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Cape Cod MPO backs Eastham’s bid for BUILD grant to fund Route 6 engineering
Summary
The Cape Cod MPO voted to send a second support letter for the Town of Eastham’s Route 6 corridor BUILD grant application, endorsing a request for engineering funds to advance a preliminary $26 million corridor project; applications are due Feb. 24.
The Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to provide a support letter for the Town of Eastham’s application to the Federal Highway Administration’s BUILD grant program, endorsing a request intended to fund engineering work for a Route 6 corridor modernization project.
Colleen Medeiros, transportation program manager with the Cape Cod Commission, told members the application seeks planning and design funding for a Route 6 corridor from the Brackett Road area north toward Nauset Road. She said preliminary construction-cost estimates total about $26 million and staff anticipate the grant request would cover roughly $2 million in engineering work. “This is very, very early, obviously,” Medeiros said, noting no final engineering has been done.
Medeiros explained BUILD (the FHWA program) can fund either planning or construction and that the national program’s FY2026 competitive pool is roughly $1.5 billion; applications in this round are due Feb. 24. Kevin Galligan, who moved the motion for MPO support, urged staff to highlight Eastham’s limited history of TIP funding and the corridor’s role in school and regional access. Liz Zargo seconded the motion.
The MPO took a roll-call vote and the motion passed. The support letter will be submitted on behalf of the MPO chair so Eastham can pursue the BUILD planning/design funds.
Next steps: MassDOT and the town will continue project refinement and cost estimating; MPO staff will file the support letter prior to the grant deadline.
