PRESSLEY, WU ANNOUNCE LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO PROTECT $20 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT FOR ROXBURY'S STREET IMPROVEMENTS

Washington, Sept. 28 -- Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following press release:

City Argues that the USDOT Illegally Withdrew Funds for Safety, Transit, Accessibility, and Traffic Flow Improvements to Melnea Cass Boulevard, Malcolm X Boulevard, and Warren Street in Roxbury BOSTON, MA - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston is filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful withdrawal of a $20 million federal grant for critical street infrastructure improvements along three major corridors in Roxbury. In 2022, Rep. Pressley helped deliver these investments which would fund safety, transit, accessibility, and traffic flow improvements to essential roadw...