Appendix A – Guidance
Documents
Guidance Documents
The purpose of the Federal Regional Targets documents is to provide a Fiscally Constrained
federal aid budget for each year of the STIP. To maintain this Fiscal Constraint, the federal
funding categories (NHPP, STP, HSIP, etc.) must be carefully balanced against each other in each
year to ensure that sufficient funding is available to support Statewide and Regional Priorities.
These documents must be re-evaluated every year.
After reserving funding for Grant Anticipatory Note (GANS) debt service payments, the
remaining funds are budgeted to support state and regional priorities. For the Statewide Items,
Regional Major Infrastructure Projects, and the Bridge Program, the figures presented are
maximum budgets which cannot be exceeded. For the MPO Regions, there are two types of
figures. The figures presented for CMAQ and HSIP are minimum amounts of funding that the
regions are requested to program. The TAP and Non-CMAQ/HSIP Targets are maximum
budgets which cannot be exceeded.
Appendix A - 1
TITLE 23 - TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2015
FEDERAL REGIONAL TARGETS
February 24, 2014
Obligation
Authority
Base Obligation Authority
Obl. Auth.
Matching
Total Funding
Based On
$550,000,000
Redistribution, as Estimated by FHWA
$50,000,000
Total Estimated Obligation Authority Available:
$600,000,000
First ABP Gans
ABP GANS Repayment
30,795,000
Total Non-Earmarked Available Statewide - (Including State Match)
569,205,000
131,600,711
700,805,711
$2,000,000
$16,800,000
$4,992,364
$7,153,600
$6,708,565
$800,000
$10,240,000
$47,250,000
$19,676,374
$800,000
$5,800,000
$0
$122,220,903
$500,000
$1,866,667
$832,274
$1,788,400
$1,677,141
$200,000
$2,560,000
$5,250,000
$4,919,094
$200,000
$1,450,000
$0
$21,243,575
$2,500,000
$18,666,667
$5,824,638
$8,942,000
$8,385,706
$1,000,000
$12,800,000
$52,500,000
$24,595,468
$1,000,000
$7,250,000
$0
$143,464,478
$33,833,700
$24,800,000
$800,000
$59,433,700
$8,458,425
$6,200,000
$200,000
$14,858,425
$42,292,125
$31,000,000
$1,000,000
$74,292,125
Regional Major Infrastructure Projects:
$138,618,067
$34,654,517
$173,272,584
Bridge Program:
Statewide Bridge Maintenance Program
Statewide Bridge Repl. / Rehab Program
Statewide Bridge Inspection Program
Subtotal Federal Aid Bridge Program:
$8,000,000
$107,800,000
$5,000,000
$120,800,000
$2,000,000
$26,950,000
$1,250,000
$30,200,000
$10,000,000
$134,750,000
$6,250,000
$151,000,000
Total Regional Targets:
Minimum Regional CMAQ Component:
Minimum Regional HSIP Component:
Regional TAP Component:
Maximum Regional Non-CMAQ / HSIP Component:
Total Regional Target
$30,000,000
$10,000,000
$3,985,003
$84,147,327
$128,132,330
$7,500,000
$1,111,111
$996,251
$21,036,832
$30,644,194
$37,500,000
$11,111,111
$4,981,254
$105,184,159
$158,776,524
Statewide Infrastructure Items:
Statewide Infrastructure Program
Statewide HSIP Program
Statewide Safe Routes to Schools Program
Statewide CMAQ
Statewide Transportation Enhancements
Statewide Recreational Trails
Statewide ITS
Statewide Interstate Maintenance Program
Statewide NHS Preservation Program
Statewide RR Grade Crossings
Statewide Stormwater Retrofits
Statewide ADA Implementation Plan
Subtotal Statewide Infrastructure Items:
Other Statewide Items:
Award Adjustments, Change Orders, Project Value Changes, Etc.
