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MAIN STREET-BROAD STREET PROJECT ADVERTISED
MassDOT Solicits Bids on $15 million Westfield Stimulus Project
WESTFIELD- State Senator Michael R. Knapik (2nd Hampden & Hampshire), State Representative Donald F. Humason, Jr. (4th Hampden), and Westfield Mayor Daniel M. Knapik announced today that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation will advertise for bid the $15 million Main Street-Broad Street project. Bids are anticipated to be opened on February 23rd.
Funding for the Main Street-Broad Street construction will come from three distinct sources- from federal and state funds targeted for surface transportation in the Pioneer Valley, from highway funds dedicated to making safety improvements, and stimulus funding.
“MassDOT and local officials have worked very hard to make sure that this project was ready for bid prior to the expiration of the stimulus program,” Knapik said. “The Commonwealth has done serious diligence to ensure that this project is both efficient as it relates to expenditure and effective as it relates to traffic mitigation,” he concluded.
“This project has been in the planning stages for many years,” Humason said. “I am confident that these improvements will result in a safer and more attractive entrance to our City’s downtown,” he concluded.
Main Street and Broad Street are the two main feeder roads for Westfield’s core business district. Broad Street, which carries Routes 10 & 202, and Main Street, which serves Route 20, are heavily-traveled roadways and had scored highly on repeated Massachusetts Highway Department assessments measuring the importance of addressing congestion and deteriorating pavement conditions. The project will include full-depth reconstruction of the roadways, widening of travel lanes, enhanced traffic signalization, sidewalk replacement, and utility upgrades.
“The team at City Hall has remained committed to pushing this project forward,” Mayor Knapik said. “City Engineer Mark Cressotti, members of the City Council, and many others have worked tirelessly to bring this important project over the finish line for our City,” he continued.
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