Large State Grant Paves The Way For Malden Road Safety Improvements

MALDEN, MA — The city announced Wednesday that it has received a large grant from the state that will be used to make road improvements.

The $500,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is part of the organization’s Complete Streets Funding Program, and will be used to repave and improve four significant Malden roads that receive a lot of traffic. Improvements are slated to be made on Lebanon Street, Eastern Avenue, Madison Street, and Main Street. According to Mayor Gary Christenson, the funding was secured by the city’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, which has brought in more than $37 million in grant funding throughout the last five years.

The planned improvements to Lebanon Street will extend southeast from the Melrose border to Maplewood Square and will include curb extensions and crosswalks at the Cherry and Valley Street intersection, as well as the reconfiguration of the Swains Pond Avenue intersection in an attempt to reduce speeding. At the intersection where the other three roads combine, safety measures such as curb ramps, pedestrian signals, curb extensions, and protected left turns will be implemented.

“These are the kinds of nuts-and-bolts, common-sense upgrades that, over time, will make every Maldonian safer on our shared streets,” Christenson said. “These kinds of grant opportunities are invaluable as we navigate local fiscal constraints. They truly give us the opportunity to do more for our residents with less.”

The Complete Streets Funding Program provides grants of up to $1 million to qualifying communities to make improvements that are meant to enhance safety for drivers and pedestrians alike.

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