Written by This week, Clinton was awarded $282,575 in Complete Streets roadwork funding, money that will help the town’s ongoing effort to improve the town’s roads and make Clinton more friendly to walkers and bicyclists.
The money is part of the latest round of Complete Streets Funding Program awards, totaling $8.1 million in funding to 24 communities. These awards will be used to fund local, multimodal infrastructure projects that improve accessibility for bicyclists, pedestrians, public transit users, and people using other forms of transportation.
A “Complete Street” is one that provides safe and accessible options for all travel modes and for all people, taking into account the ages and abilities of individuals. The Baker-Polito Administration has now awarded a total of 148 construction grants at $46 million since creating the funding program for Complete Streets in February 2016.
Water Street Bicycle and Pedestrian Network Connection: $282,575
The project will enlarge and improve sidewalks, improve crosswalks and midblock crossings, improve one intersection, install pedestrian-scale lighting, provide a pedestrian rest area, and install roadway markings and signage for shared bicycle use of Water Street from High Street to Main Street.
This project is the latest in a series of work aimed at making Clinton’s downtown business district more accessible to pedestrians. Town meeting voters approved a $4.5 million reconstruction of the High Street district from Union Street to Water Street this past June, and a federally funded project will make similar improvements (including new sidewalks and drainage upgrades) on High Street from Water Street to Allen Street.
Sean Kerrigan, Clinton Select Board 