Page 4 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, July 1, 2022 McGonagle, House pass $10.9B transportation and infrastructure bill O n June 23, 2022, Representative Joe McGonagle and his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a transportation and infrastructure bill authorizing $10.9 billion for projects, including $400 million for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to address ongoing safety concerns identified by the Federal Transit Administration’s Safety Management Inspection and $250 million for the East-West passenger rail project. McGonagle secured $3 million for the stormwater connector pipe near Airforce Road in Everett. “An Act relative to Massachusetts’s transportation resources and climate” (H.4897) passed the House of Representatives 155-0. H.4897 now goes to the Senate for its consideration. “Transportation will always remain a big priority in my book and after serving on the transportation committee, I’ve seen how complicated these issues can be,” said McGonagle. “There are Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lein * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 Lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net so many diff erent facets of transportation and nothing is a quick fi x but I am grateful to Speaker Mariano and Chair Straus for also prioritizing these needs. We were able to secure money to help repair a storm water connector pipe and repair/repave the areas near Air Force Road. This will alleviate major fl ooding and make a safer more effi cient intersection. Additionally, thanks to my colleague Rep. Dan Ryan of Charlestown, we were also able to get money to help ongoing projects in fi xing the Island End Culvert and the Amelia Earhart Dam, which has been an ongoing project in conjunction with the Mystic River Watershed Association. I’m grateful for this money and hope to see the improvements.” “Ensuring that the Commonwealth’s transportation infrastructure is adequately funded is a top priority for the House, which is why I’m proud of the legislation passed today,” said House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano (D-Quincy). “In addition to signifi cant funding for roadway and bridge projects, this bill also recognizes the importance of providing further “Transportation will always remain a big priority in my book and after serving on the transportation committee, I’ve seen how complicated these issues can be.” - Rep. Joseph McGonagle support for the MBTA in their ongoing eff ort to address safety concerns, and for the ever-important East-West Rail project. I want to thank Chairs Michlewitz, Straus, and Gregoire, as well as all my colleagues in the House, for the hard work required to get this done.” Other highlights of the bill: • $2,812,457,157 for projects on the interstate and non-interstate federal highway system • $1,270,000,000 for non-federally aided roadway and bridge projects and for the nonparticipating portion of federally aided projects • $85,000,000 for pavement and surface conditions on non-federally aided roadways • $25,000,000 for pavement and surface conditions on municipal roadways • $20,000,000 for grants to municipalities under the Complete Streets Funding Program • $25,000,000 for grants to Transportation Management Associations ments • $82,000,000 for rail improve• $64,900,000 for projects of regional transit networks and facilities • $1,375,000,000 for sustainable transit system modernization and rail improvements • $114,100,000 for the Airport Improvement Program • $145,000,000 for multimodal transportation planning and programming • $10,000,000 for a public realm improvement program • $3,500,000,000 for projects funded with discretionary federal grant funds • $25,501,000 for the Mobility Assistance Program Everett Aluminum 10 Everett Ave., Everett 617-389-3839 Owned & operated by the Conti family since 1958 • 57 Years! family since 1958 • 64 “Same name, phone number & address for over half a century. 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