Tewksbury Could Receive More Than $900k in Road Repair Funding

TEWKSBURY, MA - Following a quiet winter, Representative Miceli and the House of Representatives opted to take advantage of spring to authorize $200 million in road repairs to continue recovery from the brutal 2015 season.

Matching Governor Baker's requested amount, the funds are raised via 30-year bond sales and go directly to capital improvement projects, road repair, and other transportation-oriented improvements across the state.

Under the current proposal Tewksbury is tentatively set to receive $916,494 in funding, though funding may change while under Senate review.

“We still have a bit to go recovering our roads from the winter season of 2014-2015” said Representative Miceli on the chamber floor, “but the passing of these funds will only help to continue recovering from the storm damage, as well as mitigating traffic, improving signage along 93 and 495, and fund a whole range of other planned transportation improvements. I also will work with my colleagues to continue improving Route 38, as the construction and redesign along the first mile (from the Lowell border into Tewksbury) has wrapped up. We need to get the next segment under-way, to improve the residential and commercial quality of life in town.”

The bill, passed unanimously by the House of Representatives, now heads to the Senate for approval.

The House of Representatives, as well as the Governor’s office, also received a visit from the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, where he reaffirmed his countries ties to the 70,000 Armenian Americans in the metro-Boston area to the House in the Members meeting rooms.

Courtesy Photo: Lt. Gov. Karen Polito joined Representatives , Selectman, and Town Managers from the Route 3 corridor, including Tewksbury, for a joint signing of a voluntary compact to implement best practices. From left to right are Tewksbury Selectman Mark Kratman, Office of Representative Miceli aide David Robertson, Lt. Gov. Karen Polito, and Chairman of the Selectboard Todd Johnson.