Road and bridge funding part of $1.185B transportation infrastructure bill

All towns in the 8th Worcester district are scheduled to receive FY26 Total Apportionment in state Chapter 90 funding assistance for local transportation infrastructure as part of a $1.185 billion transportation bond bill supported by State Representative Michael Soter (R-Bellingham).

House Bill 4307, calls for allocating Uxbridge $526,377 under the Chapter 90 formula and $339,885 allocated under the local road mileage for a total of $866. 263.

The bond bill awaits passage by the state Senate and a signature from Gov. Maura Healey before funding can be finalized.

 Representative Soter said the House bill calls for a $300 million statewide allocation for the Chapter 90 program for Fiscal Year 2026, with $200 million to be allocated to cities and towns using the traditional three-prong formula that is based on the weighted average of each community’s local road mileage (58.33%), population (20.83%) and employment (20.83%). The remaining $100 million will be allocated based strictly on local road mileage.