{"id":72039,"date":"2022-05-24T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T14:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/framinghamsource.com\/?p=72039"},"modified":"2022-05-24T10:39:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T14:39:35","slug":"massdot-submits-federal-grant-application-for-1-19-billion-allston-multimodal-mass-pike-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/framinghamsource.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/24\/massdot-submits-federal-grant-application-for-1-19-billion-allston-multimodal-mass-pike-project\/","title":{"rendered":"MassDOT Submits Federal Grant Application For $1.19 Billion Allston Multimodal Mass Pike Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In full transparency, the following press release was submitted to SOURCE media by MassDOT.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the submission of several federal grant applications seeking competitive, discretionary funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for major capital investment needs across the Commonwealth in coordination with its federal and local partners, including replacement of the federally-owned Bourne and Sagamore Bridges and construction of the Allston Multimodal Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMassDOT is grateful for the work of Massachusetts\u2019 Congressional delegation in passing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and we are excited to be moving ahead in coordination with our federal and local partners to pursue and compete for every federal dollar possible to replace and modernize aging infrastructure to improve the safety and reliability of our transportation network and support initiatives around housing, economic development, climate resiliency, and equity,\u201d\u00a0said Massachusetts Transportation Secretary and CEO Jamey Tesler.\u00a0\u201cMassDOT has been preparing internally for months to take full advantage of these new federal funding opportunities, including streamlining the contract and procurement process, and hiring additional personnel to ramp up project capacity. In addition to applying for this round of BIL grants, we stand prepared to apply for additional BIL funding opportunities when they are made available and we continue to seek other financial resources outside of what the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law can offer, including state resources provided for in the Baker-Polito Administration\u2019s MassTRAC legislation, to get many important projects off the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The BIL authorized approximately 35 discretionary, competitive grant programs to be administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) over 5 years, with total funding in excess of $110 billion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first round of the Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant (MDPG) Opportunity<\/a>, with an application deadline of May 23, and for which MassDOT is competing and announcing application submissions, represent only approximately $2.9 billion of this funding to be made available. Future rounds and additional grant opportunities are expected to be made available by USDOT at future dates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The $2.9 billion MDGP round allows eligible applicants to apply for three discretionary grant programs —\u00a0INFRA, MEGA, and RURAL<\/a>\u00a0— by filing a single application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MassDOT and its partners have submitted grant applications for the following capital investment projects:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n