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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation including more than $7.5 million in federal funding she secured for critical community projects across Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District.

“Families across our district deserve safe roads, dependable infrastructure, and real opportunities to build a better life for themselves and their children,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “This funding will make everyday life better for residents in communities large and small by improving safety, strengthening local infrastructure, and creating pathways to economic opportunity. My team and I remain focused on cutting through the noise in Washington to deliver results like these investments that will make a tangible difference across the Third District.”

The funding will support infrastructure upgrades, public safety improvements, workforce training, and community development initiatives in cities and towns throughout the district. This new round of investments builds on the $5 million in federal funding Congresswoman Trahan secured passage of earlier this month, which was passed in the Senate and signed into law last week.

The projects funded through this legislation include:

• City of Lowell’s Priority Intersection Project: $2,000,000

• City of Lawrence’s Bridge Restoration Project: $1,200,000

• City of Haverhill’s Merrimack Downtown Redevelopment Project: $1,000,000

• City of Fitchburg’s Water Street Gateway Corridor Sidewalk and Lighting Replacement Project: $850,000

• City of Methuen’s Intersection Safety Improvement Projects: $850,000

• UMass Lowell’s Strategic Property Acquisition in Support of the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor (LINC): $850,000

• Mount Wachusett Community College’s North Central Massachusetts Automotive Technician Training Center Expansion Project: $850,000

• City of Marlborough’s Bolton Street (Route 85) and Union Street Intersection Improvement Project: $250,000

• City of Gardner’s Community Center Project: $250,000

• Town of Boxborough’s Sheltered Bus Stops for Boxborough/Acton Inter-Town Bus Service: $250,000

The investments passed today now move to the Senate for further consideration.

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