D. MASS.Litigation
Boston sues Transportation Department over cancellation of $20M RAISE grant for Roxbury street project citing EV chargers
The City of Boston sued Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in Massachusetts federal court over the withdrawal of a $20 million RAISE grant awarded in 2022 for the Roxbury Resilient Corridors project. Boston alleges the department lacked authority under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to cancel the grant because the project included electric vehicle chargers, and that the rescission violated the Administrative Procedure Act and separation-of-powers principles.
Filing (U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts) → · Reuters, Law360, Boston 25 News +1
Key points
- The complaint states that electric vehicle charging infrastructure accounted for less than 1 percent of the $20 million grant.U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsOffice of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
- The lawsuit challenges a September 2025 rescission letter stating the grant conflicted with new priorities promoting traditional energy resources.U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsBoston 25 News
- Boston is represented by the City of Boston Law Department and pro bono counsel from the Public Rights Project.U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsOffice of Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
- The lawsuit is the second municipal court challenge against Transportation Department cancellations under the RAISE grant program.Reuters
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U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts