Public Comment Period: TIP 2025-2028 Amendment 2

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD & PUBLIC HEARING 

Regarding Amendments to the: 

2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program 

with corresponding updates to the 

2025-2050 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 #2 to the 2025-2028 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 2025-2025 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). SRPC is conducting this process in accordance with SRPC’s public involvement procedures and federal and state regulations.

Amendment #2 impacts projects listed in the 2025-2028 TIP which is part of the 2025-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) for the region. Full amendments to the TIP require a public comment period, a public hearing, and approval by the SRPC Commissioners. A public comment period for this amendment will begin on Monday, September 8, 2025, and will end on Friday, September 19, 2025 following a public hearing held by the SRPC Policy Committee at their meeting at 9:00 am. The public is encouraged to submit comments before the end of the business day (5:00 pm) on Thursday, September 18, 2025, or at the public hearing at the SRPC Commission Committee meeting at 9:00 am on Friday, September 19, 2025.

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: 858 0237 2877

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 [email protected]

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: [email protected]

Rochester, NH 03867                                                           Website: straffordrpcnh.gov

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.

University of New Hampshire Wildcat Transit and the Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation have adopted Strafford RPC’s Transportation Improvement Program and Public Participation Plan for the development and maintenance of their Program of Projects (POP). As required in 49 CFR 613, 23CFR 450, and FTA Circular 9030.1E, this publication serves as notice that the public involvement activities and time established for public review and comment on the TIP will satisfy the POP public review requirements of the Section 5307 Program for public transportation providers.