Notice of Public Comment – Draft TIP Amendment
The Martha's Vineyard Joint Transportation Committee (JTC) voted today to release the Draft Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) AMENDMENT for Federal Fiscal Years 2016-2019 for public review and comment. Comments will be accepted through May 20, 2016.
The purpose of the Draft TIP Amendment is to revise TIP year 2016 to include bus purchases for the Martha’s Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA), replacing the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road drainage project construction due to design readiness issues for that project.
The Draft TIP Amendment is available for viewing during MVC open hours at:
Martha's Vineyard Commission
33 New York Avenue
Oak Bluffs, MA, 02557-1447
Or online at www.mvcommission.org.
The Draft TIP Amendment document is in Adobe Acrobat file format (pdf).
Please send your written comments during the public comment period through May 20, 2016, to:
Martha's Vineyard Joint Transportation Committee (JTC)
c/o Priscilla Leclerc, Senior Transportation Planner, Martha’s Vineyard Commission
P. O. Box 1447
Oak Bluffs, MA, 02557-1447
Or, via email with the subject: “TIP Amendment” to [email protected]
Additional Note on the current and future TIPs:
This Draft TIP Amendment changes year 2016 of the current TIP, but does not change current TIP years 217, 2018, or 2019. The next TIP for Federal Fiscal Years 2017-2021, will be a five year TIP, and the project list was also voted for public release this morning. The Draft TIP for FFY 2017-2021 will be released soon for public comment.
The next Joint Transportation Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 10:30 am, here at the MVC Offices.
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