Page 6 THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, February 22, 2019 Fully Licensed & Insured Emergency Service Available 24/7 SPECIALIZING IN KITCHEN & BATHROOM REMODELING * Heating * Cooling * Electric * Tile All Estimates Done By Owner * Drain Cleaning 781-FIX-PIPE (349-7473) • crnplumbing@gmail.com Law Offices of Terrence W. Kennedy 512 Broadway, Everett • Criminal Defense • Personal Injury • Medical Malpractice Tel: (617) 387-9809 Cell: (617) 308-8178 twkennedylaw@gmail.com MINIMIZING | from page 1 on starting the Route 1 project,” Romano told The Saugus Advocate. “The grant will enable us to collect valuable traffic data, assess the current conditions and suggest preliminary design concepts to improve the roadway,” he said. Meanwhile, after being contacted by The Saugus Advocate, Crabtree issued a press release updating the progress of previous MGC grants obtained by Revere and Saugus. The press release announced that the preliminary design for elements of the Route 1 Improvement Project is underway, funded by a $275,000 MGC Joint Transportation Planning Grant awarded last year to the Town of Saugus and City of Revere. “Saugus officials have spent years researching and identifying traffic and overall infrastructure improvement needs on Route 1 and Route 99,” the press release says. “With the new Encore Boston Harbor casino undergoing construction in Everett and the current traffic congestion on Route 1 and Route 99, Saugus officials teamed up with the City of Revere and applied for funding assistance from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to begin making necessary capital improvements SKATING CENTER www.Roller-World.com | 781-231-1111 ATM on site Located Adjacent to Rite Aid Pharmacy in Saugus Plaza, South Bound Route 1 MBTA Bus Route 429 FREE WI-FI - 2 WIDE SCREEN TV’S SCHOOL VACATION WEEK Sunday thru Thursday * 12 - 8 p.m. Admission $7.50 includes Skates Friday & Saturday * 12 - 11 p.m. $7.50 Arrive after 6 pm $8.50 Adult Skate Tuesday * 8:30-11:30 p.m. $8.50 BOWLING ALLEYS - ARCADE Skates included in Price Blades $3.00 ATTENTION! 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Following months of additional research, the Town of Saugus and the City of Revere applied jointly for a second joint grant to fund preliminary design work on the roadways, Crabtree’s press release notes. “It is a top priority to continue to provide the residents and visitors of Saugus with the safest and most reliable infrastructure,” Crabtree said in his statement. “We strive to continue to work together with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and the City of Revere to make essential roadway improvements along these major arteries that will help alleviate existing traffic and offset anticipated traffic resulting from the increased volume of vehicles visiting the new casino,” the town manager said. MGC was created to ensure public confidence in the integrity of the gaming licensing process while overseeing the operation of gaming establishments. The Commission administers the Community Mitigation Fund to help host and surrounding communities in offsetting costs related to construction and operating of gaming establishments. In the application for the latest grant, the communities of Revere and Saugus would use $275,000 of the requested funds to address traffic issues and impacts directly related to three to five minutes. Those moments can feel intense. Before your quit date, write down healthy ways to cope with cravings so you can get past them. Healthy choices include: • Drinking water • Taking a walk • Calling or texting a friend 4. Remove cigarettes and other tobacco from your daily routine. Throw away your cigarettes, lighters, and ashtrays. Clean your car and home. Old cigarette odors can cause cravings. 5. Talk to your doctor anticipated traffic volume increases from the opening of the Encore Boston Harbor casino. The remaining $150,000 would be used to continue funding the Revere-Saugus contracted Joint Transportation Planning firm “engaged to advance needed casino related traffic improvements through the regional transportation planning and funding processes,” according to the 2019 grant application. Route 1 improvements would cost more than $175 million according to estimates based on a concept developed more than six years ago. The application notes that the two communities have different concerns and priorities in their joint project. “Saugus believes that to a lesser but still significant degree, some casino generated traffic may bypass lower Route 1 exiting the highway onto Walnut Street-Central Street or Main Street-Center Street and on to Winter Street then Ballard Street and then Route 107 as an alternative way to access Route 16 towards Everett,” the Impact Description section states. “Revere will be negatively impacted by traffic heading to Route 16 west from Route 1 south and some northeast originated traffic will choose to follow Route 107 through the heart of the city to access Route 16 west,” the application concludes. “And of course, Revere will undoubtedly see an increase of traffic along already overtaxed Route 1A as residents of North Shore coastal communities use that route to connect to Route 16 and the Wynn Casino,” it says. “The City and the Town hope to work together and enlist the support of other nearby impacted communities, so as to affect key roadway improvements along these arteries that will help alleviate existing traffic and offset anticipated traffic problems resulting from increased volume attributed to the new casino.” LETTER | from page 5 about quit-smoking medications. 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