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Mayor Kugan outlines housing and waterfront redevelopment, cites Route 79 project as transformative

City of Fall River — Mayor's Office · April 1, 2026
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Summary

Kugan described completed and planned redevelopment: Route 79/Deval Street corridor improvements freeing 19 acres, waterfront master planning that could attract more than $1 billion in private investment, Pleasant Street repaving funded at $1.6 million, and adaptive reuse projects including 46 new units at Sacred Heart Church.

In his State of Business address, Mayor Paul Kugan highlighted housing and waterfront redevelopment as central to Fall River’s growth strategy, naming completed infrastructure work, urban renewal planning and specific housing projects.

Kugan said the Route 79/Deval Street corridor improvement project is complete, producing ‘‘beautiful and functional new roads, 19 acres of developable land’’ and a master plan produced with the Fall River Redevelopment Authority and…

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