STRAFFORD REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION 150 Wakefield Street, Suite 12, Rochester, NH 03867 Barrington ꞁ Brookfield ꞁ Dover Durham Farmington ꞁ Lee ꞁ Madbury ꞁ Middleton ꞁ Milton ꞁ New Durham Newmarket ꞁ Northwood ꞁ Nottingham ꞁ Rochester Rollinsford ꞁ Somersworth ꞁ Strafford ꞁ Wakefield Friday, October 15 th , 2021 Commissioner Victoria Sheehan New Hampshire Department of Transportation PO Box 483 Concord, NH 03302-0483 RE: 2021-2024 S/TIP Amendment #2 Dear Commissioner Sheehan: This letter is to inform you that at its meeting held on Friday, October 15 th , 2021 the Strafford Metropolitan Planning Organization (Strafford MPO) Policy Committee approved Amendment #2 to the Strafford Metropolitan Planning Organization’s 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). This amendment contained project changes that impacted various transportation projects and programs in the Strafford Region. Amendment #2 was approved following a public input process as stipulated in federal law and the NH STIP revision procedures as agreed upon through the Interagency process. A 10-day comment period began on Tuesday, October 5 th , 2021 and ended Thursday, October 14 th 2021. During the public comment period Rochester City staff requested an addition to the amendment concerning project 14350 (intersection improvements at Strafford square). They provided information to SRPC staff and presented it at the public hearing that was held at the SRPC Policy Committee meeting at 9:00 am on Friday, October 15 th , 2021. The requested project change is included below. In July 2013, all of New Hampshire was considered unclassifiable/attainment for the 2008 eight-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), also known as the 2008 ozone standard. At that point, the 1997 eight-hour ozone NAAQS (the 1997 ozone standard) was revoked for transportation purposes in the Boston–Manchester–Portsmouth (SE) NH area. Transportation conformity no longer applies to the ozone NAAQS in New Hampshire in accordance with the “geographic applicability” of the transportation conformity rule at 40 CFR 93.102(b). On Oct. 16, 2015, the EPA issued a final rule reducing the NAAQS standard for ozone to 70 ppb from the previous 75 ppb. The region was still in compliance with the new standard, so this ruling did not affect the development of the Strafford MPO TIP. The amendment and public notice of resulting changes are attached to this letter and were available at the Strafford Regional Planning Commission office, Rochester, Somersworth, and Dover Public Libraries, and on the SRPC/SMPO website: www.strafford.org. The approval of TIP Amendment #2 by the Strafford MPO Policy Committee officially amends the Strafford MPO 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program and the 2021-2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Sincerely, Jennifer Czysz, AICP Executive Director Strafford Regional Planning Commission cc: Strafford MPO Technical Advisory Committee and Policy Committee, NH MPO’s Leigh Levine, FHWA; Leah Sirmin, FTA; Tim White, NHDES
2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment #2
Table of Contents
Dover-Rochester (41415) ….……………………………………………………………………………………… Page 1 Rochester requested addition to project 14350………………………………………………………... Page 2-3 Public Comment Record…………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 4
2021‐2024 Amendment 2
2021 SRPC Transportation Improvement Program
8/20/2021
2024‐
Proposed Funding
Funding Sources
Approved Funding
Change Notes
DOVER ‐ ROCHESTER 29440
Road: Spaulding Turnpike
Scope: Open Road Tolling Conversion at the Dover and Rochester Toll Plazas
Acronyms:
Towns: DOVER, ROCHESTER
Phase Fiscal Year Federal State Other Total
PE 2021 $0 $1,475,918 $0 $1,475,918
CON 2022 $0 $14,000,000 $0 $14,000,000
CON 2023 $0 $7,710,000 $0 $7,710,000
NHDOT
Turnpike Capital
Phase Fiscal Year Federal State Other Total
$17,990,000$0$17,990,000$02021Text75CON
NHDOT Description of Changes
Added a PE phase and increased PE and Construction funds
SRPC Notes
Updated PE charges to run the estimate for the project to go out to bid.Moved funds to align with current schedule
Please refer to the 2019 ‐ 2022 TIP document and project listing for detailed COAST transit funding information. NHDOT groups federal funding for statewide public transit in large programs (e.g. FTA 5307); MPOs and RPCs track funding for individual transit providers and projects. Strafford MPO is currently updating its project database and will be incorporating individual project funding for final publication of the 2019 ‐ 2022 TIP.
City of Rochester, New Hampshire PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS · HIGHWAY · WATER · SEWER · ENGINEERING
September 16, 2021 Jen Czysz, Executive Director Strafford Regional Planning Commission 150 Wakefield Street, Suite 12 Rochester, NH 03867 Delivered via email to: [email protected] RE: NHDOT Project #14350 Strafford Square Intersection Improvements Project Rochester, NH Dear Ms. Czysz, The City of Rochester is hereby requesting that the above referenced project be added to a forthcoming amendment of the current STIP/MPO TIP. Attached please find the most current estimate of required project funding updated by NHDOT, with which the City concurs. In recent months, bids were received and the construction contract was awarded for the first phase of this project, relocating aerial utilities underground, along with other underground utility work. The bids received reflect significant increases in labor and material costs characteristic of current trends in construction costs. This project has completed NEPA, PE and ROW phases; and, as the cost estimate for the PS&E submission was prepared for the second phase of construction, which includes the actual roundabout construction, current cost increases were reflected and have resulted in an overall increase in the total estimated project cost. The requested funding increase is only for non-participating funds that will be borne by the municipality. We appreciate the consideration of the City’s request. Thank you, Michael S. Bezanson, PE City Engineer Cc: Colin Lentz, SRPC Attachment: Rochester #14350 Funding at Revised PS&E Submission, 9/7/21
Roadway Contract ‐ CE $150,000.00 $66,973.00 $216,973.00
Roadway Contract ‐ Total $1,700,000.00 $1,295,336.00 $2,995,336.00
Total Construction Phase $1,700,000.00 $4,531,941.00 $6,231,941.00
Total Project $2,498,000.00 $4,937,161.00 $7,435,161.00
Additional Funds to be Added to the Project $1,743,788.00
Notes
1. PE Participating and Non‐Participating held from Approved Funding
2. ROW Participating held from Approved Funding.
3. Utility Contract information from Stantec email 8/13/21
4. Roadway Contract information from Stantec PS & E submission dated 7/26/21
Public Comment Record – Strafford MPO
2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment #2 October 15th 2021 A 10-day comment period for TIP Amendment #2 was held from Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 to Thursday, October 14th 2021. A public hearing was held at the SRPC Policy Committee meeting at 9:00 am on Friday, October 15th, 2021. During the public comment period, municipal staff from Rochester requested a change to project 14350 (Strafford Square Intersection Improvements) to be incorporated into the amendment. Comments received from members of the Strafford MPO Technical Advisory Committee meeting on October 1st 2021 at 9:00am No substantive comments were submitted from the public or members of the Strafford MPO Technical Advisory Committee at their meeting on October 1st 2021. The Technical Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend Amendment #2 to the 2021-2024 TIP for approval by the MPO Policy Committee. Comments received during the public hearing held at the beginning of the Strafford MPO Policy Committee meeting on October 15th 2021 at 9:00am No substantive comments were submitted from the public or members of the Strafford MPO Policy Committee at the public hearing at their meeting on October 15th 2021. The Policy Committee voted unanimously to approve Amendment #2 to the 2021-2024 TIP.
