Public Comments on Draft Amendment Six to the FFYs 2013-16
Transportation Improvement Program
AFFILIATION NAME PROJECT(S) / ISSUE(S) REQUEST/
SUPPORT/
OPPOSE
COMMENT
MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA) Ed Carr,
Administrator
New Transit Center (15 Blandin Avenue) Request Requests the addition of $7.19 million in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funds to be transferred to MWRTA for the purpose of purchasing and developing a new operations center at 15 Blandin Avenue in Framingham. The CMAQ funds will be matched with toll credits in the amount of $1,797,533.
Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA) Paul Talbot, Administrator Gas Storage Tank Request Request the addition of $100,000 in Section 5307 funds for the purchase and installation of a 5,000-gallon gasoline storage tank. The gas storage tank will allow CATA to refuel its increasingly gasoline powered paratransit van fleet on site. The Section 5307 funding would be matched with toll credits in the amount of $20,000.