Law is bringing nearly $13 billion into Massachusetts for public transit, bridge replacement, electric buses, accessibility and safety upgrades, and more

Washington (November 15, 2024) – On the third anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, highlighted the historic investments from the BIL in Massachusetts. 

“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is building the bridges, roads, rails, and bike lanes to the future,” said Senator Markey. “For years, Massachusetts residents have dreamed of replacing the Cape Cod bridges, enabling West-East Rail, making our roads safer, and improving our transit systems. Thanks to the Infrastructure Law, we’re seeing those dreams become reality.”

The BIL included $9.3 billion in formula funding over five years for Massachusetts, including $4.2 billion for roads, $2.5 billion for public transit, and $1.1 billion each for bridges and water infrastructure. To date, the BIL has also provided an additional $3.5 billion in competitive grant funding to Massachusetts. This funding is already hard at work in communities across the Commonwealth, helping to improve public transit service, modernize aging roads and bridges, remediate environmental contamination, expand broadband access, and safely and accessibly connect communities. Many of these projects are focused in Gateway Cities and environmental justice communities that historically have faced underinvestment, higher rates of pollution, and antiquated infrastructure that splits - rather than unites - neighborhoods.

Below is a selection of some of the projects in Massachusetts made possible by the BIL:

Bridges

  • $1.3 billion to replace the Sagamore Bridge through the Bridge Investment Program and the Mega program
  • $14.6 million in formula funding to North Adams to replace the Route 2 bridge over the Hoosic River
  • $21.4 million to Lowell through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program to replace four bridges
  • $135 million in formula funding to replace the Rourke Bridge in Lowell
  • $48 million in formula funding for the Whittier Bridge between Amesbury and Newburyport

Rail

  • $472 million from the Mega program to replace the North Station Rail Drawbridge
  • $147 million through the Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program for West-East Rail service between the Berkshires, Springfield, and Boston

Public Transit

  • $2.38 billion to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, including $1.56 billion in formula funding to return the T to a state of good repair, and $819 in competitive grants to advance critical capital projects to build a sustainable, long-term future for the T
  • $54 million to the Worcester Regional Transit Authority, which helps enable the WRTA to continue the longest-running fare-free service pilot in the United States
  • $54 million to the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) for low-emission and no-emission buses

Accessible, Safe, and Reconnected Communities

  • Over $470 million in broadband funding that will help close the digital divide in the state 
  • $335 million from the Reconnecting Communities program to redesign the Allston-Brighton corridor of I-90
  • $15 million to the City of Springfield through the Safe Streets for All grant program to support pedestrian and bicycle safety
  • $67 million to make 14 MBTA Green Line stations fully accessible through the All Stations Accessibility program.
  • $7 million to Brockton through the RAISE grant program to improve roadway safety downtown

Environmental Remediation and Clean Energy

  • Over $107 million to 23 school districts through the EPA Clean School Bus program, including for Lawrence, Worcester, Fitchburg, Fall River, West Springfield, and Boston
  • $72 million to New Bedford through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program
  • $389 million to the six New England states through the Grid Innovation Program to enable up to 4,800 megawatts of additional offshore wind energy capacity
  • $8.2 million to the City of Worcester for remediation of contaminated Brownfield sites
  • $33.8 million to Salem through the Port Infrastructure Development Grant program to support an offshore wind harbor facility
  • $4.9 million to Montague for Brownfield remediation

Modernizing Transportation Hubs and Corridors

  • $87 million to modernize Logan Airport Terminal E through the Airport Terminal Grant program.
  • $92 million in formula funding to replace the I-90/I-495 interchange in MetroWest
  • $20 million through the RAISE program to improve transportation corridor resiliency in Roxbury
  • $20.2 million through the RAISE program to Lynn for improvements to the Lynnway Corridor
  • $46 million in formula funding to Fall River for improvements to the Route 79 corridor

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