Planning
DBEs, FAPO, Pavement Lab Retrofits, and Misc. Programs
Subtotal Other Statewide Items:
Regional
Share (%)
Region
3.5596
42.9671
4.5851
8.6901
2.5397
0.3100
4.4296
4.4596
0.2200
3.9096
4.5595
10.8099
8.9601
Berkshire Region
Boston Region
Cape Cod
Central Mass
Franklin Region
Martha's Vineyard
Merrimack Valley
Montachusett
Nantucket
Northern Middlesex
Old Colony
Pioneer Valley
Southeastern Mass
Total:
100.00
Regional Minimum
HSIP Component
With State Match
$395,516
$4,774,123
$509,460
$965,570
$282,194
$34,441
$492,173
$495,506
$24,442
$434,401
$506,616
$1,201,102
$995,567
$11,111,111
Regional Minimum
CMAQ Component
With State Match
$1,334,867
$16,112,664
$1,719,428
$3,258,799
$952,405
$116,238
$1,661,084
$1,672,333
$82,492
$1,466,103
$1,709,829
$4,053,720
$3,360,039
$37,500,000
Regional
TAP Component
With State Match
$0
$2,548,719
$178,764
$426,039
$0
$0
$305,423
$74,990
$0
$245,303
$300,009
$473,939
$428,067
$4,981,254
Total
Regional Target
With State Match
$5,651,879
$68,221,673
$7,280,128
$13,797,888
$4,032,520
$492,158
$7,033,097
$7,080,725
$349,273
$6,207,541
$7,239,485
$17,163,614
$14,226,542
$158,776,524
NonCMAQ/
HSIP/TAP
with State Match
$3,921,497
$44,786,168
$4,872,476
$9,147,480
$2,797,922
$341,479
$4,574,417
$4,837,896
$242,340
$4,061,733
$4,723,031
$11,434,853
$9,442,869
$105,184,159
Appendix A - 2
Federal Aid and Programming Office
TITLE 23 - TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2016
FEDERAL REGIONAL TARGETS
February 24, 2014
Obligation
Authority
Base Obligation Authority
Obl. Auth.
Matching
Total Funding
Based On
$550,000,000
Redistribution, as Estimated by FHWA
$50,000,000
Total Estimated Obligation Authority Available:
$600,000,000
ABP GANS Repayment
66,103,864
Total Non-Earmarked Available Statewide - (Including State Match)
533,896,136
122,676,030
656,572,166
$14,000,000
$22,500,000
$4,651,829
$33,924,910
$4,355,954
$800,000
$10,480,000
$45,990,000
$21,360,000
$800,000
$4,000,000
$3,200,000
$166,062,693
$3,500,000
$2,500,000
$1,127,454
$8,481,228
$1,088,988
$200,000
$2,620,000
$5,110,000
$5,340,000
$200,000
$1,000,000
$800,000
$31,967,670
$17,500,000
$25,000,000
$5,779,283
$42,406,138
$5,444,942
$1,000,000
$13,100,000
$51,100,000
$26,700,000
$1,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$198,030,363
Other Statewide Items:
Award Adjustments, Change Orders, Project Value Changes, Etc.
Planning
DBEs, FAPO, Pavement Lab Retrofits, and Misc. Programs
Subtotal Other Statewide Items:
$35,020,469
$24,800,000
$800,000
$60,620,469
$8,755,117
$6,200,000
$200,000
$15,155,117
$43,775,586
$31,000,000
$1,000,000
$75,775,586
Regional Major Infrastructure Projects:
$81,195,000
$20,298,750
$101,493,750
Bridge Program:
Statewide Bridge Maintenance Program
Statewide Bridge Repl. / Rehab Program
Statewide Bridge Inspection Program
Subtotal Federal Aid Bridge Program:
$8,000,000
$72,357,974
$5,000,000
$85,357,974
$2,000,000
$18,089,494
$1,250,000
$21,339,494
$10,000,000
$90,447,468
$6,250,000
$106,697,468
$25,000,000
$9,000,000
$7,970,006
$98,689,994
$140,660,000
$6,250,000
$1,000,000
$1,992,501
$24,672,498
$33,915,000
$31,250,000
$10,000,000
$9,962,507
$123,362,492
