Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Federal Fiscal Years 2013–2016 June 25, 2012 Falmouth, Jones Road at Route 28 Barnstable, Route 149 Dennis, Cape Cod Rail Trail Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Federal Fiscal Years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 (October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2016) May—June 2012 Prepared by the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Members: Richard A. Davey, Secretary / Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Francis A. DePaola, P.E., Administrator, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division Peter Graham, Chairman, Cape Cod Commission Ronald J. Bergstrom, Chairman, Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority William Doherty, MPO Representative, Barnstable County Commissioners Jason Steiding, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Frederick Chirigotis, President, Barnstable Town Council Michael Richardson, Mashpee Selectmen, for Sub-Region A: Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee, Sandwich Curtis Sears, Yarmouth Selectmen, for Sub-Region B: Dennis and Yarmouth Sims McGrath, Orleans Selectmen, for Sub-Region C: Brewster, Chatham, Harwich, Orleans Austin Knight, Provincetown Selectmen, for Sub-Region D: Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, Provincetown MPO Ex-Officio Members: Pamela S. Stephenson, Division Administrator - Non-Voting, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Mary Beth Mello, Regional Administrator - Non-Voting, Region I Office, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Lawrence T. Davis, Army Corps of Engineers / Cape Cod Canal Wayne Lamson, Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority (SSA) George Price, National Park Service / Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) George Allaire, P.E., Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee and the Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee George Allaire, P.E., Chairman, Yarmouth Joseph Rodricks, P.E., Vice-Chairman, Dennis Cape Cod Commission TIP Staff Contact: Priscilla N. Leclerc, Senior Transportation Planner, Cape Cod Commission This report was funded in part through grants from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA), United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). The views and opinions of the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the USDOT. Page ii May—June 2012 | Cape Cod TIP for FY 2013-2016 Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) ENDORSEMENT, TIP The signatures to follow certify that the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) hereby endorses the Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Federal Fiscal Years 2013- 2016 in fulfillment of the requirements of 23 CFR Part 450.324. CERTIFICATION Air Quality Conformity Whereas, the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) require Metropolitan Planning Organizations within non-attainment areas and/or attainment areas with maintenance plans to perform air quality conformity determinations prior to the approval of transportation plans and transportation improvement programs, and at such other times as required by regulation; Whereas, the air quality conformity analysis prepared for the 2013 - 2016 Transportation Improvement Program also demonstrates air quality conformity of the Cape Cod Regional Transportation Plan 2012, and that all regionally significant transportation projects in the 2013 - 2016 Transportation Improvement Program are contained in the Regional Transportation Plan, and that all regionally significant projects out to 2035, the RTP time frame are modeled in the air quality conformity analyses; Whereas, the Cape Cod MPO has completed its review accordance with Section 176(c) (4) of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 [42 U.S.C. 7251 (a)}, and hereby certifies the FFY 2013-2016 TIP is financially constrained and that implementation of the Cape Cod Regional Transportation Plan 2012 satisfies the conformity criteria specified in both 40 CFR Part 51 and 93 (8/15/1997) and 310 CMR 60.03 (12/30/1994). Based on the results of the conformity analyses, the Cape Cod Regional Transportation Plan 2012 and the TIP FFY 2013-2016 are consistent with the air quality goals of, and in conformity with, the Massachusetts State Implementation Plan; Therefore, in accordance with 23 CFR Part 450 Section 322 (Development and content of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan) of the March 16, 2007 Final Rules for Statewide and Metropolitan Planning, the MPO hereby endorses the Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for FFY 2013-2016. The Eastern Massachusetts Non-Attainment area air quality conformity determination, with the emissions estimates and regionally significant projects, is included in full as part of Section A. May—June 2012 | Cape Cod TIP for FY 2013-2016 Page iii The Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Planning Process The signatures to follow certify that the Comprehensive, Continuing, Cooperative Transportation Planning Process for the current local, regional, state, and federal fiscal years in the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization planning area is addressing major issues facing the region and is being conducted in accordance with the requirements of: 1. Section 134 Title 23, U.S.C., and Title 49 U.S.C. 5303, and this subpart; 2. Sections 174 and 176(c) & (d) of the Clean Air Act, as amended {42 U.S.C. 7504, 7506 (c) & (d)} and 40 CFR part 93; 3. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended {42 U.S.C. 2000d-1} and 49 CFR part 21: 4. 49 U.S.C. 5332, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, or age in employment or business opportunity; 5. Section 1101 (b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (Pub. L. 109-59) and 49 CFR part 26 regarding the involvement of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) in USDOT funded projects; 6. Title 23 CRF part 230, regarding the implementation of an equal employment opportunity program on Federal and Federal-aid highway construction contracts; 7. The provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and 49 CFR Parts 27, 37, and 38; 8. The Older Americans Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6101), prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance; 9. Section 324 of title 23 U.S.C. regarding the prohibition of discrimination based on gender; and 10. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and 49 CFR part 27 regarding discrimination against individuals with disabilities. 11. Anti-lobbying restrictions found in 49 USC Part 20. No appropriated funds may be expended by a recipient to influence or attempt to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract. The currently endorsed Unified Planning Work Program, Regional Transportation Plan, and the Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for Federal Fiscal Years 2013-2016 were developed in accordance with FHWA/FTA regulations, EPA regulations, and fully incorporate the applicable requirements of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Page iv May—June 2012 | Cape Cod TIP for FY 2013-2016 Page vi May—June 2012 | Cape Cod TIP for FY 2013-2016 Table of Contents Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization ........................................ i Introduction ........................................................................................ 1 A1. FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION ........................................................ 1 A2. Air Quality Conformity Status ............................................................................. 2 A3. Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Program and MPO ................................. 10 A4. Public Participation Process ............................................................................... 11 A5. Adjustment/Amendment Procedures and Substitutions ....................................... 13 A5a. Administrative Adjustment Process .............................................................. 13 A5b. Amendment Process ................................................................................... 14 A6. Transportation Funding Programs ..................................................................... 14 CAPE COD TIP PROJECTS ...................................................................17 B1. CAPE COD PROJECTS, Federal Aid and Non Federal Aid...................................... 17 Summary Of Funding For Cape Cod Projects ....................................................... 17 Federal Highway Administration Funded Projects 2013 ......................................... 18 Federal Transit Administration Funded Projects 2013 ........................................... 20 Federal Highway Administration Funded Projects 2014 ......................................... 22 Federal Transit Administration Funded Projects 2014 ........................................... 24 Federal Highway Administration Funded Projects 2015 ......................................... 26 Federal Transit Administration Funded Projects 2015 ........................................... 28 Federal Highway Administration Funded Projects 2016 ......................................... 30 Federal Transit Administration Funded Projects 2016 ..........................................