MassDOT Launches BIL Expenditures Website

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BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it has launched a new website, "Project Viewer," displaying information on expenditures made using federal funding from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) of 2021 as well as information on state matching funds.

The website will be updated weekly and allows users to view a breakdown of all federal and state matching dollars used on BIL-funded projects. Users can also filter this information by project type and view information on the current balances of funds that have not yet been obligated.

The website was developed as required by An Act Relative to Massachusetts's Transportation Resources and Climate (MassTRAC), Section 31, which was recently passed by the Massachusetts Legislature and signed by Governor Charlie Baker.

"The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will deliver billions in funding to the Commonwealth, helping to build on the investments the Baker-Polito Administration has made over the past 7 years to improve infrastructure, and we are pleased to offer a way for the public to see where the federal dollars are being spent," said Transportation Secretary and CEO Jamey Tesler. "Under the Baker-Polito Administration, we have come a long way as a Commonwealth with increasing capital investments in our transportation system, with expanding municipal grant programs to help cities and towns improve core infrastructure and with prioritizing safety, equity, reliability and the resiliency of our transportation system. The new Project Viewer will give community members a window into investments being made with BIL funds and with the support of the transportation and environmental bond bill called MassTRAC."

MassTRAC was signed by Governor Baker on Aug. 10, 2022. An $11.4 billion infrastructure bond bill, it advances and supports the investments in the Commonwealth's roads, bridges, railways, transit agencies and environmental infrastructure with the enactment of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. MassTRAC will allow MassDOT, the MBTA, and the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to continue work supported by the recent transportation and environmental bond bills.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law authorized approximately 35 discretionary, competitive grant programs to be administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) over 5 years, with total funding in excess of $110 billion.

In addition to information on all BIL-funded infrastructure projects' funding source, cost, and category of spending, MassDOT's Project Viewer webpage contains a mapping feature that allows users to view projects' geographic limits and relative size compared to other nearby projects.

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Healey Announces Housing Development Supports at Former Pittsfield Bank

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:29PM / Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Gov. Maura Healey poses with the bank's old safe. The building is being refurbished for housing by Allegrone Companies. The project is being supported by a commercial tax credit and a $1.8M MassWorks grant for infrastructure improvements.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gov. Maura Healey stood in the former Berkshire County Savings Bank on Tuesday to announce housing initiatives that are expected to bring more than 1,300 units online.

"People come here from all over the world. We want them to stay here, and we want kids who grew up here to be able to afford to stay here, but the problem is that for decades, we just weren't building enough housing to keep up with demand," she said.

"And you guys know what happens when there isn't enough supply: prices go up. We have among the lowest vacancy rates in the country, so against that challenge, we made it our priority from day one to build more homes as quickly as possible."

Approximately $8.4 million from the new Commercial Conversion Tax Credit Initiative (CCTCI) is designed help communities transform empty or rundown commercial buildings into new homes along with $139.5 million in low-income housing tax credits and subsidies through the Affordable Housing Development grant program.

The historic 24 North St. with a view of Park Square has been vacant for about two years, and Allegrone Companies plans to redevelop it and 30-34 North St. into 23 mixed-income units. The administration announced its Commercial Conversion Tax Credit Initiative (CCTCI) and the Affordable Housing Development grant program as ways to aid housing production, both of which Pittsfield will benefit from.

The state is partnering with Hearthway for the construction of 47 affordable units on Linden Street, utilizing the former Polish Community Club and new construction, and Allegrone for its redevelopment of the block.

The Linden Street project is one of the 15 rental developments the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities is supporting through $25.7 million in federal low-income housing tax credits, $32.4 million in state low-income housing tax credits, and $81.4 million in subsidies.

Allegrone's project is supported by the commercial tax credit and was recently awarded $1,800,000 from the MassWorks Infrastructure Program.

Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said she fully comprehends the importance of housing and how crushing it is in communities that need it and want to build, but face difficulties with high construction costs.

"Housing is the key to keeping people in the community in a safe way and giving them an opportunity to fill those many roles that we need throughout the Commonwealth in cities and towns, large and small, urban and rural, these are all important work. Having somebody fix your boiler, fix your car, we want those individuals to be able to live in our communities as well, particularly in our gateway cities," she said.

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