CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – MassDOT has been awarded $171 million in funding from the Federal Highway Administration, which will go towards some western Massachusetts road projects.
Both Agawam and Pittsfield will get new road improvements thanks to this funding. In Pittsfield, the money will be used for the reconstruction of East Street, and in Agawam, there will be road safety improvements near Robinson Park Elementary School.
All of this money is collected from programs in various states that didn’t get to use the funds.
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