Big Boost For Shrewsbury Route 20 Project With $850K Federal Funding

SHREWSBURY, MA — Nearly one million in federal funding is coming to Shrewsbury through the FY2026 appropriations process.

One project in Shrewsbury will receive funding as part of a broader $12.1 million package secured by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) for projects throughout the Second District of Massachusetts, the congressman announced last month. A total of $850,000 will go to Shrewsbury for its Route 20 corridor.

The funding will go toward improvements on the roadway, including design work for traffic safety upgrades, new and improved signals and shared-use paths.

The town will use the funds to "enable critical traffic safety and efficiency improvements to one the most heavily traveled highway corridors in Central Massachusetts," according to Rep. McGovern. The funding will help the town complete the project's design, allowing Shrewsbury to move forward with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation funding it already secured.

Proposed improvements include pavement rehabilitation and box widening, reconstruction of the existing signal at South Street, construction of a new signal at Walnut Street and construction of a shared-use path on both sides of Route 20.

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The funding was secured through the federal community project funding process, which allows members of Congress to advocate for specific projects in their districts. Rep. McGovern also submitted a separate $3 million request for the Providence Street housing project, though not all requests are guaranteed funding.

“Every one of these awards is tied to a specific, tangible improvement folks here at home will see and feel,” McGovern said in a statement. "These are concrete things that will make life better for all of us. My team and I worked closely with mayors, town managers, nonprofits, and community leaders before doing the work in Congress to get this funding across the finish line.”

Rep. McGovern also worked with stakeholders in communities to secure funding for projects in Amherst, Ashfield, Colrain, Conway, Holliston, Leicester, Northampton, Princeton, Turners Falls, Worcester and Whitinsville.

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