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Our members are the local governments of Massachusetts and their elected and appointed leadership.
The Healey-Driscoll administration on Dec. 17 announced the award of $50 million in grants to 34 municipalities to pave 217 miles of roads in order to enhance safety and improve travel.
The funds come from the Municipal Pavement Program and are available for municipally owned, state-numbered routes, with an emphasis on National Highway System roadways.
In a prepared statement, Gov. Maura Healey said the funding would support local economies and ease the burden on municipal budgets.
The Municipal Pavement Program, launched in 2021, has helped to deliver more than $125 million in funding and supported upgrades to more than 615 miles of municipal roadways, according to State Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver.
Projects are selected by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation each fiscal year based on pavement condition data, the proportion of state numbered routes in poor condition in a municipality, and geographic equity. MassDOT works closely with selected communities to develop a scope of work for each roadway segment. All work is conducted by MassDOT contractors in coordination with the municipality.
The following cities and towns will receive funding in fiscal 2027: Agawam (routes 75 and 57), Bedford (Route 4), Carlisle (Route 225), Cummington (Route 112), Harwich (routes 124 and 39), Kingston (Route 106), Leominster (Route 117), Norfolk (Route 115), North Adams (Route 8A), Plympton (Route 58), Salem (Route 114), Uxbridge (Route 98), Westfield (routes 10 and 202), Westhampton (Route 66), West Stockbridge (Route 41), Williamstown (Route 43), Worcester (Route 122), and Worthington (Route 112).
The following cities and towns will receive funding in fiscal 2028: Adams (Route 8), Billerica (Route 129), Brewster (Route 137), Bridgewater (Route 104), Brookfield (Route 148), Cheshire (Route 116), Georgetown (Route 133), Hadley (Route 47), Newton (Route 30), Northampton (Route 66), Paxton (Route 31), Rowley (Route 133), Savoy (Route 116), Springfield (Route 141), Sudbury (Route 27), and Truro (Route 6A).