Wilmington Gets $2.9 Million State MassWorks Infrastructure Grant

WILMINGTON, MA — Wilmington was recently awarded a $2.891 million state grant for infrastructure improvements around the planned Jefferson Road and Middlesex Avenue housing project.

The money, part of the MassWorks program, will go to a sewer extension, culvert replacement and road improvements, the state said. Wilmington was one of 35 recipients of the latest grant round.

It is the town's first MassWorks grant, Town Manager Jeffrey Hull told the selectmen at their Nov. 23 meeting.

"This is very good news for us," Hull said.

The planned development will have 108 units, 22 of them affordable. The state announcement noted that it is a "transit-oriented housing development adjacent to a Commuter Rail station."

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.