The Massachusetts Department of Transportation received a $1.9 million Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration on September 15, 2022 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The funding will support the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission's Fiscal Year 2023 Unified Planning Work Program, which coordinates regional transportation and infrastructure planning activities for the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts. As part of the Unified Planning...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $242,921.48 on September 15, 2022 to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research Formula Grant program (CFDA 20.505). The funding supports the Merrimack Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization's 2023 Unified Planning Work Program, which will assist in the development of metropolitan transportation improvement programs,...
The Federal Highway Administration awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) program to the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC). The grant will fund the creation of a Regional Safety Action Plan for 40 communities in southern Worcester County and a demonstration project to test novel approaches for enhancing road user safety in Worcester's Main South neighborhood on Beacon Street. The award aims to improve transportation safety...
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation received a $714,698.90 Formula Grant award on September 3, 2021 from the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The funding supports the 2022 Unified Planning Work Program for the Merrimack Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization/Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVPC/MVPC). The work program funds planning activities to coordinate transportation projects and improve infrastructure in...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration awarded a $320,000 Project Grant to the Old Colony Planning Council under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) program. The grant supports the development of a comprehensive action plan to enhance roadway safety and prevent fatalities and serious injuries involving pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit users, motorists, and commercial vehicle operators across the Old Colony region in Massachusetts. The...
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) was awarded a $2,160,435 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary grant program. MAPC will use the funding to improve road safety in Boston, Massachusetts as part of its regional planning work. As the regional planning agency for 101 cities and towns in the Boston metropolitan area, MAPC will leverage its expertise in areas such as land use,...
This $1,008,769.33 Formula Grant awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), operating as Massdot, will fund the 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPW2(406)X) for the Merrimack Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MVPC). This grant will support a range of transportation planning and infrastructure activities focused on the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts, including...
The Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The purpose of the grant is to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan to improve transportation safety in the Montachusett region of north central Massachusetts. The plan will focus on significantly reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries involving various...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) federal grant program to the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) to develop a Regional Safety Action Plan for the Pioneer Valley MPO. The purpose of the grant is to improve roadway safety by significantly reducing and eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries across all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public...
This $815,417.96 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) supports the 2025 Unified Planning Work Program (UPW2(407)X) for the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (MRPC), a metropolitan planning organization in Massachusetts. The funding will be used by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to conduct comprehensive transportation planning activities, including developing and updating regional...