Funds released for Route 20 sewer project
The state has released $300,000 in funds toward a Route 20 sewer project in Worcester that will help spur development, officials announced earlier this week.
The money will help fund the reconstruction of the Whitla drive sewer pump station while improving existing lines and expanding the capacity of the sewer system on the Route 20 corridor. The funding was passed as part of the Environmental Bond Bill, Chapter 286 of the Acts of 2014.
“This project has been in development for approximately 20 years both in Worcester and at the state level. The installation and development of sewer lines will help spur economic development for the corridor, as well as protect the environment by eliminating overflow into Lake Quinsigamond and the Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary," Senator Michael Moore, D-Millbury, said in a statement.
Moore helped secure the funding along with State Rep. Dan Donahue, D-Worcester.
The expanded sewer system will allow businesses in the area to grow and expand the city’s tax base, Mayor Joe Petty said in a statement.
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