MassDOT announces $50M in Municipal Pavement Program Grants

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation on Oct. 18 announced the award of $50 million in funding to 45 municipalities as part of the Municipal Pavement Program.

The program seeks to improve the condition of municipally owned state-numbered routes, with an emphasis on National Highway System roadways, and to find opportunities to improve safety and accessibility for all modes.

MassDOT said the awarded funding will pave approximately 260 miles of roads, and will serve 27 Environmental Justice communities and 22 rural communities. Since the Municipal Pavement Program’s inception in 2021, MassDOT has funded $75 million in paving improvements for more than 325 miles of road across the Commonwealth.

Projects are selected by MassDOT each fiscal year based on pavement condition data, the proportion of state-numbered routes in poor condition in a municipality, and geographic equity. MassDOT said it 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 2025: Ashfield, Belmont, Beverly, Chesterfield, Granville, Great Barrington, Groveland, Hamilton, Harvard, Millis, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Palmer, Pittsfield, Plympton, Princeton, Savoy, Southbridge, Southwick, Spencer, Taunton, Templeton, Warren, Westwood, and Windsor.

The following cities and towns will receive funding in fiscal 2026: Athol, Brimfield, Charlton, Chicopee, Danvers, Douglas, East Longmeadow, Gloucester, Hudson, North Adams, North Reading, Peabody, Rockport, Shrewsbury, South Hadley, Stockbridge, Sutton, Townsend, Winchendon, and Winthrop.