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Gardner secures state design funding for Route 140 bridge and pursues resilience grants
Summary
City staff said MassTrails awarded nearly $205,000 for Route 140 pedestrian bridge design with a $51,000 city match; staff also described use of MVP and community culvert grants to offset a roughly $2 million culvert project and Safe Streets funding for a Vision Zero-style plan.
Speaker 3 told the meeting that MassTrails awarded almost $205,000 for the Route 140 pedestrian bridge design and that the city will match $51,000. "We're getting almost $205,000 from MassTrails, and the city will have to match $51,000," Speaker 3 said, adding that design completion is expected next fall and the state would take over construction once design is finished.
On climate and resilience funding, staff discussed the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) grant program and a potential Community Culvert grant. Speaker 5 described a current OPCC Time Bond submission for a community culvert project estimated "a hair over $2,000,000," and said pairing the culvert application with MVP-phase materials could offset roughly 50% of costs.
Speaker 3 also summarized the city's Safe Streets and Routes grant and described an upcoming year-long planning process to develop a vision-to-plan that aims to reduce traffic fatalities and identify implementable projects.
City staff highlighted that grant programs are competitive and subject to state reorganization; they urged careful coordination of grant materials and matching funds. No formal funding approvals were taken at this meeting; projects will proceed through design, permitting and future bidding stages.
