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BOSTON — Cities and towns will have access to a new pool of state money to rope in federal infrastructure funds for fixing crumbling roads and bridges and redeveloping downtowns.
A pair of new grant programs rolled out this week by the Healey administration will provide funding and technical assistance for local governments to go after federal infrastructure dollars, with nearly $5 million in competitive and formula funding available over the next two fiscal years.
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Christian M. Wade covers the Massachusetts Statehouse for North of Boston Media Group’s newspapers and websites. Email him at cwade@cnhinews.com.
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By Christian M. Wade Statehouse Reporter
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