Neponset River Greenway Corridor Completion Project TIGER
Neponset River Greenway Corridor Completion Project TIGER
Neponset River Greenway Corridor Completion Project TIGER
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• Exclusion of property value and reduced vehicle usage; and<br />
• Using a 3% discount rate, which results in a benefit-cost ratio of 8.3.<br />
The results of these analyses yield Net Present Values ranging from $28.0 million to $187.3 million.<br />
Details of these results can be found in the Benefit-Cost Analysis Technical Appendix.<br />
V. <strong>Project</strong> Readiness and NEPA<br />
A Preliminary Determination of Eligibility for Categorical Exclusion/Checklist has been prepared<br />
to demonstrate that the proposed <strong>Project</strong> is able to satisfy the requirements of the National<br />
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as an Automatic Categorical Exclusion or a Programmatic Categorical<br />
Exclusion. Since NEPA is triggered only by the grant, filing will be made in conjunction with a<br />
preliminary award notice. The <strong>Project</strong> will also be added to the State Transportation Improvement<br />
Program (STIP) at that point. No permits are required for Segment I, which is anticipated to be ready<br />
for bid shortly after final grant award and which will be built by June 2013. No significant permitting<br />
issues are expected for the other segments and no unusual technological challenges are presented by<br />
this project. As noted earlier, construction of Segment II will begin in March 2013 and be completed<br />
June 2014; Segment III will start construction and will be completed by April 2014.<br />
VI. Federal Wage Rate Certification<br />
MassDOT will comply with the requirements of Subchapter IV of Chapter 31 of Title 40, USC (Federal<br />
Wage Rate requirements) as required by the FY2011 Continuing Appropriations Act. The signed<br />
certification is included as Figure 22 on Page 30.<br />
VII. Application Changes<br />
There have been no significant changes since the submission of the pre-application although we have<br />
slightly reduced the total cost and increased the state match.<br />
VIII. Contact Information<br />
For further information please visit the project website http://www.env.state.ma.us/<strong>Neponset</strong>_<strong>River</strong>_<strong>Greenway</strong>_<br />
<strong>Corridor</strong>/home.htm or contact either of: Guy Bresnahan, MassDOT Office of Transportation and Planning<br />
guy.bresnahan@state.ma.us, 617-973-7884; Jack Murray, DCR Deputy Commissioner; jack.murray@state.<br />
ma.us, 617-626-1250.<br />
List of Appendices<br />
Benefit-Cost Analysis Technical Appendix<br />
Letters of Support for the <strong>Project</strong><br />
The Values of all Land Transfers<br />
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