Public Comment Period: TIP 2023-2026 Amendment 6

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD & PUBLIC HEARING

Regarding Amendments to the:

2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program

with corresponding updates to the

2023-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan

The Strafford Regional Planning Commission (SRPC), functioning as the federally mandated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Strafford Region, is holding a comment period and public hearing for the proposed Amendment #6 to the adopted 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP is a prioritized list of federal and state funded regional transportation projects programmed for the next four years. The amendment is necessary to account for project changes and to maintain consistency with the 2023-2026 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). SRPC is conducting this process in accordance with the Strafford MPO’s public involvement procedures and federal and state regulations.

Amendment #6 impacts projects listed in the 2023-2026 TIP which is part of the 2023-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) for the region. Full amendments to the TIP require a 10-day public comment period, a public hearing, and approval by the Strafford MPO Policy Committee. A public comment period for this amendment will begin on Monday, July 1, 2024, and will end at the close of business on Thursday, July 11, 2024. A public hearing will be held by the SRPC Policy Committee meeting at 9:00 am on 9:00 am on Friday, July 12, 2024. The public is encouraged to submit comments before the end of the business day (5:00 pm) Thursday, July 11, 2024, or at the public hearing at the Strafford MPO Policy Committee meeting at 9:00 am on Friday, July 12, 2024.

The public hearing can be attended in-person or electronically. Attend in-person at the address below, and electronically by dialing (646) 558-8656 and use conference ID: 858 0237 2877, or participate online at Meeting ID: 852 7553 5673

Online Access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85802372877

Copies of the proposed amendment will be available for review at the Dover, Rochester, and Somersworth public libraries and city halls, as well as the Strafford Regional Planning Commission office and website. Copies can be sent to interested parties upon request. Information about joining the meeting is at the Strafford Regional Planning Commission website (strafford.org). If anybody has a problem accessing the meeting, please call (603) 994-3500 x102 or e-mail clentz@strafford.org

Copies can be sent to interested parties upon request.  Comments can be sent via mail, email, and fax to:

Colin Lentz                                                                Phone: (603) 994-3500 (ext. 102)

Strafford Regional Planning Commission                                Fax: (603) 994-3504

150 Wakefield Street, Suite 12                                              email: clentz@strafford.org

Rochester, NH 03867                                                           Website: www.strafford.org

As of July 20, 2013 all of New Hampshire is unclassifiable/attainment for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (the 2008 ozone standard); the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (the 1997 ozone standard) is revoked for transportation conformity purposes in the Boston-Manchester-Portsmouth (SE), NH area.

Strafford MPO

2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment #6

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