$174,575,000
Statewide Infrastructure Items:
Statewide Infrastructure Program
Statewide HSIP Program
Statewide Safe Routes to Schools Program
Statewide CMAQ
Statewide Transportation Enhancements
Statewide Recreational Trails
Statewide ITS
Statewide Interstate Maintenance Program
Statewide NHS Preservation Program
Statewide RR Grade Crossings
Statewide Stormwater Retrofits
Statewide ADA Implementation Plan
Subtotal Statewide Infrastructure Items:
Total Regional Targets:
Minimum Regional CMAQ Component:
Minimum Regional HSIP Component:
Regional TAP Component:
Maximum Regional Non-CMAQ / HSIP Component:
Total Regional Target
Regional
Share (%)
Region
3.5596
42.9671
4.5851
8.6901
2.5397
0.3100
4.4296
4.4596
0.2200
3.9096
4.5595
10.8099
8.9601
Berkshire Region
Boston Region
Cape Cod
Central Mass
Franklin Region
Martha's Vineyard
Merrimack Valley
Montachusett
Nantucket
Northern Middlesex
Old Colony
Pioneer Valley
Southeastern Mass
Total:
100.00
Regional Minimum
HSIP Component
With State Match
$355,964
$4,296,710
$458,514
$869,013
$253,975
$30,997
$442,956
$445,955
$21,998
$390,961
$455,954
$1,080,992
$896,010
$10,000,000
Regional Minimum
CMAQ Component
With State Match
$1,112,389
$13,427,220
$1,432,857
$2,715,666
$793,671
$96,865
$1,384,237
$1,393,611
$68,743
$1,221,753
$1,424,858
$3,378,100
$2,800,033
$31,250,000
Regional
TAP Component
With State Match
$0
$4,346,838
$305,425
$727,774
$0
$0
$520,893
$127,980
$0
$418,360
$511,704
$809,741
$730,779
$9,962,507
Total
Regional Target
With State Match
$6,214,248
$75,009,821
$8,004,511
$15,170,796
$4,433,762
$541,128
$7,732,899
$7,785,266
$384,027
$6,825,200
$7,959,824
$18,871,416
$15,642,102
$174,575,000
NonCMAQ/
HSIP/TAP
with State Match
$4,745,895
$52,939,052
$5,807,715
$10,858,343
$3,386,116
$413,266
$5,384,814
$5,817,721
$293,286
$4,794,126
$5,567,308
$13,602,583
$11,215,279
$124,825,504
Appendix A - 3
Federal Aid and Programming Office
TITLE 23 - TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2017
FEDERAL REGIONAL TARGETS
February 24, 2014
Obligation
Authority
Obl. Auth.
Matching
Total Funding
Based On
495,078,386
113,392,097
608,470,483
$5,600,000
$18,000,000
$5,000,000
$28,500,000
$800,000
$14,400,000
$47,718,000
$19,932,000
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,200,000
$151,150,000
$1,400,000
$2,000,000
$1,250,000
$7,125,000
$200,000
$3,600,000
$5,302,000
$4,983,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$800,000
$28,660,000
$7,000,000
$20,000,000
$6,250,000
$35,625,000
$1,000,000
$18,000,000
$53,020,000
$24,915,000
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$179,810,000
Other Statewide Items:
Award Adjustments, Change Orders, Project Value Changes, Etc.
Planning
DBEs, FAPO, Pavement Lab Retrofits, and Misc. Programs
Subtotal Other Statewide Items:
$31,530,000
$25,800,000
$800,000
$58,130,000
$7,882,500
$6,450,000
$200,000
$14,532,500
$39,412,500
$32,250,000
$1,000,000
$72,662,500
Regional Major Infrastructure Projects:
$32,800,000
$8,200,000
$41,000,000
Bridge Program:
Statewide Bridge Maintenance Program
Statewide Bridge Repl. / Rehab Program
Statewide Bridge Inspection Program
Subtotal Federal Aid Bridge Program:
