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128 Central Corridor Coalition Meeting
May 13, 2011, Weston Town Offices
Present: S. Mattes, M Harrity, Krieger, P. Nelson (MassDOT), E. Bourassa , A. Felix
Transit Coordinator Position
Eric Bourassa informed the group that the transit coordinator position has been included in the Smart
Bus Project, funded through Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ), in the TIP Ms
Matte asked if it was specifically called out in the the document. Mr. Bourassa stated that it was not,
but that it would be and that the 128 3C would be sent an amended draft. Amendment IV. A letter of
support from the Coalition should be submitted before the end of the thirty day comment period May
17, w/ an explicit focus on support of the coordinator position, as supported by all elected & appointed
officials of the 128 3C.
If the proposal is approved at the May 19 meeting of the MPO, the 128 Business Council will have to
submit a scope of services. The 128 Central Corridor Coalition will ask to review on comment on the
scope of work.
Multimodal Feasibility Study
Paul Nelson reported that the Section 61 findings are being drafted and will be completed in two weeks.
This will contain the scope of work for the multimodal feasibility study. The 128 Central Corridor
Coalition will be a reviewer of the scope of work along with MassDOT and MAPC. Paul Nelson will
contact us when the draft is ready for our comments.
Ms. Matte raised questions as to how we can study the Multi-Modal Center when significant questions
remain regarding access and egress. She noted that the proposed site for the center was land-locked
and until the access/egress issues were considered, a study of the center might be a fruitless exercise.
All were assured that the access/egress issues, include new roadways, ramps and bridges would follow.
MassDOT ( and MassDEP) want the entire $150K to be spent on the feasibility study for the mulit-
modal including discussion of access, parking issues, cost projections and ridership issues. Questions of
general improvements and traffic flow on the corridor would be outside of the scope as would be
specific improvements in the Lincoln commuter rail station.
Accessing Earmarks
There are three projects totaling ~$4.2 million for improvements of the Intersection for I-90 and Rt 20.
The City of Waltham is the proponent to submit the project through a 3 step process:
1)Submit a scope of work to the federal DOT , MassDOT serves as a pass through
2)Mass DOT controls the design process and requires that a project notification be submitted and
design work conducted
3)The Project has to get on the TIP, but here’s the catch
A project cannot be placed on the TIP unless full funding for design and construction are
identified.
Paul will contact Mayor McCarthy and work with her and her staff.
Future Meeting-invite Monica Tibbetts of 128 Business Council to report on recent initiatives