Complete Street Grant to Help Add Sidewalks on Central Street

STOUGHTON, MA — Stoughton will receive funding for new sidewalks and buffer strips on a street in town.

The state's Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that the town will receive a grant as part of the Complete Streets Community Program. According to MassDOT, Stoughton will receive funding to improve walkability and accessibility of Central Street from the intersection of Pearl Street to the intersection of Tosca Drive. New sidewalks with traffic calming landscaping buffer strips will help to better connect pedestrians to schools and low income housing and recreations facilities, according to a release. The project serves Environmental Justice populations and also leverages a Safe Routes to School Project and a TIP intersection improvement project at Tosca/Central Street to increase the overall impact.

The Complete Streets Program requirements include the attendance by municipalities at an initial program workshop, passage of a Complete Streets Policy that scores 80 or above out of a possible 100 points, and the development of a Complete Streets Prioritization Plan. Upon completion of these requirements, a municipality is eligible for construction fund. Through the program, a municipality is eligible for up to $50,000 for technical assistance, and up to $400,000 for construction funding with additional consideration in the qualification process for Community Compact communities.

Information in this article is from the state's Department of Transportation.

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