Burlington Receives $271K 'Winter Spaces' Grant For Sidewalk Work

BURLINGTON, MA — Burlington received a $271 thousand grant to extend the sidewalk along Terrace Hall Avenue, the state said Tuesday.

The town received the grant under the "Shared Winter Streets and Spaces" program, which funds improvements aimed at increasing mobility and pedestrian safety, particularly with an eye toward winter.

Burlington's $270,845.89 grant will go toward extending 1,500 feet of new concrete sidewalk with granite curb along Terrace Hall Ave near Middlesex Turnpike to Lord Baron Drive, the state said.

The state announced $3.2 million in awards to 21 municipalities Tuesday.

"The Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program provides grants as small as $5,000 and as large as $500,000 for municipalities to quickly launch changes for safer walking, biking, public transit, recreation, commerce, and civic activities," the state said. "These improvements can be intentionally temporary or can be pilots of potentially permanent changes. MassDOT is particularly focused on projects that respond to the current public health crisis and provide safe mobility for children, for senior citizens, to public transportation, and to open space and parks."

Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.