SMRPC Kittery Area Comprehensive Transportation Study
21 Bradeen Street, Suite 304, Springvale, ME 04083 - (207)324-2952 - (207)324-2958 (fax)
SMRPC provides primary staff support to the Kittery Area Comprehensive Transportation Study (KACTS) which is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Maine portion of the Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester, New Hampshire urbanized area. An MPO is a committee, along with support staff, responsible for planning and programming Federally funded transportation projects within a designated "Metropolitan Area." In the case of the KACTS MPO, this area includes Kittery, Eliot, South Berwick, Berwick, and Lebanon.
KACTS is composed of the following voting members:
Kittery (2 members), Eliot, South Berwick, Berwick, Lebanon (presently vacant)
Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission (SMRPC)
One representative of public transportation providers in the area
Maine Turnpike Authority
Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT)The KACTS Committee has been in existence since 1982, and receives a biennial allocation of funding for the purpose of programming a variety of transportation projects in the area, from sidewalks to roadway reconstruction to public transportation service.
The Kittery Area Comprehensive Transportation Committee (KACTS) is required by Federal law to develop both a Transportation Plan and a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The Transportation Plan is primarily a policy document which includes an assessment of the current transportation systems, and contains goals, objectives, and strategies to improve and enhance these systems. The Committee revisits and updates this Plan every three years. The latest Transportation Plan was approved by the KACTS Committee on December 22, 2003. Click here to view the 2006 technical update to the plan. .
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a program of specific transportation projects to be completed over the next three years. These projects are developed by the municipalities, public transportation providers, and MDOT, and must be consistent with the Transportation Plan. The KACTS Committee reviews project proposals, and selects projects to be included in the TIP. The Transportation Improvement Program document including the current list of projects for 2008-2011 can be seen by clicking here.
Copies of either document can also be obtained by contacting SMRPC (207-324-2952) or treinauer@smrpc.org
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