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Worcester County, Mass., funds by Transportation, Department of

Listing $120,523,712.50 in stimulus funds from Transportation, Department of for Worcester

Note: For some programs where states do not report where money will be distributed across the state, we do not have the allocation for individual counties. Those programs include: Medicaid, unemployment benefits and food stamps. Those amounts are included in the totals for where the state agency receiving that money is located.

Amount refers to both the amount of stimulus funding going toward the project and the face value of the loan.

Recipient Amount Description Federal Dept./Agency Date
MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY $59,234,300 Surface Transportation _ Discretionary Grants for Capital Investment. Invest in public transportation by providing the infrastructure necessary to extend Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line service 4.5 miles westward to a new station at Wachusett in West Fitchburg. The work includes track, bridge and signa... Show more Federal Transit Administration 11/09/2010
WORCESTER REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY $12,418,572 Federal Transit_Formula Grants Invest in public transportation. These funds will be utilized to purchase fifteen (15) new transit buses, of which four (4) will be hybrid-diesel/electric powered, and eleven (11) paratransit vans, replacing vehicles which have reached the end of their u Federal Transit Administration 5/20/2009
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $9,122,437 Highway Planning and Construction DOUGLAS- SUTTON- UXBRIDGE- RESURFACING & RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 146 (PROVIDENCE PIKE) The Project extends along Route 146 in Uxbridge, from just north of the Chocolog Road interchange, northerly about 4.4 miles to the Douglas Town Line, then continuing Federal Highway Administration 1/25/2010
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $7,485,002 Highway Planning and Construction FITCHBURG- WESTMINSTER- RESURFACING & RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 2, FROM EXIT 26 (WESTMINSTER) EASTERLY TO THE JUNCTION OF ROUTE 31, EXIT 28 (FITCHBURG) The Project limits are Route 2 in Westminster from Wyman Road/Village Inn Road (Exit 26), easterly into Federal Highway Administration 6/11/2009
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $6,748,312 Highway Planning and Construction Proposed improvements include resurfacing, widened sidewalks with upgraded materials, installation of street furniture, including benches, bike racks, and waste receptacles, water elements representing the Blackstone Canal, enhanced signage, plantings and Federal Highway Administration 9/14/2010
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $3,590,569 Highway Planning and Construction ERVING-GILL ORANGE-WENDELL RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 2 Work under this project will consist of milling the existing paved surface and repaving with 2 of HMA modified top course material. Work will also include repairs/upgrades to guardrail Federal Highway Administration 3/12/2009
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $3,514,426 Highway Planning and Construction CLINTON - BRIDGE REPLACEMENT (C-16-2) WATER ST. / NASHUA RIVER. The proposed work under this project consists of bridge reconstruction, widening, guardrail installation and all other work on Water Street from its intersection with Bolton Street and Federal Highway Administration 7/22/2009
MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY $3,227,669 Federal Transit_Formula Grants This grant will allow MART to invest in public transportation by allowing us to purchase new vehicles and equipment and to construct a vehicle storage facility to protect our investment. An original budget of $750,000 is allocated to the purchase of 3 new Federal Transit Administration 6/19/2009
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $2,775,064 Highway Planning and Construction SHREWSBURY- RESURFACING ON RTE. 20 (Re-Ad) This project will commence at Route 140 in Shrewsbury and continue in a westerly direction to Massasoit Road in Worcester, a distance of approximately 3.5 miles. Federal Highway Administration 6/15/2009
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $2,268,246 Highway Planning and Construction BARRE- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK, ROUTE 122 (WEST STREET) AND ROUTE 62 Resurface Route 122 and a section of Rte 62. The state highway section of the project begins just west of Pleasant Street (milemarker 48.265) and proceeds westerly to the Peters Federal Highway Administration 3/26/2009
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $2,000,290 Highway Planning and Construction SOUTHBRIDGE- RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE 169 (WOODSTOCK ROAD) FROM THE CONNECTICUT S.L. TO ROUTE 131 (E. MAIN STREET) This Footprint Road project involves milling and resurfacing, selected full-depth construction and minor box widening to provide a unifor Federal Highway Administration 9/19/2009
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $1,874,120 Highway Planning and Construction Gardner - The project limits are Route 140 in Gardner from 1000 feet north of Route 101 and continuing 1.6 miles north to Stone Street. The project consists of milling and resurfacing, and related work. Federal Highway Administration 12/01/2009
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $1,603,370 Highway Planning and Construction HARDWICK- RESURFACING & RELATED WORK ON ROUTE 32, FROM 3,000 FT EAST OF ROUTE 32A TO BARRE T.L. The project consists of cold planing and resurfacing sections of Route 32 from Upper Church Street northerly to the Barre Town Line for an approximate dist Federal Highway Administration 1/15/2010
WORCESTER REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY $1,241,857 Federal Transit_Formula Grants Invest in public transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program for the entire WRTA fleet which will include an automated passenger counting system, an asset/vehicle monitoring system and a traffic signal priority system. Architectura Federal Transit Administration 4/19/2010
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $1,084,664 Highway Planning and Construction Oakham - The work for this project shall consist of a superstructure replacement with safety upgrades. Federal Highway Administration 12/01/2009
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $1,000,000 Highway Planning and Construction ROYALSTON- RECLAMATION OF ATHOL RICHMOND ROAD (ROUTE 32), FROM ELM AVENUE TO THE N.H. S.L The scope of work for the proposed project is to reconstruct Athol Richmond Road in the Town of Royalston from Elm Avenue in Royalston to the New Hampshire state Federal Highway Administration 9/12/2009
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF $657,048 Highway Planning and Construction HARDWICK- NEW BRAINTREE- RESURFACING AND RELATED WORK, Mill and resurface Route 32 (Main Street) from the Ware/New Braintree town line (milemarker 22.383) to just past the New Braintree/Hardwick town line (milemarker 23.38), a distance of approximate Federal Highway Administration 3/26/2009
GARDNER, CITY OF $355,000 Airport Improvement Program Airports have various lighting systems to promote safe operation of aircraft in and around the Airport. A Hazard Beacon is a flashing light that is placed on a pole in an area where the ground, trees, or obstructions like radio towers may pose a hazard t Federal Aviation Administration 6/15/2009
MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY $322,767 Federal Transit_Formula Grants $322,767 (100% Federal) of FWHA American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds were flexed to FTA to restore MART's ARRA capital program to its original level of funding, following the award of MA-96-X003-01 which reallocated the equivalent funds, equa Federal Transit Administration 5/18/2010