Old Colony MPO endorses 2026 highway safety targets, releases TIP amendments
Old Colony MPO endorses 2026 highway safety targets, advances freight planning. The Old Colony Metropolitan Planning Organization unanimously adopted MassDOT Performance Measures and Targets for highway safety in calendar year 2026, establishing targets of 0.56 fatalities and 4.03 serious injuries
Town Clerk · Meeting of January 20, 2026
EAST BRIDGEWATER — Old Colony MPO endorses 2026 highway safety targets, advances freight planning. The Old Colony Metropolitan Planning Organization unanimously adopted MassDOT Performance Measures and Targets for highway safety in calendar year 2026, establishing targets of 0.56 fatalities and 4.03 serious injuries per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, with 512 combined non-motorized injuries and fatalities. The MPO released amendments to its fiscal year 2026 Transportation Improvement Program, including a reduction in Brockton Area Transit maintenance facility funding from $2.15 million to $700,000.
The organization also released proposed Critical Urban Freight Corridors totaling 9.64 miles for public review as part of ongoing MassDOT freight planning.
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Source: the Town Clerk meeting of January 20, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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