The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently submitted three federal grant applications for discretionary funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The law authorized approximately 35 discretionary, competitive grant programs totaling more than $110 billion in funding. The U.S. Department of Transportation will administer the grants over five years.
The agency filed a Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program application for $24.5 million for the $60.6 million Schell Pedestrian Bridge in Northfield.
The agency applied for $1.113 billion in Infrastructure For Rebuilding America and National Infrastructure Project Assistance (MEGA) program funding for the $3.976 billion Bourne and Sagamore Bridge replacement project off Cape Cod.
MassDOT and the city of Boston applied for a $1.191 billion MEGA grant for the $1.985 billion Allston Multimodal Project.
In addition, MassDOT submitted applications for the final round of the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Program funding for two projects.
The agency seeks $12 million for safety and other improvements along the Knowledge Corridor, a passenger rail corridor parallel to the Connecticut River in Western Massachusetts.
It also seeks $1.75 million for a preliminary engineering and environmental evaluation of the Springfield Area Track Reconfiguration Project to address conflicts between freight and passenger trains, and to improve accessibility at Springfield Union Station.