Berkshire County and Boston — On Friday, January 24, Gov. Maura Healey announced that she would be filing legislation to reform the state’s Chapter 90 roadways program in order to increase the program’s annual allocation to municipalities.
According to a press release issued by Gov. Healey’s office, the legislation would substantially increase funding for municipal roads and bridges across the state.
The state program was started in 1973 with the goal of enabling municipalities to improve pavement quality, build sidewalks, restore bridges, and finance bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.
According to the governor’s office, due to continuous rising construction costs and changing travel patterns, a revision of the program has been necessary for some time.
The program was funded at $200 million annually since 2012, except in 2015, 2023, and 2024.
Gov. Healey is proposing to increase the program’s annual funding to $300 million annually through a revision in its distribution formula.
Gov. Healey is proposing the following allocations to Berkshire County towns for fiscal year 2026:
- Adams: $470,458.65
- Alford: $128,210.81
- Becket: $421,288.62
- Cheshire: $342,198.67
- Clarksburg: $126,001.48
- Dalton: $348,283.03
- Egremont: $269,181.51
- Florida: $126,001.48
- Great Barrington: $658,844.23
- Hancock: $116,473.14
- Hinsdale: $270,703.43
- Lanesborough: $370,210.23
- Lee: $466,247.39
- Lenox: $445,908.10
- Monterey: $354,742.49
- Mt. Washington: $126,878.33
- New Ashford: $77,468.19
- New Marlborough: $614,298.50
- North Adams: $649,273.17
- Otis: $316,291.86
- Peru: $316,291.86
- Pittsfield: $1,973,951.66
- Richmond: $291,832.37
- Sandisfield: $590,094.64
- Savoy: $357,406.19
- Sheffield: $622,825.77
- Stockbridge: $335,593.40
- Tyringham: $187,059.61
- West Stockbridge: $269,529.79
- Washington: $307,520.72
- Williamstown: $468,541.51
- Windsor: $454,146.59
