Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

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Tables of Projects by FFY [updated to include Amendments] (PDF)

Executive Summary

• 執行總結 (PDF)
• 执行总结 (PDF)
• Rezime Egzekitif (PDF)
• Resumen Ejecutivo (PDF)
• Resumo Executivo (PDF)

Amendments and Adjustments

In addition to deciding how Regional Target funds are spent, the MPO board reviews and votes to endorse the full list of projects prioritized by other agencies, and any changes that are made to these projects throughout the life of the TIP. These changes are called amendments, and must be released for a 21-day public review period before the MPO can approve them and the funds can be spent. Some changes that are made to projects in the TIP are not large enough to qualify as an amendment. These changes are called adjustments, and the MPO can vote to approve them without releasing them for public review.

Adjustment One

The MPO board voted to approve Adjustment One to the FFYs 2021–25 TIP on December 3, 2020. Adjustment One adds one MWRTA project to FFY 2021. This project was originally added to FFY 2021 of the FFYs 2020–24 TIP through an amendment to that plan. The FFYs 2021–25 TIP was endorsed by the MPO and submitted to the MPO’s federal partners for approval prior to the endorsement of that amendment, requiring the project to be added into the current TIP. For more information, refer to the simplified Adjustment One table.

Amendment One

The MPO board voted to approve Amendment One to the FFYs 2021–25 TIP on December 17, 2020. Amendment One includes cost and funding source changes for three MassDOT-funded highway projects in FFYs 2021, 2022, and 2023. Amendment One also includes a minor adjustment in the MPO’s funding allocation for the MBTA’s Green Line Extension project. For more information, refer to the simplified Amendment One table.

Amendment Two

The MPO board voted to approve Amendment Two to the FFYs 2021–25 TIP on January 7, 2021. Amendment Two moves funding from MBTA capital projects to cover operating expenses in response to the loss of ridership and fare revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This amendment is part of the MBTA’s Forging Ahead initiative. For more information, refer to the simplified Amendment Two table and the MBTA’s Forging Ahead: Capital Reallocation presentation.

Amendment Three

The MPO board voted to approve Amendment Three to the FFYs 2021–25 TIP on April 8, 2021. Amendment Three includes changes to four MWRTA projects to align MWRTA’s 2021 programming with current needs and planned projects for FFY 2021 and allow MWRTA to spend expiring funds. For more information, refer to the simplified Amendment Three table.

Amendment Four

The MPO board voted to approve Amendment Four to the FFYs 2021–25 TIP on April 29, 2021. Amendment Four added one MassDOT highway project, project #608836 (Drainage Improvements on Route 9 at Route 126 Interchange and Salt Shed Demolition in Framingham), to FFY 2021 of the TIP to allow MassDOT to advertise the project for construction in FFY 2021. For more information, refer to the Amendment Four table.

Amendment Five

The MPO board voted to approve Amendment Five to the FFYs 2021–25 TIP on April 29, 2021. Amendment Five addresses cost and schedule changes for projects funded in FFY 2021, allowing these projects to proceed with advertisement for construction bids before the current FFY ends. Amendment Five makes further cost, schedule, and project description changes to align the active FFYs 2021–25 TIP with the draft FFYs 2022–26 TIP, ensuring that every year of the current TIP stays within its allotted funding limits. For more information, refer to the Amendment Five table.

Amendment Six

The MPO board voted to approve Amendment Six to the FFYs 2021–25 TIP on June 3, 2021. Amendment Six includes cost and description updates for three highway projects currently programmed in FFY 2021. Amendment Six also includes numerous changes to the FFYs 2021–25 transit program, including the alignment of the MBTA’s FFYs 2021–25 programming with its proposed FFYs 2022–26 programming, and the addition of a state funding match to a federally funded maintenance project in FFY 2021 for CATA. For more information, refer to the Amendment Six table.