements      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  Safety Improvements   Boston Region   Safety Improvements      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
Safety Improvements subtotal ►  $                          -    $                       -    $                     -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 2B / State Prioritized Modernization Projects
► ADA Retrofits          
  ADA Retrofits   Boston Region   ADA Retrofits      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  ADA Retrofits   Boston Region   ADA Retrofits      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
ADA Retrofits subtotal ►  $                          -    $                       -    $                     -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Intersection Improvements          
Intersection Improvements 608567 Boston Region Peabody PEABODY- IMPROVEMENTS AT ROUTE 114 AT SYLVAN STREET, CROSS STREET, NORTHSHORE MALL, LORIS ROAD, ROUTE 128 INTERCHANGE AND ESQUIRE DRIVE 4 HSIP  $                3,200,000  $             2,880,000  $              320,000  
  Intersection Improvements 608569 Boston Region Quincy QUINCY- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT ROUTE 3A (SOUTHERN ARTERY) AND BROAD STREET 6 HSIP  $                4,000,000  $             3,600,000  $              400,000  
  Intersection Improvements 607748 Boston Region Acton  
ACTON- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS ON SR 2 & SR 111 (MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE) AT PIPER ROAD & TAYLOR ROAD
3 HSIP  $                  540,000  $                486,000  $               54,000  
Intersection Improvements subtotal ►  $             7,740,000  $          6,966,000  $           774,000 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Intelligent Transportation Systems          
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
Intelligent Transportation System subtotal ►  $                          -    $                       -    $                     -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Roadway Reconstruction          
  Roadway Reconstruction 607977 Boston Region Multiple  HOPKINTON- WESTBOROUGH- RECONSTRUCTION OF I-90/I-495 INTERCHANGE 3 NFP  $              27,500,000  $           22,000,000  $           5,500,000  
  Roadway Reconstruction 607977 Boston Region Multiple  HOPKINTON- WESTBOROUGH- RECONSTRUCTION OF I-90/I-495 INTERCHANGE 3 NHPP  $              12,233,939  $             9,787,151  $           2,446,788  
Roadway Reconstruction subtotal ►  $           39,733,939  $        31,787,151  $        7,946,788 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 2C / State Prioritized Expansion Projects
►Bicycles and Pedestrians          
  Bicycles and Pedestrians   Boston Region   Bicycles and Pedestrians      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  Bicycles and Pedestrians   Boston Region   Bicycles and Pedestrians      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  Bicycles and Pedestrians   Boston Region   Bicycles and Pedestrians      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
Bicycles and Pedestrians subtotal ►  $                          -    $                       -    $                     -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Capacity          
  Capacity   Boston Region   Capacity      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
  Capacity   Boston Region   Capacity      $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
Capacity subtotal ►  $                          -    $                       -    $                     -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 3 / Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs
►Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs          
      Boston Region   ABP GANS Repayment  Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   ABP GANS Repayment  Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Metropolitan Planning Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Metropolitan Planning Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   State Planning and Research Work Program I, (SPR I), Planning Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   State Planning and Research Work Program II,  (SPR II), Research Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Railroad Crossings Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Railroad Crossings Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
      Boston Region   Recreational Trails Multiple    $                          -    $                        -    $                      -    
Other Statewide Items subtotal ►  $                          -    $                       -    $                     -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 4 / Non-Federally Aided Projects
►Non-Federally Aided Projects          
  Non Federal Aid 607977 Boston Region Multiple  HOPKINTON- WESTBOROUGH- RECONSTRUCTION OF I-90/I-495 INTERCHANGE 3 NFA  $              18,112,483    $         18,112,483  
  Non-Federally Aided Projects   Boston Region   Non-Federal Aid      $                          -      $                      -    
Non-Federal Aid subtotal►  $           18,112,483    $      18,112,483 ◄100% Non-Federal
2022 Summary TIP Section 1 - 3: ▼ TIP Section 4: ▼ Total of All Projects ▼    
Total ►  $         178,389,796  $        18,112,483  $    196,502,279 ◄ Total Spending in Region
Federal Funds ►  $         144,898,801    $    144,898,801 ◄ Total Federal Spending in Region
Non-Federal Funds ►  $           33,490,995  $        18,112,483  $      51,603,478 ◄ Total Non-Federal Spending in Region
701 CMR 7.00 Use of Road Flaggers and Police Details on Public Works Projects / 701 CMR 7.00 (the Regulation) was promulgated and became law on October 3, 2008.  Under this Regulation, the CMR is applicable to any Public works Project that is performed within the limits of, or that impact traffic on, any Public Road.  The Municipal Limitation referenced in this Regulation is applicable only to projects where the Municipality is the Awarding Authority.  For all projects contained in the TIP, the Commonwealth is the Awarding Authority.  Therefore, all projects must be considered and implemented in accordance with 701 CMR 7.00, and the Road Flagger and Police Detail Guidelines. By placing a project on the TIP, the Municipality acknowledges that 701 CMR 7.00 is applicable to its project and design and construction will be fully compliant with this Regulation.   This information, and additional information relative to guidance and implementation of the Regulation can be found at the following link on the MassDOT Highway Division website:  http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/flaggers/main.aspx

 

2023 Boston Region Transportation Improvement Program      
     
Amendment /
Adjustment Type ▼
STIP                             Program ▼ MassDOT Project ID Metropolitan Planning Organization ▼ Municipality Name ▼ MassDOT                                                                                                              Project                                                                                               Description MassDOT  District Funding                       Source Total Programmed                Funds Federal                    Funds Non-Federal                        Funds Additional Information ▼                                   Present information as follows, if applicable: a) Planning / Design / or Construction; b) total project cost and funding sources used; c) advance construction status; d) MPO project score; e) name of entity receiving a transfer; f) name of entity paying the non-state non-federal match; g) earmark details; h) TAP project proponent; i) other information
►Section 1A / Regionally Prioritized Projects
►Regionally Prioritized Projects          
  Roadway Reconstruction 606226 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE 6 NHPP  $                       13,000,000  $                   10,400,000  $                    2,600,000 Construction; NHPP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $152,000,000; AC Yr 4 of 5; Total funding in this TIP = $116,626,515; MPO Evaluation Score = 59
  Roadway Reconstruction 606226 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE 6 STP  $                       26,000,000  $                   20,800,000  $                    5,200,000 Construction; NHPP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $152,000,000; AC Yr 4 of 5; Total funding in this TIP = $116,626,515; MPO Evaluation Score = 59
  Roadway Reconstruction 606226 Boston Region Boston BOSTON- RECONSTRUCTION OF RUTHERFORD AVENUE, FROM CITY SQUARE TO SULLIVAN SQUARE 6 TAP  $                         1,000,000  $                        800,000  $                       200,000 Construction; NHPP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $152,000,000; AC Yr 4 of 5; Total funding in this TIP = $116,626,515; MPO Evaluation Score = 59; TAP Proponent = Boston
  Roadway Reconstruction 608348 Boston Region Beverly BEVERLY - RECONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE STREET 4 CMAQ  $                         3,000,000  $                     2,400,000  $                       600,000 Construction; CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $6,124,800; MPO Evaluation Score = 66
  Roadway Reconstruction 608348 Boston Region Beverly BEVERLY - RECONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE STREET 4 STP  $                         3,124,800  $                     2,499,840  $                       624,960 Construction; CMAQ+STP Total Cost = $6,124,800; MPO Evaluation Score = 66
  Roadway Reconstruction 608933 Boston Region Peabody PEABODY - REHABILITATION OF CENTRAL STREET 4 CMAQ  $                         3,000,000  $                     2,400,000  $                       600,000 Construction; CMAQ+HSIP+STP Total Cost = $11,205,600; MPO Evaluation Score = 61
  Roadway Reconstruction 608933 Boston Region Peabody PEABODY - REHABILITATION OF CENTRAL STREET 4 HSIP  $                         1,500,000  $                     1,350,000  $                       150,000 Construction; CMAQ+HSIP+STP Total Cost = $11,205,600; MPO Evaluation Score = 61
  Roadway Reconstruction 608933 Boston Region Peabody PEABODY - REHABILITATION OF CENTRAL STREET 4 STP  $                         6,705,600  $                     5,364,480  $                    1,341,120 Construction; CMAQ+HSIP+STP Total Cost = $11,205,600; MPO Evaluation Score = 61
  Roadway Reconstruction 607244 Boston Region Winthrop WINTHROP - RECONSTRUCTION & RELATED WORK ALONG WINTHROP STREET & REVERE STREET CORRIDOR 6 CMAQ  $                         2,000,000  $                     1,600,000  $                       400,000 Construction; CMAQ+STP+TAP Total Cost = $4,060,000; MPO Evaluation Score = 47
  Roadway Reconstruction 607244 Boston Region Winthrop WINTHROP - RECONSTRUCTION & RELATED WORK ALONG WINTHROP STREET & REVERE STREET CORRIDOR 6 STP  $                         1,500,000  $                     1,200,000  $                       300,000 Construction; CMAQ+STP+TAP Total Cost = $4,060,000; MPO Evaluation Score = 47
  Roadway Reconstruction 607244 Boston Region Winthrop WINTHROP - RECONSTRUCTION & RELATED WORK ALONG WINTHROP STREET & REVERE STREET CORRIDOR 6 TAP  $                           560,000  $                        448,000  $                       112,000 Construction; CMAQ+STP+TAP Total Cost = $4,060,000; MPO Evaluation Score = 54; TAP Proponent = Winthrop
  Roadway Reconstruction 605743 Boston Region Ipswich IPSWICH - RESURFACING &RELATED WORK ON CENTRAL & SOUTH MAIN STREETS 4 STP  $                         2,500,000  $                     2,000,000  $                       500,000 Construction; STP+TAP Total Cost = $3,019,550; MPO Evaluation Score = 47
  Roadway Reconstruction 605743 Boston Region Ipswich IPSWICH - RESURFACING &RELATED WORK ON CENTRAL & SOUTH MAIN STREETS 4 TAP  $                           519,550  $                        415,640  $                       103,910 Construction; STP+TAP Total Cost = $3,019,550; MPO Evaluation Score = 47; TAP Proponent = Ipswich
  Roadway Reconstruction 608887 Boston Region Bellingham BELLINGHAM - REHABILITATION AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 126, FROM DOUGLAS DRIVE TO ROUTE 140 3 CMAQ  $                         2,000,000  $                     1,600,000  $                       400,000 Construction; CMAQ+STP+TAP Total Cost = $6,960,000; MPO Evaluation Score = 45
  Roadway Reconstruction 608887 Boston Region Bellingham BELLINGHAM - REHABILITATION AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 126, FROM DOUGLAS DRIVE TO ROUTE 140 3 STP  $                         4,000,000  $                     3,200,000  $                       800,000 Construction; CMAQ+STP+TAP Total Cost = $6,960,000; MPO Evaluation Score = 45
  Roadway Reconstruction 608887 Boston Region Bellingham BELLINGHAM - REHABILITATION AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 126, FROM DOUGLAS DRIVE TO ROUTE 140 3 TAP  $                           960,000  $                        768,000  $                       192,000 Construction; CMAQ+STP+TAP Total Cost = $6,960,000; MPO Evaluation Score = 45; TAP Proponent = Bellingham
  Roadway Reconstruction 608707 Boston Region Quincy QUINCY - RECONSTRUCTION OF SEA STREET 6 STP  $                         6,300,000  $                     5,040,000  $                    1,260,000 Construction; STP+TAP Total Cost = $6,526,254; MPO Evaluation Score = 40
  Roadway Reconstruction 608707 Boston Region Quincy QUINCY - RECONSTRUCTION OF SEA STREET 6 TAP  $                           226,254  $                        181,003  $                         45,251 Construction; STP+TAP Total Cost = $6,526,254; MPO Evaluation Score = 40; TAP Project Proponent = Quincy
  Roadway Reconstruction 608007 Boston Region Multiple COHASSET/SCITUATE - CORRIDOR IMPROVMENTS AND RELATED WORK ON JUSTICE CUSHING HIGHWAY (ROUTE 3A), FROM BEECHWOOD STREET TO HENRY TURNER BAILEY ROAD 5 HSIP  $                         1,500,000  $                     1,350,000  $                       150,000 Construction; HSIP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $4,640,232; MPO Evaluation Score = 37
  Roadway Reconstruction 608007 Boston Region Multiple COHASSET/SCITUATE - CORRIDOR IMPROVMENTS AND RELATED WORK ON JUSTICE CUSHING HIGHWAY (ROUTE 3A), FROM BEECHWOOD STREET TO HENRY TURNER BAILEY ROAD 5 STP  $                         3,000,000  $                     2,400,000  $                       600,000 Construction; HSIP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $4,640,232; MPO Evaluation Score = 37
  Roadway Reconstruction 608007 Boston Region Multiple COHASSET/SCITUATE - CORRIDOR IMPROVMENTS AND RELATED WORK ON JUSTICE CUSHING HIGHWAY (ROUTE 3A), FROM BEECHWOOD STREET TO HENRY TURNER BAILEY ROAD 5 TAP  $                           140,232  $                        112,186  $                         28,046 Construction; HSIP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $4,640,232; MPO Evaluation Score = 37; TAP Proponent = MassDOT
  Roadway Reconstruction 607899 Boston Region Dedham DEDHAM - PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ALONG BUSSEY STREET, INCLUDING SUPERSTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT, D-05-010, BUSSEY STREET OVER MOTHER BROOK 6 STP  $                         4,000,000  $                     3,200,000  $                       800,000 Construction; STP+TAP Total Cost = $4,527,196; MPO Evaluation Score = 35
  Roadway Reconstruction 607899 Boston Region Dedham DEDHAM - PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ALONG BUSSEY STREET, INCLUDING SUPERSTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT, D-05-010, BUSSEY STREET OVER MOTHER BROOK 6 TAP  $                           527,196  $                        421,757  $                       105,439 Construction; STP+TAP Total Cost = $4,527,196; MPO Evaluation Score = 35; TAP Proponent = Dedham
  Intersection Improvements 603739 Boston Region Wrentham WRENTHAM - CONSTRUCTION OF A SLIP RAMP FROM ROUTE 1A NB TO I-495 SB AND ASSCOCIATED INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ROUTE  1A 5 HSIP  $                         2,500,000  $                     2,250,000  $                       250,000 Construction; HSIP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $11,600,000; MPO Evaluation Score = 55
  Intersection Improvements 603739 Boston Region Wrentham WRENTHAM - CONSTRUCTION OF A SLIP RAMP FROM ROUTE 1A NB TO I-495 SB AND ASSCOCIATED INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ROUTE  1A 5 STP  $                         8,600,000  $                     6,880,000  $                    1,720,000 Construction; HSIP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $11,600,000; MPO Evaluation Score = 55
  Intersection Improvements 603739 Boston Region Wrentham WRENTHAM - CONSTRUCTION OF A SLIP RAMP FROM ROUTE 1A NB TO I-495 SB AND ASSCOCIATED INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ROUTE  1A 5 TAP  $                           500,000  $                        400,000  $                       100,000 Construction; HSIP+STP+TAP Total Cost = $11,600,000; MPO Evaluation Score = 55; TAP Proponent = MassDOT
  Intersection Improvements 607305 Boston Region Reading READING - INTERSECTION SIGNALIZATION @ ROUTE 28 & HOPKINS STREET 4 HSIP  $                           468,283  $                        421,455  $                         46,828 Construction; HSIP+STP Total Cost = $1,468,283; MPO Evaluation Score = 38
  Intersection Improvements 607305 Boston Region Reading READING - INTERSECTION SIGNALIZATION @ ROUTE 28 & HOPKINS STREET 4 STP  $                         1,000,000  $                        800,000  $                       200,000 Construction; HSIP+STP Total Cost = $1,468,283; MPO Evaluation Score = 38
  Intersection Improvements 608443 Boston Region Multiple LITTLETON- AYER - INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ON ROUTE 2A AT WILLOW ROAD AND BRUCE STREET 3 HSIP  $                         1,000,000  $                        900,000  $                       100,000 Construction; HSIP+STP Total Cost = $2,784,000; MPO Evaluation Score = 36
  Intersection Improvements 608443 Boston Region Multiple LITTLETON- AYER - INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ON ROUTE 2A AT WILLOW ROAD AND BRUCE STREET 3 STP  $                         1,784,000  $                     1,427,200  $                       356,800 Construction; HSIP+STP Total Cost = $2,784,000; MPO Evaluation Score = 36
  Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs BN0009 Boston Region Multiple COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM N/A CMAQ  $                         2,000,000  $                     1,600,000  $                       400,000 Planning, Design, or Construction; Set Aside for LRTP Clean Air and Mobility Program
Regionally Prioritized Projects subtotal ►  $                    62,915,915  $                51,029,560  $                11,886,355 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Section 1A / Fiscal Constraint Analysis        
Total Regional Federal Aid Funds Programmed ►  $                  104,915,915  $              109,011,849 ◄Total Budget  $ 4,095,934 Target Funds Available
Section 1A instructions: MPO Template Name) Choose Regional Name from dropdown list to populate header and MPO column; Column C) Enter ID from ProjectInfo; Column E) Choose Municipality Name from dropdown list; Column H) Choose the Funding Source being used for the project - if multiple funding sources are being used enter multiple lines; Column I) Enter the total amount of funds being programmed in this fiscal year and for each funding source; Column J) Federal funds autocalculates. Please verify the amount and only change if needed for flex. Column K) Non-federal funds autocalculates. Please verify the split/match - if matching an FTA flex, coordinate with Rail & Transit Division before programming; Column L) Enter Additional Information as described - please do not use any other format. STP programmed ►  $                    81,514,400  $                65,211,520 STP  
HSIP programmed ►  $                      6,968,283  $                  6,271,455 HSIP  
CMAQ programmed ►  $                    12,000,000  $                  9,600,000 CMAQ  
TAP programmed ►  $                      4,433,232  $                  3,546,586 TAP  
       
►Section 1B / Earmark or Discretionary Grant Funded Projects
►Other Federal Aid          
      Boston Region   Other Federal Aid   HPP  $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   Other Federal Aid   HPP  $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
Other Federal Aid subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
 
►Section 2A / State Prioritized Reliability Projects
►Bridge Program / Inspections          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Inspection      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Inspection      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
Bridge Program / Inspections subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Bridge Program / Off-System          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                                     -  $                                -    $                               -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                                     -  $                                -    $                               -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                                     -  $                                -    $                               -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                                     -  $                                -    $                               -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                                     -  $                                -    $                               -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                                     -  $                                -    $                               -    
  Bridge Program   Boston Region   Bridge Program / Off-System      $                                     -  $                                -    $                               -    
Bridge Program / Off-System subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Bridge Program / On-System (NHS)          
  Bridge Program    Boston Region       NHPP-On        
  Bridge Program    Boston Region       NHPP-On        
  Bridge Program    Boston Region       NHPP-On        
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-On        
Bridge Program / On-System (NHS) subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Bridge Program / On-System (Non-NHS)          
  Bridge Program   Boston Region       NHPP-Off    $                                -    $                               -    
Bridge Program / On-System (Non-NHS) subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Bridge Program / Systematic Maintenance          
  Bridge Program    Boston Region       NHPP-Off    $                                -    $                               -    
Bridge Program / Systematic Maintenance subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Interstate Pavement          
  Interstate Pavement   Boston Region   Interstate Pavement      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
Insterstate Pavement subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ 90% Federal + 10% Non-Federal
►Non-Interstate Pavement          
  Non-Interstate Pavement 608495 Boston Region Multiple CONCORD- LINCOLN- LEXINGTON RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 2A 4 NHPP  $                         3,480,000  $                     2,784,000  $                       696,000  
  Non-Interstate Pavement 609102 Boston Region Multiple WENHAM- MANCHESTER- ESSEX- GLOUCESTER- PAVEMENT PRESERVATION AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 128 4 NHPP  $                       13,731,802  $                   10,985,442  $                    2,746,360  
Non-Interstate Pavement subtotal ►  $                    17,211,802  $                13,769,442  $                  3,442,360 ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
► Roadway Improvements          
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
  Roadway Improvements   Boston Region   Roadway Improvements      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
Roadway Improvements subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
► Safety Improvements          
Safety Improvements 609053 Boston Region Multiple CANTON-DEDHAM-NORWOOD- HIGHWAY LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS AT I93 & I95/128 6 NHPP  $                         4,000,000  $                     3,600,000  $                       400,000  
  Safety Improvements 609058 Boston Region Multiple  PEABODY TO GLOUCESTER- GUIDE AND TRAFFIC SIGN REPLACEMENT ON ROUTE 128 4 HSIP  $                         1,960,848  $                     1,764,764  $                       196,085  
  Safety Improvements 609060 Boston Region Multiple  LYNNFIELD- PEABODY- DANVERS-  GUIDE AND TRAFFIC SIGN REPLACEMENT ON I-95/128 (TASK 'A' INTERCHANGE) 4 HSIP  $                           492,862  $                        443,576  $                         49,286  
  Safety Improvements   Boston Region       HSIP    $                                -    $                               -    
  Safety Improvements Boston Region       HSIP    $                                -    $                               -    
Safety Improvements subtotal ►  $                      6,453,711  $                  5,808,340  $                               -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 2B / State Prioritized Modernization Projects
► ADA Retrofits          
  ADA Retrofits   Boston Region   ADA Retrofits      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
  ADA Retrofits   Boston Region   ADA Retrofits      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
ADA Retrofits subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Intersection Improvements          
Intersection Improvements 608052 Boston Region Norwood NORWOOD- INTERSECTION & SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT US 1 (PROVIDENCE HIGHWAY) & MORSE STREET 5 HSIP  $                           974,815  $                        877,334  $                         97,482  
Intersection Improvements 608564 Boston Region Watertown WATERTOWN- INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT ROUTE 16 AND GALEN STREET 6 HSIP  $                         2,630,000  $                     2,367,000  $                       263,000  
  Intersection Improvements 608566 Boston Region Marlborough MARLBOROUGH- IMPROVEMENTS AT ROUTE 20 (EAST MAIN STREET) AT CURTIS AVENUE 3 HSIP  $                         5,200,000  $                     2,505,600  $                       278,400  
  Intersection Improvements   Boston Region       HSIP        
Intersection Improvements subtotal ►  $                      8,804,815  $                  5,749,934  $                               -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Intelligent Transportation Systems          
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
  Intelligent Transportation Systems   Boston Region   Intelligent Transportation Systems      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
Intelligent Transportation System subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Roadway Reconstruction          
  Roadway Reconstruction 607977 Boston Region Multiple  HOPKINTON- WESTBOROUGH- RECONSTRUCTION OF I-90/I-495 INTERCHANGE 3 NFP  $                       30,000,000  $                   24,000,000  $                    6,000,000  
Roadway Reconstruction subtotal ►  $                    30,000,000  $                24,000,000  $                  6,000,000 ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 2C / State Prioritized Expansion Projects
►Bicycles and Pedestrians          
  Bicycles and Pedestrians   Boston Region   Bicycles and Pedestrians      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
  Bicycles and Pedestrians   Boston Region   Bicycles and Pedestrians      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
  Bicycles and Pedestrians   Boston Region   Bicycles and Pedestrians      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
Bicycles and Pedestrians subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ 80% Federal + 20% Non-Federal
►Capacity          
  Capacity   Boston Region   Capacity      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
  Capacity   Boston Region   Capacity      $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
Capacity subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 3 / Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs
►Planning / Adjustments / Pass-throughs          
      Boston Region   ABP GANS Repayment  Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   ABP GANS Repayment  Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   Award adjustments, change orders, etc. Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   Metropolitan Planning Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   Metropolitan Planning Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   State Planning and Research Work Program I, (SPR I), Planning Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   State Planning and Research Work Program II,  (SPR II), Research Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   Railroad Crossings Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   Railroad Crossings Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
      Boston Region   Recreational Trails Multiple    $                                   -    $                                -    $                               -    
Other Statewide Items subtotal ►  $                                   -    $                               -    $                               -   ◄ Funding Split Varies by Funding Source
►Section 4 / Non-Federally Aided Projects
►Non-Federally Aided Projects          
  Non Federal Aid 607977 Boston Region Multiple  HOPKINTON- WESTBOROUGH- RECONSTRUCTION OF I-90/I-495 INTERCHANGE 3 NFA  $                       18,112,483    $                   18,112,483  
  Non-Federally Aided Projects   Boston Region   Non-Federal Aid      $                                   -      $                               -    
Non-Federal Aid subtotal►  $                    18,112,483    $                18,112,483 ◄100% Non-Federal
2023 Summary TIP Section 1 - 3: ▼ TIP Section 4: ▼ Total of All Projects ▼    
Total ►  $                  121,685,990  $                18,112,483  $              139,798,473 ◄ Total Spending in Region
Federal Funds ►  $                  100,357,275    $              100,357,275 ◄ Total Federal Spending in Region
Non-Federal Funds ►  $                    21,328,715  $                18,112,483  $                39,441,198 ◄ Total Non-Federal Spending in Region
701 CMR 7.00 Use of Road Flaggers and Police Details on Public Works Projects / 701 CMR 7.00 (the Regulation) was promulgated and became law on October 3, 2008.  Under this Regulation, the CMR is applicable to any Public works Project that is performed within the limits of, or that impact traffic on, any Public Road.  The Municipal Limitation referenced in this Regulation is applicable only to projects where the Municipality is the Awarding Authority.  For all projects contained in the TIP, the Commonwealth is the Awarding Authority.  Therefore, all projects must be considered and implemented in accordance with 701 CMR 7.00, and the Road Flagger and Police Detail Guidelines. By placing a project on the TIP, the Municipality acknowledges that 701 CMR 7.00 is applicable to its project and design and construction will be fully compliant with this Regulation.   This information, and additional information relative to guidance and implementation of the Regulation can be found at the following link on the MassDOT Highway Division website:  http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/flaggers/main.aspx

 

 

 

TABLE 3-3
MBTA Federal Capital Program
FFY 2019-2023 TIP (Federal Share Only)
Presented to the Boston MPO on 3/15/2018
Project Information   FY19-23 TIP (Federal Share Only) FFY19-23 FFY19-23
     FFY19   FFY20   FFY21   FFY22   FFY23   Totals   Totals 
TIP Program ALI (Fed. Share) (Fed. Share) (Fed. Share) (Fed. Share) (Fed. Share) (Fed. Share) (Fed + Match)
Section 5307 Funds:
Revenue Vehicle Program 12.12.00 $189,206,168 $146,121,933 $82,321,933 $146,121,933 $146,121,933 $709,893,902 $887,367,377
Stations and Facilities Program 12.34.00 $24,234,862 $0 $0 $0 $0 $24,234,862 $30,293,578
Signals/Systems Upgrade Program 12.63.01 $72,000,000 $0 $63,800,000 $0 $0 $135,800,000 $169,750,000
$285,441,031 $146,121,933 $146,121,933 $146,121,933 $146,121,933 $869,928,764 $1,087,410,955
Section 5337 Funds:
Bridge and Tunnel Program 12.24.05 $105,720,000 $0 $0 $80,000,000 $83,270,751 $268,990,751 $336,238,439
Stations and Facilities Program 12.34.00 $58,698,710 $58,679,669 $85,893,004 $25,893,004 $7,515,175 $236,679,562 $295,849,453
Elevator and Escalator Program 12.34.02 $0 $27,213,335 $0 $0 $0 $27,213,335 $34,016,669
Signals/Systems Upgrade Program 12.63.01 $120,000,000 $60,000,000 $60,000,000 $40,000,000 $55,107,078 $335,107,078 $418,883,848
$284,418,710 $145,893,004 $145,893,004 $145,893,004 $145,893,004 $867,990,727 $1,084,988,409
Section 5339 Funds:
Bus Program 11.14.00 $11,007,669 $5,683,653 $5,683,653 $5,683,653 $5,683,653 $33,742,282 $42,177,852
$11,007,669 $5,683,653 $5,683,653 $5,683,653 $5,683,653 $33,742,282 $42,177,852
Green Line Extension Funding (FFGA):
Green Line Extension - New Starts (FFGA) 13.33.02 $600,000,000 $150,000,000 $100,000,000 $46,121,000 $0 $896,121,000 $1,792,242,000
$600,000,000 $150,000,000 $100,000,000 $46,121,000 $0 $896,121,000 $1,792,242,000
Other FTA Funding:
Quincy Center Bus Terminal - 5339 Discretionary 12.31.11 $4,273,771 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,273,771 $5,342,214
Repurposed Bus Earmarks  11.24.01 $2,039,691 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,039,691 $2,549,614
Positive Train Control - RRIF/TIFIA Financing 12.63.01 $0 $0 $382,000,000 $0 $0 $382,000,000 $477,500,000
$6,313,462 $0 $382,000,000 $0 $0 $388,313,462 $485,391,828
Note:
FTA formula funds are based on estimated apportionments.  Once the FAST ACT expires after FFY20, future apportionments are assumed to be level-funded for FFY21-23.
For TIP purposes, it is assumed that all FFY18 FTA formula funds (which have not yet been made available) will be carried forward into FFY19.
TIP programs and projects are based on a preliminary draft CIP as of 3/9/18.  Adjustments will be made to federal projects and budgets as the CIP process is finalized.
The "ALI" code is preliminary only, and generally reflects the bulk of the TIP program.  Within a program there may be several project types with different ALI codes.
Green Line Extension funding is based on the FFGA.  $100M (FFY15 funds) has been obligated to date.  FFY19 includes $600M ($150M annually for FFY16-19).