$8,000,000
$99,338,386
$5,000,000
$112,338,386
$2,000,000
$24,834,597
$1,250,000
$28,084,597
$10,000,000
$124,172,983
$6,250,000
$140,422,983
Total Regional Targets:
Minimum Regional CMAQ Component:
Minimum Regional HSIP Component:
Regional TAP Component:
Maximum Regional Non-CMAQ / HSIP Component:
Total Regional Target
$25,000,000
$9,000,000
$5,178,555
$101,481,445
$140,660,000
$6,250,000
$1,000,000
$1,294,639
$25,370,361
$33,915,000
$31,250,000
$10,000,000
$6,473,194
$126,851,806
$174,575,000
Base Obligation Authority
$550,000,000
Redistribution, as Estimated by FHWA
$50,000,000
Total Estimated Obligation Authority Available:
$600,000,000
ABP GANS Repayment
104,921,614
Total Non-Earmarked Available Statewide - (Including State Match)
Statewide Infrastructure Items:
Statewide Infrastructure Program
Statewide HSIP Program
Statewide Safe Routes to Schools Program
Statewide CMAQ
Statewide Recreational Trails
Statewide ITS
Statewide Interstate Maintenance Program
Statewide NHS Preservation Program
Statewide RR Grade Crossings
Statewide Stormwater Retrofits
Statewide ADA Implementation Plan
Subtotal Statewide Infrastructure Items:
Regional
Share (%)
Region
3.5596
42.9671
4.5851
8.6901
2.5397
0.3100
4.4296
4.4596
0.2200
3.9096
4.5595
10.8099
8.9601
Berkshire Region
Boston Region
Cape Cod
Central Mass
Franklin Region
Martha's Vineyard
Merrimack Valley
Montachusett
Nantucket
Northern Middlesex
Old Colony
Pioneer Valley
Southeastern Mass
Total:
100.00
Regional Minimum
HSIP Component
With State Match
$355,964
$4,296,710
$458,514
$869,013
$253,975
$30,997
$442,956
$445,955
$21,998
$390,961
$455,954
$1,080,992
$896,010
$10,000,000
Regional Minimum
CMAQ Component
With State Match
$1,112,389
$13,427,220
$1,432,857
$2,715,666
$793,671
$96,865
$1,384,237
$1,393,611
$68,743
$1,221,753
$1,424,858
$3,378,100
$2,800,033
$31,250,000
Regional
TAP Component
With State Match
$0
$2,824,382
$198,452
$472,875
$0
$0
$338,453
$83,156
$0
$271,832
$332,483
$526,134
$474,828
$6,473,194
Total
Regional Target
With State Match
$6,214,249
$75,009,821
$8,004,511
$15,170,796
$4,433,762
$541,128
$7,732,899
$7,785,266
$384,027
$6,825,200
$7,959,824
$18,871,416
$15,642,102
$174,575,000
NonCMAQ/
HSIP/TAP
with State Match
$4,745,895
$54,461,509
$5,914,688
$11,113,242
$3,386,116
$413,266
$5,567,254
$5,862,545
$293,286
$4,940,654
$5,746,529
$13,886,191
$11,471,231
$127,802,406
Appendix A - 4
Federal Aid and Programming Office
TITLE 23 - TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2018
FEDERAL REGIONAL TARGETS
24-Feb-14
Obligation
Authority
Obl. Auth.
Matching
Total Funding
Based On
493,763,386
112,326,958
606,090,344
$5,600,000
$18,000,000
$5,000,000
$30,000,000
$800,000
$11,920,000
$53,020,000
$25,000,000
$800,000
$4,000,000
$3,200,000
$157,340,000
$1,400,000
$2,000,000
$1,250,000
$7,500,000
$200,000
$2,980,000
$5,891,111
$6,250,000
$200,000
$1,000,000
$800,000
$29,471,111
$7,000,000
$20,000,000
$6,250,000
$37,500,000
$1,000,000
$14,900,000
$58,911,111
$31,250,000
$1,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$186,811,111
Other Statewide Items:
Aw ard Adjustments, Change Orders, Project Value Changes, Etc.
