Grant Request Summary
PROJECT CO-APPLICANTS
Town of Barnstable, MA and the Cape Cod Commission
GRANT OPPORTUNITY
2019 Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) Program
FUNDING REQUEST
$25 million
Contacts
Elizabeth Jenkins
Planning & Development Director
Town of Barnstable
elizabeth.jenkins@town.barnstable.ma.us
508-862-4678
Steven Tupper
Transportation Program Manager
Cape Cod Commission
508-362-3828
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This project is part of a 20-year, $100 million vision to improve access to the Village of Hyannis, the largest and most urbanized area in the Town of Barnstable and on Cape Cod, for all users.
Yarmouth Road provides direct access from Route 6 to Hyannis Center. The project area offers single lanes of travel with a narrow shoulder and no accommodations for walkers and bicyclists. It is also the preferred route for ambulances exiting Route 6 seeking access to Cape Cod Hospital, the largest emergency and health care service provider on the Cape. Due to significant traffic congestion on the corridor, many ambulances seek alternate routes which lengthens emergency response times. Traffic congestion also stifles Hyannis’ economic development as residents and visitors alike avoid the area due to long delays and the lack of alternative transportation modes.
The reconstruction of Yarmouth Road includes converting the roadway from two lanes to a four lane boulevard and the addition of a bicycle-pedestrian path connecting the Cape Cod Rail Trail to the transit hub. The project will serve the entire Cape Cod region, including both urban and rural communities that use the Yarmouth Road corridor to access the region’s largest hospital, national and regional retail stores, a vibrant downtown and harbor district, the regional airport, the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority Transportation Center, and ferry service to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard islands, among other services and amenities.
Broad public support of the project has been consistently demonstrated through a series of public engagement processes and surveys.
PROJECT SCOPE
Upgrading this portion of Yarmouth Road will connect a recently completed $6 million upgrade of the interchange of Route 6, Cape Cod’s main highway, with a $10 million planned upgrade of the intersection with Route 28, a main commercial corridor.
The addition of a multi-use path along Yarmouth Road will connect the region’s economic hub, Hyannis, to the region’s multi-use path network, the Cape Cod Rail Trail. $23 million has been expended or is currently obligated for the build-out of the Cape Cod Rail Trail which will ultimately span 88 miles providing connections across Cape Cod.
KEY PROJECT BENEFITS
PROJECT SCHEDULE AND FUNDING
The project will follow-up an expedited design and permitting timeline to comply with all BUILD requirements as shown below:
The total BUILD funding request for this project is $25 Million. The Town of Barnstable will provide the local match and will oversee construction activities. Additional funding sources for the project are being investigated.
Prepared by the Cape Cod Commission