Mission: Improving transportation to and within federal and tribal lands by providing technical services to the highway transportation community. This report only includes fiscal year (FY) 2013, FY 2014 and FY 2015, for updated 

information please visit: http://

www.efl.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/fed-landsmassachusetts.aspxIf you have any questions please contact: Jacinda Russell, Access Program Manager 571-434-1543, Jacinda.Russell@dot.govProgramming Decision Committee (PDC) members: Jacinda Russell, Access Program Manager, Jacinda.Russell@dot.govMichael Clark State Representative Michael.Clark@state.ma.usPaul Mission, Local Representative pmission@srpedd.org

Massachusetts 

Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) 

Improving access to and within federal and tribal lands

MAP-21 Funding Authorized: FY 2013: $371,731 FY 2014: $374,523 FY 2015: $367,015 Federal land acreage for the five core FLMAs: 1.49% Federal public road miles: 73.9 Number of Federal public bridges: 18 Recreational visitation: 15,207,928 visitors per year 

Success story: The City of Lowell, in partnership with the Lowell National Historical Park (LNHP) project proposes the Merrimack Riverwalk Phase II extension. The City of Lowell’s Riverwalk Bridge Street Node project will extend the “Mile of Mills” Riverwalk from the Boott Cotton Mills to the Massachusetts Mills providing an important pedestrian link in Lowell’s urban waterway system. The project will fill in a missing link between the Riverwalk and the Eastern Canalway at Bridge Street. It will also be a critical piece of a regional 50 mile Merrimack Trail and tie into the Massachusetts Bay Circuit Trail. This combined pedestrian system serves LNHP visitors between attractions, residents traveling between destinations and recreational users. The ability to move people safely through the city is critical to the success of LNHP and the city’s economic vitality. Additional visitors can be accommodated without detracting from the character of the area’s historic resources. 

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FLAP—Massachusetts 

FLAP Project Selection Process

Each FLAP project is selected from a pool of applications submitted by the facility owner in response to a state-wide call for projects. The applications are screened, rated, and ranked using PDC approved rating criteria. The PDC unanimously agreed 

which projects met the established State program goals and conformed with the project ranking criteria contained in the “Call for Projects SOP”. Based upon these evaluations, the proposed projects are recommended for programming within the available funding for each state. Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) are coordinated and executed for each programmed project prior to obligation of FLAP funds. There was one call for projects that generated 2 applications totaling $1,050,000 funds requested. 

Project Name Improvement Type FLMA Accessed Federal Land's Unit Delivery Year Delivery A

Pedestrian Path with Street Access and viewing node 

Facilities for Pedestrians & Bicycles 

NPS NPS- Lowell National 

Historical Park 

TBD TBD- Reque

State DOT D

Safety Enhancements and Structural Rehabilitation of Elm St Garage 

Vehicular parking areas 

NPS NPS- New Bedford 

Whaling National Historical Park 

TBD Alger Co Ro

Commission 

FLAP Program of Projects*

0K 0K

372K

746K

2013 2014 

Obligations A

*This information is an overview of the FLAP projects information. It is subject to change at any time. For additional details or clarifications

Lands Highway Division offices or visit the State FLAP webpage.