Planning
DBEs, FAPO, Pavement Lab Retrofits, and Misc. Programs
Subtotal Other Statewide Items:
$30,900,000
$24,800,000
$800,000
$56,500,000
$7,725,000
$6,200,000
$200,000
$14,125,000
$38,625,000
$31,000,000
$1,000,000
$70,625,000
Regional Major Infrastructure Projects:
$32,800,000
$8,200,000
$41,000,000
Bridge Program:
Statewide Bridge Maintenance Program
Statewide Bridge Repl. / Rehab Program
Statewide Bridge Inspection Program
Subtotal Federal Aid Bridge Program:
$8,000,000
$93,463,386
$5,000,000
$106,463,386
$2,000,000
$23,365,847
$1,250,000
$26,615,847
$10,000,000
$116,829,233
$6,250,000
$133,079,233
Total Regional Targets:
Minimum Regional CMAQ Component:
Minimum Regional HSIP Component:
Regional TAP Component:
Maximum Regional Non-CMAQ / HSIP Component:
Total Regional Target
$25,000,000
$9,000,000
$5,178,555
$101,481,445
$140,660,000
$6,250,000
$1,000,000
$1,294,639
$25,370,361
$33,915,000
$31,250,000
$10,000,000
$6,473,194
$126,851,806
$174,575,000
Base Obligation Authority
$550,000,000
Redistribution, as Estimated by FHWA
$50,000,000
Total Estimated Obligation Authority Available:
$600,000,000
ABP GANS Repayment
106,236,614
Total Non-Earmarked Available Statewide - (Including State Match)
Statewide Infrastructure Items:
Statewide Infrastructure Program
Statewide HSIP Program
Statewide Safe Routes to Schools Program
Statewide CMAQ
Statewide Recreational Trails
Statewide ITS
Statewide Interstate Maintenance Program
Statewide NHS Preservation Program
Statewide RR Grade Crossings
Statewide Stormwater Retrofits
Statewide ADA Implementation Plan
Subtotal Statewide Infrastructure Items:
Regional
Share (%)
Region
3.5596
42.9671
4.5851
8.6901
2.5397
0.3100
4.4296
4.4596
0.2200
3.9096
4.5595
10.8099
8.9601
Berkshire Region
Boston Region
Cape Cod
Central Mass
Franklin Region
Martha's Vineyard
Merrimack Valley
Montachusett
Nantucket
Northern Middlesex
Old Colony
Pioneer Valley
Southeastern Mass
Total:
100.00
Regional Minimum
HSIP Component
With State Match
$355,964
$4,296,710
$458,514
$869,013
$253,975
$30,997
$442,956
$445,955
$21,998
$390,961
$455,954
$1,080,992
$896,010
$10,000,000
Regional Minimum
CMAQ Component
With State Match
$1,112,389
$13,427,220
$1,432,857
$2,715,666
$793,671
$96,865
$1,384,237
$1,393,611
$68,743
$1,221,753
$1,424,858
$3,378,100
$2,800,033
$31,250,000
Regional
TAP Component
With State Match
$0
$2,824,382
$198,452
$472,875
$0
$0
$338,453
$83,156
$0
$271,832
$332,483
$526,134
$474,828
$6,473,194
Total
Regional Target
With State Match
NonCMAQ/
HSIP/TAP
with State Match
$6,214,248
$75,009,821
$8,004,511
$15,170,796
$4,433,762
$541,128
$7,732,899
$7,785,266
$384,027
$6,825,200
$7,959,824
$18,871,416
$15,642,102
$174,575,000
Appendix A - 5
Federal Aid and Programming Office
$4,745,895
$54,461,508
$5,914,688
$11,113,242
$3,386,116
$413,266
$5,567,254
$5,862,545
$293,286
$4,940,654
$5,746,529
$13,886,191
$11,471,231
$127,802,405
u.s. Department
of Transportation
Fe d era l Highway
Administration
Office of the Administrator
April 23 , 2014
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington , D.C. 20590
Federal Transit
Administration
In Reply Refer To:
HEPP-I
TPE-l
Attention: Executive Directors of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
With the renewed focus on transportation planning brought about by the MAP-2l ,
Transportation Secretary Foxx, and the pending issuance of proposed transportation planning
regulations, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration ' s
(FT A) Offices of Planning are jointly issuing Planning Emphasis Areas (PEAs). The PEAs are
planning topical areas that we want to place emphasis on as the Metropolitan Planning
Organizations (MPOs) and the State DOTs develop their respective planning work programs.
We are asking our FHW A and FTA field offices to meet with their MPO and State DOT
counterparts to discuss these emphasis areas and encourage the MPOs and the States to develop
and identify work tasks associated with the planning emphasis areas for inclusion in their
upcoming unified planning work programs and statewide planning and research work programs
for Federal FY-20IS. The planning emphasis areas for Federal FY-20l5 include:
MAP-2I Implemelltatioll
• Transition to Pelfo rmance Based Planning and Programming. The development and
implementation of a performance management approach to transportation planning and
programming that supports the achievement of transportation system performance
outcomes.
Models of Regional Plallllillg Cooperatioll
• Promote cooperation and coordination across MPO boundaries and across State
boundaries where appropriate to ensure a regional approach to transportation planning.
