NMMPO

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS AND COMMENT OPPORTUNITY: Draft Amendment to the NMMPO’s FFY 2019-2023 Transportation Improvement Program

The Northern Middlesex Metropolitan Planning Organization (NMMPO) has released a draft amendment to the FFY 2019-2023 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for public comment. The proposed TIP amendment involves a reduction in FFY 2019 funding for the rehabilitation of the Mill Street Bridge in Tewksbury due to a scope change. Funding for the purchase of six vans by the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) is also included in the amendment.  A summary of the draft amendment can be found at www.nmcog.org.

Two upcoming public meetings have been scheduled. The first meeting to receive comments on the draft TIP amendment will be held on February 20, 5:30 PM, at the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments office, 40 Church Street, Suite 200, Lowell, MA. You may also submit comments by phone at (978) 454-8021, ext. 121, or by email: [email protected]. If preferred, comments may be mailed to the above address.  The comment period for the TIP amendment ends on February 22.

A second public meeting is scheduled for February 27 at 2:00 pm, when the NMMPO will meet to consider endorsement of the proposed TIP amendment. This meeting will also be held at the NMCOG office at the above address.

The NMMPO’s public participation process satisfies the LRTA’s public participation requirements for the program of projects.

Notice: This meeting location is accessible to people with disabilities and is near public transportation.  NMCOG offers secure bicycle parking on the second floor. The NMMPO provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, open or closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats), as available. For assistance, please contact Justin Howard at (978) 454-8021, ext. 121 or at  [email protected]. Requests should be made as soon as possible for services requiring advanced arrangements, including sign language, CART or language translation or interpretation.