 

 

TABLE 3-4
MBTA Federal Capital Program - FTA Formula Funds
FFY 2019-2023 TIP - Project-Level Backup for Informational Purposes
Presented to the Boston MPO on 3/15/2018
Section 5307 - Urbanized Formula Funds
5307 - Revenue Vehicle Program Federal Share MBTA Match Total
DMA Bus Replacement $78,690,003 $19,672,501 $98,362,504
Green Line Light Rail Fleet Replacement - Design  $4,000,000 $1,000,000 $5,000,000
Green Line Train Protection $135,470,052 $33,867,513 $169,337,565
Locomotive Overhaul $24,000,000 $6,000,000 $30,000,000
MBTA Catamaran Overhaul $7,493,568 $1,873,392 $9,366,960
Midlife Overhaul of 25 New Flyer Allison Hybrid 60 ft Articulated Buses $12,702,054 $3,175,514 $15,877,568
Overhaul of 33 Kawasaki 900 Series Bi-Level Coaches $62,257,345 $15,564,336 $77,821,681
Procurement of Bi-Level Commuter Rail Coaches $99,344,131 $24,836,033 $124,180,164
Procurement of 194 New Flyer Hybrid 40 ft Buses $138,372,573 $34,593,143 $172,965,716
Procurement of Battery Electric 40 ft Buses and Related infrastructure (5307) $8,596,955 $2,149,239 $10,746,194
Procurement of 40 ft Buses  $95,135,134 $23,783,784 $118,918,918
Red Line No. 3 Car - Targeted Reliability Improvements $35,226,739 $8,806,685 $44,033,424
TIP Program Allowance $8,605,346 $2,151,337 $10,756,683
$709,893,901 $177,473,475 $887,367,377
5307 - Stations and Facilities Program Federal Share MBTA Match Total
Bus Route Safety and Service Improvements $6,589,422 $1,647,355 $8,236,777
Charlestown Bus - Seawall Rehab $17,645,441 $4,411,360 $22,056,801
$24,234,863 $6,058,716 $30,293,578
5307 - Signals/Systems Upgrade Program Federal Share MBTA Match Total
Green Line - Central Tunnel Interlocking Signals $64,360,000 $16,090,000 $80,450,000
Green Line Riverside to Reservoir - Signal & Track Work $71,440,000 $17,860,000 $89,300,000
$135,800,000 $33,950,000 $169,750,000
Section 5307 Totals $869,928,764 $217,482,191 $1,087,410,955
Section 5337 - State of Good Repair
5337 - Bridge and Tunnel Program Federal Share MBTA Match Total
Bridge Bundling Contract (6 Bridges) $105,720,000 $26,430,000 $132,150,000
Bridge Design / Inspection & Rating Program $25,391,729 $6,347,932 $31,739,661
Bridge Repair Program $8,722,002 $2,180,501 $10,902,503
North Station Draw 1 Bridge Replacement $108,800,000 $27,200,000 $136,000,000
Tunnel Rehabilitation Program $12,522,337 $3,130,584 $15,652,922
TIP Program Allowance $7,834,682 $1,958,671 $9,793,353
$268,990,750 $67,247,688 $336,238,439
5337 - Stations and Facilities Program Federal Share MBTA Match Total
Newton Commuter Rail Stations Study  $16,511,947 $4,127,987 $20,639,934
Commonwealth Ave Stations Access $13,040,000 $3,260,000 $16,300,000
Downtown Crossing Vertical Transportation Improvements Phase 2 $24,326,390 $6,081,598 $30,407,988
Forest Hills Improvement Project $18,089,763 $4,522,441 $22,612,204
Harvard Square Busway Repairs $18,489,531 $4,622,383 $23,111,914
Hingham Ferry Dock Modification $9,668,534 $2,417,134 $12,085,668
Iron Horse Operations Control Center $32,000,000 $8,000,000 $40,000,000
Natick Center Station Accessibility Project $1,760,506 $440,126 $2,200,632
Newton Highlands Green Line Station Accessibility Project $10,636,354 $2,659,089 $13,295,443
Oak Grove Station Vertical Transportation Improvements $10,340,603 $2,585,151 $12,925,754
Old South Meeting House Leak Repairs $1,108,000 $277,000 $1,385,000
Park Street Station Wayfinding Improvements Construction $9,013,235 $2,253,309 $11,266,544
Ruggles Station Upgrade - Accessibility (Design) $1,600,000 $400,000 $2,000,000
Savin Hill Underpass $2,787,200 $696,800 $3,484,000
South Attleboro Station Improvements $2,100,654 $525,164 $2,625,818
Symphony Station Improvements $30,615,840 $7,653,960 $38,269,801
Winchester Center Station $27,697,425 $6,924,356 $34,621,781
TIP Program Allowance $6,893,579 $1,723,395 $8,616,974
$236,679,563 $59,169,891 $295,849,453
5337 - Elevator and Escalator Program Federal Share MBTA Match Total
Elevator Program Multiple Location Design $8,020,714 $2,005,178 $10,025,892
Priority Replacement and Redundant Elevator Program $18,400,000 $4,600,000 $23,000,000
TIP Program Allowance $792,621 $198,155 $990,777
$27,213,335 $6,803,334 $34,016,669
5337 - Signals/Systems Upgrade Program Federal Share MBTA Match Total
45 High Street Improvements $6,095,130 $1,523,783 $7,618,913
Infrastructure Asset Management Program Phase 1 $16,335,993 $4,083,998 $20,419,991
North Station Terminal Signal Improvements  $28,480,000 $7,120,000 $35,600,000
Signal Program - Red/Orange Line  $274,072,211 $68,518,053 $342,590,264
TIP Program Allowance $10,123,744 $2,530,936 $12,654,680
$335,107,079 $83,776,770 $418,883,848
Section 5337 Totals $840,777,392 $210,194,348 $1,084,988,409
Section 5339 - Bus & Bus Facilities
5339 - Bus Program Federal Share MBTA Match Total
Procurement of Battery Electric 40 ft Buses and Related infrastructure (5339) $33,742,282 $8,435,570 $42,177,852
$33,742,282 $8,435,570 $42,177,852
Section 5339 Totals $33,742,282 $8,435,570 $42,177,852

 

TABLE 3-5
MBTA Federal Capital Program - FTA Formula Funds
FFY 2019-2023 TIP - Project Descriptions Provided for Informational Purposes
Presented to the Boston MPO on 3/15/2018
TIP Project Name Project Description
5307 - Revenue Vehicle Program
DMA Bus Replacement Procurement of 60-foot Dual Mode Articulated (DMA) buses to replace the existing fleet of 32 Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit buses and to provide for ridership expansion projected as a result of Silver Line service extension to Chelsea.
Green Line Light Rail Fleet Replacement - Design  Development of technical specifications for the procurement of light rail vehicles to replace the existing fleet that is approaching the end of its service life.
Green Line Train Protection Procurement and installation of on-board and wayside equipment for a train monitoring system to determine allowable train separation, based on speed and location, and to prevent vehicles from passing a red signal.
Locomotive Overhaul Overhaul of locomotives in operation on commuter rail lines systemwide in order to improve reliability.
MBTA Catamaran Overhaul Replacement of major systems and refurbishment of seating and other customer facing components on two catamarans (Lightning and Flying Cloud).
Midlife Overhaul of 25 New Flyer Allison Hybrid 60 ft Articulated Buses Overhaul of 25 hybrid buses, brought into service in 2009 and 2010, to enable optimal reliability through the end of their service life.
Overhaul of 33 Kawasaki 900 Series Bi-Level Coaches Overhaul and upgrade of existing systems on commuter rail coaches that were brought into service in 2005 to enable optimal reliability through the end of their service life.
Procurement of Bi-Level Commuter Rail Coaches Procurement of bi-level commuter rail coaches to replace existing cars that have exceeded their service life.
Procurement of 194 New Flyer Hybrid 40 ft Buses Procurement of 40-foot buses with hybrid propulsion to replace Emission Controlled Diesel (ECD) buses that have reached the end of their service life.
Procurement of Battery Electric 40 ft Buses and Related infrastructure (5307) Procurement of up to 35 Battery Electric 40-ft. buses and supporting infrastructure to replace the existing electric trolley bus fleet and to serve as a pilot for determining bus propulsion technologies for future procurements. (Funded from both 5307 and 5339.)
Procurement of 40 ft Buses  Procurement of 40-foot electric and hybrid buses for replacement of diesel bus fleet.
Red Line No. 3 Car - Targeted Reliability Improvements  Overhaul and upgrade of selected systems on Red Line fleet vehicles to extend service life until planned replacement.
5307 - Stations and Facilities Program
Bus Route Safety and Service Improvements To address accessibility, safety and operational deficiencies at select bus stops systemwide.
Charlestown Bus - Seawall Rehab Rehabilitation of existing seawall to protect bus maintenance facility from future storm and flooding events.
5307 - Signals/Systems Upgrade Program
Green Line - Central Tunnel Interlocking Signals To provide for the removal and the replacement of the existing 25 cycle signal system and associated wayside equipment at Government Center, Copley and Park Street Interlockings. 
Green Line Riverside to Reservoir - Signal & Track Work Replacement of track and signal system components on the Highland Branch of the Green Line from Reservoir to Riverside Stations, including replacement of obsolete 25 Hz track circuits with modern solid-state 100 Hz track circuits.
5337 - Bridge and Tunnel Program
Bridge Bundling Contract (6 Bridges) Replacement of 6 commuter rail bridges: Lynn Fells Parkway in Melrose (Haverhill Line); Parker Street in Lawrence (Haverhill Line); Commercial Street in Lynn (Newburyport/Rockport Line); Bacon Street in Wellesley (Worcester Line); Intervale Road in Weston (Worcester Line); and High Line Bridge in Somerville (Lowell Line).
Bridge Design / Inspection & Rating Program Inspection of bridge assets systemwide for determination of asset condition ratings and subsequent prioritization and scoping for repairs to select bridges.
Bridge Repair Program Repairs to bridges systemwide, based on asset condition as determined by systemwide inspections.
North Station Draw 1 Bridge Replacement Replacement of the North Station commuter rail drawbridge (Draw 1).  Funding source under review.
Tunnel Rehabilitation Program Repair and rehabilitation of transit tunnels systemwide
5337 - Stations and Facilities Program
Newton Commuter Rail Stations Study  For a conceptual design and operational analysis study of the Newton commuter rail stations, with additional funding for various accessibility and infrastructure improvements
Commonwealth Ave Stations Access Addressing accessibility issues along the B branch of the Green Line along Commonwealth Avenue
Downtown Crossing Vertical Transportation Improvements Phase 2 Construction of two new redundant elevators, in order to improve accessibility and to provide for future elevator maintenance without rendering the station temporarily inaccessible.
Forest Hills Improvement Project Improvements at Forest Hills Station on the Orange Line and Needham Commuter Rail Line to comply with ADA and Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (MAAB) accessibility standards.  Work will also include infrastructure and other improvements (e.g., wayfinding signage, installation of tactile platform edges). 
Harvard Square Busway Repairs Rehabilitation of roadway, drainage and catenary infrastructure at the Harvard Square Busway.  
Hingham Ferry Dock Modification Construction of a new, full accessible ferry dock at the Hingham Ferry Terminal located at Hewitts Cove in the Weymouth Back River in Hingham, MA
Iron Horse Operations Control Center Construction of Iron Horse Park Operations Control Center building to provide an updated dispatch facility for Commuter Rail North (CRN) and Pan Am freight and to house the back-up Positive Train Control (PTC) data center.  
Natick Center Station Accessibility Project Accessibility improvements at the Natick Center commuter rail station on the Framingham/Worcester Line.
Newton Highlands Green Line Station Accessibility Project Improvements at Newton Highlands station on the D branch of the Green Line to comply with ADA and Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (MAAB) accessibility standards. 
Oak Grove Station Vertical Transportation Improvements Retrofit of the existing Oak Grove station on the Orange Line to bring it into full compliance with ADA standards, including the replacement of existing elevators, construction of two new elevators, various parking and path of travel upgrades. 
Old South Meeting House Leak Repairs Remediation of leaks along the wall of the Old South Meeting House resulting from the construction of an entrance to State Street Station
Park Street Station Wayfinding Improvements Construction Replacement of existing signage with updated ADA-compliant standard graphics at the lobby, Green Line platform, Red Line platform and Winter Street concourse as well as related architecture improvements such as lighting and illuminated exit signs.
Ruggles Station Upgrade - Accessibility (Design) Design for future accessibility improvements at Ruggles Station.
Savin Hill Underpass Rehabilitation of underpass at the Savin Hill Red Line Station in Boston
South Attleboro Station Improvements Needs assessment and design services associated with accessibility, structural, parking and multi-modal facility improvements for the South Attleboro commuter rail station. 
Symphony Station Improvements Upgrades to the existing Symphony Station on the Green Line in order to provide a modern, accessible, code-compliant facility
Winchester Center Station Renovation and accessibility improvements to Winchester Center Station on the Lowell and Haverhill commuter rail lines. 
5337 - Elevator and Escalator Program
Elevator Program Multiple Location Design Design for the installation of new redundant elevators and the replacement of existing elevators systemwide.
Priority Replacement and Redundant Elevator Program Installation of new redundant elevators and the replacement of existing elevators at various stations, in order to mitigate degradation of station elevators and to maintain station accessbility during elevator maintenance.
5337 - Signals/Systems Upgrade Program
45 High Street Improvements Infrastructure improvements and data center upgrades at the MBTA's 45 High Street facility.
Infrastructure Asset Management Program Phase 1 Collection of infrastructure based asset data in order to update the SGR Database and manage asset and life cycle/risk management practices.
North Station Terminal Signal Improvements Upgrades to the commuter rail signal/communication system in the North Station area required for more efficient phasing of future track alignments, including support for the future Draw 1 Bridge Replacement Project.
Signal Program - Red/Orange Line  Various signal upgrades and improvements along both the Red and Orange Lines
5339 - Bus Program
Procurement of Battery Electric 40 ft Buses and Related infrastructure (5339) Procurement of up to 35 Battery Electric 40-ft. buses and supporting infrastructure to replace the existing electric trolley bus fleet and to serve as a pilot for determining bus propulsion technologies for future procurements. (Funded from both 5307 and 5339.)
Note: Project descriptions are preliminary only and are provided for informational purposes.  In many cases, the scopes of work will become more fully developed as the design process proceeds and is completed.

 

Table 3-6

MetroWest Regional Transit Authority:
DRAFT FFYs 2019-23 Transportation Improvement Program Project List

Fiscal Year Federal Program Name Project # Project Name Project Description Program  Federal $   RTACAP $   SCA $  Carry Over  Total Cost 
2019 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007086 NON FIXED ROUTE ADA PARA SERV Non Fixed Route ADA Para Service   N/A  $               1,300,000.00  $                               -    $              325,000.00 2018 - $1,300,000  $                 1,625,000.00
2019 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007087 ACQUISITION OF BUS SUPPORT EQUIP/FACILITIES Customer amenities, facility improvements, tools, equipment, technology RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                  248,415.00  $                62,104.00  $                               -   2018 - $248,415  $                    310,519.00
2019 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007088 Mobility Management Mobility Management Enhancements/Improvements; IT; Call Center; Travel Training Enhancements/Improvement; Fare Collection Transition       RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                    25,000.00  $                  6,250.00  $                               -   2018 - $25,000  $                       31,250.00
2019 Mass DOER BCG0007148 TERMINAL, INTERMODAL (TRANSIT) - BLANDIN - Solar Project Solar Project - Applied for 5339(b) $2M match w/RTACAP FY18 $222,222 = 90/10 match; If grant isn't awarded will only need the remaining $1,250,000. Total project cost over two years is $2,000,000. RTA: Facility and System Modernization  $                  528,000.00  $             685,000.00  $                               -      $                 1,213,000.00
2019   BCG0007151 BUY REPLACEMENT- CAPITOL BUS (3) Transit Revenue Vehicles (3 @ $40k each); separate from CTGP; replace EOL vehicles w/Transit Revenue Vehicles   RTA: Vehicle Replacement  $                                   -    $             120,000.00  $                               -      $                    120,000.00
2019 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0003639 TERMINAL, INTERMODAL (TRANSIT) - BLANDIN - Front Entrance Blandin Enhancements/Improvements; Customer Friendly Ammenities - Front Entrance   RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                  150,000.00  $                37,500.00  $                               -   2018 - $150,000  $                    187,500.00
2020 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007089 ACQUISITION OF BUS SUPPORT EQUIP/FACILITIES Acquisition of Bus Support Equip/Facilities; Additional Bus Accessories   RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                  248,415.00  $                62,104.00  $                               -   2019 - $248,415  $                    310,519.00
2020 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007090 Mobility Management Mobility Management; IT; Call Center; Travel Training Enhancements/Improvements; Fare Collection Transition     RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                    25,000.00  $                  6,250.00  $                               -   2019 - $25,000  $                       31,250.00
2020 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007091 NON FIXED ROUTE ADA PARA SERV Non Fixed Route ADA Para Service N/A  $               1,300,000.00  $                               -    $              325,000.00 2019 - $1,300,000  $                 1,625,000.00
2020 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007092 TERMINAL, INTERMODAL (TRANSIT) - BLANDIN Blandin Hub Enhancements/Improvements     RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                  150,000.00  $                37,500.00  $                               -   2019 - $150,000  $                    187,500.00
2021 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007093 NON FIXED ROUTE ADA PARA SERV Non Fixed Route ADA Para Service N/A  $               1,300,000.00  $                               -    $              325,000.00 2020 - $1,300,000  $                 1,625,000.00
2021 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007094 TERMINAL, INTERMODAL (TRANSIT) - BLANDIN 12/3/2015 update CIP Project: State of Good Repair /   Notes: Blandin Avenue Call Center Technology Updates  RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                  150,000.00  $                37,500.00  $                               -   2020 - $150,000  $                    187,500.00
2021 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007095 ACQUISITION OF BUS SUPPORT EQUIP/FACILITIES Acquisition of Bus Support Equip/Facilities; Fare Collection Equipment RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                  248,415.00  $                62,104.00  $                               -   2020 - $248,415  $                    310,519.00
2021 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007096 Mobility Management 12/3/2015 update CIP Project: State of Good Repair /   Notes: Blandin Avenue Call Center Technology Updates  RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                    25,000.00  $                  6,250.00  $                               -   2020 - $25,000  $                       31,250.00
2022 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007097 NON FIXED ROUTE ADA PARA SERV Non Fixed Route ADA Para Service N/A  $               1,300,000.00  $                               -    $              325,000.00 2021 - $1,300,000  $                 1,625,000.00
2022 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007098 ACQUISITION OF BUS SUPPORT EQUIP/FACILITIES Acquisition of Bus Support Equip/Facilities; Additional Bus Accessories RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                  248,415.00  $                62,104.00  $                               -   2021 - $248,415  $                    310,519.00
2022 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007099 TERMINAL, INTERMODAL (TRANSIT) - BLANDIN Blandin Hub Enhancements/Improvements RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                  150,000.00  $                37,500.00  $                               -   2021 - $150,000  $                    187,500.00
2022 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007100 Mobility Management Mobility Management; IT; Call Center; Travel Training Enhancements/Improvements; Fare Collection Transition RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                    25,000.00  $                  6,250.00  $                               -   2021 - $25,000  $                       31,250.00
2023 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007152 NON FIXED ROUTE ADA PARA SERV Non Fixed Route ADA Para Service   N/A  $               1,300,000.00  $                               -    $              325,000.00 2022 - $1,300,000  $                 1,625,000.00
2023 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007153 ACQUISITION OF BUS SUPPORT EQUIP/FACILITIES Acquisition of Bus Support Equip/Facilities; Additional Bus Accessories RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                  248,415.00  $                62,104.00  $                               -   2022 - $248,415  $                    310,519.00
2023 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007155 Mobility Management Mobility Management; IT; Call Center; Travel Training Enhancements/Improvements; Fare Collection Transition   RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                    25,000.00  $                  6,250.00  $                               -   2022 - $25,000  $                       31,250.00
2023 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007154 TERMINAL, INTERMODAL (TRANSIT) - BLANDIN Blandin Hub Enhancements/Improvements   RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $                  150,000.00  $                37,500.00  $                               -   2022 - $150,000  $                    187,500.00

 

Table 3-7

CAPE ANN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY:
DRAFT FFYs 2019-23 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT LIST

Fiscal Year Federal Program Name Project # Project Name Project Description Program  Federal $   RTACAP $   Local $  Carry Over  Total Cost 
2019 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0006599 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FY19 PM expenses N/A  $      285,000  $                        -  $        71,250 2018 - $285,000  $        356,250.00
2019   BCG0007348 BUY REPLACEMENT 35-FT BUS (2) ORIGINALLY RTD0004373 (BCG0004373) RTA: Vehicle Replacement  $                   -  $          900,000  $                    -    $        900,000.00
2019 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0006600 ACQUIRE - SHOP EQ/COMPUTER/SFTWR COMPUTER UPGRADE AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE RTA: Facility and System Modernization  $        55,000  $             13,750  $                    - 2018 - $55,000  $           68,750.00
2020 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0006602 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FY20 PM Expenses N/A  $      285,000  $                        -  $        71,250 2019 - $285,000  $        356,250.00
2020 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0006603 ACQUIRE - SHOP EQ/COMP/SFTWR   RTA: Facility and System Modernization  $        55,000  $             13,750  $                    - 2019 - $55,000  $           68,750.00
2021 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0006606 ACQUIRE - SHOP EQ/COMP/SFTWR   RTA: Facility and System Modernization  $        55,000  $             13,750  $                    - 2020 - $55,000  $           68,750.00
2021 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0006605 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FY21 PM expenses RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $      285,000  $                        -  $        71,250 2020 - $285,000  $        356,250.00
2022 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0006607 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE N/A  $      285,000  $                        -  $        71,250 2021 - $285,000  $        356,250.00
2022 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0006608 ACQUIRE - SHOP EQUIPMENT SHOP EQ/COMPUTER/SFTWR RTA: Facility and System Modernization  $        55,000  $             13,750  $                    - 2021 - $55,000  $           68,750.00
2023 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007184 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE Preventive Maintenance RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $      285,000  $                        -  $        71,250 2022 - $285,000  $        356,250.00
2023 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007186 Rehab/Reno-repave parking lot (match in 24) Complete repaving of CATA's parking lot RTA: Facility and Vehicle Maintenance  $        80,000  $                        -  $                    -    $           80,000.00
2023 Section 5307: Urbanized Area Formula  BCG0007197 Replace Two 30-FT BUS Replacement of two 30-ft low floor buses that will have reached the end of their useful life RTA: Vehicle Replacement  $      700,000  $          175,000  $                    - 2019 - $175,000; 2020 - $175,000; 2022 - $175,000  $        875,000.00

 

project information key

ID Number: This number references the project’s identification number in MassDOT’s project-tracking system.

 

Municipality: This field lists the municipality (or municipalities) in which a project is located.

 

Project Name: This field provides the project name or descriptor of project location.

 

Evaluation Rating: This field shows the total number of points scored by the project based on the MPO’s project evaluation criteria. MPO staff has not evaluated all projects in the TIP; staff mainly evaluates projects that can be considered for funding with the MPO’s Regional Target funding. If no score is listed, that means MPO staff did not evaluate the project.

 

MPO/CTPS Study: This field indicates if a study was conducted in the project area by the MPO staff and the findings, at least in part, have been incorporated in the engineering design for the TIP project. These studies are funded through the MPO’s 3C planning work and documented in the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). If no study name and year are listed, that means that MPO staff has not conducted a transportation study in the project area.

 

LRTP Status: This field shows the time band that the project is proposed for programming in the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). Projects are programmed in the LRTP if they are Major Infrastructure projects that add capacity to the transportation system. Projects that fall into the Operations and Maintenance investment programs established in the LRTP do not have to be programmed in the LRTP prior to being funded in the TIP; therefore, this field is blank for those projects.

 

Project Length: This field provides the length of the project in miles. This information is based on the best available data, and comes mainly from MassDOT’s Project Information website and from communication with project proponents or MassDOT project managers. Project lengths are engineering design estimates and may change during project development and construction.

 

Project Description: The description of the project is based, in part, on the written description of the project on MassDOT’s Project Information website. In some cases, these descriptions have been modified to clarify the details of the projects.

 

Funding Tables: Funding tables are included for each project and show the following information:

 

 

 

The project description information on the following pages originates from MassDOT’s Project Information database and, in some cases, has been modified to include additional project details

 

Information regarding TIP projects changes periodically. For more information on all projects please visit MassDOT’s Project Information website, www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/ProjectInfo.aspx, the Boston Region MPO’s website, www.bostonmpo.org, or contact Ali Kleyman, TIP Manager, at akleyman@ctps.org.

 

THE TIP PROJECT DETAIL PAGES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT

 

Chapter four

TIP Performance Monitoring

 


overview of Performance-based planning and programming

Over the past few decades, transportation agencies have been expanding the role of performance management—a strategic approach that uses performance data to help achieve desired outcomes—in their decision-making processes. Performance management is credited with improving project and program delivery, informing investment decision-making, focusing staff on leadership priorities, and providing greater transparency and accountability to the public.

Performance-based planning and programming (PBPP) refers to transportation agencies’ application of performance management in their planning and programming work to achieve desired outcomes for the multimodal transportation system. The purpose of PBPP is to ensure that transportation investment decisions—both for long-term planning and short-term funding—are oriented toward meeting established goals.

For metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), PBPP embraces a range of activities and products developed together with other agencies, stakeholders, and the public as part of the 3C metropolitan transportation planning process. This includes developing the following:

The MPO’s PBPP process is shaped by both federal transportation performance management requirements and the MPO’s goals and objectives, which were established as part of the MPO’s current LRTP, Charting Progress to 2040.

Federal Performance Management Requirements

The establishment of a performance- and outcome-based surface transportation program was a key component of the transportation authorization legislation, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).The PBPP provisions established under MAP-21 continued under the current legislation, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.

As detailed in the FAST Act, states will invest resources in projects to achieve individual state targets that collectively will make progress toward national goals in the following areas:

Table 4-1 shows the relationship between these national goal areas and the MPO’s goal areas. (The MPO’s goals and related objectives are described in more detail in Chapter 1 of this document.)

TABLE 4-1

National and MPO Goal Areas

National Goal Area

MPO Goal Area

Safety

Safety

Infrastructure Condition

System Preservation

Congestion Reduction

Capacity Management/Mobility

System Reliability

Capacity Management/Mobility

Freight Movement/ Economic Vitality

Capacity Management/Mobility

and Economic Vitality

Environmental Sustainability

Clean Air/Clean Communities

Reduced Project Delivery Delays

Not applicable

Not applicable

Transportation Equity

 

This performance-based planning mandate is also designed to help the nation’s public transportation systems provide high-quality service to all users, including people with disabilities, seniors, and individuals who depend on public transportation.

 

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT), in consultation with states, MPOs, and other stakeholders, has established measures in performance areas relevant to the aforementioned national goals. Table 4-2 lists federally required performance measures for the transit system and Table 4-3 lists federally required performance measures for the highway system.

TABLE 4-2

Federally Required Transit Performance Measures

National Goal

Transit Performance Area or Asset Category

Performance Measure

Relevant MPO

Goal Area

Safety

Fatalitiesa

Total number of reportable fatalities and rate per total vehicle revenue-miles by mode

Safety

Safety

Injuriesa

Total number of reportable injuries and rate per total vehicle revenue-miles by mode

Safety

Safety

Safety Eventsa

Total number of reportable events and rate per total vehicle revenue-miles by mode

Safety

Safety

System Reliability

Mean distance between major mechanical failures by mode

Safety

Infrastructure Condition

Equipment

Percentage of vehicles that have met or exceeded their Useful Life Benchmark (ULB)

System Preservation

Infrastructure Condition

Rolling Stock

Percent of revenue vehicles within a particular asset class that have met or exceeded their ULB

System Preservation

Infrastructure Condition

Infrastructure

Percentage of track segments with performance restrictions

System Preservation

Infrastructure Condition

Facilities

Percentage of facilities within an asset class rated below 3.0 on the Federal Transit Administration’s Transit Economic Requirements Model scale

System Preservation

Note: This table reflects federally required transit performance measures as of April 5, 2018.  
a
The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan Rule, which requires public transportation operators and MPOs to develop targets for safety measures identified in the National Public Transportation Safety Plan, has not been finalized.
Sources: National Public Transportation Safety Plan (January 2017), the proposed Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan Rule (49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 673), and the final Transit Asset Management Rule (49 CFR Part 625).

 

TABLE 4-3

Federally Required Highway Performance measures

National Goal

Highway

Performance Area

Performance Measure

Relevant MPO

Goal Area

Safety

Injuries and Fatalities

  • Number of fatalities
  • Fatality rate per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled
  • Number of serious injuries
  • Serious injury rate per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled
  • Number of non-motorized fatalities and non-motorized serious injuries

Safety

Infrastructure Condition

Pavement Condition

  • Percentage of pavements on the Interstate System in good condition
  • Percentage of pavements on the Interstate System in poor condition
  • Percentage of pavements on the non-Interstate NHS in good condition
  • Percentage of pavements on the non-Interstate NHS in poor condition

System Preservation

Infrastructure Condition

Bridge Condition

  • Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in good condition
  • Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in poor condition

System Preservation

System Reliability

Performance of the National Highway System

  • Percentage of person-miles traveled on the Interstate System that are reliable
  • Percentage of person-miles traveled on the non-Interstate NHS that are reliable

Capacity Management/Mobility

Environmental Sustainability

Performance of the National Highway System

  • Percent change in tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions on the NHS compared to the calendar year 2017 levela

Clean Air/Clean Communities

System Reliability, Freight Movement, and Economic Vitality

Freight Movement on the Interstate System

  • Truck Travel Time Reliability Index for the Interstate System

Capacity Management/Mobility, Economic Vitality

Congestion Reduction

Traffic Congestion

  • Annual hours of peak hour excessive delay per capita (for travel on NHS roadways)
  • Percent of non-single-occupant vehicle travel

Capacity Management/Mobility

Environmental Sustainability

On-Road Mobile Source Emissions

  • Total emissions reduction of on-road mobile source emissions (for applicable pollutants and precursors)b

Clean Air/Clean Communities

 

Note: This table reflects federally required highway performance measures as of April 5, 2018. Rules pertaining to these performance measures (except where noted) are now in effect.

a The provisions of the final rules for federally required highway performance measures that pertain to carbon dioxide emissions on the NHS went into effect on September 28, 2017. The Federal Highway Administration has since issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would repeal this measure, though this rulemaking has not yet been finalized. For more information on the MPO’s response to the Commonwealth’s greenhouse gas monitoring requirements, see Chapters 1 and 2, and Appendix B.

b The Boston Region MPO includes an area designated as in maintenance for carbon monoxide, so the MPO is currently required to comply with this performance measure requirement. For more information on air quality conformity requirements that apply to the MPO, see Chapter 5.
NHS = National Highway System
Sources: Highway Safety Improvement Program Rule (23 CFR 924), National Performance Management Measures Rule (23 CFR 490).

