(Boston Orange摘譯) 麻州州長辦公室今（18）日發出聲明，稱麻州交通廳 (Mass DOT)已確認，川普政府將終止支持Allston 90號州際公路多式聯運計畫 (Allston/I-90 project)，不再支付聯邦政府允諾撥款中還未發出的3.27億元。麻州政府將保留已拿到手的800萬元。
麻州交通廳是在2023年時爭取到聯邦政府同意，支持麻州在7年內完成Allston 90號州際公路計畫。2024年3月時，拜登（Biden）政府批准撥發3.35億元，然而川普總統在今年（2025）1月4日簽署了「大而美」法案，終止了「社區通行和公平計畫（Neighborhood Access and Equity Program）」，麻州當年根據這計畫獲得的撥款，因此也受影響。
麻州州長奚莉(Maura Healey)表示，麻州是為支持社區和經濟才贏得這筆聯邦撥款，川普總統必須恢復這筆撥款。她質疑美國總統怎麼會反對一個能夠改善居民和遊客交通狀況、創造數千個建築崗位、支持當地企業並為新住房創造空間的項目。
奚莉州長表示，麻州人民理應得到聯邦政府更好的照顧。然而，儘管這是錯誤且令人沮喪的決定，但大家知道這一天終將到來。麻州政府將繼續竭盡所能，與優秀的項目合作夥伴攜手，讓Allston多式聯運項目成為現實。”
President Trump Cancels $327 Million In Transportation Funding for Massachusetts
MassDOT undergoing strategic review of Allston Multimodal Project to determine path forward
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement after the Massachusetts Department of Transportation received confirmation that the Trump Administration is terminating $327 million that Massachusetts won in 2023 for the Allston Multimodal Project. Massachusetts will retain $8 million from the grant. This comes after President Trump signed a law that ended the Neighborhood Access and Equity Program, the funding program under which Massachusetts received this award.
“Massachusetts won this funding to support our communities and our economy – and the Trump Administration needs to restore it. Why would any President of the United States oppose a project that will improve transportation for residents and visitors alike, create thousands of construction jobs, support local businesses and create space for new housing? We all benefit from that,” said Governor Healey. “The people of Massachusetts deserve better from their federal government. However, we have known that this day was likely to come, as wrong-headed and frustrating as the decision is. We remain committed to doing everything we can, working with our incredible project partners, to make Allston Multimodal a reality.”
“Our team at MassDOT has done incredible work along with our partners to move this essential project along despite uncertainty at the federal level,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “Under the leadership of Secretary Tibbits-Nutt and Megaprojects Director Luisa Paiewonsky, we are committed to getting this project back on track and delivering for the people of Massachusetts.”
“The loss of the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Grant does not change our commitment to the communities that are counting on this investment,” said Transportation Secretary & CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt. “We will move forward with a strategic review of the project, both analyzing the project costs and consulting with an outside engineering firm to assess the project. We believe in the Allston Multimodal Project and will stay engaged and in communication with the Task Force, project partners and elected officials as we chart our path forward.”
The Healey-Driscoll Administration remains committed to the Allston Multimodal Project, which will expand travel options for the Allston neighborhood, improve highway, commuter and passenger rail service to residents of Metrowest, Central and Western Massachusetts, and unlock Beacon Park Yard for future redevelopment. MassDOT is launching a strategic review to evaluate how to deliver the project’s transportation goals efficiently and within the constraints of available resources. MassDOT will use the results of these efforts to propose a revised path forward for the project, in close collaboration with the City of Boston, elected officials, institutional partners Harvard and Boston University, and members of the Allston Multimodal Project Task Force.
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