Joint Transportation Committee

DATE:               October 14, 2015

DAY:                 Wednesday

TIME:                10:15 AM to 12:00 PM

LOCATION:     Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
                           Second Floor Large Conference Room
                           60 Congress Street
                           Springfield, MA 01104

MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA

1. Open Meeting (Meeting is being recorded)                                                      þ                             
   Introductory remarks, Jim Czach, (JTC Chair)
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting (Included)                                                             þ                             
   Approval of the September 9, 2015 minutes
3. PVMPO Federal Certification on site Review October 28 and 29                                                    þ

• Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) meeting

October 29 @ 10am

• Public meeting to be held October 29, 2015 @ 6pm

All meetings are being held at PVPC-60 Congress Street in Springfield

By Brandon Wilcox (FHWA) and Nicolas Garcia (FTA)

1. Transportation Evaluation Criteria (TEC) – Currently out for Public                                             þ

review and comment

        http://www.pvpc.org/content/proposed-tec-scoring-amendment-june-2015-0

By Andrew McCaul (PVPC)

1. New Pioneer Valley Public Participation Plan (PPP) for the Pioneer                                                þ

Valley MPO

Update by Jeffrey McCollough (PVPC)

1. Regional Freight Plan – Draft Survey                                                                                                    þ

By Andrew McCaul (PVPC)

1. Interstate 91Viaduct Replacement Presentation                                                                                þ

By Ralph Romano Resident Engineer (MassDOT)

1. Other Business                                                                                                                                           þ
2. Adjourn                                                                                                                         þ

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