WNY awarded $18 million for various traffic and emissions improvements

Intersection of Maple Road and North Bailey Avenue in Amherst. Photo courtesy of Google Maps

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Several cities in Western New York received part of $18 million for various traffic and emissions improvements, the State Department of Transportation announced Monday. New York State.

The funding was part of $61.4 million awarded to 21 different projects across the state to “support community investments that reduce vehicle emissions and traffic congestion” in the region.

The rewards can be seen below:

• $3,576,000 to the Town of Amherst to reconfigure the intersection of Maple Road and North Bailey Avenue
• $1,324,800 to the City of Buffalo for electric bicycles with docking areas, a 20 electric car sharing program, and electric vehicle charging stations on various city-owned lands.
• $5 million to the City of Clarence to build sidewalks on both sides of the street at Clarence Center
• $1,656,834 to the Town of North Tonawanda to improve traffic signals at 19 intersections
• $5 million to NFTA to purchase ten 40-foot electric buses and charging equipment
• $1,424,115 to the Seneca Indian Nation to connect trails across Allegany Territory.

“These community projects reaffirm New York State’s leading commitment to the environment, put forward by Governor Hochul,” DOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said in a press release . “By investing in projects that will reduce congestion and pollution associated with idling, as well as limiting the environmental impact of carbon, we are not only helping to combat climate change, but also facilitating economic development local and improve the quality of life. »

The funds were made available through the Federal Highway Administration.