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Four area towns benefit from Complete Streets grants Part of a $384,000 Complete Streets Funding Program grant that was awarded to Athol will be used to install new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant sidewalks in Fish Park. Department of Public Works Superintendent Richard Kilhart said the park is “a beautiful resource, but some sidewalks you can’t get up or down with a wheelchair, so we’re going to correct that.” Staff Photo/Paul Franz Part of a $384,000 Complete Streets Funding Program grant that was awarded to Athol will be used to install new Americans with Disabiliti...

Wellesley receives grant for Complete Streets Funding Awards Community Content The Massachusetts Department of Transportation, on behalf of the Baker-Polito Administration, recently announced that $4.6 million was awarded to 12 communities in the fiscal 2021 Round 1 of grants for the Complete Streets Funding Program.  “This program is a key example of our administration’s commitment to partnering with communities to improve local economic opportunities and neighborhood connectivity through investments in transportation,” said Gov. Charlie Baker. “We are proud that the Commonwealth’...

MassDOT, MBTA, Malden announces Florence Street project completion Community Content The state Department of Transportation, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the city of Malden announced the completion of a series of quick-build multimodal roadway treatments along Florence Street in Malden, including shared bus-bicycle lanes, bicycle lanes and improved pedestrian crossings to enhance access to the MBTA Orange Line’s Malden Center Station and the surrounding downtown area.  These changes are a part of the Baker-Polito Administration’s Shared Streets & Spaces Program to ...