Trahan, Lowell Leaders Highlight Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments in Public Transit Upgrades

Statement

Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with Lowell elected officials and community leaders to highlight the transformative support included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for regional transit agencies across the Commonwealth. The event focused on how agencies like the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) will be able to expand and improve its services for families that rely on public transportation in the Greater Lowell area.

"Growing up in Lowell, my family relied on buses to get around. I know firsthand just how the Lowell Regional Transit Authority serves so many working families and students in Lowell and beyond," said Congresswoman Trahan. "By investing in local public transit agencies like the LRTA, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is paving the way for the critical improvements and upgrades necessary to strengthen transit services that so many rely on across our region. I'm proud of my vote to secure these investments, and I look forward to watching the ways they benefit the daily lives of working families in the Third District and across our Commonwealth."

Trahan was joined by Lowell Regional Transit Authority Administrator David Bradley, State Senator Ed Kennedy, State Representative Vanna Howard, and Northern Middlesex Council of Governments Executive Director Beverly Woods.

"We are elated by the investment the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill makes into the public transit system of the Commonwealth," said State Senator Ed Kennedy. "The importance of regional transit authorities like the LRTA for the working-class families of my district, and others across the State cannot be understated. This investment will go a long way in ensuring the resiliency of these systems."

"So many people I know and, in our community, rely on the Lowell Regional Transit Authority for travel, so the improvements to be accomplished here under the Infrastructure Act will ensure a more efficient and safer experience for them," said State Representative Vanna Howard. "The improvements planned with these resources will address long needed updates at our LRTA and will enhance the opportunity for more of our area residents to experience this important connection to our region, and beyond."

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