Call for Projects (2022-2023)

In Nov. 2022, we issued a call for projects seeking applications for federal funding. $4.1M was available in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funds for Complex Roadway/Multimodal Projects and $1.7-$2.8M in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 funds for Transit System Enhancement projects. A five-member volunteer scoring committee evaluated the projects according to the PACTS Transportation Funding Framework. See the project applications and scores below: 

Complex Roadway/Multimodal Project Scores 

ProjectScorer 1Scorer 2Scorer 3Scorer 4Scorer 5Average Score
Forest Avenue Phase IV Complete Streets and Modernization Project  — City of Portland48
47
50
49
48
48
Main Street - Downtown Streetscaping Project — City of Westbrook
47
48
49
47
39
46
Alfred Street Sidewalk Improvements — City of Biddeford
42
43
50
43
43
44
Route 1 North Infrastructure — Town of Falmouth272623
28
31
27
William Clarke Drive and Hanford Drive Pedestrian/Transit Improvements — City of Westbrook
26
19
25
20
19
22
I-195/Ocean Park Road Transition Safety and Economic Development Project  — Town of Old Orchard Beach
24
28
27
23
4
21


Transit Enhancement Project Scores 

ProjectScorer 1Scorer 2Scorer 3Scorer 4Scorer 5Average Score
Transit Stop Access Project — Greater Portland Transit District (METRO)42

36
43
41
48
42
Transit Signal Priority on Brighton Avenue, Congress Street, and inner Washington Street — Greater Portland Transit District (METRO)
38
33
41
40
46
40
Microtransit Pilot Investment — Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach (BSOOB) Transit
37
38
37
27
32
34


Each applicant presented to the scoring committee. Visit the agenda center to see the video recordings and slide decks. 

Funding Allocation

At its May 2023 meeting, the Policy Board approved the following allocation of FHWA funding to Complex Roadway/Multimodal Projects and FTA funding to Transit System Enhancement projects:

ProjectNew or PipelinePDR* or Construction FHWA Funding
Main Street - Downtown Streetscaping Project — City of WestbrookNewPDR
$262,500
Alfred Street Sidewalk Improvements — City of BiddefordNewPDR
$150,000
Route 1 North Infrastructure — Town of FalmouthNewConstruction
$1,000,000
Main St. Signals — Town of GorhamPipelineConstruction
$292,650
Beth Condon Path — Town of YarmouthPipelineConstruction
$1,125,000
Main St. Sidewalk (Route 115) — Town of YarmouthPipelineConstruction
$957,563
Elm St. Intersection — City of BiddefordPipelineConstruction
$1,083,800
Libbytown (Park Ave. / Congress St.) — City of PortlandPipelineConstruction
$750,000

*PDR= Preliminary Design Report

Note: all pipeline projects were scored and approved in previous years. 

ProjectFTA Funding
Transit Stop Access Project — Greater Portland Transit District (METRO)
$680,000
Transit Signal Priority on Brighton Avenue, Congress Street, and inner Washington Street — Greater Portland Transit District (METRO)
$171,000
Microtransit Pilot Investment — Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach (BSOOB) Transit
$264,000


For more information, see the following: Agenda Packet