Weymouth is Getting State Money for Puritan Road Flood Mitigation and Ecological Resilence

The Patrick Administration announced that $1.5 million in funding to help “support local efforts to address the effects of coastal storms, flooding, erosion and sea level rise.”

Part of that money is $75,000 to Weymouth for Puritan Road Flood Mitigation and Ecological Resilience.

“The town will study the existing drainage system and runoff characteristics between the Back River and an inland salt marsh and design adaptive solutions for retrofitting a persistently collapsing culvert to improve drainage and tidal flow capacity given anticipated climate impacts,” said the Patrick Administration in a press release on Monday.

According to the press release:

“The funding, made available through Governor Patrick’s $50 million investment in climate change initiatives, will be awarded to Duxbury, Hull, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mattapoisett, Nantucket, Provincetown, Sandwich, Swampscott, Wareham, Weymouth and Winthrop.”

“The strong response to this program by coastal communities demonstrates the significant need that is being addressed by Governor Patrick’s climate change initiatives,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Maeve Vallely Bartlett. “These forward-thinking local projects will result in important, on-the-ground strategies to protect essential infrastructure and natural resources from the impacts of sea level rise and increased intensity of storms.”

“Coastal communities are vulnerable to damages from flooding and erosion and climate change will intensify these impacts,” said CZM Director Bruce Carlisle. “Through the Coastal Community Resilience Grant Program, we are providing critical support to cities and towns in their efforts to proactively manage risks and promote sustainable management of infrastructure and ecosystems in the coastal zone.”