 

States, public transit operators, and MPOs are required to set performance targets to address these measures and track progress toward attainment of desired outcomes for the transportation system. They also are required to coordinate with one another and to share information and data so that there is consistency across these agencies’ target-setting processes.

The MPO’s LRTP and TIP will become planning and programming mechanisms to help achieve performance targets that the MPO establishes, and they will serve as valuable reporting tools. States, public transit operators, and MPOs set targets according to federally defined schedules. As MPO targets are established, the measures and targets will be described in detail in the MPO’s LRTPs and TIPs. (For most performance measures, MPOs must set targets no later than 180 days after their respective states or public transit operators have set their targets.) The LRTPs will describe the state of the transportation system with respect to the federally required measures and will report on progress toward meeting required targets. The TIPs will describe the links between short-term capital investment priorities and these measures and targets, and discuss, to the extent practicable, how these investments are anticipated to help the MPO achieve its targets.

Other MPO PBPP Activities

The MPO’s PBPP process must respond to federal performance management requirements established under MAP-21 and the FAST Act. However, the MPO’s approach to performance management addresses other areas that pertain to its 3C responsibilities and can encompass other activities that relate to the MPO’s goals and objectives.

For example, MAP-21 and the FAST Act do not specify transportation equity performance measures for states and MPOs to monitor. However, the MPO has established a transportation equity goal to provide comparable transportation access and service quality among communities, regardless of their income level or minority population. This goal and its associated objectives are rooted in several federal regulations and presidential executive orders, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 12898 (addressing environmental justice), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other USDOT orders. (For more information on these laws and orders, see Chapter 1.) To comply with these regulations, the MPO systematically addresses the concerns of populations that these regulations protect—referred to here as transportation equity populations—throughout the MPO planning process, including when selecting projects through the TIP. Regular equity performance monitoring enables the MPO to better understand how transportation equity populations in the region may be affected by transportation investment decisions, so that it can decide whether and how to adjust its investment approach.

To create a comprehensive PBPP practice, the MPO can also choose to monitor or set targets for additional performance measures, which are not federally required, that apply to its goal areas. For example, while the federally required reliability measures discussed in Table 4-3 apply to the MPO’s Capacity Management and Mobility goal, the MPO may wish to examine measures that account for non-NHS roadways or other travel modes. Over the coming years, the MPO will examine whether and how to incorporate other performance measures and practices into its PBPP process. Future LRTPs and TIPs will provide information on these other performance measures and monitoring activities, as well as on federally required performance measures.

MPO Progress on Implementing PBPP Practices

To date, the MPO has made strides to integrate PBPP practices into its activities, help meet FAST Act performance management requirements, and improve MPO decision-making. The steps the MPO has taken include the following:

For more information about next steps the MPO will take to advance its PBPP process, see the section titled Next Steps for Advancing PBPP at the end of this chapter.

PBPP Activities and the TIP

MPO Investment Decisions

The MPO programs capital investments via the TIP to achieve federal and MPO goals for the transportation system. Several aspects of the TIP development process relate the MPO’s investment decision-making to PBPP.

Investment Programs

In Charting Progress to 2040, the MPO strengthened the link between its spending and improvements to transportation performance by establishing a series of investment programs. Each of these programs supports multiple MPO goal areas. These investment programs are as follows:

As described in Charting Progress to 2040, the MPO allocates its discretionary funds to these investment programs. These funds are assigned to projects that meet the investment programs’ criteria. Details about these programs and their relationship to MPO goals are shown in Figure 4-1.

TIP Project Evaluation Criteria

The MPO’s goals provide the foundation for the TIP evaluation criteria used in the process for selecting roadway projects to be funded with MPO discretionary—or Regional Target—dollars, as described in Chapter 2. These criteria are used to evaluate the way that individual projects can help the MPO advance its various goals. Over time, the performance improvement contributions made by TIP projects are expected to generate changes in the transportation system’s performance. For more details about the MPO’s evaluation criteria, see Appendix A.

 

FIGURE 4-1

MPO Investment Programs

Figure 4-1 shows the investment programs to which the MPO allocates its discretionary funds. The discretionary funds are assigned to projects that meet the investment programs’ criteria. Details about these programs and their relationship to MPO goals are also shown in Figure 4-1.

 

Performance Monitoring and Target Setting

Over the past several years, this chapter of the TIP document has focused on broad performance trends pertaining to several MPO goal areas and the anticipated performance of TIP projects funded with Regional Target dollars. During FFY 2018, the MPO began to set targets for the federally required performance measures listed in Tables 4-2 and 4-3. Targets for highway safety performance measures are discussed in the Safety Performance section of this chapter.

During FFY 2019 and subsequent years, the MPO will continue setting targets for these and other federally required measures. If desired, the MPO may set targets for additional measures that are not federally required. As targets are set, the MPO will update and enhance trend and project performance data, and this chapter of the TIP will include descriptions of how TIP investments will help the MPO make progress with respect to performance measures and targets.

MassDOT and Transit Agency Investment Decisions

As discussed in Chapter 2, MassDOT’s Capital Investment Plan (CIP) update process identifies priority transit, bridge, and statewide infrastructure projects for the five MassDOT divisions and the MBTA. The CIP process uses a framework that prioritizes funding according to MassDOT’s strategic goals (listed in descending order of priority):

MassDOT and the MBTA have created investment programs that relate to these strategic goals. They prioritize individual projects for inclusion in these programs using a process recommended by the Project Selection Advisory Council (PSAC) and based on data from asset management systems maintained by MassDOT agencies. (More information about PSAC criteria is available in Chapter 2.) MassDOT and the MBTA continue to improve the project selection process by incorporating performance-based plans and data.

The other regional transit authorities (RTAs) in the Boston region—the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) and the Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA)—coordinate with the MassDOT Rail and Transit Division to develop their capital programs, the federally funded components of which are reflected in this document. The Rail and Transit Division also distributes FTA Section 5310 funds and other funds to transit providers in the region—these investments are reflected in the TIP as well.

MassDOT, the MBTA, CATA, and MWRTA continue to address federal performance management requirements and performance-based plans as these go into effect.

FFYs 2019–23 TIP Investments summary

MPO Investment Summary

Table 4-4 shows the distribution of FFY 2019-23 Regional Target funds across the MPO’s investment programs and the number of projects that will receive funds in each program.

 

TABLE 4-4

REGIONAL TARGET FUNDING BY MPO INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Investment Program

Projects Receiving Regional Target Funds

Regional Target Funds

Bicycle Network and Pedestrian Connections

2

$16,524,742

Community Transportation / Parking / Clean Air and Mobilitya

n/a

$4,000,000

Complete Streets

23

$172,924,669

Intersection Improvements

8

$48,795,309

Major Infrastructure - Roadway Projects

3

$167,799,442

Major Infrastructure—Flex to Transitb

1

$105,500,000

Total Projects

37

$515,544,161

 

a The Community Transportation / Parking / Clean Air and Mobility program is under development. Once the program is finalized, the MPO will program projects beginning in FFY 2021.

b The MPO has flexed federal highway improvement dollars to support the Green Line Extension Phase 1.

Source: Boston Region MPO.

 

Figure 4-2 shows the share of FFYs 2019−23 Regional Target funding in each MPO investment program.

 

FIGURE 4-2

REGIONAL TARGET FUNDING BY MPO INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Figure 4-2 is a pie chart that shows the share of FFYs 2019−23 Regional Target funding in each MPO investment program.

 

MassDOT and Transit Agency Investments

For more information about highway projects funded by MassDOT or other funding sources, such as earmarks, see Chapter 3. Also see Chapter 3 for more information about transit projects and programs funded by MassDOT or transit agencies.

FFYS 2019−23 TIP PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

The following sections provide PBPP information for each MPO goal area in detail by discussing (1) relevant trends, initiatives, and planning activities; (2) applicable performance measures and targets; (3) ways that FFYs 2019−23 TIP investments address the MPO’s goal areas and relevant performance measures, based on MPO estimates using available project data; and (4) relevant next steps to improve performance monitoring. These sections will be updated annually as the MPO integrates new performance measures, targets, and information into its PBPP practice.

Safety Performance

MPO Goal: Transportation by all modes will be safe

Safety for all transportation modes continues to be a top priority for the Boston Region MPO. The MPO has committed to investing in projects and programs that aim to reduce the number and severity of crashes for all modes, and to reducing serious injuries and fatalities occurring on the transportation system.

Highway Safety Trends

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the MPO track traffic incidents, fatalities, and serious injuries involving motor vehicles using information from the Massachusetts Crash Data System and the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Fatality Analysis and Reporting System (FARS). During 2017 and 2018, the MPO coordinated with the Commonwealth to analyze safety data and develop targets for federally required highway safety performance measures. This process provided opportunities to examine the Boston region’s roadway safety performance in the context of roadway safety performance throughout Massachusetts.

Figure 4-3 shows the recent trend in motor vehicle crashes for both the Boston region and Massachusetts as a whole.4 In this figure and the figures that follow, safety data is shown in rolling five-year annual averages. The data in Figure 4-3 show that, for the period of analysis, motor vehicle crashes initially decreased statewide and subsequently increased, resulting in a net increase in crashes of 0.5 percent for this period. During the same period, crashes in the Boston region decreased by 7.5 percent.

 

FIGURE 4-3

Total Motor Vehicle Crashes

Figure 4-3 is a line graph. The data in Figure 4-3 show that—for the periods 2007-11; 2008-12; 2009-13; 2010-14; 2011-15—motor vehicle crashes initially decreased statewide and subsequently increased, resulting in a net increase in crashes of 0.5 percent for this period

Figure 4-4 shows the number of motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts and the Boston region that involved bicyclists and pedestrians. These crashes increased during the analysis period both statewide and in the Boston region. Crashes involving pedestrians increased by higher percentages during this period (19 percent for Massachusetts and 13 percent for the Boston region) compared to the crashes that involved bicyclists (6 percent for Massachusetts and approximately 3 percent for the Boston region).

 

 

FIGURE 4-4

 Motor Vehicle Crashes Involving Bicyclists or Pedestrians

Figure 4-4 is a line graph. It shows the number of motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts and the Boston region that involved bicyclists and pedestrians. These crashes increased during the analysis periods—2007-11; 2008-12; 2009-13; 2010-14; 2011-15—both statewide and in the Boston region.

Note: The Boston Region MPO data reflect 101 municipalities.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data System.

Highway Safety Performance Measures and Targets

The Commonwealth and the Boston Region MPO also analyzed data for federally required roadway safety performance measures, which are included in Table 4-3. These measures pertain to fatalities and serious injuries from traffic incidents and apply to all public roads. Values for these measures are expressed as five-year rolling annual averages. These measures include the following:

The Commonwealth and the Boston Region MPO projected values for these measures using linear trend lines based on five-year rolling averages for the years 2007–11, 2008–12, 2009–13, 2010–14, and 2011–15.

Figure 4-5 shows historic and projected values for fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes, while Figure 4-6 shows the fatality rate per 100 million VMT. Fatalities and fatality rates have been declining for both Massachusetts as a whole and for the Boston region. The historic data show that fatalities have declined by a larger percentage in the Boston region (7.2 percent) than in Massachusetts as a whole (2.8 percent). Similarly, the fatality rate in the Boston region declined by 9.2 percent, while the Massachusetts fatality rate declined by 5.5 percent. 

 

Figure 4-5

Fatalities from Motor Vehicle Crashes

Figure 4-5 is a line graph. It shows historic and projected values for fatalities resulting from motor vehicle crashes for the periods 2007-11; 2008-12; 2009-13; 2010-14; 2011-15; 2012-16; 2013-17; and 2014-18.

Note: The Boston Region MPO data reflect 101 municipalities.

Sources: Federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System, and MassDOT.

 

Figure 4-6

Fatality Rate per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles Traveled

Figure 4-6 is a line graph that shows the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled for the periods: 2007-11; 2008-12; 2009-13; 2010-14; 2011-15; 2012-16; 2013-17; and 2014-18.

Note: The Boston Region MPO data reflect 101 municipalities.

Sources: Federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System, and MassDOT.

 

Figure 4-7 shows historic and projected values for people experiencing serious injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes, and Figure 4-8 shows the serious injury rate per 100 million VMT. Serious injuries and serious injury rates per 100 million VMT are decreasing statewide and in the Boston region. Similar to the fatality trends, serious injuries have decreased by a larger percentage in the Boston region (23 percent) than in Massachusetts as a whole (12 percent), as has the serious injury rate (24.7 percent in the region as compared to 14.9 percent statewide).  

 

Figure 4-7

Serious Injuries from Motor Vehicle Crashes

Figure 4-7 is a line graph that shows historic and projected values for people experiencing serious injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes for the periods: 2007-11; 2008-12; 2009-13; 2010-14; 2011-15; 2012-16; 2013-17; and 2014-18.

Note: The Boston Region MPO data reflect 101 municipalities.

Sources: Massachusetts Crash Data System and MassDOT.

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 4-8

Serious Injury Rate per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles Traveled

Figure 4-8 is a line graph that shows the serious injury rate per 100 million vehicle-miles traveled for the periods: 2007-11; 2008-12; 2009-13; 2010-14; 2011-15; 2012-16; 2013-17; and 2014-18.

Note: The Boston Region MPO data reflect 101 municipalities.

Sources: Massachusetts Crash Data System and MassDOT.

 

Figure 4-9 shows historic and projected values for combined non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries for the Boston region and Massachusetts as a whole. Non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries include those experienced by bicyclists, pedestrians, and others traveling by non-motorized modes (such as skateboards). Unlike the prior measures, values for this measure are have been increasing over time for both the Boston region and Massachusetts overall. According to the historic data, these incidents have increased by a larger percentage for Massachusetts (20 percent) than for the Boston region (9 percent).

Figure 4-9

Non-Motorized Fatalities and Serious Injuries

Figure 4-9 is a line graph that shows historic and projected values for combined non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries for the Boston region and Massachusetts as a whole for the periods: 2007-11; 2008-12; 2009-13; 2010-14; 2011-15; 2012-16; 2013-17; and 2014-18.

Note: The Boston Region MPO data reflect 101 municipalities.

Sources: Federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System, Massachusetts Crash Data System, and MassDOT.

 

Figure 4-10 provides some insight about non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries by displaying a breakdown of the numbers of fatalities and serious injuries for pedestrians and bicyclists. The figure shows that for both the Boston region and Massachusetts overall, pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries comprise the bulk of total non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries.

 

 

Figure 4-10

Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities and Serious Injuries

Figure 4-10 is a line graph. The figure provides insight about non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries by displaying a breakdown of the numbers of fatalities and serious injuries for pedestrians and bicyclists for the periods: 2007-11; 2008-12; 2009-13; 2010-14; 2011-15; 2012-16; 2013-17; and 2014-18.

Note: The Boston Region MPO data reflect 101 municipalities.

Sources: Federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System, Massachusetts Crash Data System, and MassDOT.

 

To meet federal requirements, states and MPOs are required to set targets for specified highway safety performance measures on an annual basis. MPOs can decide to adopt state highway safety targets or to set quantitative targets specific to the MPO’s planning area. States and MPOs must coordinate with one another, to the extent practicable, during their respective target-setting processes.

For calendar year (CY) 2018, the Boston Region MPO has adopted the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ highway safety targets. These performance targets for CY 2018 will reflect 2014–18 rolling annual averages, as required by FHWA. Table 4-5 shows the 2011–15 five-year rolling averages and the Commonwealth’s CY 2018 targets for each of the five measures.

 

TaBLE 4-5

2018 Massachusetts Statewide Highway Safety Performance Trends and Targets

Highway Safety Performance Measure

2015 Safety Measure Value (2011–15) Rolling Average

2015 Safety Measure Target (Expected 2014–18 Rolling Average)

Number of fatalities

361.0

352.0

Rate of fatalities per 100 million VMT

0.641

0.610

Number of serious injuries

3,251.8

2,896.0

Rate of serious injuries per 100 million VMT

5.779

5.010

Number of non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries

540.8

540.8

VMT = vehicle-miles traveled.

Sources: Federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System, Massachusetts Crash Data System, MassDOT, and Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.

 

For all measures, except the non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries measure, the Commonwealth used the 2014–18 rolling average values projected by the downward trend lines as its CY 2018 targets. MassDOT recognizes that its initiatives to increase non-motorized travel throughout the Commonwealth have posed a challenge to concurrent activities to reduce non-motorized fatalities and injuries. Rather than adopt a target that reflects an increased amount of non-motorized fatalities and serious injuries, MassDOT has set a CY 2018 target that is equal to the 2011–15 rolling average value. Also, while the Commonwealth has set CY 2018 targets for these five measures to meet federal requirements, it also has a long-term goal to “Move toward Zero Deaths” and eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on Massachusetts roadways.5

By adopting MassDOT’s highway safety targets, the MPO agrees to plan and program projects so that they contribute to accomplishing the Commonwealth’s highway safety targets. This commitment continues the MPO and MassDOT’s practice of investing in Complete Streets roadway reconstruction projects, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements and expansion, and intersection and safety improvement projects in the CIP and the TIP. These investments are designed to make travel safer for people who walk, bicycle, and use other non-motorized modes.

The Boston Region MPO will continue to work with MassDOT to examine how the state’s and MPO’s planning and programming can help reduce fatalities and serious injuries in the region. During CY 2018, the Commonwealth will be developing its next five-year Strategic Highway Safety Plan and the Boston Region MPO will be developing its next LRTP—both processes will inform future approaches for planning, programming, and monitoring performance to improve safety on Massachusetts roadways. MassDOT and the MPO will coordinate to improve the ways safety and travel data—including bicycle and pedestrian counts—are collected and analyzed. Both organizations will work together to explore other methods and factors to consider when setting future highway safety performance targets and making investments in the transportation system. In the future, TIP documents will continue to discuss MassDOT’s and the MPO’s targets, and how TIP investments may support improvements in highway safety outcomes. Other safety performance measures the MPO decides to monitor or targets that it chooses to set will be discussed also.

Transit System Safety Performance Measures and Targets

The federal Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan rule, which pertains to performance monitoring for transit system safety, has not yet been finalized; therefore, requirements for transit system safety performance measures have not yet gone into effect. Once this rule is in effect, future TIP documents will include information on relevant performance targets and their relationship to TIP investments. (Table 4-2, lists federally required performance measures for transit systems, including measures pertaining to fatalities, serious injuries, safety events, and system reliability.)

MPO Highway Projects Supporting Safety Performance

When prioritizing its capital investments for the TIP, the MPO uses project-evaluation criteria to determine each project’s relative ability to help reduce crash severity for all modes. These criteria assess the safety needs at locations where projects are proposed based on crash rates and crash severity. Crash severity is measured using the Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO) index, which weights crashes based on whether they resulted in property damage (weighted by one), injuries (weighted by five), or fatalities (weighted by 10). The MPO also assesses how well projects will address safety issues by considering proposed safety countermeasures that would be implemented. For more information on the MPO’s safety-oriented TIP criteria, see Appendix A.

Table 4-9  describes the proximity of roadway projects programmed in FFYs 2019-23 that are funded with Regional Target dollars to MassDOT-identified crash cluster locations. MassDOT establishes these crash clusters using a procedure for processing, standardizing, matching, and aggregating crash data.6 MassDOT’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) clusters are used to identify locations that are eligible for federal HSIP funding (for more information on this funding type, see Chapter 2). These HSIP clusters rank in the top five percent of crash clusters within each regional planning agency (RPA) area, based on a ranking scheme that accounts for EPDO index values, among other factors. MassDOT also used a crash aggregation methodology for identifying bicycle crash clusters and pedestrian crash clusters.7 When evaluating TIP projects, MPO staff notes whether a project would be located within the vicinity of one of these types of clusters. These indicators help the MPO identify whether projects are addressing locations that have relatively high crash incidences and/or high fatality and injury incidences. Table 4-6 also shows the number of areas with Regional Target projects where crashes involving fatalities, injuries, bicyclists, or pedestrians have occurred.

TaBLE 4-6

SAFETY Metrics

Metric

Total Value

All-mode HSIP cluster locations addressed by projects

23 clusters  

HSIP pedestrian cluster locations addressed by projects

 7 clusters

HSIP bicycle cluster locations addressed by projects

2 clusters

Project areas where fatal crashes have occurred

8 areas

Project areas where crashes involving injuries have occurred

33 areas

Project areas where crashes involving pedestrians have occurred

24 areas

Project areas where crashes involving bicyclists crashes have occurred

15 areas

Note: All-mode HSIP clusters are based on crash data from 2013 to 2015. HSIP bicycle clusters and HSIP pedestrian clusters are based on data from 2006 to 2015. Analysis of crashes in Regional Target funded project locations is based on crash data from 2013 to 2015. The group of projects reflected in this table does not include the Green Line Extension.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data System, MassDOT, and the Boston Region MPO.

 

Based on these metrics, the MPO expects that investments made at these locations are likely to address safety issues and help the MPO and the Commonwealth progress towards reducing fatalities and serious injuries on the roadway network. The MPO will work with MassDOT and other Commonwealth agencies to investigate other ways to anticipate the effects of TIP projects on highway safety outcomes.

System Preservation Performance

MPO Goal: Maintain the transportation system

System preservation is a priority for the Boston Region MPO because the region’s transportation infrastructure is aging. The demands placed on highway and transit facilities have been taxing to the point that routine maintenance is insufficient to keep up with the need. As a result, there is a significant backlog of maintenance and state-of-good-repair work to be done on the highway and transit systems, including on bridges, roadway pavement, transit rolling stock, and other infrastructure. It is also important to improve the resiliency of the region’s transportation system to prepare for existing or future extreme conditions, such as sea level rise and flooding.

Highway System Preservation Trends

As of 2014, MassDOT’s Pavement Management Program monitored approximately 3,990 lane miles of interstate, access-controlled arterial and collector roadways, and other arterial and collector roadways in the Boston region.8 The evaluation assigns a rating of good, fair, or poor condition to the roadway pavement, based on the International Roughness Index (IRI).

Figure 4-11 shows the number of interstate, access-controlled arterial and collector, and other arterial and collector lane miles that are in good, fair, or poor condition, according to the 2014 year-end Massachusetts Road Inventory file.9 Approximately 70 percent of all monitored roadway lane miles are in good condition, 26 percent are in fair condition, and four percent are in poor condition. However, MassDOT-maintained arterial and collector roadways without access controls account for a disproportionate share of substandard roadway lane miles. This roadway type accounted for 55 percent of the monitored roadway lane miles in 2014, but about 88 percent of the roadway lane miles that were in substandard (fair or poor) condition.

 

Figure 4-11

Pavement Condition in the Boston Region by Roadway Classification (2014)

Figure 4-11 is a bar chart that shows the number of interstate, access-controlled arterial and collector, and other arterial and collector lane miles that are in good, fair, or poor condition, according to the 2014 year-end Massachusetts Road Inventory file

Note: This chart reflects data recorded in the 2014 year-end Massachusetts Road Inventory file, which includes pavement data collected primarily in 2013. Good, fair, and poor classifications are based on IRI ratings. This chart displays data for the 97 municipalities in the Boston region.

Source: MassDOT Pavement Management Program.

MassDOT also monitors the condition of its bridges across the state. As of calendar year 2016, there were 2,850 bridges located within the Boston region. Some are in substandard condition because they have been deemed by MassDOT bridge inspectors to be structurally deficient, functionally obsolete, or weight restricted (posted). Structurally deficient bridges are those that are not necessarily unsafe, but that have deteriorated in ways that reduce the load-carrying capacity of the bridge. Functionally obsolete bridges are not necessarily unsafe either, but they do not meet current traffic demands or are not built to current design standards. A bridge may be posted as weight restricted to ensure traveler safety.

Figure 4-12 displays the condition of substandard bridges in the Boston region between 2012 and 2016. During this period, the percentage of structurally deficient bridges ranged between five and six percent of all bridges in the region. The share of functionally obsolete bridges increased from 19 to 20 percent, and the share of posted bridges declined from five to four percent.

 

FIGURE 4-12

Condition of Substandard Bridges in the Boston Region

Figure 4-12 is a bar chart that displays the condition of substandard bridges in the Boston region between 2012 and 2016

Note: This chart displays data for the 97 municipalities in the Boston region.

Source: MassDOT Bridge Inventory.

 

Highway System Preservation Performance Measures and Targets

Table 4-3, which lists federally required performance measures for highway systems, includes measures pertaining to the condition of bridges and pavement on the NHS. MassDOT and the Boston Region MPO are in the process of setting their initial targets for these measures. These target-setting processes will be informed by MassDOT’s bridge and pavement management data. They also will be informed by MassDOT’s upcoming transportation asset management plan, which will describe the condition of NHS bridges and pavement, and identify investment strategies and a financial plan for making improvements. Future TIP documents will include information on NHS bridge and pavement performance targets, relevant trend data, and a description of how projects included in the TIP may support progress on these performance measures. Information about other system preservation performance measures the MPO may choose to monitor or targets that it may set may be reflected in future TIPs.

Transit System Asset Condition Performance Measures and Targets

Table 4-2 lists a set of federally required infrastructure condition performance measures for transit systems. These transit asset management (TAM) measures, which focus on a specific subset of all transit assets, were established in the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) TAM Rule and are detailed in Table 4-7.

Table 4-7

TAM Performance Measures by Transit Asset Category

Transit Asset Category

Relevant Assets

Measure

Measure Type

Equipment

Service support, maintenance, and other non-revenue vehicles

Percentage of vehicles that have met or exceeded their ULB

Age-based

Rolling Stock

Buses, vans, and sedans; light and heavy rail cars; commuter rail cars and locomotives; and ferry boats

Percentage of vehicles that have met or exceeded their ULB

Age-based

Infrastructure

Fixed guideway track

Percentage of track segments with performance (speed) restrictions, by mode

Performance-based

Facilities

Passenger stations, parking facilities, administration and maintenance facilities

Percentage of assets with condition rating lower than 3.0 on the FTA TERM Scale

Condition-based

 

FTA = Federal Transit Administration. TAM = Transit Asset Management. TERM = Transit Economic Requirements Model. ULB = Useful Life Benchmark.

Source: FTA, including the TAM Rule (49 CFR Part 625).

 

FTA defines ULB as “the expected lifecycle of a capital asset for a particular transit provider’s operating environment, or the acceptable period of use in service for a particular transit provider’s operating environment.” For example, FTA’s default ULB value for a bus is 14 years.10 FTA’s Transit Economic Requirements Model (TERM) scale, which pertains to the facilities measure, is a rating system that describes asset condition. The scale values are 1 (poor), 2 (marginal), 3 (adequate), 4 (good), and 5 (excellent).11 Because each measure is intended to represent the share of transit assets that are not in a state of good repair, the goal is to minimize the value for all four measures.  

FTA grantees—including transit agencies and agency sponsors, such as MassDOT—are required to develop targets for these measures each fiscal year. MPOs, in turn, are required to set targets for their regions. The MPO has been increasing its coordination with MassDOT and RTAs—including the MBTA, MWRTA, and CATA, which report their federally funded investments in the Boston Region MPO’s TIP—to better understand the condition of transit assets in the Boston region. The MPO is also working with the MBTA, CATA, MWRTA and MassDOT to establish an initial set of TAM targets for the Boston region.

 

The Boston Region MPO will continue to collaborate with the MBTA, CATA and MWRTA to bring the region’s transit assets into a state of good repair. During CY 2018, these transit agencies will address FTA TAM requirements by developing asset inventories and condition assessments. These agencies will also create TAM plans, which will provide frameworks for how these agencies will prioritize investments to improve transit asset condition. MassDOT’s Rail and Transit Division will work with developing a combined TAM Plan, asset inventories and condition assessments, and targets for other transit providers in the Boston region that receive FTA Section 5310 funding. All of these activities will inform future performance monitoring, target setting, and decision making by transit agencies, MassDOT, and the MPO. Future TIP documents will discuss transit agency and MassDOT TAM activities, MPO TAM targets, and how transit investments included in the TIP support improvements for transit state of good repair. 

MPO Projects Supporting Highway System Preservation

In prioritizing capital investments for the TIP, the MPO uses project-evaluation criteria to assess how well each project funded with Regional Target dollars may advance the MPO’s System Preservation goal by improving pavement, bridge, signal, and asset condition. While it has been the policy of the MPO not to fund resurfacing-only projects using Regional Target funds, the MPO funds roadway reconstruction projects that include resurfacing, usually full-depth reconstruction, in addition to other design elements. Projects funded with Regional Target dollars also improve traffic signal equipment or sidewalk infrastructure; enable improved emergency response; or improve the resiliency of the transportation system to extreme weather conditions. While the MassDOT Bridge program remains the primary funding source for replacement or rehabilitation of substandard bridges, Regional Target investments contribute modestly to bridge preservation. Table 4-8 shows the MPO’s estimates of how FFYs 2019–23 Regional Target investments are expected to improve the condition of the region’s transportation facilities.

