January 09, 2025

Warren, Healey, Massachusetts Leaders Announce Over $102 Million Federal Investment for Transportation Infrastructure

Funding includes millions to connect neighborhoods, build electric vehicle charging infrastructure, improve railroad crossing safety, and more

Washington, DC — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today joined the Healey-Driscoll Administration and Massachusetts leaders to announce more than $102 million in federal investments from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) for transportation infrastructure projects in Massachusetts.

The funds will benefit projects in communities across the Commonwealth, including Longmeadow, Pittsfield, Southbridge, Quincy, Boston, Somerville, and Revere. Several grant awards have statewide impact, including a $14.4 million grant from the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Program to deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at state-owned Park and Ride properties and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) station parking lots.

“This over $100 million federal investment is a big win for Massachusetts. Whether you walk, bike, drive, or take the T, this federal support will make travel safer and more reliable, connect neighborhoods, and make our statewide infrastructure more sustainable,” said Senator Warren. “Massachusetts leaders worked together to secure this major funding, and we’ll keep fighting to bring home investments for communities across the Commonwealth.”

“Massachusetts continues to bring home major federal dollars to make our roads, bridges, paths and rails more safe, reliable and connected,” said Governor Maura Healey. “We’re so proud of MassDOT, the MBTA and municipalities across the state who put forward strong applications and won, often with the help of our team at the Office of Federal Funds and Infrastructure. I’m grateful to the Biden-Harris Administration for their continued investment in transportation infrastructure across Massachusetts, as well as to our amazing Congressional delegation for their partnership.”

“We’ve been working hard across our administration to prepare winning applications that will secure federal funding for our communities. We’re proud that our administration and several municipalities are receiving millions of dollars to make road safety improvements for all travelers, rebuild highway assets, repair public transportation hubs, and to increase safety around railroad grade crossings,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “These grant awards help us build out our transportation network to make the statewide system safer and more accessible, underscoring that Massachusetts continues to position itself to be a leader in modernizing its travel network.”

The federal grant awards total more than $102 million and include the following:

$43,150,000 for the McGrath Boulevard Project in Somerville, which will reconnect neighborhoods bifurcated by McGrath Highway by replacing the viaduct with new street-level bike and pedestrian infrastructure, providing safe access to schools, jobs, parks, businesses and other critical destinations.
$17,341,247 to support expansion of the Ashuwillticook Trail in Berkshire County by funding the design of a five component, approximately 9.3 mile off-road shared use path. This path will connect residents and visitors to an array of cultural and community assets in North Adams, Adams, and Williamstown, a network of public hiking trails in the surrounding forestlands, recreation opportunities along the Hoosic River, and the regional shared use paths to the north and south.
Over $14.4 million from the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program for MassDOT and the MBTA to install approximately 458 Level 2 charging ports and 14 Level 3 charging points at approximately 30 locations across Massachusetts. The chargers will be installed at the state’s Park and Ride properties and MBTA station parking lots.
Over $4 million for the MBTA’s High-Risk Grade Crossing Elimination Master Plan initiative, which will have the MBTA evaluate 52 high-risk, high-priority pedestrian and roadway grade crossings throughout the greater Boston regional rail network.
Approximately $1.2 million for Longmeadow’s Passive Crossing Improvement Project, which supports grade crossing related improvements on Amtrak-owned infrastructure.
$7,888,000 for Southbridge for the Hamilton Street Transportation Project to fund the construction of Complete Streets improvements along approximately 0.8 miles of Hamilton Street from Main Street to Hook Street.
$10,421,440 for the City of Quincy for the Southern Artery, (Route 3-A) Multi-Modal Transportation Project, an initiative to make Complete Streets improvements to approximately 0.5 miles of the Southern Artery from Sea Street/Coddington Street to Pond Street.
$2 million to the City of Boston to reconnect two long-separated sides of the neighborhood of Mattapan, connecting them to natural resources, and to multimodal transportation networks.
$1.6 million for Pittsfield to create a comprehensive plan to remove an arterial interchange in the community which splinters the west side from downtown and restore the urban fabric in the municipality.
$2 million to the MBTA for the JFK/UMASS Station Redesign & Replacement Project, which will bring the station into a state of good repair, increase accessibility, enhance environmental resiliency, and improve connectivity to Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.
$400,000 to Revere for its Walking to Wonderland Study, an initiative to create paved multi-use paths that connect residents to local educational and workforce development opportunities, eliminating the east/west pedestrian and bicycle barriers created by high-speed highways and commuter rail tracks.

“MassDOT 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,” said Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt. "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."

“It is because of the hard work across the MBTA that our projects are well positioned to be strong candidates for every federal dollar available. I’m proud of the team’s efforts that have resulted in strong applications in pursuit of every federal dollar possible. I’m grateful for our partners at the federal level both in the Region and in DC, which all support our wider goals of safety, accessibility, reducing our carbon footprint, and connecting communities," said MBTA General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng. “Under the leadership of the Healey-Driscoll Administration, we will continue to be aggressive in seeking all available federal funds, which are a critical part of our long-term efforts to deliver safe, reliable, and improved transit for the public. Thank you to the Healey-Driscoll Administration, Secretary Tibbits-Nutt, the congressional delegation, local officials, and the many riders who will benefit from these upcoming enhancements to our system.”

“These federal grants will enable a terrific slate of projects that will benefit the transportation systems in communities across the state, from the Berkshires to Boston," said Director of Federal Funds and Infrastructure Quentin Palfrey. "We look forward to continuing our whole-of-government approach to compete for federal funding and bring more federal investment to communities across Massachusetts.”

Senator Warren has brought home billions of federal dollars to improve infrastructure and public transportation in Massachusetts, advocating for and winning federal funding for the Green Line extension in Boston, electric school buses, Logan Airport, the T, and repair and replacement of bridges across the Commonwealth. She worked with her congressional delegation colleagues to secure over $500 million in funding to support local businesses that are working to create new clean-energy technologies. In September 2024, she secured $472 million to replace the North Station Draw One Bridge, the largest federal award MBTA had won to date. In July 2024, she secured a billion-dollar grant to replace the Cape Cod Bridges, bringing the total amount of federal funding for the Cape Cod Bridges project to more than $1.7 billion.

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