State Gives Marlborough $2 Million To Upgrade Link To I-495

MARLBOROUGH, MA — A Marlborough street that cuts through a major industrial area and connects to I-495 will get an upgrade thanks to a new state grant.

State officials revealed the winners of more than $140 million in MassWorks grants Thursday. Including in the funding round was $2 million to rebuild Cedar Hill Street, which links Bartlett Street to Simarano Drive, where there's I-495 access.

There's also a big concentration of industrial businesses along Cedar Hill Street, including the Ken's Foods headquarters.

"This grant will fund the reconstruction of a one-mile stretch of narrow roadway on Cedar Hill Street, which serves as an important regional connection at the interchange of I-495. The proposed road improvement will remedy a preexisting deficient road condition that has created a barrier to private investment in Marlborough," state officials said of the award.

The Marlborough Economic Development Corporation applied for the grant. The MEDC was also awarded a second grant in Thursday's funding round: $42,300 through the Housing Choice Grant Program, which funds infrastructure upgrades around residential developments.