Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Program

New! FFY Transportation Improvement Program Public Comment Period - Comments Due 5/13/24

The Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has released the following Transportation Improvement Program documents for a 21-day public review and comment period. Members of the public are invited to review these documents and provide comments.

• FFY 2024-2028 draft Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) draft TIP Amendment 3 
• FFY 2025-2029 draft Transportation Improvement Program

Please send written comments to Colleen Medeiros by mail or email: transportation@capecodcommission.org by May 13, 2024.

Colleen Medeiros, Transportation Program Manager
Cape Cod Commission
3225 Main Street
PO Box 226
Barnstable, MA 02630

Informational and public comment opportunities for these plans will be held on the following dates:

• April 16, 2024: In-person open house, Orleans Department of Public Works, 4:00 PM
• April 18, 2024: In-person open house, Dennis Council on Aging, 11:00 AM
• April 24, 2024: Outreach table, in front of Provincetown Town Hall, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• April 29, 2024: Virtual public meeting, 6:00 PM (Zoom Link: www.capecodcommission.org/outreach/join or calling in to (929) 205-6099 and entering meeting ID 961 1903 7671)
• May 2, 2024: Outreach table along the Old Colony Rail Trail at Brooks Park in Harwich, 9:00 –11:00 AM
• May 7, 2024: Outreach table at the Cape Cod Rail Trail Station Ave parking lot in Yarmouth 3:00 – 5:00 PM 

A virtual public meeting of the Cape Cod MPO is scheduled for Monday, May 20, 2024 at 1:00PM to hear public comments and vote for potential endorsement of these documents. More information on this meeting can be found here. 

What is the TIP?

The Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a list of transportation system projects to be implemented with federal and state funds available for Cape Cod. The TIP is developed and approved by the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization, the regional body comprised of local, regional, state, and federal officials charged with overseeing the region's transportation planning process.  Discussions at MPO meetings help to establish a preference for which projects are funded through the TIP. 

TIP Funding - Funding comes from a combination of state and federal sources, and totals more than $275 million over the five-year plan.

TIP Projects - Typical projects include reconstruction of existing intersections or roadways, construction of new multi-use paths, and the purchase of new buses to support regional bus service. Projects are designed to address safety and congestion concerns for all transportation modes, including vehicle, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian travel. Recent projects include the reconstruction of the intersection of Route 28 and Bearses Way in Barnstable, the Cape Cod Rail Trail bridge over Bass River, and the purchase of new buses by the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority. 

Development of FFY 2025-2029 TIP

Each year, the Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee and the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization meet publicly to review the development of the TIP.  The process for the development of the TIP for the FFY 2025-2029 timeframe began in January 2024. Project selections occur in March, and the draft document is released in April for public comment. The draft documents are finalized and voted on by the MPO in May.

• FFY 2025-2029 TIP Handout (English)
• FFY 2025-2029 TIP Handout (Portuguese)
• DRAFT For Public Comment: FFY 2025-2029 TIP

The public input process is an essential facet of the transportation planning process. It allows people who use roadways daily to share their experiences and views on potential changes. If you would like to share your support for a project to be programmed onto the TIP, please email us at transportation@capecodcommission.org. MPO and JTC meetings allow for public comments. Public meetings and public comment opportunities for the TIP will be announced soon. Comments are also accepted online. Click the button below to share your thoughts.

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Current Transportation Improvement Program (FFY 2024-2028)
(Active October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024)

On May 22, 2023 the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) voted to adopt the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The plan has been amended two times with the most recent amendment endorsed on April 22, 2024. The plan along with plan summaries in English and Portuguese are presented below:

• FFY 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
• TIP Amendment & Adjustment 1 | TIP Amendment 2 |
• FFY2024-2028 TIP Development Handout | Sumário Executivo

Watch a video describing the development of the FFY 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program:

Design Public Hearings

A Design Public Hearing is an important milestone in the development of a TIP project. Hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, hearings are and opportunity to learn about a project, ask questions, and submit comments. Comments can be made at the hearings or submitted within ten (10) business days of the hearing as described on the hearing noticed posted here: https://www.mass.gov/massdot-highway-design-public-hearings

Upcoming Design Public Hearings

• None at this time

Recording and Presentations of Past Design Public Hearings

• Yarmouth - Corridor Improvements on Route 28 | Tuesday, November 21, 2023 
• Provincetown - Corridor Improvements and related work on Shank Painter Road and Route 6 to Bradford Street | Tuesday, June 13, 2023 
• Bourne - Route 6 (Scenic Highway) Corridor Improvements | Thursday, June 8, 2023 
• Dennis/Harwich - Route 28 Roadway Reconstruction from Upper County Road to Herring River Bridge | Tuesday, January 24, 2023
• Harwich - Route 28 Sidewalk Installation From Bank Street to Saquatucket Harbor | Tuesday, January 17, 2023
• Bourne - Bourne Rotary Improvements | Thursday, December 1, 2022
• Harwich - Harwich Elementary Safe Routes to School | September 13, 2022 
• Bourne - Route 6 Corridor Improvements | May 18, 2022
• Dennis/Yarmouth - Route 28 over Bass River bridge replacement, Main Street intersection improvements | January 13, 2022
• Bourne - Bourne Rail Trail (Phase 1) | September 29, 2021
• Wellfleet - Route 6 & Main Street Intersection Improvements & Route 6 Pavement Preservation | September 22, 2021
• Harwich - Azelea Drive Bridge | February 11-25, 2021
• Sandwich - Service Road Shared Use Path | January 21 - February 4, 2021
• Barnstable - Bearses Way Shared Use Path | October 26 - November 9, 2020
• Barnstable/Yarmouth - Cape Cod Rail Trail Phase III | October 9 - 23, 2020

Previous Transportation Improvement Programs

Below are previous Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Programs with any amendment and/or administrative adjustments approved by the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization.

• FFY 2023-2027 TIP | Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 and Adjustment 1 | Amendment 3 | Amendment 4
• FFY 2023 Obligation Report (Highway) | FFY 2023 Obligation Report (Transit)
• FFY 2022-2026 TIP | Amendment 1 | Amendment 2| Amendment 3| Amendment 4
• FFY 2022 Obligation Report (Highway) | FFY 2022 Obligation Report (Transit)
• FFY 2021-2025 TIP | Amendment 1 | Amendment 2
• FFY2021 Obligation Report (Highway) | FFY2021 Obligation Report (Transit)
• FFY2020-2024 TIP | Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 3 | Amendment 4
• FFY2020 Obligation Report (Highway) | FFY2020 Obligation Report (Transit)
• FFY2019-2023 TIP | Amendment 1 | Amendment 2 | Amendment 3 | Administrative Adjustment (07/31/2019) | Amendment 4
• FFY 2019 Obligation Report
• FFY 2017-2021 TIP
• FFY 2016-2019 TIP
• FFY 2016-2019 TIP
• FFY 2015-2018 TIP
• FFY 2014-2017 TIP