Billerica received $2,290,000 for the Boston Road Revitalization Project. The project will connect the Shops at Billerica to the Town Center by reconstructing 1,500 linear feet of sidewalk and roadway, as well as constructing 2,100 linear feet of new sidewalks, adding lighting and streetscaping and improved signalization along Boston Road (3A). The improvements will enhance bicycle and pedestrian access along this commercial corridor and promote the further revitalization of the Shops at Billerica, which are currently experiencing a 30% vacancy rate. The Shops at Billerica has been designated as a Priority Economic Development Area in the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments' Regional Strategic Plan for Greater Lowell.