This is particularly important where more than one MPO or State serves an urbani zed
area or adjacent urbanized areas. This cooperation could occur through the metropolitan
planning agreements that identify how the planning process and planning products will be
coordinated, through the development of joint planning products, and/or by other locally
determined means. Coordination across MPO and across State boundaries includes the
coordination of transportation plans and programs, corridor studies, and projects across
adjacent MPO and State boundaries. It also includes collaboration among State DOT(s),
MPOs, and operators of public transportation on activities such as: data collection, data
storage and analysis, analytical tool s, and performance based planning.
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Ladders o/Opportul/ity
• Access to essential services - as part a/the transportat ion planning process, identifY
transportation connectivity gaps in access to essential services. Essential services
include housing, employment, health care, schools/education, and recreation. This
emphasis area could include MPO and State identification of performance measures and
analytical methods to measure the transportation system's connectivity to essential
services and the use of this information to identify gaps in transportation system
connectivity that preclude access of the public, including traditionally underserved
populations, to essential services. It could also involve the identification of solutions to
address those gaps.
Sincerely yours,
Gregory G. Nadeau
Deputy Administrator
Federal Highway Administration
Therese W. McMillan
Deputy Administrator
Federal Transit Administration
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us. Department
of Transportation
th
Massachusetts Division
March 28,2014
55 Broadway, 10 Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142
617.494-3657
617.494.3355 (fax)
www.fhwa.dot.gov/madiv
Federal Highway
AdmInIstration
In Reply Refer To:
HDA-MA
Mr. Clinton Bench
Deputy Executive Director
Office of Transportation Planning
Massachusetts Department of Transportatioh
10 Park Plaza, Room 4150
Boston, MA 02116-3969
Subject: Financial Guidance/or the FY 2015-2018 TIPs/STIP
Dear Mr. Bench:
The purpose of this letter is to provide the financial guidance for developing the Fiscal Year
2015-2018 Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) and the Statewide Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP). As you are aware, the estimate of Federal funds to be considered
for programming is contingent on the annual highway appropriations that provides the obligation
limitation.
As previously communicated to your staff, for the core Federal-Aid Highway Programs, the
estimated obligation authority (OA) for FY 2015,2016,2017 and 2018 is $600 million per year
and includes $50 million per year for August Redistribution.
In addition, any remaining High Priority Program projects, congressionally designated projects
in highway authorization and appropriation legislation, and other discretionary projects may be
considered for programming as appropriate.
In the development of the STIP, it is recommended that the State consult with the Environmental
Protection Agency, Federal Transit Administration, and the Federal Highway Administration, so
that only projects in the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Transportation Plan
financial plans are included in the transportation model. To ensure adequate public review,
please include the air quality conformity determination in the Draft MPO TIPs.
Consistent with FHWA's guidance on the planning requirements and their relationship to the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 each entire project described in a Record of
Decision, Finding of No Significant Impact or Categorical Exclusion should be consistent with
the TIP and the MTP prior to the FHWA approval of the environmental document. The
Environmental Services section is encouraged to work closely with the Regional Planning
Agencies to ensure that environmental documents that are being prepared for projects have the
support and endorsement of the MPOs.
I
As you are aware, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21 5t Century (MAP-21) requires MPOs and
States to establish performance targets that address national performance measures established
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by the U.S. DOT Secretary that are based on the national goals outlined in the legislation. The
seven national goals identified by MAP-21 are Safety, Infrastructure Conditions, Congestion
Reduction, System Reliability, Freight Movement and Economic Vitality, Environmental
Sustainability and Reducing Project Delivery Delays. MassDOT and the MPOs are encouraged
to begin incorporating these goals into the project development and selection process.
The FHWA and our Federal partners look forward to working with you on the development of
the FY 2015-2018 STIP. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Planning & Environment Manager
Attachment
TIPs/STIP Programming Guidelines for Massachusetts
cc: FTA Region 1
EPA Region 1
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TIPs/STIP Programming· Guidelines for Massachusetts June 8,2011 Year of Expenditure (YOE) Revenue and Cost Estimates
[23 CFR 4S0.216(1) and 23 CFR 4S0324(h)]
The revenue and cost estimates for the TIPs/STIP must use an inflation rate to reflect
"year of expenditure dollars". The inflation rate of 4% per annum must be added to the
cost estimates for all projects from the second to the fourth year in the TIPs/STIP. Also it
is suggested that the TIPs/STIP include a brief statement or footnote stating that the
inflation rate was accounted for in the cost estimates.
