2023-2026 BACTS Transportation Improvement Program Proposed Amendment

BACTS proposes to amend the 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) related to the following:

All federally funded projects must be in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) in order to receive federal funding. These projects are located in the BACTS area and are funded with Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration funds. BACTS must update the TIP when there is a change to any project such as funding increase or a request to add a project to the TIP. These changes must also be reflected in the MaineDOT STIP. MaineDOT must receive the BACTS Policy Committee endorsement when any federally funded project has a major scope change or cost increase or when MaineDOT wishes to add a project to the STIP. All TIP amendments must be posted to the BACTS website for a 10-day public comment period starting January 22nd, 2024. MaineDOT is seeking a TIP amendment of the following:

Amend the current 2023-2026 TIP to include the FHWA and FTA project list proposed for the 2024-2027 TIP. This allows all 2024 projects to be authorized at their current level of funding, with updated information, prior to the 2024-2027 STIP/TIP approval. Included in this TIP amendment is the 2024-2027 FHWA and FTA project list.

2023-2026 BACTS TIP Amendment – 01222024

The public comment period will end Thursday, February 1st, 2024. Please submit any comments to info@bactsmpo.org.