 

TaBLE 4-8

SYSTEM PRESERVATION Metrics

Metric

Total Value

Substandard bridges improved

6 bridges currently used by 117,600 vehicles per day

Lane miles of substandard pavement improved

71 lane miles currently used by 645,700 vehicles per day

Miles of substandard sidewalks improved

44 miles

Projects that improve emergency response

24 projects

Projects that improve the ability to respond to extreme conditions

7 projects

 

The group of projects reflected in this table does not include the Green Line Extension.

Source: Boston Region MPO.

 

Capacity Management and Mobility Performance

MPO Goal: Use existing facility capacity more efficiently and increase healthy transportation capacity

Through its goal and objectives for capacity management and mobility, the MPO seeks to maximize the region’s existing transportation system so that both people and goods can move reliably and connect to key destinations. Much of the Boston region is densely developed, which creates challenges to making major changes to its transportation infrastructure to address access, reliability, and congestion mitigation needs.

Capacity Management and Mobility Trends

In order to determine how well the region’s roadways are performing with respect to mobility, the MPO applies performance measures that gauge the duration, extent, intensity, and reliability (or regularity) of the occurrence of congestion. MPO staff analyzes congestion in the region using the Congestion Management Process (CMP) Express Highway and Arterial Performance Dashboards, which can be viewed at bostonmpo.org/applications.

MPO staff established congestion thresholds for the region’s express highways and arterial roadways based on travel time index (TTI), which is the average peak-period travel time divided by free-flow travel time. When the average peak-period travel time equals free-flow travel time, the index equals one (1); higher values indicate more congestion. The MPO’s TTI-based congestion thresholds are as follows:

Speed and travel time data help the Boston Region MPO to understand how congestion is changing on the region’s express highways and arterial roadways. Figures 4-13 through 4-16 compare congestion levels based on data from 2012 to congestion levels based on data from 2015. Each figure reflects a different combination of roadway type and time of day. These figures show both the total lane miles experiencing each level of congestion and the percent of CMP-monitored roadways experiencing each level of congestion.   

Congestion is getting worse on the region’s expressways. While 28 percent of CMP-monitored express highways experienced some congestion during the AM peak period in 2012, this share increased to 37 percent in 2015 (Figure 4-13). The number of lane miles experiencing moderate congestion increased by 53 lane miles (21 percent) between these two time periods, while the number of lane miles experiencing severe congestion increased by approximately 47 lane miles (60 percent).

 

Figure 4-13

Lane Miles of Congestion on CMP-Monitored Expressways in the AM Peak Period, 2012 and 2015

Figure 4-13 is a bar chart. It shows that, although 28 percent of CMP-monitored express highways in the Boston region experienced some congestion during the AM peak period in 2012, this share increased to 37 percent in 2015.

Note: This chart displays data for the 97 municipalities in the Boston Region. The AM peak period for expressways is from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Source: Boston Region MPO Congestion Management Process, 2012 and 2015 INRIX data.

 

During the PM peak period, 31 percent of monitored expressways experienced some level of congestion in 2012—by 2015, this increased to 50 percent (Figure 4-14). The number of lane miles experiencing moderate congestion increased by 97 lane miles (33 percent), while the number of lane miles experiencing severe congestion increased by 83 lane miles (258 percent).

 

 

 

Figure 4-14

Lane Miles of Congestion on CMP-Monitored Expressways in the PM Peak Period, 2012 and 2015

Figure 4-14 is a bar chart. It shows that during the PM peak period, 31 percent of monitored expressways experienced some level of congestion in 2012; but by 2015, this increased to 50 percent.

Note: This chart displays data for the 97 municipalities in the Boston Region. The PM peak period for expressways is from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Source: Boston Region MPO Congestion Management Process, 2012 and 2015 INRIX data.

 

Congestion was worse on arterial roadways than on expressways even in 2012, and arterial roadway congestion has become worse based on 2015 data. In the AM peak period, 51 percent of arterial roadways experienced congestion to some degree in 2012. In 2015, 79 percent experienced congestion (Figure 4-15). The number of lane miles experiencing moderate congestion increased by approximately 742 lane miles (124 percent) between these two time periods, while the number of lane miles experiencing severe congestion increased by approximately 117 lane miles (287 percent).

 

FIGURE 4-15

Lane Miles of Congestion on CMP-Monitored Arterial Roadways in the AM Peak Period, 2012 and 2015

Figure 4-15 is a bar chart. It shows that, in the AM peak period, 51 percent of arterial roadways in the Boston region experienced congestion to some degree in 2012. But, in 2015, that figure rose to 79 percent of roadways.

Note: This chart displays data for the 97 municipalities in the Boston Region. The AM peak period for arterial roadways is from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

Source: Boston Region MPO Congestion Management Process, 2012 and 2015 INRIX data.

 

During the PM peak period, 49 percent of monitored expressways experienced some degree of congestion in 2012. By 2015, congestion increased to 81 percent (Figure 4-16). The number of lane miles experiencing moderate congestion increased by 1,016  lane miles (179 percent), while the number of lane miles experiencing severe congestion increased by 224 lane miles (more than 1,000 percent).

 

FIGURE 4-16

Lane Miles of Congestion on CMP-Monitored Arterial Roadways in the AM Peak Period, 2012 and 2015

D Figure 4-16 is a bar chart. It shows that during the PM peak period, 49 percent of monitored expressways in the Boston Region experienced some degree of congestion in 2012. But by 2015, congestion increased to 81 percent.

Note: This chart displays data for the 97 municipalities in the Boston region. The PM peak period for arterial roadways is from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM.

Source: Boston Region MPO Congestion Management Process, and 2012 and 2015 INRIX data.

 

Overall, the trends presented here highlight the need to address growing congestion on the region’s roadways. The MPO will work to gather and analyze data to capture capacity management and mobility trends for other modes, such as transit, bicycle, and pedestrian travel, which can be incorporated into future TIPs.

Capacity Management and Mobility Measures and Targets

Table 4-3, which lists federally required performance measures for highway systems, includes measures pertaining to reliability of person-miles traveled on the Interstates and the non-Interstate National Highway System (NHS). FHWA also requires states and MPOs to monitor and set targets related to the following:

These target-setting processes will be informed by a variety of data sources, including FHWA’s National Performance Management Research Data Set (NPMRDS). MassDOT and the Boston Region MPO are in the process of setting initial targets for these measures, and will coordinate with other states and MPOs in the Boston urbanized area—which extends into New Hampshire and Rhode Island— for the PEHD and non-SOV travel measures. Future TIP documents will include information on these targets, relevant trend data, and a description of how projects included in the TIP may help improve reliability, reduce delay, and enable more travel by non-SOV modes.

The MPO has not yet established other performance measures specific to capacity management and mobility, such as measures that could be used to track access to transit service or bicycle and pedestrian facilities. In future TIP documents, this chapter may also include information about other MPO capacity management and mobility measures and targets.

MPO Projects Supporting Capacity Management and Mobility Performance

The MPO seeks to make investments that help manage capacity on the transportation network and improve mobility for travelers in a variety of ways, including the following:

When prioritizing projects funded with Regional Target dollars, the MPO uses evaluation criteria to assess how well each project expands transportation options (and mode choice) or helps reduce congestion and delay. For more information on the MPO’s capacity management and mobility-oriented TIP criteria, see Appendix A.

Table 4-9 shows the MPO’s estimates of how FFYs 2019–23 Regional Target-funded highway investments address these areas.

 

 

 

Table 4-9

Capacity Management and Mobility Metrics

Metric

Total Value

Net reduction in vehicle hours of delay per daya

13,900 hours per day

Miles of new sidewalks added

14 miles

Lane miles of new bicycle facilities and shared-use paths

63 lane miles

Projects that improve intermodal connections or access to transit

29 projects

Note: The group of projects reflected in this table does not include the Green Line Extension.

a Calculations for reduced daily vehicle delay were conducted for a set of projects that exclude several highway projects

that were included in the air quality modeling results in Charting Progress to 2040. Estimates in this table have been rounded to the nearest hundred.

Source: Boston Region MPO.

 

Clean Air/Clean Communities Performance

MPO Goal: Create an environmentally friendly transportation system

When making investments in the region’s transportation system, the Boston Region MPO seeks to invest in projects and programs that reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other transportation-related pollutants, and otherwise minimize negative environmental impacts. The MPO agrees that GHG emissions contribute to climate change. If climate change trends continue as projected, the conditions in the Boston region will include a rise in sea level coupled with storm-induced flooding, and warmer temperatures that would affect the region’s infrastructure, economy, human health, and natural resources. Massachusetts is responding to this challenge by taking action to reduce the GHGs produced in the state, including those generated by the transportation sector. To that end, Massachusetts passed its Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), which requires reductions of GHGs by 2020, and further reductions by 2050, relative to 1990 baseline conditions. To meet GWSA requirements, the MPO works with MassDOT and other stakeholders to anticipate the GHG impacts of projects included in the TIP.

Clean Air/Clean Communities Measures and Targets

Table 4-3, which lists federally required performance measures for highway systems, includes a measure for percent changes in tailpipe carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions on the NHS, as compared to calendar year 2017 levels. MassDOT and the Boston Region MPO are in the process of setting their initial targets for this measure. Future TIP documents will include information on this CO2 measure and related targets, as well as a description of how projects included in the TIP may support progress on these performance measures.12 The MPO also will continue to monitor and evaluate the GHG impacts of projects to meet GWSA requirements—for more information about these activities, see Chapters 1 and 2 and Appendix B. This chapter may also reflect information about other air quality or environmental performance measures the MPO may choose to monitor or targets that it has set.

MPO Projects Supporting Clean Air/Clean Communities Performance

The MPO uses evaluation criteria to assess the projected transportation-related emissions of each project that is a candidate for Regional Target funding and to advance the MPO’s goal of promoting clean air and clean communities. Transportation projects can support reductions in CO2, volatile organize compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) by improving traffic flow and bicycle and pedestrian travel.

Table 4-10 shows the MPO’s estimates of how projects funding with FFYs 2019–23 Regional Target dollars are expected to reduce CO2 and other emissions.

 

Table 4-10

Clean Air/Clean Communities Metrics

Metric

Total Value

Annual kilograms of CO2 reduced

12,999,000 kilograms

Annual kilograms of VOCs, NOx, and CO reduced

21,200 kilograms

Note: The group of projects reflected in this table does not include the Green Line Extension.

Calculations for reduced daily vehicle delay exclude results for several highway projects that were included in the air quality

modeling results in Charting Progress to 2040. Estimates in this table have been rounded to the nearest hundred.

CO = carbon monoxide; CO2 = carbon dioxide; NOx = nitrogen oxides; VOCs = volatile organic compounds.

Source: Boston Region MPO.

 

Transportation Equity Performance

MPO Goal: Provide comparable transportation access and service quality among communities, regardless of income level or minority population

The MPO aims to ensure that all residents fairly share in the benefits and burdens of its transportation planning investments, have opportunities to participate in the transportation planning process, and have a voice in the selection of transportation investments in their communities. To this end, the MPO systematically integrates the concerns of specific populations it has identified as transportation equity populations into its planning process and strives to address these concerns through its selection of transportation projects.

When making investment decisions, the MPO considers whether projects would serve and benefit several transportation equity populations: people who identify as minorities, have limited English proficiency (LEP), are 75 or older, or have a disability; or members of low-income households or zero-vehicle households.13 These populations include those protected by federal laws and regulations—such as minorities and people with disabilities—as well as those not protected by federal laws or regulations but of interest to the MPO from an equity standpoint because they have specific transportation needs (such as members of zero-vehicle households).

The analyses that follow apply only to projects that receive the MPO's Regional Target funding, the source of which is the FHWA Highway Program (see Chapter 2). Most of the MPO’s FFYs 2019-23 Regional Target funds have been invested in highway projects, except for funds that have been flexed to the Transit Program to support the MBTA’s Green Line Extension project. These analyses do not reflect other highway projects in the region that are funded by MassDOT or transit projects funded by public transit agencies, including the MBTA, MWRTA, and CATA. As a result, these analyses only partially reflect the distribution of funds in the Boston region, and may not fully capture the number of people served or the shares of funding received by transportation equity populations.

Table 4-11 shows the total number of people or households in each transportation equity population in the MPO region, as well as their share of the total population or households.

 

Table 4-11

Transportation Equity Populations in the Boston Region

Transportation Equity Category

Transportation Equity Population

Boston Region Total Population

Share of Boston Region Total Population

Minorities

870,459

3,087,796

28.2%

People with Limited English Proficiency a

308,770

2,915,559

10.6%

Elderly (age 75 or older)

206,578

3,087,796

6.7%

People with Disabilitiesb

306,776

3,056,697

10.0%

Low-Income Householdsc

393,192

1,216,550

32.3%

Zero-Vehicle Households

196,460

1,216,550

16.1%

Note: For the minority population, people with limited English proficiency, elderly population, and people with disabilities categories, the amounts in the “Transportation Equity Population” and “Boston Region Total Population” columns reflect numbers of people. For the low-income and zero-vehicle household categories, the amounts in these columns reflect numbers of households. The table reflects the change in the Boston Region MPO membership starting in FFY 2018, from 101 to 97 municipalities.

a Limited English proficiency is tabulated for the population aged five and older.

b Disability status is tabulated for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

c The median household income in the Boston region was $75,654 according to 2010–14 American Community Survey data. The MPO’s low-income threshold is 60 percent of this value, or $45,392.

Source: Data from 2010 US Census and 2010–14 American Community Survey.

 

During project evaluation, the MPO identifies projects that would benefit transportation equity populations by giving points to projects with the potential to serve those populations. A project is considered to serve people who live within one-half mile of the project’s limits. A project receives points if the share of the transportation equity population served meets or exceeds the population's share of the region’s total population, or threshold, as shown in Table 4-11.The number of points awarded to each qualifying project is based on the total number of people or households in the transportation equity population. Appendix A shows the scores for projects evaluated during the FFYs 201923 development cycle.

While the TIP project criteria are designed to evaluate individual projects, MPO staff also analyzes the transportation equity population that is served by the full set of projects funded with Regional Target dollars. Table 4-12 shows the size of the transportation equity populations that are served by these projects and the share of the total number of people or households that would be served by them (based on proximity to the project, as defined above). The results show that the share of each transportation equity population that would be served by the Regional Target projects approaches or exceeds the share that each group comprises of the total Boston region population.

 

 

Table 4-12

Transportation Equity Populations Within One-Half Mile of Projects funded with Regional Target FUNDs

Transportation Equity Category

Transportation Equity Population in Project Area

Total Population in Project Area

Share of Population in Project Area

Share of Boston Region Total Population

Minorities

153,593

445,108

34.5%

28.2%

People with Limited English Proficiency a

66,365

421,447

15.7%

10.6%

Elderly (age 75 or older)

30,656

445,108

6.9%

6.7%

People with Disabilities b

42,573

440,305

9.7%

10.0%

Low-Income Households c

71,100

180,130

39.5%

32.3%

Zero-Vehicle Households

44,080

180,130

24.5%

16.1%

Note: For the minority population, people with limited English proficiency, elderly population, and people with disabilities categories, the numbers in the “Transportation Equity Population in Project Area” and “Share of Population in Project Area” columns reflect numbers of people. For the low-income and zero-vehicle household categories, the numbers in these columns reflect the number of households. This analysis examines populations located within a one-half mile buffer of projects programmed in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP with Regional Target dollars. The table reflects the change in the Boston Region MPO membership starting in FFY 2018, from 101 to 97 municipalities. The table does not include the Community Transportation/Parking/Clean Air and Mobility investment program because specific projects have not yet been identified for the program.

a Limited English proficiency is tabulated for the population aged five and older.

b Disability status is tabulated for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

c The median household income in the Boston region was $75,654, according to in 2010–14 American Community Survey data. The low income threshold is 60 percent of this value, or $45,392.

Sources: 2010 U S Census, 2010–14 American Community Survey, and the Boston Region MPO.

 

Table 4-13 shows the number of households or people in each transportation equity population served by the projects funded with Regional Target dollars, sorted by MPO investment program. The share of people or households served varies across investment programs. Overall, transportation equity populations are well-served by most MPO investment programs. In particular, the share of people or households served by the Complete Streets, Major Infrastructure—Roadway Projects, and Major Infrastructure—Flex to Transit investment programs far exceeds the regional share for nearly every transportation equity population. On the other hand, projects in the Bicycle Network and Pedestrian Connections investment program serve a smaller share of transportation equity populations compared to their regional shares. As noted in the table, the number of projects within each MPO investment program varies. The number of projects in an investment program could affect the extent to which the overall program is able to serve transportation equity populations.

 

TABLE 4-13

 MPO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS SERVING TRANSPORTATION EQUITY POPULATIONS

MPO Investment Program

Number of Projects Receiving Regional Target Funding

Minorities in Project Area

People with Limited English Proficiency in Project Areaa

Elderly (age 75 or older) in Project Area

People with Disabilities in Project Areab

Low-Income Households in Project Areac

Zero-Vehicle Households in Project Area

Population

Share

Population

Share

Population

Share

Population

Share

Population

Share

Population

Share

Bicycle Network and Pedestrian Connections

2

849

12.6%

163

2.5%

483

7.1%

412

6.1%

328

13.5%

92

3.8%

Complete Streets

22

96,333

36.1%

45,429

18.1%

17,896

6.7%

26,610

10.0%

43,727

41.2%

24,231

22.8%

Intersection Improvements

8

2,665

10.8%

3,639

15.5%

2,478

10.0%

2363

6.7%

3,491

31.7%

1,039

9.4%

Major Infrastructure - Roadway Projects

4

31,114

42.7%

8,583

12.4%

6,296

8.6%

7,320

10.4%

13,241

45.3%

11,272

38.6%

Major Infrastructure - Flex to Transitd

1

22,632

30.6%

8,551

12.1%

3,503

4.7%

5,868

7.9%

10,313

32.9%

7,446

23.8%

Total

37

153,593

34.5%

66,365

15.7%

30,656

6.9%

42,573

9.7%

71,100

39.5%

44,080

24.5%

Share of Boston Region Total Population

N/A

870,459

28.2%

308,770

10.6%

206,578

6.7%

306,776

10.0%

393,192

32.3%

196,460

16.1%

Note: For the minority population, people with limited English proficiency, elderly population, and people with disabilities categories, the numbers in the “Population” columns for each transportation equity population reflect numbers of people. For the low-income and zero-vehicle household categories, the numbers in these columns reflect the number of households. This analysis examines populations located within a one-half mile buffer of projects programmed in the FFYs 2019–23 TIP with Regional Target dollars. The table reflects the change in the Boston Region MPO municipalities starting in FFY 2018, from 101 to 97 municipalities. The table does not include the Community Transportation/Parking/Clean Air and Mobility investment program because specific projects have not yet been identified for the program.

a Limited English proficiency is tabulated for the population aged five and older.

b Disability status is tabulated for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

c The median household income in the Boston region was $75,654, according to  2010–14 American Community Survey data. The low income threshold is 60 percent of this value, or $45,392.

d The MPO has flexed federal highway improvement dollars to support the Green Line Extension Phase 1.

Sources: 2010 U S Census, 2010–14 American Community Survey, and the Boston Region MPO.

 

Table 4-14 shows the total funding allocated to transportation equity populations, by MPO investment program, based on the number of people or households the MPO estimates would be served by the set of Regional Target projects. As shown in Table 4-4 and Figure 4-2, the MPO has programmed approximately $516 million in Regional Target funding in the FFYs 201923 TIP. Equity populations receive slightly less funding when compared to non-equity populations. The MPO will continue to track these data and ensure that equity populations are considered when projects are evaluated for inclusion in the TIP. In future TIPs, the MPO may make appropriate programming adjustments to ensure the equitable distribution of funds.

 

 

Table 4-14

Funding per person or household for Equity Populations Within One-Half Mile of Projects programmed with Regional Target FUNDS

Transportation Equity Category

Funding per Person or Household

Minorities

$825

Non-Minorities

$1,320

People with Limited English Proficiencya

$789

People without Limited English Proficiency

$1,293

Elderly (age 75 or older)

$1,085

People under age 75

$1,154

People with Disabilitiesb

$1,050

People without Disabilities

$1,174

Low-Income Householdsc

$2,238

Non-Low-Income Households

$3,232

Zero-Vehicle Households

$2,131

Households With at Least One Vehicle

$3,070

Note: For the minority population, people with limited English proficiency, elderly population, and people with disabilities categories, the numbers in the “Funding per Person or Household” column for each equity population reflect funding per person. For the low-income and zero-vehicle household categories, the numbers in this column reflect the funding per household. The table does not include the Community Transportation/Parking/Clean Air and Mobility investment program because specific projects have not yet been identified for the program.

a Limited English proficiency is tabulated for the population aged five and older.

b Disability status is tabulated for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

c The median household income in the Boston region was $75,654, according to  2010–14 American Community Survey. The MPO’s low-income threshold is 60 percent of this value, or $45,392.

Sources: 2010 U S Census, 2010–14 American Community Survey, Boston Region MPO.

 

These analyses are basic approaches to understanding whether transportation equity populations would benefit from projects programmed in the TIP. They assume that projects only provide benefits to the people who live nearby, which is not always the case. They also do not identify burdens that a project may impose. Recognizing these limitations, the MPO is exploring more sophisticated methods for identifying the specific benefits and burdens of Regional Target projects on transportation equity populations. Key to this approach will be linking the analyses to existing project criteria and tracking the results over time. Staff anticipates enhancing these analyses each year.

Economic Vitality Performance

MPO Goal: Ensure our transportation network provides a strong foundation for economic vitality

The MPO’s economic vitality goal supports the Boston region’s land-use plan, MetroFuture, which was developed by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC).

One of MetroFuture’s strategies is to coordinate transportation investments to guide economic growth in the region. MAPC worked with its state partners at the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) and the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), as well as municipalities, to identify locations throughout the region appropriate for building housing stock and siting employers, and for preserving open space in the future. These agencies identified the infrastructure improvements required to support the outcomes planned for these local, regional, and state-level priority development and preservation areas.

This process identified locations that are best suited to support the type of continued economic vitality and future growth that the market demands and communities desire. Identifying these key growth and preservation locations also helps MAPC, the Boston Region MPO, and state agencies to understand both the infrastructure and technical-assistance needs required to support MetroFuture’s vision and to prioritize limited regional and state funding for development and land preservation.

When evaluating TIP projects, the MPO assesses how well each project considered for TIP funding advances MetroFuture’s land-use planning. This means supporting investments in locations that have already been developed for residential, commercial, or industrial use; locations with adequate sewer and water infrastructure; areas identified for economic development by state, regional, and local planning; and areas with a relatively high density of existing development.

Economic Vitality Measures and Targets

Table 4-3, which lists federally required performance measures for highway systems, includes a measure pertaining to the reliability of freight movement on the interstate highway system. While this measure has the most direct implications for the MPO’s Capacity Management/Mobility goal, reliable freight movement also supports economic vitality. MassDOT and the Boston Region MPO are in the process of setting their initial targets for this measure. Future TIP documents will include information on these targets, relevant trend data, and a description of how projects included in the TIP may support more reliable freight movement on interstate highways. The MPO has not yet established other performance measures specific to economic vitality, such as measures that could be used to track the coordination of land-use development and transportation investments. Future TIP documents may include information about other economic vitality measures and targets set by the MPO.

MPO Projects Supporting Economic Vitality

The MPO’s transportation investments advance economic vitality by prioritizing projects that provide access by multiple transportation modes to targeted development areas and to areas of concentrated development. Table 4-15 shows the MPO’s estimates of how projects programmed in FFYs 2019–23 with Regional Target funds address economic vitality.

 

Table 4-15

Economic Vitality Metrics

Metric

Total Value

Projects that improve access to targeted development sites

22 projects

Projects that serve areas of concentrated development

34 projects

Note: The group of projects reflected in this table does not include the Green Line Extension.

Source: Boston Region MPO.

 

Summary: MPO Projects Supporting MPO Goal Areas

Figure 4-17 describes how the projects programmed in FFYs 2019–23 with Regional Target dollars address various performance areas.

FIGURE 4-17. MPO INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
Figure 4-17 describes how the projects programmed in FFYs 2019–23 with Regional Target dollars address various performance areas.

NEXT STEPS FOR ADVANCING PBPP

Performance-based planning is an ongoing process that will continue to evolve as the MPO monitors and evaluates its planning and investment programs using PBPP practices. The future of PBPP at the Boston Region MPO will be shaped by a number of processes and factors, including the following:

In this continually changing environment, the MPO expects to continue or undertake these PBPP activities over the next few years

 

Going forward, the MPO will continue to monitor progress toward meeting targets and modify its investment strategies and policies, as necessary, to achieve the best possible outcomes across the MPO’s goal areas.

 

Chapter five

Determination of Air Quality Conformity

 


Background

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts—with the exception of the islands of Dukes County—meets federal air quality standards for ground-level ozone. Therefore, the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is not required to perform a conformity determination for ozone for its Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) or Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to prove that new transportation projects will not result in emission levels that violate the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone.

In addition, the requirement to perform a conformity determination for carbon monoxide for several cities in the Boston region has expired. On April 1, 1996, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classified the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Quincy, Revere, and Somerville as in attainment (in compliance) for carbon monoxide emissions. Subsequently, a carbon monoxide maintenance plan was set up through the Massachusetts State Implementation Plan (SIP) to ensure that emission levels did not increase. While the maintenance plan was in effect, past LRTPs included an air quality conformity analysis for these communities. As of April 1, 2016, however, the 20-year maintenance period for this carbon monoxide maintenance area expired and transportation conformity is no longer required for this pollutant in these communities. This ruling is documented in a letter from the EPA dated May 12, 2016.

On April 22, 2002, the City of Waltham was re-designated as being in attainment for carbon monoxide emissions with an EPA-approved limited-maintenance plan. In areas that have approved limited-maintenance plans, federal actions requiring conformity determinations under the EPA’s transportation conformity rule are considered to satisfy the “budget test” (as budgets are not treated as being constraining in these areas for the length of the initial maintenance period). Any requirements for future “project-level” conformity determinations for projects located within this community will continue to use a “hot-spot” analysis to ensure that any new transportation projects in this area do not cause or contribute to violations of the NAAQS for carbon monoxide.

While the MPO is not required to perform modeling analyses for a conformity determination for ozone or carbon monoxide, the MPO still is required to provide a status report on the timely implementation of projects and programs that will reduce emissions from transportation sources—so-called transportation control measures—which are included in the Massachusetts SIP. This status report is provided below.

Timely Implementation of Transportation Control Measures

Transportation control measures (TCMs) were submitted to EPA as SIP revisions in 1979 and 1982, and also as part of the Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) project. The TCMs in the 1979 and 1982 submissions were accomplished through construction of ongoing projects or implementation of ongoing programs.

The TCMs submitted as part of the mitigation for the CA/T project have been documented in the LRTP as recommended or completed projects, except for the following two projects:

MassDOT works with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to implement TCMs documented in the SIP. The Boston Region MPO will continue to include relevant projects—including those implemented to provide equal or better emissions outcomes when the primary TCMs do not meet deadlines—in the LRTP and TIP until the process for completing all active TCMs has concluded. When the process has been completed, the MPO will amend the LRTP and future TIPs and their conformity determinations to document any changes (including any interim projects or programs).

A Status Report of Uncompleted SIP Projects

The status of the TCMs has been updated in the SIP Transit Commitments Status Report, which was submitted to DEP by MassDOT in August 2017. Highlights from the report are presented below. For a detailed description of the status of these projects, please visit the MassDOT website:

www.massdot.state.ma.us/planning/Main/PlanningProcess/StateImplementationPlan/SIPTransitCommitmentSubmissions.aspx

 

Fairmount Line Improvement Project –
SIP Required Completion by December 2011

The Four Corners and Newmarket Stations on the Fairmount commuter rail line opened for service on July 1, 2013. All change orders have been paid and the project is officially closed out. The Talbot Avenue Station opened in November 2012.

A station at Blue Hill Avenue has been the subject of significant community controversy during the past seven years. Redesign of the station reached the 100 percent design phase, and those plans were submitted to MassDOT in March 2016. In October 2016, MassDOT updated the public on the design plans and the next steps toward implementing the project. The project team is now advancing with the understanding that continued coordination with the community is paramount. Construction began in spring 2017, and the station is expected to open in spring 2019.

MassDOT and the MBTA prepared a Petition to Delay and an Interim Emission Offset Plan to be implemented for the duration of the delay of the Fairmount Line Improvement Project. MassDOT estimated the amount of emission reduction that would be expected from the implementation of the new Fairmount Line stations. With input from Fairmount Line stakeholders, MassDOT proposed offset measures that would meet emission reduction targets while the project remains under construction. The measures include providing shuttle bus service in Boston connecting Andrew Square to Boston Medical Center and increasing service on MBTA bus Route 31, which serves the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester and Mattapan. These measures were implemented on January 2, 2012, and currently are in place.

Funding Source: The Commonwealth

Green Line Extension to Somerville and Medford Project − SIP Required Completion by December 2014

The Green Line Extension project is a top transportation priority of the Commonwealth and the largest expansion of the MBTA rapid transit system in decades. This project will extend the MBTA Green Line from a relocated Lechmere Station in East Cambridge to College Avenue in Medford, with a branch to Union Square in Somerville. The project is a collaborative effort of MassDOT and the MBTA, with the MBTA taking the lead in design, engineering, construction, and project management.

