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MassDOT Announces Over $1 Million in Final Grant Round of Shared Streets & Spaces Program 

10/06/2020 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Funding provided to extend the outdoor dining season in multiple communities, for dedicated bike lanes in Somerset and Methuen, bus/bike facilities in Chelsea, and other safety and livability enhancements around the Commonwealth

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MassDOT Announces $868,301.35 in Shared Streets & Spaces Program Funding Award 

9/23/2020 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

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MassDOT Announces $689,000 in Shared Streets & Spaces Program Funding Awards 

8/10/2020 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Fifth round of awards will support safe walking and bicycling to schools, new sidewalks and crosswalks to increase community connectivity, and reimagined roadways and parking areas for safe outdoor dining and recreation.

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MassDOT announces $1.3 million in Shared Streets & Spaces program funding awards 

7/31/2020 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Fourth round of awards will support better facilities for bus riders, safe walking and biking to schools, traffic calming to reduce speeds and protect pedestrians, and reimagined roadways and parking areas for safe outdoor dining and recreation.

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MassDOT announces over 500,000 in Shared Streets & Spaces Program funding awards 

7/23/2020 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Second round of awards will facilitate key pedestrian and bicycle safety upgrades and reimagine roadways and parking areas for safe outdoor dining and recreation in four communities

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MassDOT Announces $1 Million in Shared Streets & Spaces Program Funding Awards 

7/17/2020 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Awards will facilitate key pedestrian safety upgrades, install dedicated bus and bicycle lanes, and reimagine roadways for safe outdoor dining in 12 communities.

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Memorandum of Understanding Reached Between MassDOT and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regarding Bourne and Sagamore Bridges  

7/07/2020 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Parties agree funding for new bridges is a federal responsibility and USACE, U.S. Department of the Army and Commonwealth will work together to develop a funding plan and seek Congressional acceptance

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MassDOT Releases Study Detailing Congestion Impacts and Trends, Recommends Series of Next Steps 

8/08/2019 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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MassDOT Board and MBTA FMCB Approve Five-Year $18.3 Billion Capital Investment Plan 

6/18/2019 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

MassDOT Board and MBTA FMCB Approve Five-Year $18.3 Billion Capital Investment Plan

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Travel Advisory: Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project 

5/10/2019 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Travel Advisory: Tobin Bridge/Chelsea Curves Rehabilitation Project

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MassDOT Travel Advisory: Tobin Bridge and Route 1 Chelsea lane closures start in April 

3/15/2019 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

MassDOT Travel Advisory: Tobin Bridge and Route 1 Chelsea lane closures start in April

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MassDOT Announces Design Choice for Allston Multimodal Project  

1/14/2019 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

MassDOT Announces Design Choice for Allston Multimodal Project

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MassDOT Reminder: Applications due February 1 for competitive funding for bike and pedestrian trail projects 

1/09/2019 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

MassDOT Reminder: Applications due February 1 for competitive funding for bike and pedestrian trail projects

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Pedestrian and Bike Path Being Built: Phase 2 of the Cambridge-Watertown Greenway 

12/06/2018 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Cambridge-Watertown Greenway Project will construct 1.25 mile multimodal path to connect greenway with the Fresh Pond Parkway path system

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MassDOT Announces Applications for New Safe Routes to School Infrastructure Project Funding  

11/28/2018 Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Applications can now be made for the new round of infrastructure project funding for the Safe Routes to School Program.