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Crews will have to shut six gates on Howard Street, one on Appleton Avenue, one on Deming Street, and one on the east side of the bridge so that they can isolate the leak.

Baker-Polito administration announces $6.5 million awarded to municipalities COURTESY OF BAKER-POLITO ADMINISTRATION Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito joined acting transportation secretary and CEO Jamey Tesler and highway administrator Jonathan Gulliver in Dedham to announce the award of $6.5 million total to cities and towns which applied for funding from the Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program.  The program provides technical and funding assistance to help Massachusetts municipalities con...

Baker-Polito Administration announces $6.5 million in Shared Streets funding, including $91,060 to Wareham Wicked Local DEDHAM – The Baker-Polito Administration has announced $6.5 million to municipalities in Shared Streets and Spaces Program funding, including more than $90,000 to Wareham. “The Shared Streets and Spaces Program has now awarded $33 million total to 183 cities and towns since the competitive grants were offered to municipalities 13 months ago,” said Gov. Charlie Baker.�...

Pictured above is an example of a permanent on-road, protected bike lane. Work on a protected on-road bike lane along Clarence and Beach Streets – an important component of the Woolgoolga Town Centre Masterplan – is expected to begin in late July 2021. “A bike path network that offers a pleasurable, easy and safe route for people to enjoy the seaside village atmosphere of Woolgoolga – and simply to get to the beach, shops or work – is a major feature of the Woolgoolga Town Centre Mast...

Northern Beaches A proposal to trial enhancements to the waterside precinct of The Strand, Dee Why making it more pedestrian- and bicyclist-friendly has been approved by Council. Under the NSW Government-funded Streets as Shared Spaces Program, the proposal is to enhance outdoor dining and the pedestrian and bicyclist experience at the 220-metre seaside waterfront strip between Oaks Ave and Dee Why Pde. Enhancements included a trial of one-way traffic flow, to reduce the speed limit to 30km/h, ...

If you light it, they will come. Such was the successful reasoning of the Valencia Corridor Merchants Association as they sought to beautify and promote the Mission District avenue that has become a symbol of the areas resilience during COVID and its recovery as we move beyond it. On Friday, May 7 at 8pm, a ceremony between 16th & 17th on Valencia Street will officially launch the project that has electrified community support - and the neighborhood - with LED ambient string lights stretching a...

WINCHENDON — Residents can expect to see some big changes all across the downtown Toy Town area. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently announced the next recipients of the next round of funding from the Baker-Polito administration’s Shared Winter Streets and Spaces Program, which includes Winchendon. The town will receive $243,600 to create a safe, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant walking route connecting Murdock High School, Memorial Elementary School,...

Town of Ipswich awarded $157,850 state grant COURTESY OF THE TOWN OF IPSWICH The town of Ipswich recently announced it has received a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to help create a year-round outdoor dining and gathering space that will help support downtown businesses. The $157,850 grant will fund continuation of the Take-Out Terrace program, which seeks to create a permanent, welcoming space along the nationally-designated Essex Coastal Scenic Byway and the Ipswich...

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Grant funding walkway improvements around Amhert’s Bangs Center GAZETTE FILE PHOTO GAZETTE FILE PHOTO Published: 3/5/2021 10:07:21 AM AMHERST — Access to the John P. Musante Health Center will be improved and new outdoor gathering spots on Boltwood Walk are being created using money received from the state. A $192,600 grant from the Department of Transportation’s Winter Shared Streets and Spaces Program is funding the projects around the Bangs Community Center, which houses the Amherst...