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Special to The Advocate
The City of Malden has been awarded $500,000 by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Complete Streets Funding Program for improvements to Lebanon Street and the intersection of Main Street, Eastern Avenue and Madison Street. The improvements will coincide with the City’s routine Chapter 90 paving schedule and are meant to enhance safety and efficiency for all road users. The funding was secured by the City’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, which has brought in more than $37 million in grant funding since July 2021, including $15 million in fiscal year 2025.
“This is yet another example of our City working smarter to make vital infrastructure upgrades in a tight fiscal environment,” said Mayor Gary Christenson. “Both Lebanon Street and the intersection of Main, Eastern, and Madison are going to benefit from conditions that are both safer and more efficient. We thank MassDOT for their investment.”
Proposed improvements on Lebanon Street will extend from the Melrose border to Maplewood Square and will include curb extensions, crosswalks, safety improvements at the Cherry and Valley Street intersection and the reconfiguration of the Swains Pond Avenue intersection to reduce incidents of dangerous speeding. Proposed improvements to the intersection of Main Street, Eastern Avenue and Madison Street include curb ramps, pedestrian signals, curb extensions and protected left turns to enhance overall safety and traffic throughout.
“These are the kinds of nuts-and-bolts, common-sense upgrades that, over time, will make every Maldonian safer on our shared streets,” said the Mayor. “These kinds of grant opportunities are invaluable as we navigate local fiscal constraints. They truly give us the opportunity to do more for our residents with less.”
The Complete Streets funding award was announced on Friday, February 13, 2026, by MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan L. Gulliver. For more information, please contact Transportation Planner Jim Tarr at jt***@**********en.org.