The project includes the relocation of the existing commuter rail tracks, the construction of 4.3 miles of new Green Line tracks and systems, one relocated station (Lechmere) and six new stations (Union Square, College Avenue, Ball Square, Magoun Square, Gilman Square, and East Somerville), and a new vehicle maintenance facility.

Construction of the project has been phased. Initial construction started in 2013. The first phase was funded entirely by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) then approved funding for the project through the New Starts Program of its Capital Investment Grants Program; a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA), which committed nearly $1 billion in federal funds to the project, was announced in January 2015.

Late in 2015, MassDOT launched a review that ultimately concluded that the project was significantly over budget and that total project costs could reach $3 billion if the existing trends continued. As a result, the MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board and the MassDOT Board of Directors suspended the project until costs could be brought back under control. Construction contracts and program management contracts were terminated. The boards created a multidisciplinary Interim Project Management Team (IPMT) tasked with redesigning all aspects of the project to reduce its costs while maintaining the core functionality, projected benefits, and environmental mitigation commitments.

During the redesign process, MassDOT and the MBTA conducted a public outreach process. The IPMT presented a revised plan and design for the project to the boards in May of 2016. The redesign addressed revisions to the stations, vehicle maintenance facility, viaducts, bridges, power and signal systems, and the associated shared-use Somerville Community Path. The station locations, platform size, and functionality all remained unchanged in the redesign. 

The revised total program cost was estimated at nearly $2.3 billion. (This total value includes monies that have already been spent.) There was a difference of approximately $300 million between the last official program cost of $1.992 billion, as stated in the FFGA, and the revised estimate of $2.289 billion. To make up the difference, the Boston Region MPO committed $157 million in federal highway funding to the project, the cities of Cambridge and Somerville committed a total of $75 million ($50 million from Somerville and $25 million from Cambridge), and MassDOT committed approximately $64 million. In June 2017, the MassDOT Board of Directors voted to transfer the latter funds to the MBTA for the project.

The FTA presented its review of the redesigned project in an August 25, 2016, letter to the MBTA. The FTA found that the redesigned project is consistent with the FFGA and this determination allows MassDOT and the MBTA to use federal monies to fund the project. The FTA also found that the latest cost estimates are complete and well documented, and that the project schedule is sound, but possibly optimistic.

On August 8, 2016, the MBTA began the process of procuring a new construction team using the design-build procurement method.

Changes to the Green Line Extension Project:

The 2016 redesign of the Green Line Extension project modified many design elements and proposed changes to the project implementation methods, but the redesign maintains the core functionality of the project and provides the same benefits. As with the original project design, the revised design consists of a 4.3 mile extension of the existing Green Line light rail service to College Avenue in Medford and Union Square in Somerville. It includes the relocation of existing commuter/freight rail track, construction of light rail track and systems, construction or rehabilitation of viaduct structures, and implementation of new power systems, signals, and communications equipment. The revised design includes the same stations in the same locations as originally planned.

Factors that affect the potential number of transit trips that would be generated and the air quality benefits that would be achieved as a result of this new light rail extension are the same for the redesign concept as originally proposed. These factors include the number and location of stations, platform size, hours of service, and frequency of service.  (The Community Path was not considered in determining the number of transit trips the new rail line would generate, however.)

The Green Line Extension, as redesigned, will still provide trains travelling on six minute headways in the weekday peak period, eight to 11 minutes in the weekday off-peak period, 13-14 minutes on weekday evenings, and eight to 10 minutes on weekends.

Project cost reductions were realized through modification of project design elements, including the following:

 

Somerville Community Path:

The Somerville Community Path has been the subject of extensive discussion and planning throughout the development of the Green Line Extension project. The project, as described in its environmental documents, included planning, design, and engineering for the proposed extension of the Somerville Community Path between Lowell Street and Inner Belt Road in the vicinity of East Somerville Station; however, there was no commitment to construct the path. After the completion of the state and federal environmental review processes, the MBTA decided to incorporate the construction of the path into the Green Line Extension project. However, the MBTA did not commit to build the Community Path as part of its mitigation for delays in the construction time line for the extension.

This design for the Somerville Community Path has been identified as a major driver of the forecasted cost increases for the overall project. The cost of the previous design of the path was driven by two factors in particular:

To reduce the cost of constructing the Community Path, two options were evaluated: 

The strong public desire for the Community Path to be constructed in its entirety led the MBTA to include a series of “additive options” as part of the procurement of a construction team. The MBTA asked bidders to provide estimated costs for project elements (such as additional elevators, improved canopies, and improvements to the vehicle maintenance facility, etc.) that the MBTA would like to include, if they are affordable.

One of the potential add-ons was a complete Community Path to Lechmere Station. As part of the design-build procurement, the MBTA asked for costs for the base proposal as well as costs for these add-ons. In December 2017, the MBTA issued a notice to proceed to the selected contractor to build the Green Line Extension project, including the Community Path to Lechmere Station. That element is now part of the project under contract.

SIP Requirement Status

MassDOT has committed substantial resources to the Green Line Extension project and has transitioned the project from the planning and environmental review phases to design, engineering, and eventual construction, while completing the tasks associated with applying for federal New Starts funding.

By filing an Expanded Environmental Notification Form, procuring multiple design consultants, and publishing Draft and Final Environmental Impact Reports (DEIR and FEIR), MassDOT met the first four interim milestones established by the Massachusetts SIP for the Green Line Extension project.

By completing the design, securing all permits and approvals, executing the FFGA, and acquiring the necessary property for the project, MassDOT met the fifth interim milestone, which states, “On or before 18 months after MEPA’s issuance of a certificate on an FEIR or an SEIR, MassDOT must complete final design, apply for all necessary permits, funds and grants, file any required legislation, and initiate all public and private land acquisition.”

Milestones for project completion have been established and made part of the design-build contract. The milestones will be incorporated into that contract. By establishing these milestones, MassDOT has met the sixth and final interim milestone found in the SIP regulation, which states, “Upon completion of all of the above milestones, DEP and MassDOT shall establish a schedule for project construction and deadlines for project completion.”

In the 2011 SIP Status Report, MassDOT reported that the Green Line Extension project would not be completed by the legal deadline of December 31, 2014.

The time line for overall project completion represents a substantial delay beyond the current SIP deadline of December 31, 2014. This delay triggered the need to provide interim emission reduction offset measures for the period of the delay (beginning January 1, 2015). These offset measures would have to bring about emission reductions equal to or greater than those projected for the Green Line Extension, as specified in the SIP regulation, for the period of the delay.

Working with the Central Transportation Planning Staff, MassDOT and the MBTA calculated the reductions of non-methane hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxide required as mitigation for the delay.

In June 2012, MassDOT released a list of potential mitigation ideas received from the public that could be used as offset measures. In the summer and fall of 2012, MassDOT elicited public comments on these potential measures. The MBTA created an internal working group to determine a final portfolio of interim mitigation measures to implement by December 31, 2014, the legal deadline for implementation of the Green Line Extension.

This work resulted in a recommendation to implement the following three interim mitigation measures, which collectively would meet the emission reduction targets for the project:

MassDOT submitted a Petition to Delay to DEP on July 22, 2014.  The petition expands further on the analysis and determination of the interim offset measures. DEP conditionally approved MassDOT’s request to delay the project and the implementation of the above mitigation measures. Both the Petition to Delay and the Conditional Approval are available on MassDOT’s website. These measures went into effect at the beginning of 2015 and will remain in place for as long as necessary.

Funding Source: The Commonwealth, the Boston Region MPO, the City of Cambridge, and the City of Somerville

 


Russia Wharf Ferry Terminal

Former MassDOT Secretary Richard Davey approved construction of the permitted Russia Wharf Ferry Terminal in South Boston and a $460,000 ferry-service startup subsidy in October 2012. The 2005 facility plans and specifications were revised to meet the latest MassDOT Highway Division standards. The bid package was issued in the fall of 2013. A contractor was selected and the notice to proceed was issued in April 2014. Pre-construction activities progressed, but contractual issues associated with the project design led MassDOT to decide to rebid the contract.

There is no regularly scheduled passenger water transportation service in this area, nor are there any plans to provide such a service. The City of Boston, however, is undertaking design and engineering work to address the Old Northern Avenue Bridge and will consider ferry vessel clearance. The city received a grant in 2012 to purchase two ferry vessels for use in Boston’s inner harbor, and these vessels could serve the Russia Wharf Ferry Terminal. The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) is working with the City of Boston, MassDOT, and other agencies to develop a business plan for potential ferry service from Lovejoy Wharf to the South Boston waterfront, as recommended in the 2015 South Boston Waterfront Sustainable Transportation Plan. This business plan will include current and future demand projections for ferry ridership, the number and size of ferries needed to satisfy the demand, and the cost for this service. Once the business plan is completed, the MCCA could take over the City of Boston’s grant to help with future costs.

Funding Source: The Commonwealth

 

Appendix A

Universe of Unprogrammed Projects  


This appendix lists information about transportation projects that cities and towns in the region prioritized for the Boston Region MPO to consider funding through the Highway Discretionary (“Regional Target”) Program (Table A-1). The evaluation results of those projects scored by MPO staff, using the MPO’s evaluation criteria, also are included in this appendix (Tables A-2 and A-3).

Through an outreach process that seeks input from local officials (mainly via municipal TIP contacts) and MassDOT highway district program managers, the MPO staff compiles a list of projects that are active within MassDOT’s design review process and that align with the investment programs established in the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). This list, known as the Universe of Unprogrammed Projects, includes projects in various stages of development, from conceptual to fully designed and ready to be advertised for construction (Table A-1). Typically, the MPO will only include projects in the Universe if they have been approved by MassDOT’s Project Review Committee (PRC).

The MPO uses evaluation criteria to make the process of selecting projects for programming in the TIP both objective and transparent. The criteria are based on the MPO’s goals and objectives, which were adopted for the current LRTP, Charting Progress to 2040. The MPO staff collects data on each project and evaluates those projects for which there are sufficient data. Table A-3 summarizes the evaluation results of projects considered for funding in this year’s TIP.

The MPO staff prepares a First-Tier List of Projects—a list of the evaluated projects that received high scores and could be made ready for construction advertising in the five-year time frame of the TIP. The MPO staff then prepares a staff recommendation for a programming scenario for the Regional Target funds that considers the First-Tier List ratings, the construction readiness of the project, the estimated project cost, municipal priority, geographic equity (to ensure that needs are addressed throughout the region), and consistency with the MPO’s LRTP.

The MPO reviews and discusses the First-Tier List of Projects, the staff recommendation, and other information before voting to release a draft TIP for a 30-day public review and comment period.

Table A-1

FFYs 2019-23 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP) DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSE OF UNPROGRAMMED PROJECTS

 

Legend (Highlighted Rows)
  Priority projects; planned for evaluation in FFY 2018 and consideration for funding in TIP
  Priority projects; evaluated in previous years will be reconsidered for funding in the TIP
  Other active projects; no information has been provided in order to evaluate in FFY 2018
  Projects no longer being considered for TIP funding; these are either deactivated, no longer proponent priorities, or have been accomplished with other funding sources
n/a: Not Applicable; these projects are not programmed in the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) and do not need to be prior to being considered for TIP funding
Municipality Proponent Project Name PROJIS or TIP ID Design Status Cost Estimate
(if known at this time)
MAPC Subregion Investment Category MassDOT Highway District Evaluation Score First Tier List 2017 Evaluate in 2018 LRTP Status
Quincy Quincy Reconstruction of Sea Street 608707 PRC approved (2016); no FDR on file $5,626,081 ICC Complete Streets 6 - - Yes n/a
Winthrop Winthrop Reconstruction and related work along Winthrop Street and Revere Street Corridor 607244 PRC approved (2012); no FDR on file - ICC Complete Streets 6 - - Yes n/a
Boston, Brookline Boston, Brookline Mountfort Street and Commonwealth Avenue Connection 608956 PRC approved (2017) $916,883 ICC Complete Streets 6 - - Yes n/a
Boston Boston Improvements along Commonwealth Avenue (Route 30), from Alcorn Street to Warren/Kelton Streets (Phase 3 and Phase 4) 608449 PRC approved (2016) - ICC Major Infrastructure 6 66 Yes - not programmed in LRTP
Malden Malden Lighting and sidewalk improvements on Exchange Street 608275 PRC approved (2016) $1,290,586 ICC Complete Streets 4 59 Yes - n/a
Newton Newton Reconstruction and signal improvements on Walnut Street, from Homer Street to Route 9 601704 25% design $4,648,360 ICC Complete Streets 6 43 Yes - n/a
Saugus MassDOT Saugus - Interchange reconstruction at Walnut Street and Route 1 (Phase II) 601513 75% design $19,581,122 ICC Major Infrastructure 4 46 Yes - not programmed in LRTP
Somerville Somerville Mcgrath Boulevard Project 607981 PRC approved; no FDR on file $82,500,000 ICC Major Infrastructure 4 68 Yes - LRTP
2026-30
Boston Boston Reconstruction of Tremont Street, from Court Street to Boylston Street 601274 25% design; no FDR on file $2,681,260 ICC Complete Streets 6 - - - n/a
Boston Boston Reconstruction of Tremont Street, from Stuart Street to Marginal Road (1,830 ft) 601507 PRC approved (1996); no FDR on file $4,400,000 ICC Complete Streets 6 - - - n/a
Boston Boston Intersection improvements at Gallivan Boulevard (Route 203) and Morton Street 606318 100% design; no FDR on file - ICC Intersection Improvements 6 - - - n/a
Boston Boston Grade separated multi-use path construction along the Paul Dudley White Path at North Harvard Street Bridge over Charles River (Anderson Memorial Bridge) 608055 PRC approved (2014); no FDR on file - ICC Bicycle and Pedestrian 6 - - - n/a
Boston Boston Replacement of Allston I-90 elevated viaduct, B-16-359, including interchange reconstruction Beacon Park Yard Layover and West Station 606475 PRC approved (2011); no FDR on file $433,750,000 ICC Major Infrastructure 6 - - - not programmed in LRTP
Cambridge Cambridge Intersectio iImprovements at 7 intersections on Route 28 (Monsignor O'Brien Highway) 604911 25% design; no FDR on file $13,185,790 ICC Intersection Improvements 6 - - - n/a
Cambridge Cambridge Innovation Boulevard streetscape and pedestrian improvements, between Main Street and Binney Street (Phase I) 604993 25% design; no FDR on file $992,163 ICC Complete Streets 6 - - - n/a
Everett, Chelsea Everett, Chelsea Reconstruction of Beacham Street na Pre-PRC - ICC Complete Streets 4 - - - n/a
Newton Newton Reconstruction on Route 30 (Commonwealth Avenue), from Weston town line to Auburn Street 600932 PRC approved (1996); no FDR on file $2,208,000 ICC Complete Streets 6 - - - n/a
Newton Newton Breakdown lane construction at various locations, from Route 128 to Exit 17 606472 PRC approved (2011); no FDR on file - ICC Major Infrastructure 6 - - - n/a
Newton Newton Improvements of Route 128/I-95 and Grove Street 607940 PRC approved (2014); no FDR on file $10,000,055 ICC Complete Streets 6 - - - n/a
Newton Newton Intersection improvements at Oak Street, Christina Street and Needham Street 608137 100% design; no FDR on file - ICC Intersection Improvements 6 - - - n/a
Revere, Saugus Revere, Saugus Reconstruction and widening on Route 1, from Route 60 to Route 99 605012 PRC approved; no FDR on file $172,500,000 ICC Major Infrastructure 4 - - - not programmed in LRTP
Woburn Woburn Intersection reconstruction at Route 3 (Cambridge Road) and Bedford Road and South Bedford Street 608067 PRC approved (2014); no FDR on file $1,440,000 ICC Intersection Improvements 4 - - - n/a
Milton Milton Reconstruction on Granite Avenue, from Neponset River to Squantum Street 608406 PRC approved (2015); no FDR on file $3,665,146 TRIC, ICC Complete Streets 6 - - - n/a
Needham Needham Intersection improvements at Highland Avenue and First Avenue 607889 Final design; no FDR on file - TRIC, ICC Intersection Improvements 6 - - - n/a
Quincy Quincy Intersection improvements at Sea Street and Quincy Shore Drive 608013 25% design; FDR on file $1,853,101 ICC Intersection Improvements 6 - - -  
Boston Boston Improvements at Audubon Circle 606460 Constructed - ICC Complete Streets 6 78 - -  
Boston Boston Reconstruction of South Bank Park 608070 PRC approved (2014); no FDR - ICC Bicycle and Pedestrian 6 - - -  
Chelsea Chelsea Reconstruction on Washington Avenue, from Revere Beach Parkway to Heard Street 605974 PRC approved (2010); no FDR on file - ICC Complete Streets 6 - - -  
Melrose Melrose Intersection and signal improvements at Main Street and Essex Street 601551 PRC approved (1995); no FDR on file - ICC Intersection Improvements 4 - - -  
Milton Milton Rehabilitation of Central Avenue, from Brook Road to Eliot Street 604206 25% design; no FDR on file - TRIC, ICC Complete Streets 6 - - -  
Littleton, Ayer MassDOT Intersection improvements on Route 2A at Willow Road and Bruce Street 608443 PRC approved (2016); no FDR on file $2,200,000 MAGIC Intersection Improvements 3 - - Yes n/a
Sudbury MassDOT Intersection improvements at Route 20 and Landham Road 607249 75% design $1,655,050 MAGIC Intersection Improvements 3 36 Yes - n/a
Concord Concord Improvements and upgrades to Concord Rotary (Routes 2/2A/119) 602091 25% design; no FDR on file $103,931,250 MAGIC Major Infrastructure 4 - - - not programmed in LRTP
Concord Concord Reconstruction and widening on Route 2, from Sandy Pond Road to Bridge over MBTA/B&M Railroad 608015 PRC approved (2014); no FDR on file $8,000,000 MAGIC Major Infrastructure 4 - - - not programmed in LRTP
Hudson, Marlborough Hudson, Marlborough Reconstruction on Routes I-290 and 495 and bridge replacement 603345 PRC approved (2001); no FDR on file - MAGIC, MWRC Major Infrastructure 3 - - - not programmed in LRTP
Bolton Bolton Reconstruction of Route 110 (Still River Road) 602252 PRC approved (1997); no FDR on file - MAGIC Complete Streets 3 - - -  
Bolton Bolton Intersection improvements at I-495/Route 117 Interchange 606666 PRC approved (2011); no FDR on file - MAGIC Intersection Improvements 3 - - -  
Hudson Hudson Bridge replacement, Cox Street over the Assabet River 601906 PRC approved (1996); no FDR on file - MAGIC Major Infrastructure 3 - - -  
Framingham MassDOT Pedestrian hybrid beacon installation at Route 9 and Maynard Road 608006 25% design $886,228 MWRC Bicycle and Pedestrian 3 27 Yes - n/a
Marlborough MassDOT Intersection and signal improvements on Route 20 (East Main Street/Boston Post Road) at Concord Road 604231 25% design; FDR on file $1,706,600 MWRC Intersection Improvements 3 34 Yes - n/a
Natick MassDOT Bridge replacement, Route 27 (North Main St) over Route 9 (Worcester St) and interchange improvements 605313 Partial scope programmed in FFYs 2021-22; 25% submitted (2015)  $26,000,000 ($11,800,000 programmed in FFYs 2021-22) MWRC Major Infrastructure 3 58 Yes - LRTP
2021-25
Ashland Ashland Rehabilitation and rail crossing improvements on Cherry Street 608436 PRC approved; no FDR on file $1,200,000 MWRC Complete Streets 3 - - - n/a
Framingham Framingham Intersection improvements at Route 126/135/MBTA and CSX Railroad 606109 PRC approved (2010); no FDR on file $115,000,000 MWRC Major Infrastructure 3 - - - LRTP
2026-30
Framingham Framingham Traffic signal installation at Edgell Road at Central Street 608889 PRC approved $1,440,000 MWRC Intersection Improvements 3 - - - n/a
Holliston Holliston Signal installation at Route 16/126 and Oak Street 602462 25% submitted (1999) - MWRC Intersection Improvements 3 - - - n/a
Holliston Holliston Resurfacing and related work on Route 126 (Concord Street) 602154 PRC approved $600,000 MWRC Complete Streets 3 - - - n/a
Southborough, Westborough Southborough, Westborough Improvements at I-495 and Route 9 607701 PRC approved (2013); no FDR on file $11,615,000 MWRC Major Infrastructure 3 - - - n/a
Weston Weston Boston Post Road (Route 20) at Wellesley Street intersection improvement project na PNF and PIF submitted August 2017 - MWRC Intersection Improvements 6 - - - n/a
Framingham Framingham Edgell Road corridor project 602038 PRC approved (1996); no FDR on file - MWRC Complete Streets 3 - - -  
Framingham Framingham Signal and intersection improvements at Route 9 (Worcester Road) and Temple Street 603865 PRC approved (2003); no FDR on file - MWRC Intersection Improvements 3 - - -  
Holliston Holliston Multi-use trail construction on a section of the upper Charles Rail (2 miles of proposed 27 miles - Phase I) 602929 75% design; no FDR on file - MWRC Bicycle and Pedestrian 3 - - -  
Holliston Holliston Reconstruction of Norfolk Street, from Sabina Drive to Holly Lane 602155 PRC approved (1997); no FDR on file - MWRC Complete Streets 3 - - -  
Holliston Holliston Reconstruction on Route 16 (Washington Street), from Quail Run to the Sherborn T.L. 605745 PRC approved (2010); no FDR on file - MWRC Complete Streets 3 - - -  
Marlborough Marlborough Reconstruction of Route 20 (East Main Street), from Main Street easterly to Lincoln Street 604811 75% design; FDR on file - MWRC Complete Streets 3 44 - -  
Reading Reading Resurfacing and related work on Route 28 (Main Street) 604804 PRC approved (2006); no FDR on file $5,625,174 NSPC Complete Streets 4 - - Yes n/a
Reading  MassDOT Intersection signalization at Route 28 and Hopkins Street 607305 25% design $843,976 NSPC Intersection Improvements 4 38 Yes - n/a
Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield Improvements along Route 128/95, from North of Interchange 37 to Interchange 40, including modifications to Interchange 38 608096 PRC approved (2014); no FDR on file $10,521,261 NSPC Complete Streets 4 - - - n/a
Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Woburn Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Woburn Interchange Improvements to I-93/I-95 605605 PRC approved (2009); no FDR on file $276,708,768 NSPC Major Infrastructure 4 - - - not programmed in LRTP
Wilmington Wilmington Reconstruction on Route 38 (Main Street), from Route 62 to the Woburn C.L. 608051 25% design; no FDR on file - NSPC Major Infrastructure 4 - - - n/a
Woburn Woburn Middlesex Canal Park improvements, from Alfred Street to School Street (Phase II - Segment 5) 606304 PRC approved (2010); no FDR on file - NSPC Bicycle and Pedestrian 4 - - - n/a
Woburn Woburn Bridge replacement and related work, W-43-028, Washington Street over I-95 608097 PRC approved (2014); no FDR on file - NSPC Major Infrastructure 4 - - - n/a
Peabody Peabody Rehabilitation of Central Street 608933 PRC approved (2017) - NSTF Complete Streets 4 - - Yes n/a
Beverly Beverly Reconstruction of Bridge Street 608348 25% design (2017) $5,280,000 NSTF Complete Streets 4 66 Yes - n/a
Danvers Danvers Reconstruction on Collins Street, from Sylvan Street to Centre and Holten Streets 602310 75% design $5,183,121 NSTF Complete Streets 4 46 Yes - n/a
Ipswich Ipswich Resurfacing and related work on Central and South Main Streets 605743 25% design resubmitted (2018) $2,624,154 NSTF Complete Streets 4 47 Yes - n/a
Peabody MassDOT Mainline improvements on Route 128 (Phase II) 604638 100% design $24,031,419 NSTF Major Infrastructure 4 36 Yes - not programmed in LRTP
Beverly Beverly Interchange reconstruction at Route 128/Exit 19 at Brimbal Avenue (Phase II) 607727 PRC approved (2014); no FDR on file over $20,000,000 NSTF Major Infrastructure 4 - - - not programmed in LRTP
Manchester By The Sea Manchester By The Sea Pine Street - Central Street (Route 127) to Rockwood Heights Road na PNF submitted 12/27/16 - NSTF Complete Streets 4 - - - n/a
Salem Salem Reconstruction of Bridge Street, from Flint Street to Washington Street 5399 25% design; no FDR on file $24,810,210 NSTF Complete Streets 4 - - - not programmed in LRTP
Gloucester Gloucester Washington Street and Railroad Avenue 604377 25% design; FDR on file - NSTF Complete Streets 4 49 - -  
Salem Salem Boston Street 600986 PRC approved (1994); no FDR on file - NSTF Complete Streets 4 - - -  
Hingham Hingham Improvements on Route 3A from Otis Street/Cole Road including Summer Street and rotary; Rockland Street to George Washington Boulevard 605168 PRC approved (2009); FDR on file $7,500,001 SSC Complete Streets 5 - - Yes n/a
Cohasset MassDOT Corridor improvements and related work on Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A), from Beechwood Street to the Scituate town line 608007 25% design - SSC Complete Streets 5 37 Yes - n/a
Hingham Hingham Intersection improvements on Route 3A at Kilby Street 603137 PRC approved (2000); no FDR on file $250,000 SSC Intersection Improvements 5 - - - n/a
Holbrook Holbrook Corridor improvements on South Franklin Street (Route 37) from Snell Street to King Road na PNF submitted 6/30/16 - SSC Complete Streets 5 - - - n/a
Hull Hull Corridor improvements along Nantasket Avenue from Moutford Road to A Street na PNF submitted 6/30/16 - SSC Complete Streets 5 - - - n/a
Weymouth Weymouth Reconstruction on Route 3A,including pedestrian and traffic signal improvements 608231 PRC approved - SSC Complete Streets 6 - - - n/a
Duxbury Duxbury Signal installation at Route 3 (NB and SB) ramps and Route 3A (Tremont St) 606002 PRC approved (2010); FDR on file - SSC Intersection Improvements 5 33 - -  
Holbrook Holbrook Intersection improvements and related work at Weymouth Street, Pine Street and Sycamore Street 607255 25% design $1,016,543 SSC Intersection Improvements 5 - - -  
Weymouth Weymouth New roadway connection between Trotter Road and East West Parkway 608092 Final design; no FDR on file - SSC Complete Streets 6 - - -  
Bellingham Bellingham South Main Street (Route 126) - Douglas Drive to Mechanic Street reconstruction (Route 140) 608887 PIF submitted 6/26/17; draft FDR on file $6,900,000 SWAP Complete Streets 3 - - Yes n/a
Milford MassDOT Rehabilitation on Route 16, from Route 109 to Beaver Street 608045 PRC approved (2014); information to evaluate $2,700,000 SWAP Complete Streets 3 - - Yes n/a
Wrentham MassDOT Construction of I-495/Route 1A ramps 603739 25% design $3,056,093 SWAP Intersection Improvements 5 55 Yes - n/a
Bellingham Bellingham South Main Street (Route 126) - Elm Street to Douglas Drive reconstruction na PNF submitted 3/13/17 - SWAP Complete Streets 3 - - - n/a
Bellingham Bellingham Ramp construction and relocation, I-495 at Route 126 (Hartford Avenue) 604862 PRC approved (2006); no FDR on file $13,543,400 SWAP Major Infrastructure 3 - - - not programmed in LRTP
Bellingham Bellingham Improvements at 2 locations: Mechanic Street/Mendon Street (Route 140) and North Main Street/South Main Street (Route 126) 604453 PRC approved (2005) - SWAP Intersection Improvements 3 - - -  
Franklin Franklin Reconstruction of Pleasant Street, from Main Street to Chestnut Street 601359 75% design; FDR on file - SWAP Complete Streets 3 32 - -  
Millis Millis Reconstruction of Village Street, from Main Street (Route 109) to the Medway town line 602364 PRC approved (2006); no FDR on file - SWAP Complete Streets 3 - - -  
Dedham Dedham Pedestrian improvements along Bussey Street, including superstructure replacement, D-05-010, Bussey Street over Mother Brook 607899 25% design $3,902,755 TRIC Complete Streets 6 35 Yes - n/a
Canton, Westwood Canton, Westwood Interchange improvements at I-95/I-93/University Avenue/I-95 widening 87790 25% design; information to evaluate $202,205,993 TRIC Major Infrastructure 6 - - - not programmed in LRTP
Westwood Westwood Route 109 traffic operational improvements na PNF submitted September 2017 - TRIC Complete Streets 6 - - - n/a
Westwood Westwood Reconstruction of Canton Street and Everett Street 608158 PRC approved (2015); no FDR on file - TRIC Complete Streets 6 - - - n/a
Norwood, Westwood Norwood, Westwood Intersection improvements at University Avenue and Canton Street 607557 100% design; no FDR on file - TRIC Intersection Improvements 6 - - - n/a
Sharon Sharon Signal and intersection improvements on South Main Street 605708 75% design; no FDR on file - TRIC Intersection Improvements 5 - - - n/a
Canton Canton Reconstruction on Route 138, from I-93 to Dan Road 603883 PRC approved (2003); no FDR on file - TRIC Complete Streets 6 - - -  
Medfield Medfield Reconstruction of North Street, from Frairy Street to Pine Street 604735 25% design $2,210,050 TRIC Complete Streets 3 30 Yes -  
Stoughton Stoughton Reconstruction of Turnpike Street 607214 PRC approved (2012); no FDR on file - TRIC Complete Streets 5 - - -  
Stoughton Stoughton Intersection Improvements and related work at Central Street, Canton Street and Tosca Drive 608279 PRC approved (2016); no FDR on file - TRIC Intersection Improvements 5 - - -  
Walpole Walpole Reconstruction of Route 1A, from Common Street to the Norfolk town line 600671 25% design; no FDR on file - TRIC Complete Streets 5 - - -  

 

TABLE A-2

Projects Programmed in FFYs 2017-2021 with MPO Target Funds

 

OBJECTIVE

CRITERIA

SUBCRITERIA/SCORING

SAFETY:  Transportation by all modes will be safe.

