2026 unified planning work program funding (MPO-southeastern mass/srpedd)

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) received a Formula Grant award of $1,275,583.82 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), awarded on September 23, 2025. This funding supports the 2026 Unified Planning Work Program (UPW) for the Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD). The award will fund comprehensive transportation planning activities through December 31, 2026, enabling the development of coordinated, multi-year planning efforts that guide transportation infrastructure investments and policy decisions across the southeastern Massachusetts region.

Under this UPW funding, MassDOT and its regional planning partners will conduct essential planning services including transportation system analysis, project prioritization, environmental review coordination, and stakeholder engagement necessary to support highway construction, preservation, and multimodal transportation improvements. These planning activities serve as the foundational work that informs future capital projects on federal-aid highways, bridges, and transportation alternatives throughout the region, consistent with the FHWA's requirement that all states maintain comprehensive planning processes administered through metropolitan planning organizations and regional planning agencies.

Project description

UPW-UPW2(511)X - 2026 unified planning work program funding (MPO-southeastern mass/srpedd)