Reimagining the 110

The Federal Highway Administration awarded Merrimack Valley Planning Commission $1.176 million on June 18, 2026, for planning and design work under the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP), a component of the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205).

The Reimagining the 110 initiative will develop planning and design for active transportation infrastructure connecting five communities and their services across a 24-mile spine in the upper Merrimack Valley. The project aims to provide safe and comfortable active transportation options that improve mobility, access, and connectivity among the communities served.

Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, a regional planning agency serving 16 municipalities in Essex County, Massachusetts, is the recipient. Work is performed in Massachusetts with an ultimate completion date of January 13, 2029.

Project description

Five communities and all their services and amenities intentionally connected via multiple modes of transportation may sound like wishful thinking, but that's exactly the goal of the reimagining the 110 initiative. This 24-mile spine in the upper portion of the merrimack valley has the potential to provide safe and comfortable active transportation options that improve mobility, access, and connectivity with a planning and design grant as part of the fiscal year 2023 active transportation infrastructure investment program (atiip).