NOTICE OF MEETING
The Northern Middlesex Metropolitan Planning Organization (NMMPO) will host a hybrid meeting on Wednesday, June 26, at 2:00 P.M., in person at 672 Suffolk Street, Suite 100, Lowell, MA 01854 (see directions and parking on page 3) and via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84994892225?pwd=MmFzRzE2N1BvRGdTRG9KTk1Ma3VtUT09 Meeting ID: 849 9489 2225, Passcode: 2050k3. To join the meeting by audio only: +1-646 931-3860. Meeting invitation information is available at www.nmcog.org/calendar and is listed below. For assistance connecting to the meeting, please contact our office at (978) 454-8021. The meeting agenda is provided below.
AGENDA
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Open Forum - Opportunity for comments from MPO Members, Community Stakeholders, and the Public
3. Approval of the May 22, 2024 NMMPO Meeting Minutes (Vote Required)
4. Status Report on Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Projects Under Design and Construction
5. Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) (Vote Required)
MPO staff will present comments received on the draft UPWP. Action item to endorse.
6. FFY 2024-2028 TIP Amendment 4 (Vote Required)
MPO staff will provide a summary of the proposed amendment to Project 607887, Lowell-Rourke Bridge Replacement. Action item to release for public comment.
7. FFY 2024-2028 TIP Amendment 5 (Vote Required)
MPO staff will provide a summary of the proposed amendment for Project LRTA011635, LRTA - Facility & Equipment Improvements (100% State) and Project LRTA011869, LRTA – Purchase of Type A-EV (1), Type E2A (3), Type CA (1) Vans. Action item to release for public comment.
8. EV Charging Scope of Work
MPO staff will present a scope of work to related to studying weight and height restrictions on vehicles on the region’s bridges and overpasses, particularly as relates to EV buses, under the EV in the Northern Middlesex Region project funded by the FFY 2024 UPWP.
9. FFY 2025-2027 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goals for the LRTA
LRTA staff will present the DBE Goal Setting Methodology, which is open for a 45-day public comment period as of June 17, 2024. Materials are posted to lrta.com/news/public-notice-dbe-goal-setting-methodology.
10. TIP Project Review Study: Route 110 and Tadmuck Road, Town of Westford
MPO staff will present the study as funded by the FFY 2024 UPWP.
11. Freight Planning Update
MPO staff will present a memorandum summarizing the Massachusetts Freight Plan and its relationship with the NMMPO as described in the FFY 2024 UPWP.
12. Discussion: Project 6088816, Lowell-Dracut-Methuen Resurfacing and Related Work on Route 110
MPO to discuss MassDOT changes to project in relationship to Envision 2050 and regional priorities.
13. Other Business not known at the time of posting of this agenda.
14. Adjournment
City/Town Clerks: Please post pursuant to Open Meeting Law.
Please contact Lesley Shahbazian at lshahbazian@nmcog.org with any questions on this agenda.
MEETING ACCESSIBILITY
Please note that even though this meeting has a virtual option and there will not be a need to be physically present, NMCOG is accessible to persons with disabilities and by public transportation via fixed route bus service and commuter rail. Please refer to the LRTA (http://www.lrta.com/) and MBTA (http://mbta.com/) websites for additional information. The NMCOG office has secure bicycle parking available. Please do not leave bicycles in the lobby. The NMMPO provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, open or closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats), as available. For assistance, please contact (978) 454-8021 or lshahbazian@nmcog.org. Requests should be made as soon as possible for services requiring advanced arrangements, including sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation.
TITLE VI NOTICE OF PROTECTION
The NMMPO fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. The NMMPO does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, English proficiency, income, religious creed, ancestry, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, military service, or gender identity or expression. Any person who believes that he/she or any specific class of persons has been subjected to discrimination prohibited by Title VI or related statutes or regulations may, himself/herself or via a representative, file a complaint with the MPO. For more information regarding filing a complaint, please contact (978) 454-8021 or jraitt@nmcog.org, or go to the NMCOG website at www.nmcog.org.
If this information is needed in another language, please contact the NMCOG Title VI Specialist at 978-454- 8021.
Caso esta informação seja necessária em outro idioma, favor contar o Especialista em Título VI do NMCOG pelo telefone 978-454-8021.
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Si necesita esta información en otro idioma, por favor contacte al especialista de NMCOG del Título VI al 978- 454-8021.
Si yon moun vle genyen enfòmasyon sa yo nan yon lòt lang, tanpri kontakte Espesyalis NMCOG Title VI la nan nimewo 978-454-8021.
如果需要使用其它语言了解信息，请联系马萨诸塞州交通部（NMCOG）《民权法案》第六章专员，电话
978-454-8021。
Directions and Parking
Address: 672 Suffolk Street, Suite 100, Lowell, MA 01854
Transit Directions
The closest LRTA Bus Stop is Tsongas Arena (French St.). Additionally, the NMCOG office is about a 25 minute walk from the Lowell MBTA Commuter Rail Station.
Driving Directions
From all points: Take U.S. Route 3 or Interstate 495 to the Lowell Connector. Follow the Lowell Connector to Thorndike Street North (Exit 5B). Thorndike Street continues onto Dutton Street. At the end of Dutton Street, continue with a slight left to Arcand Street. Turn left on Father Morrissette Boulevard and turn right on Suffolk Street. NMCOG is located on the left at 672 Suffolk Street.
Parking
Wannalancit Mills Visitor Parking is available off of Suffolk Street across the street from the 660 Suffolk Street security office. (In map apps, enter 629 Suffolk Street, Lowell, MA).
There are also metered parking spaces for visitors directly in front of the office entrance on Suffolk Street.