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| Overall Changes in Funding in TIP | |||||||
| Project | Proposed Change | Explanation | Project Score | Section/Funding Source | Current Cost | New Cost | Difference |
| FFY 2025 Regional Target Program | |||||||
| 611982: MEDFORD- SHARED USE PATH CONNECTION AT THE ROUTE 28/WELLINGTON UNDERPASS | Delay Project | This project is proposed for delay from FFY 2025 to FFY 2026. The project will be removed from the FFYs 2025-29 TIP and reflected in FFY 2026 as part of development of the FFYs 2026-30 TIP. The project is recommended for delay as a result of an unanticipated Coast Guard permitting requirement and delays in design submissions. | N/A* | CMAQ | $5,488,945 | $0 | -$5,488,945 |
| 610544: PEABODY- MULTI-USE PATH CONSTRUCTION OF INDEPENDENCE GREENWAY AT I-95 AND ROUTE 1 | Delay Project, Cost Increase | This project is proposed for delay from FFY 2025 to FFY 2026. The project will be removed from the FFYs 2025-29 TIP and reflected in FFY 2026 as part of development of the FFYs 2026-30 TIP, with the new line item also reflecting a cost estimate of $19,127,610 based on the latest design estimate. The project is recommended for delay due to environmental permitting and utilities coordination in the area. | 53 | CMAQ, STBG, TAP | $13,966,099 | $0 | -$13,966,099 |
| S12969: CATA- GLOUCESTER FACILITY MODERNIZATION | Cost Increase | CATA submitted an application to the FFYs 2026-30 TIP Transit Transformation program to cover a $312,500 cost increase on an existing, MPO-funded project to modernize the RTA's operating facility. The additional funding will improve the facility yard and a culvert that connects the facility to Pond Road in Gloucester. | TBD | CMAQ | $1,293,000 | $1,605,500 | $312,500 |
| S13202: CATA- AUTOMATIC PASSENGER COUNTING AND AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION DEPLOYMENT (TRANSIT PROJECT ID CATA011695) | New Project | CATA submitted an application to the FFYs 2026-30 TIP Transit Transformation program to fund the procurement and deployment of systems and hardware that will enable automatic passenger counting on vehicles and automatic vehicle location. | 36.2 | CMAQ | $0 | $680,000 | $680,000 |
| S13212: MBTA- BUS PRIORITY AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS (PATI) | New Project | This line item programs a priority subset of bus stop accessibility improvements requested by the MBTA as part of the FFYs 2026-30 TIP Transit Transformation program. | 55.2 | CMAQ | $0 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| S13206: MBTA- CATAMARAN OVERHAUL | New Project | The MBTA is requesting additional funding to complement funding from the FFY 2024 Statewide Highway Program under the Ferry Boat Capital source to overhaul and provide spare parts for their Catamaran ferry fleet. | TBD | CMAQ, FBP | $0 | $2,634,000 | $2,634,000 |
| S13207: MBTA- NATICK CENTER STATION ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS | New Project | The MBTA submitted an application to the FFYs 2026-30 TIP Transit Transformation program to address a cost increase on the Natick Center Station Accessibility project, which will construct two new elevators, accessible ramps for the station platforms, and six new stairways. The project is |
62 | CMAQ | $0 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 |
| S13208: MBTA- WELLESLEY STATION UPGRADES | New Project | This line item programs funding to create an accessible connection between the inbound and outbound platforms at Wellesley Station. | 50 | CMAQ | $0 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| S12972: MWRTA- PROCUREMENT OF NINE 29 FOOT BUSES (CNG) | Cost Increase, Scope Change | MWRTA is requesting funding to procure an additional six 29-foot compressed natural gas Gillig buses to improve the capacity, reliability, and efficiency of its bus fleet. This line item programs the additional $4,200,000 onto an existing line item in the FFYs 2025-29 TIP to procure three of the same type of vehicles using MPO Regional Target dollars from a funding request made during development of the FFYs 2025-29 TIP. | 61.4 | CMAQ | $1,980,000 | $6,180,000 | $4,200,000 |
| S12970: CATA - VEHICLE REPLACEMENT (7 VEHICLES), INCLUDING TRANSIT PROJECT ID RTD0010591 | Cost Increase, Scope Change | CATA is requesting additional funding to replace three buses that have reached the end of their useful lives. This line item programs the additional $1,800,000 request onto an existing MPO-funded line item to replace four other CATA buses. | TBD | CMAQ | $1,710,000 | $3,510,000 | $1,800,000 |
| S12971: MWRTA- BLANDIN HUB ACCESSIBLE REDESIGN | New Project Phase | The MWRTA has requested that the Boston Region MPO consider contributing $12,500,000 through the FFYs 2026-30 TIP to construct station accessibility improvements at the MWRTA's Blandin Bus Hub. The MPO has programmed $2,500,000 to design the project, with $1,750,000 in FFY 2025 and $750,000 in FFY 2026. This line item would program $6,000,000 in construction funding in FFY 2025 to be flexed to FTA formula funds and carried over such that the project may be delivered when design is completed. | 73.6 | CMAQ | $1,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $6,000,000 |
*The Wellington Underpass project was initially programmed in the Statewide Highway Program of the TIP until the FFYs 2025-29 TIP, where it was shifted to the Regional Target Program to utilize an unprogrammed funding balance. The project was not evaluated with the MPO's criteria.
CATA = Cape Ann Transportation Authority. CMAQ = Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality. FBP = Ferry Boat Capital Program. FFY = Federal Fiscal Year. FTA = Federal Transit Administration. MBTA = Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. MWRTA = MetroWest Regional Transit Authority. N/A = not applicable. STBG = Surface Transportation Block Grants. TAP = Transportation Alternatives Program. TBD = To Be Determined. TIP = Transportation Improvement Program.