The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded Massachusetts more than $102 million in grants for transportation infrastructure projects statewide.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation “has been intentional in taking steps toward creating carbon-free transportation infrastructure and updating transportation infrastructure to increase safety, and we are proud to have won these federal grants,” Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Massachusetts Transportation secretary, said. “The Healey-Driscoll administration is committed to decarbonization goals and building out a transportation network to serve everyone, whether they travel on foot, by bicycle, by vehicle, or by public transportation.”
Funding includes:
The Ashuwillticook Trail in Berkshire County was awarded $17.3 million for the planning and design of a nearly 10-mile pedestrian and cyclist path.
A $14.4 million Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Program grant was awarded to deploy electric vehicle charging infrastructure at state-owned Park and Ride properties and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) station parking lots.
The MBTA’s High-Risk Grade Crossing Elimination Master Plan initiative was awarded more than $4 million to evaluate 52 high-risk, high-priority pedestrian and roadway grade crossings throughout the greater Boston regional rail network.
Boston’s Mattapan Square project, that will reconnect neighborhoods, was awarded $2 million.
The MBTA was awarded approximately $2 million for the JFK/UMass Station Redesign & Replacement Project.