A plan to move forward on a new $65 million PreK through second-grade school was approved by residents in the fall of 2024 and is currently in the design phase of development.

North Adams was awarded $17.3 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation in January 2025 for the design and planning phase of the Adventure Trail to complete the connection between Adams and Williamstown.

In 2023, North Adams was awarded $750,000 by the Federal Government as part of its Reconnecting Communities Program to study alternative options for the Route 2 Overpass.

The U.S. Army Core of Engineers awarded North Adams with $3 million in 2023 to study options for rebuilding or replacing its aging flood chutes along the Hoosic River over a 3-year period.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is studying the economic feasibility of expanding rail service along the northern portion of the Commonwealth from Boston to North Adams.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is spending $10 million to redesign Ashland Street from Davenport Street to Main Street to improve pedestrian, bike and vehicular traffic flow. Construction is slated to begin in 2025.