Patrick Administration Awards Millions For Local Projects

The Patrick Administration has announced  $38 million for more than two dozen infrastructure projects across Massachusetts.  WAMC’s Paul Tuthill reports

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Holyoke officials plan to build a covered passenger rail platform at this location near downtown.

Lt  Governor Timothy Murray, visited Easthampton Friday to highlight four projects the state is funding in western Massachusetts.  $3 million to Easthampton, and $1.5 million to Chicopee to support mill redevelopment projects.  Holyoke is getting $2 million to build a rail station. Mayor Alex Morse says high speed rail is part of his economic development strategy.

$4 million is going to Springfield to help facilitate a project to bring a full line grocery store to the city’s poorest neighborhood.