2026-1672026-167
2026-167 · GRANT · INFRASTRUCTURE · 2026
An Order to authorize the Mayor to accept and expend a Housing Works Infrastructure Program grant in the amount of $5,000,000 to support the Clarks Road Reconstruction project.
The City of Amesbury will accept a $5 million HousingWorks Infrastructure Program grant to fund the Clarks Road Reconstruction, including sidewalks, traffic calming, and utilities upgrades. The project improves safety and connectivity for neighborhoods, businesses, and regional trails, and supports East End housing growth.
submitted NEIGHBORHOODENVIRONMENTAL
- STEP 1 · CURRENTSubmittedNOV 10 2026
- STEP 2Approved—
AI summary · plain-language
This Order authorizes the Mayor to accept and expend a $5,000,000 HousingWorks Infrastructure Program grant for the Clarks Road Reconstruction project. It funds roadway reconstruction, sidewalks, traffic calming, and utilities upgrades along Clarks Road (from Macy Street to Main Street). The project will enhance pedestrian safety, improve traffic flow, and foster safer connections between residential neighborhoods, commercial areas, and regional trails, while supporting housing development in the East End Smart Growth Overlay District with approximately 700 new housing units.
Key provisions
§1 Accepts and expends a $5,000,000 Housing Works Infrastructure Program grant for the Clarks Road Reconstruction.
§2 Funds infrastructure improvements including sidewalk construction, traffic calming devices, full-depth pavement reconstruction, upgraded stormwater and water mains, and traffic signage and striping.
§3 Improves pedestrian safety, traffic flow, and connections among neighborhoods, businesses, and regional trails.
§4 Supports housing development in the East End Smart Growth Overlay District with approximately 700 new housing units.
Discussed at meetings
City CouncilCity Council Meeting
refer2026-167
Refer Council Bill 2026-167 (accept HousingWorks Infrastructure Grant $5,000,000 for Clarks Road reconstruction) to the next Committee of the Whole with a second reading to follow.