Senator Collins Calls for Extension of Harborwalk at Reserve Channel
Secures $1 million for transportation improvements in supplemental budget
State Senator Nick Collins secured key transit, roadway and parkway investments for the First Suffolk District as part of the Commonwealth’s Supplemental Budget. These funds are earmarked for crucial transportation improvements that will improve daily life for the people of South Boston.
“This funding gives us the opportunity to be more competitive and more connected, which will make South Boston stronger for everyone,” said Senator Collins.
These funds will support the renovation of Farragut Circle and enhancements to the Greenway along Columbia Road and Day Boulevard. Upgrades are also planned for Broadway and Andrew Station, along with investments at Kosciuszko Circle to help improve traffic and pedestrian safety in the area. Additionally, funding will support a transportation infrastructure study focused on truck routes, MBTA service, pedestrian safety, and waterfront access, including plans to extend the Harborwalk at the Reserve Channel in South Boston.
As discussions continue, Senator Collins remains committed to fighting for more resources for South Boston and the First Suffolk District, ensuring that every dollar spent works toward building a stronger, more accessible community.
“We are the economic hub of the Commonwealth,” said Senator Collins; “our communities deserve their fair share of state funding so that we can continue to be the engine that drives our local, state, and regional economy.”
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If the Harborwalk is fixed and extended from Pappas Lane through the reserve channel to Castle Island, disabled Southie residents like me who are dependent on their electric two and three wheelers, pedestrians and cyclists all could make it safely from UMass Boston to the Federal Courthouse. And with modest further investment we’d be able to go in the other direction from UMB south to the beach next to the yacht club that abuts the southeast expressway.
Correct me if I am wrong. A Harborwalk is a walkway. I would think a walkway would be for people to be able to enjoy a walk or disabled people in a wheel chair. Not for electric two wheelers or bicycles, where people have to watch out for wheelers and bicycles.