Full Funding [23 CFR 4S0.324(i) and 23 CFR 4S0.216(m)]
Projects that are programmed on the TIPs/STIP must be fully funded to cover the entire
cost ofthe project, with all sources of funding explicitly identified. Whether the project
appears in one or several TIPs/STIP years, it should be relatively easy for r~aders to be
able t'o review a project's total estimated cost, as well as its.funding source(s).
Programming Earmarks
Congressional earmarks should be programmed in the TIPs/STIP only when full funding
is available to cover the entire cost of the project, and the project is ready to be advanced.
The design phase for earmarked projects should only be programmed if the construction
funds are programmed in either the TIP or the RTP.
The scope of work developed for a project must be consistent with the legislative
description, whether the description comes from an annual appropriations bill or an
authorizing legislation such as SAFETEA-LU.
Earmarks such as Ferry Boat Discretionary projects, may be programmed beyond the
second year of the TIPs/STIP, if an earmark is anticipated in an appropriations bill or an
application is under review by the implementing federal agency.'
The phases for the use of earmarks should be clearly identified (right-of-way, design,
construction). Also, the TIPs/STIP must show the appropriate "Demo ID" or relevant
section number to enable FHWAlFTA to identifY the earmark. This includes the "HPP
section number" (HPP 2367 for example) or a "Demo ID" such as "MA 091"·.
Advanced Construction
Consistent with the policy approved on March IS, 200S, AC will be used only ifproject
construction, due to engineering decisions, would be scheduled to span the years for
which funding is programmed. AC method will not be used solely as a means to fund a
project.
AC will be used only for projects that exceed an MPO annual target; projects that can be
programmed in one year will not use AC funding. In the Boston Region MPO region,
because targets are significantly greater than in other ·MPOs, it may be possible, on a case
by case basis to use AC on projects that are less than the target (over $2S million).
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It is suggested that clear information be provided for projects that are advance
. constructed, so as to detenmne the timeframe of the AC. For example, if a project is
advance constructed over two years, a note should be included in the project description
as AC year 112 and and AC year 2/2 etc.
Regionally Significant Projects [23 CFR 450.324(d) and 23 CFR 450.216(h)] The TIPs/STIP should contain all regionally significant projects requiring an action by the FHWAlFTA whether or not the projects are to be funded under title 23 U.S.C. or are 100% State or privately funded. For public information and conformity purposes, the TIPs/STIP shall include all regionally significant projects proposed to be funded with Federal and non-Federal funds. Regionally significant projects programmed in the TIPsiSTIP must also be included in the list of financially constrained recommended projects in the RTP. Project Descriptions and Phases of Work [23 CFR 450.~24(e) and 23 CFR 450.216(i)] Each project in the TIPs/STIP must include sufficient descriptive (detailed) material to clarify the scope/location ofthe project, and phase (right-of-way acquisition, design, or construction) rather than a general description. For example: Oakham Main St. / Old Turnpike Rd. Intersection Improvements (Construction), STP, $800,000 (Fed), $200,000 (State), $1 ,000,000 (Total) For projects that will receive federal funds for design, construction costs and acquisition cost, if applicable, must be programmed in subsequent years in the TIPs/STIP. If construction costs are unknown, estimate the cost to be 10 times the design cost. Sequential Project Programming When a project is programmed on th~ TIPs/STIP, it should be sequentially programmed until completion. If federal funds are to be used for design, the construction phase must be programmed within the timeframe of the TIPs/STIP, once the design phase has been completed. For example, if the design phase for a project is programmed in FY 2008, and it is anticipated that the design will be completed by FY 2010, then the construction phase must be programmed in FY 2010. If the construction cost is unknown, estimate the cost to be 10 times the design cost. Other Considerations
. (a) The TIPs/8TIP should be financially constrained by year. (b) Include operations and
maintenance expenditures. (c) Explicitly identify all federal aid and non-federal aid air
quality regionally significant projects (project that is on a facility which serves regional
transportation needs and would normally be included in the modeling ofthe metropolitan
area's transportation network). (d) Include a summary of projects obligated in the prior
fiscal year.
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