U.S. REP. JIM MCGOVERN APPLAUDS $930,000 IN HUD FUNDING FOR MAIN SOUTH IN WORCESTER
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-03) today commended the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for awarding $930,000 to the City of Worcester for the Main South to Loomworks Revitalization project.
-This is terrific news for Worcester - particularly for the Main South neighborhood,- Rep.… Read more »
Senator John Kerry, along with Congressmen Edward Markey and Jim McGovern, today announced that Massachusetts will receive over $15.6 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The funds will be used to construct two intermodal transit centers and upgrade additional intermodal transit, commuter rail and ferry stations across the state. Read more »
Senator John Kerry, Congressman Barney Frank and Congressman Jim McGovern today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded over $1.6 million to the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) for projects that will benefit Fall River, New Bedford and surrounding towns. Read more »
Congressman Jim McGovern joined Senator John Kerry and the Mass. congressional delegation today, announcing that Massachusetts will benefit from more than $845 million in rejected high speed rail funding originally offered to Florida. Read more »
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern announced today that he has re-introduced bipartisan legislation, the Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA) to extend size and weight limits on "big trucks." Rep. Frank Wolf is the lead Republican co-sponsor of the legislation. Read more »
Lawmakers from Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont asked U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Administrator Joseph C. Szabo today to support a High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) grant application/ Read more »
U.S. REP. JIM MCGOVERN ANNOUNCES $111,000 TO RENOVATE HOLLISTON PLAYGROUND
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern today announced that the National Park Service has awarded $111,587 to renovate the playground at Goodwill Park.
The playground is part of a 4.9 acre park that has tennis courts, a ballfield, and open play space. Each piece of play equipment will be accessible for children in… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) today met with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood in the Congressman's Washington, DC office.
Rep. McGovern and Secretary LaHood discussed a wide range of transportation issues of importance to the 3rd District, including the upcoming reauthorization of the highway bill.
-Secretary LaHood and I had a great meeting,- Rep. McGovern said. -I… Read more »
Senator John Kerry, along with Congressmen John Olver, Edward Markey, Barney Frank, Jim McGovern, Stephen F. Lynch, Niki Tsongas, and Richard E. Neal, today announced that Massachusetts will receive $2,888,305 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to fund high speed rail advancements in Western Massachusetts.
-This is a huge win for Massachusetts and shows once again that… Read more »
Senator John Kerry, along with Congressmen Jim McGovern and John Olver, today announced that Massachusetts will receive $46,700,000 in funding to transform the state's public buses into a state-of-the-art electric hybrid fleet.
The funding, including $39 million for Worcester, was awarded through U.S. Department of Transportation's State of Good Repair Program. The grants will also… Read more »
