$2.5 M for Sweetser Circle improvements earmarked as part of package
Last week, Senator Sal DiDomenico and his colleagues in the Massachusetts State Senate passed a $17B transportation bond bill that will fund major transportation infrastructure projects across the Commonwealth in an effort to modernize, expand, and maintain our transportation system.
“This bill places an emphasis on regional equity and accessibility when it comes to transportation, something that is much needed at a time like this,” stated Senator Sal DiDomenico. “Equal access to transportation is intrinsically connected with equal access to economic opportunity, and this bill seeks to increase this accessibility through major infrastructure improvements while also creating jobs to help those populations who have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic and plagued by economic uncertainty.”
Within the bill, Senator DiDomenico successfully secured funding for his district by facilitating the inclusion of language that allocated $108M for transportation improvements in the West End of Boston by relocating a portion of Storrow Drive and its access ramps to Charles circle. In addition, Senator DiDomenico filed several amendments that were adopted into the final bill, including $2.5M to assist with improvements to the Sweetser Circle section of Everett.
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