 

 

Reduce the number and severity of crashes, for all modes

Reduce serious injuries and fatalities from transportation

Protect transportation customers and employees from safety and security threats

Crash Severity Value: EPDO index
(up to 5 points)

+5   EPDO  value of 300 or more
+4   EPDO  value between 200 and 299
+3   EPDO  value between 100 and 199
+2   EPDO  value between 50 and 99
+1   EPDO  value less than 50
+0   No EPDO  value

Crash Rate (either intersection or corridor): 
(up to 5 points)

Intersection:
Evaluation Score               Signalized          Unsignalized                      
+5                                      ≥ 1.69                    ≥  1.36                         
+4                                    1.31 - 1.69            1.03 - 1.36                                    
+3                                    0.70 - 1.31            0.70 - 1.03                    
+2                                    0.55 - 0.93            0.37 - 0.70                          
+1                                    0.36 - 0.55            0.21 - 0.37                      
+0                                           < 0.36                  < 0.21 

Corridor:
                         Interstate                   Principal Arterials-Other
Evaluation        Other Freeways          Minor Arterials                                                                                                         Score               Expressways               Major-Minor Collectors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             +5                        ≥ 1.81                                    ≥ 6.45                           
+4                   1.40 - 1.81                           5.35 - 6.45
+3                   1.00 - 1.40                           4.25 - 5.35
+2                   0.59 - 1.00                           3.15 - 4.25
+1                   0.40 -  0.59                          2.05 - 3.15
+0                           < 0.40                                 < 2.05

Improves truck-related safety issue
(up to 5 points)

+3   High total effectiveness of truck safety countermeasures
+2   Medium total effectiveness of truck safety countermeasures
+1   Low total effectiveness of  truck safety countermeasures
+0   Does not implement truck safety countermeasures

If project scores points above, then it is eligible for additional points below:
+2   Improves truck safety at HSIP Cluster

Improves bicycle safety
(up to 5 points)

+3   High total effectiveness of bicycle safety countermeasures
+2   Medium total effectiveness of bicycle safety countermeasures
+1   Low total effectiveness of  bicycle safety countermeasures
+0   Does not implement bicycle safety countermeasures

If project scores points above, then it is eligible for additional points below:
+2   Improves bicycle safety at HSIP Bicycle Cluster
+1   Improves bicycle safety at HSIP Cluster

Improves pedestrian safety
(up to 5 points)

+3   High total effectiveness of pedestrian safety countermeasures
+2   Medium total effectiveness of pedestrian safety countermeasures
+1   Low total effectiveness of  pedestrian safety countermeasures
+0   Does not implement pedestrian safety countermeasures

If project scores points above, then it is eligible for additional points below:
+2   Improves pedestrian safety at HSIP Pedestrian Cluster
+1   Improves pedestrian safety at HSIP Cluster

Improves safety or removes an at-grade railroad crossing
(up to 5 points)

+5   Removes an at-grade railroad crossing
+3   Significantly improves safety at an at-grade railroad crossing
+1   Improves safety at an at-grade railroad crossing
+0   Does not include a railroad crossing

SAFETY  (30 possible points)

 

 

Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO)

Vehicle-Miles Traveled (VMT)

 

 

Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

SYSTEM PRESERVATION:  Maintain the transportation system.

 

 

Improve the condition of on- and off-system bridges

Improve pavement condition on the MassDOT-monitored roadway system

Maintain and modernize capital assets throughout the system

Maintain and modernize capital assets throughout the system (surface condition of sidewalks)  

Prioritize projects that support planned response capability to existing or future extreme conditions (sea level rise, flooding, and other natural and security-related man-made hazards)

Protect freight network elements, such as port facilities, that are vulnerable to climate-change impacts

Improves substandard roadway bridge(s)
(up to 3 points)

+3   Condition is structurally deficient and improvements are included in the project
+1   Condition is functionally obsolete and improvements are included in the project
+0   Does not improve substandard bridge or does not include a bridge

Improves substandard pavement
(up to 6 points)

+6   IRI rating greater than 320: Poor condition and pavement improvements are included in the project
+4   IRI rating between 320 and 191: Fair condition  and pavement improvements are included in the project
+0   IRI rating less than 190: Good or better condition

Improves substandard traffic signal equipment
(up to 6 points)

+6   Poor condition — improvements are included in the project
+4   Fair condition — improvements are included in the project
+0   Does not meet or address criteria

Improves transit asset(s)
(up to 3 points)

+2   Brings transit asset into state of good repair   
+1   Meets an identified need in an Asset Management Plan
+0   Does not meet or address criteria

Improves substandard sidewalk(s)
(up to 3 points)

+3   Poor condition and sidewalk improvements are included in the project
+2   Fair condition and sidewalk improvements are included in the project 
+0   Sidewalk condition is good or better

Improves emergency response
(up to 2 points)

+1   Project improves an evacuation route, diversion route, or alternate diversion route

+1   Project improves an access route to or in proximity to an emergency support location

Improves ability to respond to extreme conditions
(up to 6 points)

+2   Addresses flooding problem and/or sea level rise and enables facility to function in such a condition

+1   Brings facility up to current seismic design standards

+1   Addresses critical transportation infrastructure

+1   Protects freight network elements

+1   Implements hazard mitigation or climate adaptation plans

SYSTEM PRESERVATION  (29 possible points)

 

 

International Roughness Index (IRI)

 

 

CAPACITY MANAGEMENT/MOBILITY:  Use existing facility capacity more efficiently and increase healthy transportation options. 

 

 

Improve reliability of transit

Implement roadway management and operations strategies, constructing improvements to the bicycle and pedestrian network, and supporting community-based transportation

Create connected network of bicycle and accessible sidewalk facilities (at both regional and neighborhood scale) by expanding existing facilities and closing gaps

Increase automobile and bicycle parking capacity and usage at transit stations

Increase the percentage of population and places of employment within one-quarter mile of transit stations and stops

Increase the percentage of population and employment with access to bicycle facilities

Improve access to and accessibility of transit and active modes

Enhance intermodal connections

Support community-based and private-initiative services and programs to meet last-mile, reverse-commute and other non-traditional transit and transportation needs, including those of the elderly and persons with disabilities

Eliminate bottlenecks on the freight network

Reduces transit vehicle delay
(up to 4 points)

+3   5 hours or more of daily transit vehicle delay reduced
+2   1-5 hours of daily transit vehicle delay reduced
+1   Less than one hour of daily transit vehicle delay reduced
+0   Does not reduce transit delay

If project scores points above, then it is eligible for additional points below:
+1   Improves one or more key bus route(s)

Improves pedestrian network and ADA accessibility
(up to 5 points)

+2   Adds new sidewalk(s) (including shared-use paths)

+2   Improves ADA accessibility

+1   Closes a gap in the pedestrian network

+0   Does not improve pedestrian network

Improves bicycle network
(up to 4 points)

+3   Adds new physically separated bicycle facility (including shared-use paths)
+2   Adds new buffered bicycle facility
+1   Adds new standard bicycle facility

+1   Closes a gap in the bicycle network
+0   Does not improve bicycle network

Improves intermodal accommodations/connections to transit
(up to 6 points)

+6   Meets or addresses criteria to a high degree
+4   Meets or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+2   Meets or addresses criteria to a low degree
+0   Does not meet or address criteria

Improves truck movement
(up to 4 points)

+3   Meets or addresses criteria to a high degree
+2   Meets or addresses criteria to a medium degree
+1   Meets or addresses criteria to a low degree
+0   Does not meet or address criteria

If project scores points above, then it is eligible for additional points below:
+1   Addresses MPO-identified bottleneck location

Reduces vehicle congestion
(up to 6 points)

+6   400 hours or more of daily vehicle delay reduced
+4   100-400 hours of daily vehicle delay reduced
+2   Less than 100 hours of daily vehicle delay reduced
+0   Does not meet or address criteria

CAPACITY MANAGEMENT/MOBILITY  (29 possible points)

 

 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

 

 

CLEAN AIR/CLEAN COMMUNITIES:  Create an environmentally friendly transportation system.

 

 

Reduce GHGs generated in the Boston region by all transportation modes as outlined in the Global Warming Solutions Act

Reduce other transportation-related pollutants

Minimize negative environmental impacts of the transportation system, when possible

Support land-use policies consistent with smart and healthy growth

Reduces CO2
(up to 5 points)

+5   1,000 or more annual tons of CO2 reduced
+4   500-999 annual tons of CO2 reduced
+3   250-499 annual tons of CO2 reduced
+2   100-249 annual tons of CO2 reduced
+1   Less than 100 annual tons of CO2 reduced
  0   No impact
-1    Less than 100 annual tons of CO2 increased
-2    100-249 annual tons of COincreased
-3    250-499 annual tons of COincreased
-4    500-999 annual tons of COincreased
-5    1,000 or more annual tons of CO2  increased

Reduces other transportation-related emissions (VOC, NOx, CO)
(up to 5 points)

+5   2,000 or more total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO reduced
+4   1,000-1,999 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO reduced
+3   500-999 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO reduced
+2   250-499 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO reduced
+1   Less than 250 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO reduced
  0   No impact
-1    Less than 250 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO increased
-2    250-499 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO increased
-3    500-999 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO increased
-4    1,000-1,999 total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO increased
-5    2,000 or more total kilograms of VOC, NOx, CO increased

Addresses environmental impacts
(up to 4 points)

+1   Addresses water quality

+1   Addresses cultural resources or open space

+1   Addresses wetlands or resource areas

+1   Addresses wildlife preservation or protected habitats

+0   Does not meet or address criteria

Is in an EOEEA-certified "Green Community"
(up to 2 points)

+2   Project is located in a “Green Community”
+0   Project is not located in a "Green Community"

CLEAN AIR/CLEAN COMMUNITIES  (16 possible points)

 

 

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

 

 

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

 

 

Greenhouse Gas (GHG)

 

 

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)

 

 

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA)

TRANSPORTATION EQUITY:  Provide comparable access and service quality among communities, regardless of income level or minority population.

 

 

Target investments to areas that benefit a high percentage of low-income and minority populations

Minimize any burdens associated with MPO-funded projects in low income and minority areas

Break down barriers to participation in MPO-decision making

Serves Title VI/non-discrimination populations
(up to 12 points)

Regional Thresholds:
- Elderly: 6.7%
- Minority: 28.2%
- People with a disability: 10.0%
- Limited-English proficiency population: 10.6%
- Low-income households: 32.2%
- Zero-vehicle households: 16.1%

+2   Serves minority (high concentration) population (> 2,000 people)
+1   Serves minority (low concentration) population (≤ 2,000 people)

+2   Serves low-income (high concentration) population (> 2,000 people)
+1   Serves low-income (low concentration) population (≤ 2,000 people)

+2   Serves limited-English proficiency (high concentration) population (> 1,000 people)
+1   Serves limited-English proficiency (low concentration) population (≤ 1,000 people)

+2   Serves elderly  (high concentration) population (> 2,000 people)
+1   Serves elderly (low concentration) population (≤ 2,000 people)

+2   Serves zero-vehicle households (high concentration) population (> 1,000 people)
+1   Serves zero-vehicle households (low concentration) population (≤ 1,000 people)

+2   Serves persons with disabilities (high concentration) population (> 1,000 people)
+1   Serves persons with disabilities (low concentration) population (≤ 1,000 people)

+0   Does not serve Title VI or non-discrimination populations

-10  Creates a burden for Title VI or non -discrimination populations

TRANSPORTATION EQUITY  (12 possible points)

 

 

ECONOMIC VITALITY:  Ensure our transportation network provides a strong foundation for economic vitality.

 

 

Prioritize transportation investments that serve targeted development sites

Prioritize transportation investments that support development consistent with the compact growth strategies of MetroFuture

Minimize the burden of housing and transportation costs for residents in the region

Serves targeted development site
(up to 6 points)


+2   Provides new transit access to or within site
+1   Improves transit access to or within site
+1   Provides for bicycle access to or within site
+1   Provides for pedestrian access to or within site
+1   Provides for improved road access to or within site
+0   Does not provide any of the above measures

Provides for development consistent with the compact growth strategies of MetroFuture
(up to 5 points)

+2   Mostly serves an existing area of concentrated development
+1   Partly serves an existing area of concentrated development
+1   Supports local zoning or other regulations that are supportive of smart growth development
+2   Complements other local financial or regulatory support that fosters economic revitalization in a manner
       consistent with smart growth development principles 
+0   Does not provide any of the above measures

Provides multimodal access to an activity center
(up to 4 points)

+1   Provides transit access (within a quarter mile) to an activity center

+1   Provides truck access to an activity center

+1   Provides bicycle access to an activity center

+1   Provides pedestrian access to an activity center

+0   Does not provide multimodal access

Leverages other investments (non-TIP funding)
(up to 3 points)

+3   Meets or addresses criteria to a high degree (>30% of the project cost)
+2   Meets or addresses criteria to a medium degree (10-30% of the project cost)
+1   Meets or addresses criteria to a low degree (<10% of the project cost)
+0   Does not meet or address criteria

ECONOMIC VITALITY  (18 possible points)

 

 

TOTAL SCORE  (134 possible points)

 

 

 

TABLE A-3

Project Evaluation Results

 

TIP ID Municipality Project Name Initial Total Score

(out of 134)
Revised Total Score

(out of 134)
SAFETY
(30 possible points)
Crash Rate
(up to 5 points)
 Crash Severity Value: EPDO index
(up to 5 points)
 Improves truck-related safety issue 
(up to 5 points)
 Improves bicycle safety 
(up to 5 points)
 Improves pedestrian safety 
(up to 5 points)
 Improves safety or removes an at-grade railroad crossing 
(up to 5 points)
 SYSTEM PRESERVATION
(29 possible points)
 Improves substandard roadway bridge(s) 
(up to 3 points)
 Improves substandard pavement 
(up to 6 points)
 Improves substandard traffic signal equipment 
(up to 6 points)
 Improves transit asset(s) 
(up to 3 points)
 Improves substandard sidewalk(s) 
(up to 3 points)
 Improves emergency response 
(up to 2 points)
 Improves ability to respond to extreme conditions 
(up to 6 points)
 CAPACITY MANAGEMENT/MOBILITY
(29 possible points)
 Reduces transit vehicle delay 
(up to 4 points)
 Improves pedestrian network and ADA accessibility 
(up to 5 points)
 Improves bicycle network 
(up to 4 points)
 Improves intermodal accommodations or connections to transit (up to 6 points)  Improves truck movement 
(up to 4 points)
 Reduces vehicle congestion 
(up to 6 points)
 CLEAN AIR/CLEAN COMMUNITIES
(16 possible points)
 Reduces CO2 
(up to 5 points)
 Reduces other transportation-related emissions (VOC, Nox, CO)  (up to 5 points)  Addresses environmental impacts 
(up to 4 points)
 Located in an EOEEA-certified "Green Community" 
(up to 2 points)
 TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
(12 possible points)
   ECONOMIC VITALITY
(18 possible points)
 Serves targeted development site 
(up to 6 points)
 Provides for development consistent with the compact growth strategies of MetroFuture
(up to 5 points)
 Provides multimodal access to an activity center 
(up to 4 points)
 Leverages other investments (non-TIP funding) 
(up to 3 points)
Bicycle/Pedestrian                                                                          
608006 Framingham (MassDOT) Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Installation at Route 9 and Maynard Road 27 27 12 4 2 0 0 5 1 6 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1   4 0 2 2 0
Complete Streets                                                                          
608348 Beverly Rehabilitation of Bridge Street 59 66 13 2 3 2 3 3 0 14 0 6 4 0 3 1 0 16 1 3 2 4 0 6 9 3 3 1 2 4   10 4 3 3 0
608933 Peabody Rehabilitation of Central Street 58 61 21 5 5 3 3 5 0 17 0 5 6 0 3 1 2 9 1 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 0 7   4 0 3 1 0
608275 Malden Exchange Street Downtown Improvement Project 57 59 10 2 1 0 2 5 0 10 0 6 0 0 3 1 0 12 0 4 2 6 0 0 5 1 1 1 2 10   12 4 3 2 3
607244 Winthrop Revere Street Roadway Improvements 46 54 11 2 3 1 2 3 0 14 0 6 4 0 3 1 0 12 1 2 2 2 1 4 8 3 3 0 2 4   5 0 3 0 2
605168 Hingham Summer Street/Rockland Street Roadway and Streetscape Improvements 51 52 10 1 3 0 3 3 0 16 0 4 4 0 3 1 4 16 2 4 3 1 0 6 8 3 2 3 0 0   2 0 0 2 0
608045 Milford
(MassDOT)
Rehabilitation on Route 16 (East Main Street) from Route 109 to Beaver Street 49 49 21 5 5 4 3 4 0 8 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 9 1 4 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 3   5 3 1 1 0
605743 Ipswich Resurfacing and related work on Central and South Main Streets 39 47 11 3 2 2 2 2 0 10 0 4 0 0 3 1 2 10 0 5 1 4 0 0 6 1 1 4 0 2   8 3 3 2 0
602310 Danvers Reconstruction on Collins Street 46 46 6 0 1 1 2 2 0 12 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 12 0 4 1 2 1 4 7 2 1 2 2 2   7 3 2 2 0
608887 Bellingham South Main Street (Route 126) - Douglas Drive to Mechanic Street Reconstruction (Route 140) 37 45 12 3 3 1 2 3 0 12 0 4 4 0 3 1 0 12 1 5 1 2 1 2 5 1 1 3 0 0   4 0 1 2 1
601704 Newton Reconstruction and signal improvements on Walnut Street 43 43 11 2 4 1 2 2 0 12 0 6 4 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 4 -1 1 2 2 0   9 4 2 3 0
608707 Quincy Reconstruction of Sea Street 31 40 10 2 3 0 2 3 0 16 0 5 6 0 3 2 0 7 0 3 1 2 1 0 4 -1 1 2 2 2   1 0 1 0 0
608007 Cohasset
(MassDOT)
Corridor improvements and related work on Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A), from Beechwood Street to Henry Turner Bailey Road 37 37 16 3 3 3 3 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 5 1 1 1 0 5 1 1 1 2 1   3 0 1 2 0
607899 Dedham Pedestrian improvements along Bussey Street 23 35 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 8 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 5 1 1 1 2 7   5 0 3 2 0
Intersection Improvements                                                                          
603739 Wrentham (MassDOT) Construction of I-495/Route 1A ramps 55 55 23 5 5 5 4 4 0 11 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 12 0 3 1 0 2 6 9 5 4 0 0 0   0 0 0 0 0
607305 Reading (MassDOT) Intersection signalization at Route 28 and Hopkins Street 38 38 10 5 1 0 0 4 0 12 0 4 4 0 2 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2   7 2 3 2 0
607249 Sudbury (MassDOT) Intersection improvements at Route 20 and Landham Road 36 36 14 3 2 3 3 3 0 7 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 1 1 1 2 1   5 3 0 2 0
608443 Littleton, Ayer (MassDOT) Intersection Improvements on Route 2A at Willow Road and Bruce Street 36 36 17 5 2 3 3 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 4 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 2 1   1 0 1 0 0
604231 Marlborough
(MassDOT)
Intersection and signal improvements on Route 20 (East Main Street/Boston Post Road) at Concord Road 34 34 7 4 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 4 7 2 2 1 2 3   5 3 1 1 0
Major Infrastructure                                                                          
605313 Natick (MassDOT) Bridge replacement, Route 27 (North Main Street) over Route 9 (Worcester Street) 58 58 20 5 5 3 3 4 0 19 3 6 6 0 3 0 1 10 0 4 1 4 1 0 2 -1 -1 2 2 1   6 0 3 3 0
607981 Somerville McGrath Boulevard Project 68 68 13 2 3 0 4 4 0 14 0 6 6 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 1 6 0 4 8 3 3 0 2 10   12 4 5 3 0
608449 Boston Commonwealth Avenue, phases 3 and 4 66 66 16 1 3 0 5 4 3 12 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 11 0 0 4 6 1 0 8 2 3 1 2 8   11 4 4 3 0
87790 Canton, Westwood (MassDOT) Interchange improvements at I-95/I-93/University Avenue and I-95 widening 45 45 19 1 5 5 4 4 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 0 4 3 4 3 0 -1 -2 -5 4 2 0   7 3 1 3 0
601513 Saugus (MassDOT) Interchange reconstruction at Walnut Street and Route 1 (phase 2) 46 46 13 4 4   2 3 0 13 0 6 6 0 0 1 0 9 1 4 1 0 1 2 6 1 1 2 2 1   4 0 1 3 0
604638 Peabody (MassDOT) Mainline improvements on Route 128, phase 2 36 36 12 3 5 4 0 0 0 10 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 0 3   3 1 1 1 0

 

Table A-4

FFYs 2019‐23 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), Final Project Evaluations and Programming Information

 

TIP ID

Municipality

Project Name

MAPC Subregion

MAPC Community Type

MassDOT Highway District

Estimated  Construction Cost

Design Status

Year of PRC Approval

Earliest FFY of Advertising for Construction Contract

CTPS Study

Location-specific
LRTP-identified need

Initial Total Score (out of 134)

Revised Total Score (out of 134)

 SAFETY
 (30 possible points)

 SYSTEM PRESERVATION
 (29 possible points)

 CAPACITY MANAGEMENT/MOBILITY
 (29 possible points)

 CLEAN AIR/CLEAN COMMUNITIES
 (16 possible points)

 TRANSPORTATION EQUITY
 (12 possible points)

 ECONOMIC VITALITY
 (18 possible points)

Bicycle/Pedestrian

 

 

608006

Framingham (MassDOT)

Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon Installation at Route 9 and Maynard Rd

MWRC

RUC

3

$886,228

25% submitted

2014

FFY 21

27

27

12

6

2

2

1

4

Complete Streets

 

 

608348

Beverly

Rehabilitation of Bridge St

NSTF

RUC

4

$5,280,000

25% submitted

2016

FFY 20

59

66

13

14

16

9

4

10

608933

Peabody

Rehabilitation of Central St

NSTF

RUC

4

$9,660,000

PRC approved

2017

FFY 23

58

61

21

17

9

3

7

4

608275

Malden

Exchange St Downtown Improvement Project

ICC

IC

4

$1,494,000

PRC approved

2016

FFY 22

57

59

10

10

12

5

10

12

607244

Winthrop

Revere St Roadway Improvements

ICC

IC

6

$3,500,000

PRC approved

2012

FFY 23

46

54

11

14

12

8

4

5

605168

Hingham

Summer St/Rockland St Roadway and Streetscape Improvements

SSC

MS

5

$7,500,000

PRC approved

2009

FFY 22

X

CMM

51

52

10

16

16

8

0

2

608045

Milford
(MassDOT)

Rehabilitation on Route 16 (East Main St) from Route 109 to Beaver St

SWAP

RUC

3

$2,700,000

PRC approved

2014

FFY 23

Safety

49

49

21

8

9

3

3

5

605743

Ipswich

Resurfacing and related work on Central and South Main Sts

NSTF

DS

4

$2,624,154

25% submitted

2009

FFY 22

39

47

11

10

10

6

2

8

602310

Danvers

Reconstruction on Collins St

NSTF

MS

4

$5,183,121

75% approved

1997

FFY 19

46

46

6

12

12

7

2

7

608887

Bellingham

South Main St (Route 126) - Douglas Dr to Mechanic St Reconstruction (Route 140)

SWAP

DS

3

$6,000,000

25% submitted

2017

FFY 23

X

37

45

12

12

12

5

0

4

601704

Newton

Reconstruction and signal improvements on Walnut St

ICC

IC

6

$4,648,360

25% submitted

1996

FFY 20

43

43

11

12

7

4

0

9

 606707

Quincy

Reconstruction of Sea St

ICC

RUC

6

$5,626,081

25% submitted

2016

FFY 23

31

40

10

16

7

4

2

1

608007

Cohasset
(MassDOT)

Corridor improvements and related work on Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A), from Beechwood St to Henry Turner Bailey Rd

SSC

DS

5

$4,000,200

25% submitted

2014

FFY 22

X

CMM

37

37

16

4

8

5

1

3

607899

Dedham

Pedestrian improvements along Bussey St

TRIC

MS

6

$3,902,755

25% submitted

2014

FFY 21

23

35

5

8

5

5

7

5

Intersection Improvements

 

 

603739

Wrentham (MassDOT)

Construction of I-495/Route 1A ramps

SWAP

DS

5

$7,554,557

PRC approved

2002

FFY 22

X

Safety

55

55

23

11

12

9

0

0

607305

Reading (MassDOT)

Intersection signalization at Route 28 and Hopkins St

NSPC

MS

4

$1,069,038

25% approved

2012

FFY 19

X

38

38

10

12

5

2

2

7

607249

Sudbury (MassDOT)

Intersection improvements at Route 20 and Landham Rd

MAGIC

MS

3

$2,100,000

100% submitted

2013

FFY 20

X

36

36

14

7

4

5

1

5

608443

Littleton, Ayer (MassDOT)

Intersection improvements on Route 2A at Willow Rd and Bruce St

MAGIC

DS

3

$2,200,000

PRC approved

2016

FFY 23

36

36

17

4

9

4

1

1

604231

Marlborough
(MassDOT)

Intersection and signal improvements on Route 20 (East Main Street/Boston Post Rd) at Concord Rd

MWRC

RUC

3

$2,500,000

PRC approved

2007

FFY 21

X

Safety

34

34

7

6

6

7

3

5

Major Infrastructure

 

 

605313

Natick (MassDOT)

Bridge replacement, Route 27 (North Main St) over Route 9 (Worcester St)

MWRC

MS

3

$25,793,370

25% submitted

2011

LRTP 2021-25

Safety, CMM

58

58

20

19

10

2

1

6

607981

Somerville

McGrath Boulevard Project

ICC

IC

4

$82,500,000

PRC approved

No Date

LRTP 2026-30

Safety

68

68

13

14

11

8

10

12

608449

Boston

Commonwealth Avenue, phases 3 and 4

ICC

IC

6

$25,000,000

25% submitted

2016

Not Programmed

66

66

16

12

11

8

8

11

87790

Canton, Westwood (MassDOT)

Interchange improvements at I-95/I-93/ University Ave and I-95 widening

TRIC

MS

6

$189,750,000

25% submitted

2011

Not Programmed

CMM

45

45

19

6

14

-1

0

7

601513

Saugus (MassDOT)

Interchange reconstruction at Walnut St and Route 1 (phase 2)

ICC

MS

4

$19,581,123

75% submitted

1995

Not Programmed

Safety, CMM

46

46

13

13

9

6

1

4

604638

Peabody (MassDOT)

Mainline improvements on Route 128 (phase 2)

NSTF

RUC

4

$25,082,496

100% submitted

2005

Not Programmed

36

36

12

10

5

3

3

3

Key: BLUE text = newly evaluated project; BOLD text = project is in the LRTP.

 

MAPC subregions: ICC = Inner Core Committee; MAGIC = Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination; MWRC = MetroWest Regional Collaborative; NSPC = North Suburban Planning Council; NSTF = North Shore Task Force; SSC = South Shore Coalition; SWAP = South West Advisory Planning Committee; TRIC = Three Rivers Interlocal Council. MAPC community types: DS = developing suburb; IC = inner core; MS = maturing suburb; RUC = regional urban center. LRTP-identified Need: CMM = Capacity Management and Mobility need included in the list of priority bicycle gaps or priority congested locations; Safety = project is included in the list of top 25 Highway Crash Locations and/or list of locations with multiple safety needs. Other: CTPS = Central Transportation Planning Staff; FFY = federal fiscal year; LRTP = Long-Range Transportation Plan; PRC = MassDOT Project Review Committee.

 

Appendix B

Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Evaluation


 


Background

The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 (GWSA) requires statewide reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 25 percent below 1990 levels by the year 2020, and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. As part of the GWSA, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs developed the Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan (CECP), which outlines programs to attain the 25 percent reduction by 2020—including a 7.6 percent reduction to be attributed to the transportation sector.

The Commonwealth’s 13 metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) are integrally involved in helping to achieve GHG emissions reductions mandated under the GWSA. The MPOs work closely with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and other involved agencies to develop common transportation goals, policies, and projects that will help to reduce GHG emissions levels statewide, and meet the specific requirements of the GWSA regulation, Global Warming Solutions Act Requirements for the Transportation Sector and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (310 CMR 60.05). The purpose of this regulation is to assist the Commonwealth in achieving its adopted GHG emissions reduction goals by requiring the following:

The Commonwealth’s MPOs are meeting the requirements of this regulation through the transportation goals and policies contained in their 2016 LRTPs, the major projects planned in their LRTPs, and the mix of new transportation projects that are programmed and implemented through their TIPs.

The GHG tracking and evaluation processes enable the MPOs and MassDOT to identify the anticipated GHG impacts of the planned and programmed projects, and to use GHG impacts as criteria to prioritize transportation projects. This approach is consistent with the GHG emissions reduction policies that promote healthy transportation modes through prioritizing and programming an appropriate balance of roadway, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian investments, as well as policies that support smart growth development patterns by creating a balanced multi-modal transportation system.

