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The cost estimates were prepared in 2009/2010, based upon typical project costs in the<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> region. Due to the variability of construction and materials costs over time, anappropriate inflation factor should be determined and applied when using theseestimates in future years.Each project will require varying levels of environmental compliance dependent uponthe agency undertaking it and the scope of the project. An NPS EnvironmentalScreening Form would be completed for any project arising from this study to determinethe level of environmental compliance required. Projects undertaken within <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong>National Seashore would require NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) andpossibly MEPA (Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act) documents for environmentalclearance; however the specific level of required compliance would be determinedthrough the individual project scoping process. Projects developed by localities wouldcomply with applicable environmental clearance requirements, also to be determinedduring the project scoping process.The individual project descriptions included in this chapter are intended to providestakeholders with a resource to be used in developing project proposals and fundingrequests through a variety of sources. Conceptual details and planning level costestimates will provide a basis for further development of individual project scopes andproposals. A variety of funding opportunities exist, largely via state and federal grantprograms. Some of the funding sources available include the NPS Park Roads andParkways Program, <strong>Transportation</strong> Enhancement grants, Recreational Trails Program,Congestion Mitigation Air Quality, and several Federal Transit Administration programs,among others.5.4.2 IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING FACILITIESThe following is a list of sixteen projects proposing improvements to existing facilities.This list was developed through an extensive public participation process involving all 15<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> towns and stakeholders including MassDOT. These projects are numbered5.2.1 through 5.2.16.Project 5.2.1: Design Alternatives for <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> Rail Trail Extension toProvincetownProject Description – The existing <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> Rail Trail (CCRT), which is maintainedby the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, currently terminatesin South Wellfleet, just north of the National Seashore Park headquarters. Bicycle andpedestrian access to the remainder of the Outer <strong>Cape</strong> is largely limited to US Route 6, theprincipal arterial providing motor vehicle (and motor freight) access to this region of the<strong>Cape</strong>. The estimated 400,000 annual users of the CCRT therefore have no access to theOuter <strong>Cape</strong> and many of the attractions within the National Seashore. Extending theCCRT to Provincetown would provide the following benefits:<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> | August 2011Chapter 5: Bike & PedestrianPage 399

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