Regional Tracking and Evaluating Long-Range Transportation Plans

MassDOT coordinated with MPOs and regional planning agencies to implement GHG tracking and to evaluate projects during the development of the LRTPs that were adopted in September 2011. This collaboration continued during the development of the LRTPs and amendments adopted in 2016, and for the TIPs produced for federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2016–19, 2017–21, 2018–22, and 2019–23. Working together, MassDOT and the MPOs have attained the following milestones:

Tracking and EvaluatiNG The Transportation Improvement Program

In addition to monitoring the GHG impacts of projects in the LRTP that will add capacity to the transportation system, it also is important to monitor and evaluate the GHG impacts of all transportation projects that are programmed in the TIP. The TIP includes both the larger, capacity-adding projects from the LRTP and smaller projects, which are not included in the LRTP but that may affect GHG emissions. The principal objective of this tracking is to enable the MPOs to evaluate the expected GHG impacts of different projects and to use this information as criteria to prioritize and program projects in future TIPs.

In order to monitor and evaluate the GHG impacts of TIP projects, MassDOT and the MPOs have developed approaches for identifying anticipated GHG emissions impacts of different types of projects. Since carbon dioxide (CO2) is the largest component of GHG emissions overall and is the focus of regulation 310 CMR 60.05, CO2 has been used to measure the GHG emissions impacts of transportation projects in the TIP and LRTP. All TIP projects have been sorted into two categories for analysis: 1) projects with quantified CO2 impacts, and 2) projects with assumed CO2 impacts. Projects with quantified impacts consist of capacity-adding projects from the LRTP and projects from the TIP that underwent a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program spreadsheet analysis. Projects with assumed impacts are those that would be expected to produce a minor decrease or increase in emissions, and those that would be assumed to have no CO2 impact.

Analyzing Projects with Quantified Impacts

Travel Demand Model

Projects with quantified impacts include capacity-adding projects in the LRTP that were analyzed using the Boston Region MPO’s travel demand model set. No independent calculations were done for these projects during the development of the TIP.

Off-Model Methods

MassDOT’s Office of Transportation Planning provided spreadsheets that are used to determine projects’ eligibility for funding through the CMAQ program. Typically, MPO staff uses data from projects’ functional design reports, which are prepared at the 25-percent design phase, to conduct these calculations. Staff used these spreadsheets to calculate estimated projections of CO2 for each project, in compliance with GWSA regulations. These estimates are shown in Tables B-1 and B-2. A note of “to be determined” is shown for those projects for which a functional design report was not yet available.

As part of the development of the FFYs 2019–23 TIP, analyses were done for the types of projects described below. A summary of steps performed in the analyses is provided.

Traffic Operational Improvement

For an intersection reconstruction or signalization project that typically reduces delay and, therefore, idling, the following steps are taken:

Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure

For a shared-use path that would enable more walking and biking trips and reduce automobile trips, the following steps are taken:

Bus Replacement

For a program that replaces old buses with new buses that reduce emissions or run on cleaner fuel, the following steps are taken:

Other Types of Projects

Calculations may be performed on the project types listed below; however, there are no projects of these types in this TIP:

Analyzing Projects with Assumed Impacts

Qualitative Decrease or Increase in CO2 Emissions

Projects with assumed CO2 impacts are those that could produce a minor decrease or increase in emissions, but the change in emissions cannot be calculated with any precision. Examples include a bicycle rack installation, Safe Routes to School project, or transit marketing or customer service improvement. These projects are categorized as producing an assumed nominal increase or decrease in emissions.

No CO2 Impact

Projects that do not change the capacity or use of a facility—for example, a resurfacing project that restores a roadway to its previous condition, or a bridge rehabilitation or replacement that restores the bridge to its previous condition—are assumed to have no CO2 impact.

More details about these projects, including a description of each project’s anticipated CO2 impacts, are discussed in Chapter 3. The following tables display the GHG impact analyses of projects funded in the Highway Program (Table B-1) and Transit Program (Table B-2). Table B-3 summarizes the GHG impact analyses of highway projects completed in FFY 2018. Table B-4 summarizes the GHG impact analyses of transit projects completed in FFY 2018. A project is considered completed when the construction contract has been awarded or the transit vehicles have been purchased.

 

Table b-1

Greenhouse Gas Regional Highway Project Tracking

 

MassDOT Project ID

MassDOT Project Description

GHG Analysis  Type

GHG CO2 Impact (kg/yr)

GHG Impact Description

608229

Acton - intersection and signal improvements at Kelley's Corner

Quantified

111,958

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

606223

Acton-Concord - Bruce Freeman Rail Construction (Phase II-B)

Quantified

10,315

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure

604123

Ashland - reconstruction on Route 126 (Pond St) from Framingham town line to Holliston town line

Quantified

148,097

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

607738

Bedford - Minuteman Bikeway extension from Loomis St to the Concord town line

Quantified

21,098

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure

608887

Bellingham - South Main St (Route 126) - Douglas Dr to Mechanic St reconstruction (Route 140)

Quantified

24,363

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

608347

Beverly- intersection improvements at 3 locations: Cabot St (Route 1A/97) at Dodge St (Route 1A), County Way, Longmeadow Rd and Scott St, McKay St at Balch St and Veterans Memorial Bridge (Route 1A) at Rantoul, Cabot, Water, and Front Sts

Quantified

582,422

Quantified decrease in emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement

608348

Beverly - rehabilitation of Bridge St

Quantified

387,153

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

607888

Boston-Brookline - multi-use path construction on New Fenway

Quantified

54,724

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure

606453

Boston- improvements on Boylston St, from Intersection of Brookline Ave and Park Dr to Ipswich St

Quantified

1,920,790

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

605789

Boston- reconstruction of Melnea Cass Boulevard

Quantified

2,872,641

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

606226

Boston- reconstruction of Rutherford Ave, from City Square to Sullivan Square

Quantified

 

LRTP project included in the statewide model

606316

Brookline - pedestrian bridge rehabilitation, B-27-016, over MBTA off Carlton St

Qualitative

 

Qualitative decrease in emissions

608482

Cambridge-Somerville - resurfacing and related work on Route 28

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

608484

Canton-Milton - resurfacing and related work on Route 138

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

608599

Canton-Foxborough-Norwood-Walpole - stormwater improvements along Route 1, Route 1A, and Interstate 95

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

608078

Chelsea- reconstruction on Broadway (Route 107) from City Hall to Revere City Line

Quantified

93,278

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

608007

Cohasset - corridor improvements and realted work on Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A) from Beechwood St to Henry Turner Bailey Rd

Quantified

5,849

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

BN1800

Community Transportation Program

Quantified

TBD

TBD

608495

Concord-Lexington-Lincoln - resurfacing and related work on Route 2A

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

608378

Danvers- Topsfield- Boxford- Rowley- interstate maintenance and related work on I-95

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

608818

Danvers - resurfacing and related work on Route 114

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

607899

Dedham - pedestrian improvements along Bussy St

Quantified

3,331

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure

608587

Dedham - reconstruction and related work on Bridge St (Route 109) and Ames St

Qualitative

 

Qualitative decrease in emissions

607901

Dedham - pedestrian improvements along Elm St and Rustcraft Rd corridors

Quantified

14,046

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure

607652

Everett - reconstruction of Ferry St, South Ferry St and a Portion of Elm St

Quantified

435,976

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

608480

Foxborough-Walpole - resurfacing and related work on Route 1

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

608228

Framingham - reconstruction of Union Ave, from Proctor St to Main St

Quantified

-217,978

Quantified increase in emissions

606501

Holbrook - reconstruction of Union St (Route 139), from Linfield St to Centre St and Water St

Quantified

4,097

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

607428

Hopedale-Milford - resurfacing and intersection improvements on Route 16 (Main St), from Water St west to approximately 120 feet west of the Milford/Hopedale town line and the intersection of Route 140

Quantified

201,148

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

606043

Hopkinton - signal and intersection improvements on Route 135

Quantified

1,298,625

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

607977

Hopkinton-Westborough - reconstruction of I-90/I-495 Interchange

Quantified

 

LRTP project included in the statewide model

601607

Hull - reconstruction of Atlantic Ave and related work

Quantified

6,586

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

605743

Ipswich - resurfacing and related work on Central and South Main Sts

Quantified

4,356

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

608443

Littleton/Ayer - intersection improvements on Route 2A at Willow Rd and Bruce St

Quantified

52,102

Quantified decrease in emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement

602077

Lynn - Reconstruction on Route 129 (Lynnfield Street), from Great Woods Rd to Wyoma Square

Quantified

12,761

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

607477

Lynfield - Peabody - resurfacing and related work on Route 1

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

608275

Malden - Exchange St downtown improvement Project

Quantified

13,519

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

608146

Marblehead - intersection improvements at Pleasant St and Village, Vine and Cross St

Quantified

531

Quantified decrease in emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement

608835

Medford - improvements at Brook Elementary School

Qualitative

 

Qualitative decrease in emissions

605034

Natick - Reconstruction of Route 27 (North Main St), from North Ave to the Wayland Town Line

Quantified

189,410

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

606635

Needham-Newton - reconstruction of Highland Ave, Needham St and Charles River Bridge, N-04-002, from Webster St (Needham) to Route 9 (Newton)

Quantified

1,186,210

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

605857

Norwood - intersection improvements at Route 1 and University Ave/Everett St

Quantified

1,092,131

Quantified decrease in emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement

606130

Norwood - intersection improvements at Route 1A and Upland Rd

Quantified

72,964

Quantified decrease in emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement

608933

Peabody - Rehabilitation of Central St

Quantified

150,913

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

609101

Peabody- pavement preservation and related work on Route 128

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

608468

Peabody-Danvers - resurfacing and related work on Route 1

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

608707

Quincy - Reconstruction of Sea St

Quantified

-30,437

Quantified increase in emissions

608208

Quincy-Milton-Boston - Interstate maintenance and related work on I-93

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

607305

Reading - intersection signalization at Route 28 and Hopkins St

Quantified

7,088

Quantified decrease in emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement

608219

Reading-Wakefield - Interstate maintenance and related work on I-95

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

608743

Salem - improvements at Bates Elementary School

Qualitative

 

Qualitative decrease in emissions

608817

Salem-Lynn - resurfacing and related work on Route 107

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

BN1570

Somerville-Medford - Green Line Extension Project - extension to College Ave with the Union Square Spur

Quantified

 

LRTP project included in the statewide model

608164

Sudbury - bike path construction (Bruce Freeman Rail Trail)

Quantified

49,903

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure

607249

Sudbury - intersection improvements at Route 20 and Landham Rd

Quantified

30,150

Quantified decrease in emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement

608493

Topsfield - resurfacing and related work on Route 1

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

607329

Wakefield-Lynnfield - rail trail extension, from the Galvin Middle School to Lynnfield/Peabody Town Line

Quantified

158,032

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure

602261

Walpole - Reconstruction on Route 1A (Main St), from the Norwood Town Line to Route 27, includes W-03-024 over the Neponset River

Quantified

230,473

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

607777

Watertown - rehabilitation of Mount Auburn St (Route 16)

Quantified

536,769

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

609102

Wenham- Manchester- Essex- Gloucester- pavement preservation and related work on Route 128  

Qualitative

 

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

608791

Winchester - improvements at Vinson-Owen Elementary School

Qualitative

 

Qualitative decrease in emissions

607244

Winthrop - Revere St Roadway Improvements

Quantified

252,816

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

603739

Wrentham - construction of I-495/Route 1A ramps

Quantified

1,233,486

Quantified decrease in emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement

604996

Woburn -bridge replacement, W-43-017, New Boston St over MBTA

Quantified

 

LRTP project included in the statewide model

 

 

 

Table B-2

Greenhouse Gas Regional Transit Project Tracking

 

Regional Transit Authority

Project Description

GHG Analysis  Type

GHG CO2 Impact (kg/yr)

GHG Impact Description

CATA

Rehab/renovate-repave parking lot

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

CATA

Acquire - shop equipment/software maintenance

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

CATA

Buy replacement 35-foot buses (2)

Quantified

TBD

Quantified decrease in emissions from bus replacement

CATA

Replace 30-foot buses (2)

Quantified

TBD

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

CATA

Preventative maintenance

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MBTA

Bridge and Tunnel Program

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MBTA

Green Line Extension Project - extension to College Ave with the Union Square spur

Quantified

0

LRTP project included in the statewide model

MBTA

Stations and Facilities

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MBTA

Bus Overhaul

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MBTA

Bus Program

Qualitative

TBD

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MBTA

Bus Procurement (60 hybrid buses)

Quantified

TBD

Quantified decrease in emissions from bus replacement

MBTA

Elevator Program

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MBTA

Revenue Vehicle Program

Qualitative

TBD

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MBTA

Positive Train Control

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MBTA

Systems/Signal Upgrade

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MBTA

Quincy Center Bus Terminal

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MWRTA

Acquisition of Bus Support Equipment/Facilities

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MWRTA

Buy Replacement Bus (3)

Qualitative

TBD

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MWRTA

Mobility Management

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MWRTA

Non-Fixed Route ADA Paratransit Services

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

MWRTA

Terminal, Intermodal (Transit)

Qualitative

0

No assumed impact/negligible impact on emissions

 

Table b-3

Greenhouse Gas Regional Highway “Completed” Project Tracking

 

MassDOT Project ID

MassDOT Project Description

GHG Analysis  Type

GHG CO2 Impact (kg/yr)

GHG Impact Description

FFY of Contract Award

601579

Wayland - signal and intersection improvements at Route 27 (Main St) and Route 30 (Commonwealth Rd)

Quantified

205,105

Quantified decrease in emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement

2016

29492

Bedford-Billerica - Middlesex Turnpike improvements, from Crosby Dr north to Manning Rd, includes reconstruction of B-04-006 (Phase III)

Quantified

LRTP

LRTP project included in the statewide model

2017

604761

Boston - Multi-Use Trail Construction (South Bay Harbor), from Ruggles Station to Fort Point Channel

Quantified

767,491

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure

2017

607309

Hingham- reconstruction and related work on Derby St, from Pond Park Rd to Cushing St

Quantified

-113,400

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

2017

604810

Marlborough - reconstruction of Route 85 (Maple St)

Quantified

589,680

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

2017

602165

Stoneham - signal and intersection improvements at Route 28/North St

Quantified

139,709

Quantified decrease in emissions from Traffic Operational Improvement

2017

604935

Woburn - reconstruction of Montvale Ave, from I-93 Interchange to Central St (approximately 1,850 feet)

Quantified

98,885

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

2017

605110

Brookline- intersection and signal improvements at Route 9 and Village Square (Gateway East)

Quantified

67,056

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

2018

600518

Hingham - intersection improvements at Derby St, Whiting St, and Gardner St

Quantified

-145,683

Quantified increase in emissions

2018

608352

Salem - Canal Street Rail Trail construction (Phase 2)

Quantified

6,651

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure

2018

604989

Southborough - reconstruction of Main St (Route 30), from Sears Rd to Park St

Quantified

231,813

Quantified decrease in emissions from Complete Streets Project

2018

 

 

 

Table B-4

Greenhouse Gas Regional Transit “Completed” Project Tracking

 

Regional Transit Authority

Project Description

GHG Analysis  Type

GHG CO2 Impact (kg/yr)

GHG Impact Description

FFY of Contract Award

CATA

Bus replacement 30-foot buses (4)

Quantified

1,660

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bus Replacement

2016

CATA

Bus replacement - less than 30-foot buses (3)

Quantified

10,151

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bus Replacement

2016

MBTA

Revenue Vehicle Program - bus replacement (369)

Quantified

1,264,520

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bus Replacement

2016

MWRTA

Bus replacement - less than 30-foot buses (5)

Quantified

20,107

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bus Replacement

2016

CATA

Buy replacement 30-foot buses (3)

Quantified

1,278

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bus Replacement

2017

MWRTA

Non-fixed route ADA paratransit vehicles (4)

Quantified

6,653

Quantified decrease in emissions from Bus Replacement

2017

 

 

Appendix C

Public Outreach and Comments


Overview of Contents

In the course of the developing the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the Boston Region MPO staff regularly engages with municipalities and the general public to provide information about the milestones, deadlines, and  decision points in the development process. (Please see Chapter 2 for details.) Staff publicly shares materials and information used by the MPO board for decision-making via the TIP development web page: www.bostonmpo.org/tip-dev. This process affords the public ongoing opportunities to give input to the MPO board prior to the release the draft TIP for the official public review period. This appendix documents the input received during the development of the FFYs 2019-23 TIP and comments received during the public review period.

summary of Comments received during TIP development

MPO staff initiated outreach activities for the FFYs 2019–23 TIP in September 2017 and maintained communication with municipal, state agency, and public stakeholders throughout the TIP development process. The primary in-person/direct-engagement events at which staff received input were the subregional committee meetings held by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC); the TIP How-To conference call “workshops” with municipal TIP contacts, MAPC subregional coordinators, and MassDOT district project engineers; and the monthly Office Hours with MPO Staff (dedicated times when members of the public may have one-on-one conversations with the MPO staff). These events offered individuals the opportunity to directly engage with staff to ask questions, voice concerns, provide suggestions, and propose projects.  

 

The MPO board held a series of discussions at its regular meetings as the TIP development work advanced through stages (project solicitation, project evaluation, and programming of funds). Staff informed the public at each stage via its standard communications channels (email, Twitter, and website). As a result, the MPO received oral and written comments while developing the draft TIP. The comments directed to the MPO board are summarized below in Table C-1.

 

 

 

TABLE C-1

PUBLIC COMMENTS RECEIVED DURING TIP DEVELOPMENT (Pre-Draft Review)

 

PROJECT(S) /ISSUE(S)

SUPPORT OPPOSE REQUEST

COMMENTER(S)

COMMENT (SUMMARIZED)

Currently unprogrammed projects

 

 

Intersection
Improvements at
Route 20 and
Landham Road
(Sudbury)

Request

Municipal: Sudbury Board of Selectman; Melissa Murphy-Rodrigues, Town Manager; Stephen Garvin, Planning Board Chair; Beth Suedmeyer, Sudbury Environmental Planner; Scott Nix, Sudbury Chief of Police

Organization: MAGIC

Sudbury residents: Ann Bischoff, Renata Aylward, Christine Barrett, Lisa Silverman, Margaret Landry, Bill Schineller, Pat Brown, Laura Fisher, Linda Daley, Frances Peters, Regina Letteri, Tricia Conboy, Jennifer O'Keefe, Ellen Gitelman, Margaret Chunias, Colette Reagan, Chris MacKinnon, Janie Dretler

Marlborough resident: Barbara Nahoumi

Requests inclusion of the Intersection Improvements at Route 20 and Landham Road in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. The intersection is the greatest transportation safety concern for the Town of Sudbury; there have been 170 reported accidents there in the past ten years, including one fatality, and near-collisions daily. The project will improve safety and traffic flow through widening the roadway, introducing turning lanes, and signalization. The project is at 100% design and is anticipated to be ready to advertise in 2019.

Exchange Street Downtown Improvement Project
(Malden)

Request

Legislative: Representative Steve Ultrino

Municipal: Mayor Gary Christenson; Councillor Ryan O'Malley; Deborah Drake, Malden Redevelopment Authority

Organization: ICC

Requests inclusion of the Exchange Street Downtown Improvement Project in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP.  Exchange Street is a top location of pedestrian-involved crashes. New developments, the opening of the Everett casino, and the reopening of Pleasant Street will increase pedestrian volumes. The proposed improvements are needed to provide safer bicycle and pedestrian access through the area and to the Malden Center MBTA station.

Interchange Improvements at I-95/I-93/University Avenue and I-95 Widening
(Canton)

Request

Municipal: Michael Jaillet, Westwood Town Administrator; Charles Aspinwall, Canton Town Administrator

Requests that the MPO and the Commonwealth advance the Interchange Improvements at I-95/I-93/University Avenue and I-95 Widening. The current project area has constrained economic development in Westwood, Norwood, Canton, and other towns in the region. Notes that lost tax revenue has been a significant burden to Westwood.

Rehabilitation and Related Work on Route 126
(Bellingham)

Request

Municipal: Don DiMartino, Director, Bellingham Department of Public Works

Organization:
SWAP

Requests inclusion of the Rehabilitation and Related Work on Route 126 in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. In addition to needed pavement rehabilitation and drainage improvements, the project will improve pedestrian and bicycle connections to Bellingham Middle and High School and Bellingham Center. The corridor serves residential and commercial development, in addition to several churches and the aforementioned schools.

Construction of
I-495/Route 1A Ramps
(Wrentham)

Request

Municipal: Kevin A. Sweet, Wrentham Town Administrator

Organization:
SWAP

Requests inclusion of the Construction of I-495/Route 1A Ramps in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. The interchange operates well beyond its intended capacity, and perennial congestion has hindered economic development in an area where prime commercial properties exist. The existing ramp intersections and the Wrentham Outlets entrance and exit pose ongoing traffic safety concerns.

Resurfacing and Related Work on Central and South Main Streets
(Ipswich)

Request

Municipal: Frank Ventimiglia, Operations Manager, Ipswich Department of Public Works

Requests inclusion of the Resurfacing and Related Work on Central and South Main Streets in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. Ipswich and Coneco Engineers are updating the 25% design to current standards and anticipate a resubmittal by the end of February 2018. The project is a priority for the Town of Ipswich.

Rehabilitation of Central Street
(Peabody)

Request

Municipal: William Paulitz, Peabody City Engineer

Requests inclusion of the Rehabilitation of Central Street in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. The project has the full support of Mayor Edward A. Bettencourt, Jr. and the Peabody City Council.

Rehabilitation of Bridge Street
(Beverly)

Request

Municipal: Mayor Michael Cahill

Requests inclusion of the Rehabilitation of Bridge Street in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. Bridge Street connects downtown Beverly to the Beverly Deport Commuter Rail Station and communities to the west. Regional housing needs and transit-orient developments planned along the Bass River waterfront underscore the importance of the proposed improvements.

Pedestrian Improvements along Bussey Street
(Dedham)

Request

Municipal: Dedham Board of Selectmen

Requests inclusion of the Pedestrian Improvements along Bussey Street in the FFY 2023 element of the TIP. Bussey Street is a major corridor in East Dedham, heavily used by pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists. The intersection of Bussey Street at Colburn Street is crossed by many children who walk to school. The proposed project will boost economic development and improve safety, accessibility, and connectivity to nearby amenities.

Intersection Signalization at Route 28 and Hopkins Street
(Reading)

Request

Organization: NSPC

Requests inclusion of the Intersection Signalization at Route 28 and Hopkins Street in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. The project will improve traffic operations, vehicular and pedestrian safety, and pedestrian mobility.

Corridor Improvements and Related Work on Justice Cushing Highway
(Route 3A)
(Cohasset)

Request

Organization: SSC

Requests inclusion of the Corridor Improvements and Related Work on Justice Cushing Highway (Route 3A) in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. The project will improve safety and provide bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. Route 3A is an important regional corridor which warrants more options for safe walking and biking.

Improvements along Commonwealth Avenue, from Alcorn Street to Warren/Kelton Streets
(Phases 3 and 4)
(Boston)

Request

Organization: ICC

Requests inclusion of the Improvements along Commonwealth Avenue in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. The proposed improvements, including improved sidewalks and a separated bike lane, will improve safety and comfort for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists in a rapidly developing area.

Intersection Improvements at Route 3A/Summer Street Rotary
(Hingham)

Request

Organization: SSC

Requests inclusion of the Intersection Improvements at Route 3A/Summer Street Rotary in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. The corridor is heavily impacted by seasonal travel and has safety issues. The project will improve roadway operations, traffic control operations, bicycle and pedestrian safety, and ADA accessibility. The Town of Hingham will run a pilot program through the summer of 2018 which will temporarily change the lane configuration along the corridor prior to submitting the 25% design. Notes the project received a high evaluation score.

McGrath Boulevard Project
(Somerville)

Request

Organization: ICC

Requests inclusion of the McGrath Boulevard Project in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. The project will enhance access for multiple travel modes, improve connections along the corridor, and potentially facilitate development in the area.

Reconstruction and Signal Improvements on Walnut
Street
(Newton)

Request

Organization: ICC

Requests inclusion of the Reconstruction and Signal Improvements on Walnut Street in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. The project will improve traffic flow and bicycle and pedestrian safety.

Rehabilitation and Related Work on Route 16, from Route 109 to Beaver Street
(Milford)

Request

Organization: SWAP

Requests inclusion of the Rehabilitation and Related Work on Route 16 in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. The project will enhance improvements already programmed for 2019 (607428) by reconstructing sidewalks, delineating preferred bicycle routes, and improving roadway safety.

Intersection Improvements, Squantum Street at Adams Street
(Milton)

Request

Organization: ICC

Noting that the project has not been identified on the TIP, requests inclusion of the Intersection Improvements at Squantum Street and Adams Street in any of the upcoming TIP years should a funding gap be identified. The project will install a signal at a busy and dangerous unsignalized intersection. The Town of Milton submitted a PIF in 2016 and is currently appropriating design funds. The estimated preliminary construction cost is slightly under $1 million.

Revere Street Roadway Improvements
(Winthrop)

Request

Organization: ICC

Requests inclusion of the Revere Street Roadway Improvements in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. Revere Street handles the majority of traffic flowing into and out of Revere and is the major route by which most students from Winthrop travel to school.

Intersection Improvements on Route 2A at Willow Road and Bruce Street
(Littleton)

Request

Organization: MAGIC

Requests inclusion of the Intersection Improvements on Route 2A at Willow Road and Bruce Street in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. The project area is a high traffic, high speed intersection which has seen an increase in accidents and traffic over the past five years. The proposed improvements will improve traffic flow and safety, and facilitate commerce.

Reconstruction of Sea Street
(Quincy)

Request

Organization: ICC

Requests inclusion of the Reconstruction of Sea Street in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. The project will improve bus operations, truck access, bicyclist and pedestrian safety, air quality, and pedestrian access and MBTA access to and from Quincy Center businesses and the Germantown Community Center.

Currently programmed projects

 

 

Reconstruction of Rutherford Avenue, from City Square to Sullivan Square
(Boston)

Request

Organization: Rutherford Corridor Improvement Coalition

Requests that the Reconstruction of Rutherford Avenue (FFYs 2020-22) be deferred one year to allow for a more comprehensive examination of possible alternatives. The City of Boston's preferred design proposes to rebuild underpasses on Rutherford Avenue at Austin Street and Sullivan Square. In its most recent design process, the City of Boston did not provide the community with a surface design for its consideration. A viable surface design for Austin Street has been prepared by Professor Peter Furth of Northeastern University, which allows for better traffic movement than the underpass design and provides safer conditions for bicyclists and pedestrians. This design is potentially less costly and has not been analyzed and compared to the underpass design.

The Rutherford Corridor Improvement Coalition has collected almost 560 signatures from area residents and businesspersons who seek a solution to the Rutherford corridor that provides the greatest community benefit.

Reconstruction of Rutherford Avenue, from City Square to Sullivan Square
(Boston)

Support

Charlestown residents: Ryan Gavin, Jonathan Weiss

Supports continued inclusion of the Reconstruction of Rutherford Avenue in FFYs 2020-22 of the TIP. The new design provides most of the improvements provided by the surface option, including the buffered green space and linear park, and is supported by the majority of Charlestown residents. The corridor needs immediate improvements and the project should not be delayed.

Reconstruction of Ferry Street
(Everett)

Request

Municipal: Jay Monty, Everett Transportation Planner

Requests that the Reconstruction of Ferry Street remain in the FFY 2019 TIP element. The project has been flagged by MassDOT as a candidate for moving into a later TIP element due to schedule concerns regarding right-of-way issues. Many of the construction easements can be obtained through right of entry, and the City and its consultant believe the project will be ready for advertisement in 2019.

Bridge Replacement, Route 111 over I-495
(Boxborough)

Request

Municipal: Adam Duchesneau, Boxborough Town Planner

Requests that when the Route 111 over I-495 bridge replacement begins (currently programmed in FFYs 2020-21), a new sidewalk be included on at least one side, if not both, of the new bridge. The Town of Boxborough is improving town-wide pedestrian access. Approximately 3,000 feet of sidewalk have been completed along Route 111, and a new grant will add another 2,500 feet; the Town's goal is having sidewalk along the entire length of Route 111.

Reconstruction on Route 1A
(Main Street)
(Walpole)

Request

Legislative: William Buckley, Office of Rep. John H. Rogers; Michael Gallant, Office of Sen. Paul R. Feeney)

Municipal: Jim Johnson, Walpole Town Administrator

Requests continued inclusion of the Reconstruction of Route 1A in the FFY 2020 TIP element, rather than moving it to FFY 2021. The safety issues in the corridor are highly important to the region, and the Town of Walpole anticipates submitting the 100% design in April 2018. The right-of-way issues will still exist if the project is delayed, and the Town of Walpole believes it will address these issues in a timely manner.

Reconstruction of Main Street
(Route 30)
(Natick)

Request

Municipal: Jamie Errickson, Director of Natick Community & Economic Development

Requests continued inclusion of the Reconstruction of Route 27 in the FFY 2019 TIP element, rather than moving it to FFY 2020. Right-of-way issues will be incorporated into the 75% design, which the Town of Natick plans to submit in July 2018. The Town will vote on the necessary easements in at the spring 2019 Town Meeting and has allocated the needed funds for the full design.

Reconstruction of Melnea Cass Boulevard
(Boston)

Request

Organization: Ken Kruckemeyer, LivableStreets Alliance

Requests modification of the project design for the Reconstruction of Melnea Cass Boulevard (FFY 2019). The separated bicycle facilities included in the current design are difficult to maintain, especially with regard to snow removal. In addition, the facilities are next to the roadway, rather than behind the trees lining the corridor. Mr. Kruckemeyer provided alternative designs, stating they are affordable and more appropriate for the neighborhood.

Reconstruction of Melnea Cass Boulevard
(Boston)

Oppose

Organization: Madeligne Tena, Mandela Residents Cooperative Association; Friends of Melnea Cass Boulevard

Opposes the project design for the Reconstruction of Melnea Cass Boulevard (FFY 2019), including the removal of sixty trees and the absence of bus rapid transit lanes. The Boston Transportation Department's public process has been insufficient; important abutters have not been consulted, and the BTD has not communicated with the Friends of Melnea Cass Boulevard since April 2017. Further analysis of the project, including environmental and public health impacts, is needed.

Reconstruction on Route 126 (Pond Street)
(Ashland)

Support

Municipal: Sheila Page, Ashland Town Planner; Yolanda Greaves, Ashland Board of Selectmen; Holliston Board of Selectmen; David R. Williams, Sherborn Town Administrator

Organizations: MWRC, 495/MetroWest Partnership, SVN, Ashland Business Association, 126 Self Storage, The Residence at Valley Farm

Supports continued inclusion of the Reconstruction on Route 126 in the FFY 2020 TIP element. The project area is a vital economic corridor to Ashland, Holliston, Sherborn, and Framingham. Approximately 20,000 vehicles travel the road each day, and residents in the region rely on the roadway for daily errands, professional services, and commuting. The current design discourages bicycle and pedestrian travel. The project is essential to the region's economic development, and the proposed improvements will enhance quality of life for all roadway users.

Intersection and
Signal
Improvements at
Kelley's Corner,
Route 111, and
Route 27
(Acton)

Support

Municipal: Acton Board of Selectmen; Roland Bartl, Acton Town Planner

Organization: MAGIC

Supports continued inclusion of the Intersection Improvements at Kelley's Corner in the FFY 2022 TIP element. The project has become more complex and the projected cost has increased significantly, yet the modified 25% design provides safety and capacity advantages over the  preliminary plans. Capacity on the Route 111 and Route 27 intersection will improve in both the AM and PM peak hours, and the modified design is more effective in addressing significant safety and capacity problems at the adjacent intersections of Massachusetts Avenue with Charter Road and Community Lane.

Intersection and
Signal
Improvements at
Kelley's Corner,
Route 111, and
Route 27
(Acton)

Oppose

Acton resident: Terra Friedrichs

Opposes inclusion of the Intersection Improvements at Kelley's Corner in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP. States the project is project is unnecessary, and the funds could be better spent in communities with higher priority projects. Adds that the project supports a large development and should be funded privately.

Intersection Improvements at Three Locations
(Beverly)

Support

Municipal: Mayor Michael Cahill

Organization:
Beverly Crossing

Supports continued inclusion of the Intersection Improvements at Three Locations in the FFY 2021 TIP element, if not sooner. Improved bicycle and pedestrian safety is important to the City; a new middle school will open in August 2018 and will be served by two of the three intersections. WorldTech Engineering believes the project will be ready for advertisement in June 2019.

Reconstruction on Route 129 (Lynnfield Street)
(Lynn)

Support

Municipal: Mayor Thomas M. McGee

Supports continued inclusion of the Reconstruction of Route 129 in the FFY 2020 TIP element. The project is important to the community, and the City is advancing the project design in anticipation of advertisement in 2020.

Projects in the MetroWest Region

Support

Organization: MWRC

Supports continued inclusion of the following projects in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP:

Cochituate Rail Trail, Phase 2 (Natick and Framingham)
Reconstruction of Main Street (Route 30) (Southborough)
Reconstruction of Route 27 (North Main Street) (Natick)
Reconstruction of Union Avenue (Framingham)
Reconstruction of Route 126 (Pond Street) (Ashland)

Projects in the SWAP Region

Support

Organization: SWAP

Supports continued inclusion of the following projects in the FFYs 2019-23 TIP:

Resurfacing and Intersection Improvements on Route 16 (Main Street) (Milford)
Signal and Intersection Improvements on Route 135 (Hopkinton)

Rehabilitation of Mount Auburn Street
(Route 16)
(Watertown)

Support

Organization: ICC

Supports continued inclusion of the Rehabilitation of Mount Auburn Street in the FFY 2022 TIP element.

Minuteman Bikeway Extension, from Loomis Street to the Concord Town Line
(Bedford)

Support

Organization: MAGIC

Supports continued inclusion of the Minuteman Bikeway Extension in the FFY 2022 element of the TIP.

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
(Phase 2D)

Support

Municipal: Melissa Murphy-Rodrigues, Town Manager

Organization: MAGIC

Supports continued inclusion of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (Phase 2D) in the FFY 2022 TIP element. The project will improve pedestrian facilities, provide bicycle accommodations, and offer healthy transportation options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Town of Sudbury has substantially completed the 25% design for MassDOT's review.

Wakefield / Lynnfield Rail Trail
(Wakefield and Lynnfield)

Support

Organization: Friends of the Lynnfield Rail Trail

Supports continued inclusion of the Wakefield/Lynnfield Rail Trail in FFY 2021 TIP element. In 2017, the Town of Lynnfield voted in favor of the Rail Trail warrant article, authorizing the Selectmen to take a lease with the MBTA and construct a path on the rail bed. The Friends of the Lynnfield Rail Trail are seeking Final Design funds from sources outside of the Town budget; if necessary, the balance of what is not raised will be sought via a town meeting vote.

Other comments

 

 

MPO Assistance with Project Design

Request

Organization: NSPC

Requests that the MPO assess how it may help communities find the resources to start the design of priority local projects. Notes that communities put a significant amount of time and money into reaching 25% design, and would benefit greatly from any help and resources the MPO can provide.

Underground Utilities

Request

Sudbury resident: Bill Schineller

Requests that transportation projects include burying existing overhead utilities within the project area. States that the majority of long duration power outages are largely due to overhead lines.

 

summary of Comments received during the PUBLIC REVIEW Period

[TEXT WILL BE REVISED FOR INCLUSION IN THE FINAL DOCUMENT, POST COMMENT PERIOD]

 

The MPO board voted to release a draft FFYs 2019-23 TIP document for public review at its April 12, 2018, meeting. This vote initiated an official 30-day public review period, which began on April 18, 2018, and closed on May 17, 2018. The comments received during this public review period and responses from the MPO to the commenters are summarized in Table C-2.

 

[TABLE C-2: PUBLIC COMMENTS (on Public Review Draft)]

 

[TO BE INCLUDED IN FINAL DOCUMENT, POST COMMENT PERIOD]

 

Appendix D

Glossary of Acronyms

 

Acronym

Definition

3C

continuous, comprehensive, cooperative [metropolitan transportation planning process]

A&F

Administration and Finance Committee

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

BRT

bus rapid transit

BTD

Boston Transportation Department

CA/T

Central Artery/Tunnel [project also known as “the Big Dig”]

CATA

Cape Ann Transportation Authority

CECP

Massachusetts Clean Energy and Climate Plan

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CIP

Capital Investment Plan [MassDOT]

CMAQ

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality [federal funding program]

CMP

Congestion Management Process

CO

carbon monoxide

CO2

carbon dioxide

CTPS

Central Transportation Planning Staff

CY

calendar year

DEIR

draft environmental impact report

DEP

Department of Environmental Protection [Massachusetts]

ENF

environmental notification form

EOEEA

Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

EOHED

Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency [federal]

EPDO

equivalent property damage only [a traffic-related index]

FARS

Fatality Analysis and Reporting System [FHWA]

FAST Act

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act

FDR

functional design report

FEIR

final environmental impact report

FFGA

full funding grant agreement

FFY

federal fiscal year

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FMCB

MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board

FTA

Federal Transit Administration

GANS

grant anticipation notes [municipal bond financing]

GHG

greenhouse gas

GWSA

Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 [Massachusetts]

HOV

high-occupancy vehicle

HSIP

Highway Safety Improvement Program [federal funding program]

HTC

Healthy Transportation Compact

ICC

Inner Core Committee [MAPC municipal subregion]

IPMT

Interim Project Management Team [Green Line Extension project]

IRI

International Roughness Index

ITS

intelligent transportation systems

LEP

limited English proficiency

LRTP

Long-Range Transportation Plan [MPO certification document]

MAGIC

Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination [MAPC municipal subregion]

MAP-21

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act

MAPC

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

MARPA

Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies

MassDOT

Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Massport

Massachusetts Port Authority

MBTA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

MEPA

Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act

MOVES

Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator [EPA air quality model]

MPO

metropolitan planning organization [Boston Region MPO]

MWRC

MetroWest Regional Collaborative [MAPC municipal subregion]

MWRTA

MetroWest Regional Transit Authority

NAAQS

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NHFP

National Highway Freight Program

NHPP

National Highway Performance Program

NHS

National Highway System

NOx

nitrogen oxides

NPMRDS

National Performance Measure Research Data Set [FHWA]

NSPC

North Suburban Planning Council [MAPC municipal subregion]

NSTF

North Shore Task Force [MAPC municipal subregion]

OTP

MassDOT Office of Transportation Planning

PBPP

performance-based planning and programming

PEHD

peak hours of excessive delay

PIF

project initiation form [MassDOT]

PL

metropolitan planning funds [FHWA] or public law funds

PMT

Program for Mass Transportation [MBTA]

PRC

Project Review Committee [MassDOT]

PSAC

Project Selection Advisory Council [MassDOT]

RMV

Registry of Motor Vehicles [MassDOT division]

RTA

regional transit authority

RTAC

Regional Transportation Advisory Council [of the Boston Region MPO]

SEIR

Single Environmental Impact Report [MEPA]

SFY

state fiscal year

SIP

State Implementation Plan

SOV

single-occupancy vehicle

SPR

Statewide Planning and Research

SRTS

Safe Routes to School [federal program]

SSC

South Shore Coalition [MAPC municipal subregion]

STBGP

Surface Transportation Block Grant Program [federal funding program; replaced STP]

STIP

State Transportation Improvement Program

STP

Surface Transportation Program [federal funding program; replaced by STBGP]

SWAP

South West Advisory Planning Committee [MAPC municipal subregion]

TAM

transit asset management

TAP

Transportation Alternatives Program [federal funding program]

TCM

transportation control measure

TERM

Transit Economic Requirements Model [FTA]

TIP

Transportation Improvement Program [MPO certification document]

TRIC

Three Rivers Interlocal Council [MAPC municipal subregion]

TTI

travel time index

ULB

Useful Life Benchmark

UPWP

Unified Planning Work Program [MPO certification document]

USDOT

United States Department of Transportation [oversees FHWA and FTA]

UZA

urbanized area

VMT

vehicle-miles traveled

VOCs

volatile organic compounds [pollutants]

VRM

vehicle revenue-miles

WMM

weMove Massachusetts [MassDOT planning initiative]

YMM

youMove Massachusetts [MassDOT planning initiative]

 

 

Appendix E

Geographic Distribution of TIP Funding


Overview of Contents

Appendix E provides information about the geographic distribution of federal highway funding in the Boston region between federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2018 and 2022, including the distribution of the Boston Region MPO’s Regional Target Program funding (the MPO’s discretionary funding) and funding for projects and programs prioritized by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. (Following the MPO’s endorsement of this FFYs 2019–23 TIP, this funding analysis will be updated to reflect the distribution of the MPO’s Regional Target Program funding and all federal highway funding programmed from FFY 2019 through FFY 2023.) Funding amounts shown include the state’s matching funds that leverage the federal funds.

Table E-1 shows the breakdown of the MPO’s Regional Target Program funding and all federal highway funding for each municipality in the Boston region. Figures E-1 through E-4 summarize this data by subregion and municipality type.

Purpose

The analysis presented here provides details about how the MPO has allocated its federal transportation highway dollars across its geographic region by showing which municipalities and areas of the Boston region have received highway funding for the construction of transportation projects. This data was first compiled for FFYs 2008-13 in response to the Boston Region MPO’s 2014 Certification Review by the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration.

Methodology

MPO staff took the following steps to develop the dataset:

NEXT STEPS

The data summarized in this appendix could be used in various ways to help guide programming decisions for future TIPs. Some analyses that the MPO could perform in the future include examining TIP funding by municipality and comparing that data to the number of road miles, the Chapter 90 apportionment, and the distribution of needs—as identified in the Needs Assessment of the Long-Range Transportation Plan—for each community.

 

A database that tracks the geographic distribution of TIP funding can serve as an important input into the funding decisions made each year. Along with the data described above, this data on geographic distribution of highway funding can help guide the MPO’s public outreach and decision-making to help ensure that, over time, the transportation needs of the region are met.

 

Figure E-1:

Regional Distribution of Target Funding by Subregion (FFYS 2018–22)

Figures E-1 is a bar chart that summarizes regional distribution of target funding by subregion and municipality type. It cites the percentage of regional target funding, percentage of population, percentage of employment, and percentage of federal-aid roadway miles.

Inner Core = Inner Core Committee, MAGIC = Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination, MetroWest = MetroWest Regional Collaborative, NSPC = North Shore Planning Council, NSTF = North Shore Task Force, SSC = South Shore Coalition, SWAP = South West Advisory Planning Committee, TRIC = Three Rivers Interlocal Council

 

Figure E-2:

Regional Distribution of Target Funding by Municipality Type (FFYs 2018–22)

Figures E-2 is a bar chart that summarizes regional distribution of target funding by subregion and municipality type. It cites the percentage of regional target funding, percentage of population, percentage of employment, and percentage of federal-aid roadway miles.

Inner Core = Inner Core Committee, MAGIC = Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination, MetroWest = MetroWest Regional Collaborative, NSPC = North Shore Planning Council, NSTF = North Shore Task Force, SSC = South Shore Coalition, SWAP = South West Advisory Planning Committee, TRIC = Three Rivers Interlocal Council

 

 

Figure E-3:

All federaL HIGHWAY FUNDING in the Boston Region BY SUBREGION (FFYS 2018–22)

Figures E-3 is a bar chart that summarizes regional distribution of target funding by subregion and municipality type. . It cites the percentage of all federal highway funding, percentage of population, percentage of employment, and percentage of federal-aid roadway miles. 

Inner Core = Inner Core Committee, MAGIC = Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination, MetroWest = MetroWest Regional Collaborative, NSPC = North Shore Planning Council, NSTF = North Shore Task Force, SSC = South Shore Coalition, SWAP = South West Advisory Planning Committee, TRIC = Three Rivers Interlocal Council

 

Figure E-4:

All federaL HIGHWAY FUNDING in the Boston region BY mUNICIPALITY TYPE (FFYS 2018–22)

Figures E-4 is a bar chart that summarizes regional distribution of target funding by subregion and municipality type. It cites the percentage of all federal highway funding, percentage of population, percentage of employment, and percentage of federal-aid roadway miles. 

Inner Core = Inner Core Committee, MAGIC = Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination, MetroWest = MetroWest Regional Collaborative, NSPC = North Shore Planning Council, NSTF = North Shore Task Force, SSC = South Shore Coalition, SWAP = South West Advisory Planning Committee, TRIC = Three Rivers Interlocal Council

 

Table E-1:

federal highway Programming for Municipalities in the Boston Region (FFYs 2018–22)

Municipality

Subregion

Community Type

Percent of Population

Percent of Employment

Percent Federal-Aid Road Roadway Miles (2016)

Percent FFYs 201822 MPO Target Funding

Percent FFYs 201822 Federal Highway Funding

Total FFYs 201822 MPO Target Funding

Total FFYs 201822 Federal Highway Funding

Acton

MAGIC

Maturing Suburb

0.7%

0.5%

1.1%

1.8%

1.2%

$8,671,000

$14,818,873

Arlington

Inner Core

Inner Core

1.4%

0.5%

0.8%

0.0%

0.5%

$0

$6,659,503

Ashland

MetroWest

Maturing Suburb

0.5%

0.3%

0.5%

3.1%

1.1%

$14,636,338

$14,636,338

Bedford

MAGIC

Maturing Suburb

0.4%

1.1%

0.8%

1.6%

0.6%

$7,862,878

$7,862,878

Bellingham

SWAP

Developing Suburb

0.5%

0.3%

0.9%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Belmont

Inner Core

Inner Core

0.8%

0.4%

0.6%

0.0%

0.6%

$0

$7,903,253

Beverly

NSTF

Regional Urban Center

1.3%

1.2%

1.2%

0.7%

0.3%

$3,360,000

$3,360,000

Bolton

MAGIC

Developing Suburb

0.2%

0.1%

0.7%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Boston

Inner Core

Inner Core

20.0%

31.2%

11.1%

19.2%

21.1%

$92,189,340

$272,246,194

Boxborough

MAGIC

Developing Suburb

0.2%

0.2%

0.4%

0.0%

1.1%

$0

$14,295,000

Braintree

SSC

Maturing Suburb

1.2%

1.5%

1.4%

0.0%

0.8%

$0

$10,840,429

Brookline

Inner Core

Inner Core

1.9%

0.9%

1.3%

1.3%

0.8%

$6,000,834

$10,724,539

Burlington

NSPC

Maturing Suburb

0.8%

2.2%

1.3%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Cambridge

Inner Core

Inner Core

3.4%

6.0%

1.8%

10.6%

4.4%

$50,666,667

$56,656,465

Canton

TRIC

Maturing Suburb

0.7%

1.2%

1.1%

0.0%

0.8%

$0

$10,921,825

Carlisle

MAGIC

Developing Suburb

0.2%

0.0%

0.4%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Chelsea

Inner Core

Inner Core

1.1%

0.8%

0.6%

1.9%

9.3%

$9,028,628

$120,056,497

Cohasset

SSC

Developing Suburb

0.2%

0.1%

0.5%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Concord

MAGIC

Maturing Suburb

0.6%

0.7%

1.1%

0.0%

0.9%

$0

$11,941,707

Danvers

NSTF

Maturing Suburb

0.9%

1.4%

1.5%

0.0%

0.7%

$0

$8,742,709

Dedham

TRIC

Maturing Suburb

0.8%

0.9%

1.1%

0.0%

0.6%

$0

$8,005,830

Dover

SWAP

Developing Suburb

0.2%

0.0%

0.5%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Essex

NSTF

Developing Suburb

0.1%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

0.7%

$0

$8,828,000

Everett

Inner Core

Inner Core

1.3%

0.7%

0.6%

3.5%

1.3%

$16,599,002

$16,599,002

Foxborough

TRIC

Developing Suburb

0.5%

0.7%

1.3%

0.0%

0.5%

$0

$6,625,597

Framingham

MetroWest

Regional Urban Center

2.2%

2.5%

2.5%

2.2%

1.1%

$10,304,881

$13,767,047

Franklin

SWAP

Developing Suburb

1.0%

0.8%

1.2%

0.0%

0.3%

$0

$3,832,640

Gloucester

NSTF

Regional Urban Center

0.9%

0.6%

1.0%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Hamilton

NSTF

Developing Suburb

0.3%

0.1%

0.4%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Hingham

SSC

Maturing Suburb

0.7%

0.7%

1.3%

0.8%

1.0%

$2,844,392

$13,041,379

Holbrook

SSC

Maturing Suburb

0.3%

0.1%

0.3%

0.3%

0.2%

$1,363,630

$2,890,880

Holliston

MetroWest

Developing Suburb

0.4%

0.3%

0.5%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Hopkinton

SWAP

Developing Suburb

0.5%

0.5%

1.0%

1.7%

6.7%

$8,174,400

$86,336,196

Hudson

MAGIC

Developing Suburb

0.6%

0.5%

0.7%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Hull

SSC

Maturing Suburb

0.3%

0.1%

0.4%

1.4%

0.5%

$6,693,980

$6,693,980

Ipswich

NSTF

Developing Suburb

0.4%

0.3%

0.7%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Lexington

MAGIC

Maturing Suburb

1.0%

1.1%

1.9%

0.0%

0.2%

$0

$3,166,530

Lincoln

MAGIC

Maturing Suburb

0.2%

0.1%

0.6%

0.0%

0.1%

$0

$1,057,280

Littleton

MAGIC

Developing Suburb

0.3%

0.3%

1.0%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Lynn

Inner Core

Regional Urban Center

2.9%

1.3%

1.3%

1.0%

2.5%

$4,755,714

$31,802,660

Lynnfield

NSPC

Maturing Suburb

0.4%

0.3%

0.6%

0.0%

0.5%

$0

$6,074,298

Malden

Inner Core

Inner Core

1.9%

0.8%

1.0%

0.0%

0.1%

$0

$1,027,869

Manchester

NSTF

Developing Suburb

0.2%

0.1%

0.4%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Marblehead

NSTF

Maturing Suburb

0.6%

0.3%

0.5%

0.2%

0.1%

$959,378

$959,378

Marlborough

MetroWest

Regional Urban Center

1.2%

1.6%

2.0%

0.0%

0.4%

$0

$5,269,080

Marshfield

SSC

Maturing Suburb

0.8%

0.3%

1.0%

0.0%

0.5%

$0

$6,502,559

Maynard

MAGIC

Maturing Suburb

0.3%

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

0.1%

$0

$1,589,840

Medfield

TRIC

Maturing Suburb

0.4%

0.2%

0.5%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Medford

Inner Core

Inner Core

1.8%

1.0%

1.5%

10.6%

4.0%

$50,666,667

$51,866,667

Medway

SWAP

Developing Suburb

0.4%

0.2%

0.6%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Melrose

Inner Core

Inner Core

0.9%

0.3%

0.4%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Middleton

NSTF

Developing Suburb

0.3%

0.3%

0.5%

0.0%

0.3%

$0

$3,933,440

Milford

SWAP

Regional Urban Center

0.9%

0.8%

1.2%

0.6%

0.2%

$2,727,881

$2,727,881

Millis

SWAP

Developing Suburb

0.3%

0.1%

0.4%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Milton

TRIC

Maturing Suburb

0.9%

0.3%

1.3%

0.0%

1.8%

$0

$23,190,027

Nahant

Inner Core

Maturing Suburb

0.1%

0.0%

0.2%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Natick

MetroWest

Maturing Suburb

1.1%

1.3%

1.2%

2.6%

2.6%

$12,688,000

$33,361,777

Needham

TRIC

Maturing Suburb

0.9%

1.0%

1.2%

2.4%

0.9%

$11,711,384

$11,711,384

Newton

Inner Core

Inner Core

2.8%

3.0%

2.6%

2.2%

1.3%

$10,717,200

$16,653,731

Norfolk

SWAP

Developing Suburb

0.4%

0.2%

0.5%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

North Reading

NSPC

Maturing Suburb

0.5%

0.4%

0.6%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Norwell

SSC

Developing Suburb

0.3%

0.5%

0.8%

0.0%

0.2%

$0

$2,312,703

Norwood

TRIC

Regional Urban Center

0.9%

1.3%

1.0%

2.7%

1.1%

$13,046,219

$14,126,281

Peabody

NSTF

Regional Urban Center

1.7%

1.3%

1.4%

0.0%

0.7%

$0

$9,610,389

Quincy

Inner Core

Regional Urban Center

3.0%

2.6%

2.1%

0.0%

1.4%

$0

$17,898,867

Randolph

TRIC

Maturing Suburb

1.0%

0.5%

1.0%

0.0%

0.3%

$0

$4,296,476

Reading

NSPC

Maturing Suburb

0.8%

0.4%

0.8%

0.0%

0.9%

$0

$10,990,681

Revere

Inner Core

Inner Core

1.7%

0.5%

1.3%

0.0%

0.1%

$0

$1,027,869

Rockland

SSC

Developing Suburb

0.6%

0.4%

0.6%

0.0%

0.2%

$0

$2,312,703

Rockport

NSTF

Developing Suburb

0.2%

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Salem

NSTF

Regional Urban Center

1.3%

1.1%

0.7%

0.6%

0.6%

$2,787,456

$7,824,986

Saugus

Inner Core

Maturing Suburb

0.9%

0.6%

0.8%

0.0%

2.8%

$0

$36,604,445

Scituate

SSC

Maturing Suburb

0.6%

0.2%

1.0%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Sharon

TRIC

Maturing Suburb

0.6%

0.2%

1.1%

0.0%

0.6%

$0

$8,012,857

Sherborn

SWAP

Developing Suburb

0.1%

0.0%

0.4%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Somerville

Inner Core

Inner Core

2.5%

1.2%

1.2%

10.6%

4.4%

$50,666,667

$57,235,215

Southborough

MetroWest

Maturing Suburb

0.3%

0.4%

1.2%

1.5%

0.6%

$7,271,690

$7,271,690

Stoneham

NSPC

Maturing Suburb

0.7%

0.4%

0.8%

0.0%

0.2%

$0

$2,640,000

Stow

MAGIC

Developing Suburb

0.2%

0.1%

0.6%

0.0%

0.6%

$0

$8,188,560

Sudbury

MAGIC

Maturing Suburb

0.6%

0.5%

1.0%

1.7%

0.8%

$8,004,000

$10,489,080

Swampscott

NSTF

Maturing Suburb

0.4%

0.2%

0.3%

0.0%

0.2%

$0

$2,000,000

Topsfield

NSTF

Developing Suburb

0.2%

0.1%

0.6%

0.0%

0.7%

$0

$9,119,040

Wakefield

NSPC

Maturing Suburb

0.8%

0.8%

0.9%

0.0%

0.6%

$0

$7,108,125

Walpole

TRIC

Developing Suburb

0.8%

0.6%

1.2%

3.6%

1.6%

$17,390,216

$20,183,173

Waltham

Inner Core

Inner Core

2.0%

3.0%

1.6%

0.0%

0.7%

$0

$9,340,490

Watertown

Inner Core

Inner Core

1.0%

1.1%

0.6%

3.0%

1.3%

$14,190,425

$16,878,425

Wayland

MetroWest

Maturing Suburb

0.4%

0.2%

0.7%

0.0%

0.2%

$0

$2,485,080

Wellesley

MetroWest

Maturing Suburb

0.9%

0.9%

0.9%

0.2%

0.3%

$994,184

$3,551,286

Wenham

NSTF

Developing Suburb

0.2%

0.1%

0.4%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Weston

MetroWest

Maturing Suburb

0.4%

0.2%

1.3%

0.0%

0.7%

$0

$8,570,382

Westwood

TRIC

Maturing Suburb

0.5%

0.5%

0.7%

0.0%

0.1%

$0

$1,071,429

Weymouth

SSC

Maturing Suburb

1.7%

1.0%

1.5%

2.9%

1.3%

$27,631,758

$16,459,079

Wilmington

NSPC

Maturing Suburb

0.7%

1.0%

1.3%

0.0%

2.2%

$0

$27,898,800

Winchester

NSPC

Maturing Suburb

0.7%

0.5%

0.6%

0.0%

0.1%

$0

$1,899,160

Winthrop

Inner Core

Inner Core

0.6%

0.1%

0.3%

0.0%

0.0%

$0

$0

Woburn

NSPC

Regional Urban Center

1.2%

2.2%

1.5%

3.6%

1.3%

$17,026,434

$17,026,434

Wrentham

SWAP

Developing Suburb

0.4%

0.3%

1.0%

0.0%

0.3%

$0

$3,832,640

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Inner Core = Inner Core Committee, MAGIC = Minuteman Advisory Group on Interlocal Coordination, MetroWest = MetroWest Regional Collaborative, NSPC = North Shore Planning Council, NSTF = North Shore Task Force, SSC = South Shore Coalition, SWAP = South West Advisory Planning Committee, TRIC = Three Rivers Interlocal Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

1   Section 134 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act and Section 5303 of the Federal Transit Act, as amended.

2 The most recent authorization act, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), was signed into law on December 4, 2015.

3 Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 450.324(e).

 

4 The data for all figures in the Safety Performance section reflects 101 municipalities in the Boston region. In FFY 2018, the total number of municipalities represented by the Boston Region MPO was reduced to 97, with Duxbury, Hanover, Pembroke, and Stoughton transferring to other MPOs.  Data analysis for this section began prior to this membership change, and safety data sections in future TIP documents will reflect the change to 97 municipalities.

5 Massachusetts Strategic Highway Safety Plan, 2013, p. 1. See also MassDOT’s 2017 Tracker Annual Performance report, p. 22.

 

6 For more information, see MassDOT’s Top Crash Locations and Maps page at http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/highway/Departments/TrafficandSafetyEngineering/CrashData/TopCrashLocationsandMaps.aspx.

7 For more information, see MassDOT’s 2014 Top Crash Locations Report, http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Portals/8/docs/traffic/CrashData/14TopCrashLocationsRpt.pdf, pages 4-5.

8 This monitoring accounts for approximately 46 percent of the interstate, arterial, and collector roadways (approximately 8,742 lane miles) and approximately 18 percent of all roadways (22,639 lane miles) in the Boston region, according to the Boston Region MPO lane miles listed in the MassDOT’s 2014 Road Inventory Year-End Report.

9 For this analysis, pavement is considered in good condition if its IRI rating is 190 or less, in fair condition if its IRI rating is 190 to 320, and in poor condition if its IRI rating is greater than 320.

10 FTA. Performance Management. November 15, 2017. www.transit.dot.gov/PerformanceManagement.

11 FTA. Default Useful Life Benchmark Cheat Sheet. October 26, 2016. www.transit.dot.gov/TAM/ULBcheatsheet.

12 FHWA has since issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would repeal this measure, which has not yet been finalized. While a repeal of this measure may affect specific aspects of the MPO’s GHG performance monitoring, MassDOT and the Boston Region MPO will continue to monitor and report on GHG emissions from transportation projects in accordance with the Global Warming Solutions Act.

13 People who identify as minorities are those who identify as Hispanic or Latino/Latina/x and/or a race other than "white."