麻州長Healey簽署第90章法案授權動用2億元資助市鎮修橋補路

 Governor Healey Signs Chapter 90 Bill to Improve Bridges, Roads, and Infrastructure Across Massachusetts  

Legislation includes $200 million in Chapter 90 funding and 

$175 million for six statewide transportation infrastructure grant programs 

MELROSE - Today, Governor Maura Healey signed legislation at an event in Melrose which authorizes $200 million for Fiscal Year 2025 to fund bridge and road maintenance and other infrastructure projects in municipalities across the state under the Chapter 90 program. In addition, the legislation will fund a total of $175 million more for six transportation infrastructure grant programs. 

The Chapter 90 program provides municipalities with an annual funding source for improvements to and investments in local transportation networks. Every municipality in the state is allocated a portion of total program dollars, which allows them to evaluate their unique transportation needs and goals and allocate funding dollars accordingly.   

In addition, Chapter 90 funding helps cities and towns compete for new, istoric levels of federal grant opportunities under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, as proof of available matching funds is generally required as a condition of applying for a federal award, and showing the availability of dedicated funds for this purpose dramatically strengthens applications to any such federal program. 

“We know that residents’ quality of life and our state’s economic strength depends on people being able to get where they need to go safely and on time,” said Governor Maura Healey. “These Chapter 90 funds and millions more for six grant programs will help us deliver on critical road, bridge and infrastructure projects that communities and the traveling public need. We're proud to sign this bill into law today and grateful to the Legislature for their partnership.” 

“As a former mayor, I know how much this money means to our cities and towns,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “In particular, Chapter 90 apportionments go a long way in making sure our transportation system is safe and reliable for people who live, work, and visit our communities." 

“MassDOT is pleased to play the role of administrator of the Chapter 90 Program and to support transportation infrastructure needs state-wide with funds available through six grant programs because we have seen the on-the-ground impact the funding can have in our cities and towns,” said Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt.  “From adding to sidewalks, improving pavement condition, building bicycle lanes, and numerous other projects, municipal leaders use Chapter 90 and grant awards to invest in their transportation networks.” 

The funding will facilitate longstanding and newly identified projects and improvements, including bridge repairs and reconstruction; roadway, bike path, sidewalk, and curbing construction; accessibility improvements; milling and paving; and lighting and traffic signal improvements. 

In addition to the $200 million total in Chapter 90 funding for Fiscal Year 2025, the Rural Roadway Funding program and six transportation infrastructure grant programs will each receive a total of $25 million: 

• Municipal Pavement Program, which focuses on the improvement of municipally-owned state-number routes. Projects are selected based on pavement condition data, the proportion of state numbered routes in poor condition in a municipality, and geographic equity. 

• Municipal Small Bridge Program, which provides financial assistance to cities and towns for small bridge replacement, preservation, and rehabilitation projects. To be eligible, bridges must be on a local public way and must be on the State Bridge Inventory with a span between 10 and 20 feet. 

• Rural Roadway Funding Program, which distributes funds to all 351 municipalities using a formula based on local road mileage, municipal population, and rurality.  

• Complete Streets Funding Program, which provides funding for municipalities to build infrastructure for “complete streets” projects that support travel for everyone whether they walk, bicycle, take public transportation, or drive. 

• Municipal Bus Enhancement Program, which provides grant funding to build out infrastructure related to mass transit by bus. 

• Mass Transit Access Grant Program, which provides grants for design and construction improvements to access commuter rail stations or other mass transit stations, such as parking lots, drop-off and pick-up zones, bicycle storage infrastructure, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. 

• Municipal/Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Electric Vehicle (EV) Grant Program, which provides grants to RTAs and municipalities for the purchase of electric vehicles and related charging equipment. 

The Governor signed the bill in Melrose alongside Lieutenant Governor Driscoll, dministration and Finance Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz, Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, and Mayor Jennifer Grigoraitis.Melrose has been using Chapter 90 funding to support several road improvement projects on Main Street. The updated construction work will include new concrete sidewalks and new granite upgrades and replacement of the existing asphalt sidewalk. Melrose will be receiving over $520,000 in funding for these projects.   

“Chapter 90 funds give towns and cities the chance to improve the safety, function and beauty of our local neighborhoods and local transportation infrastructure,” said Melrose Mayor Jen Grigoraitis. “The additional Chapter 90 funding in the law signed today will make a world of difference for cities like Melrose and enable us to continue to pursue proactive and high-impact improvements to local roads and routes.” 

Below is the list of Chapter 90 recipients announced today, by town or city and the monetary award:  

• Abington - $385,435  

• Acton - $709,809 

• Acushnet - $313,888 

• Adams- $284,946  

• Agawam- $805-391 

• Alford - $70,567 

• Amesbury – $437,424 

• Amherst– $833,877 

• Andover - $1,362,139 

• Aquinnah - $39,411 

• Arlington -$790,987 

• Ashburnham - $336,128 

• Ashby - $223,282 

• Ashfield - $289,986 

• Ashland – $472,316  

• Athol - $503,211 

• Attleboro - $1,220,613  

• Auburn - $605,026 

• Avon - $182,627 

• Ayer - $266,419 

• Barnstable - $1,980,780 

• Barre - $426,910 

• Becket - $233,920 

• Bedford – $636,803  

• Belchertown - $632,286 

• Bellingham - $539,407 

• Belmont - $546,536  

• Berkley – $260,415 

• Berlin - $191,674 

• Bernardston - $180,576 

• Beverly – $1,046,159 

• Billerica - $1,327, 921 

• Blackstone - $229,253  

• Blandford - $257,382 

• Bolton - $289,192 

• Boston - $15,104,336  

• Bourne - $603,110 

• Boxborough - $201,736 

• Boxford - $410,397 

• Boylston - $203,872 

• Braintree - $959,128 

• Brewster - $311,313 

• Bridgewater - $718,971 

• Brimfield - $276,893 

• Brockton - $2,029,666 

• Brookfield - $167,473 

• Brookline - $932,977 

• Buckland - $180,774 

• Burlington - $1,058,71 

• Cambridge – $2,949,411 

• Canton - $805,131  

• Carlisle - $253,121  

• Carver - $407,774  

• Charlemont - $177,452  

• Charlton - $620,276 

• Chatham - $340,670 

• Chelmsford - $1,153,375  

• Chelsea - $601,965  

• Cheshire - $195,993 

• Chester - $228,641  

• Chesterfield - $214,769  

• Chicopee - $1,312,999 

• Chilmark - $66,055 

• Clarksburg - $73,345  

• Clinton - $326,366 

• Cohasset - $222,193 

• Colrain- $314,701 

• Concord - $678,089 

• Conway - $260,606 

• Cummington - $195,985  

• Dalton- $214,429  

• Danvers - $872,429  

• Dartmouth - $1,156,180  

• Dedham - $676,712 

• Deerfield - $379,535  

• Dennis - $725,434 

• Dighton - $301,897 

• Douglas - $362,456 

• Dover - $278,137 

• Dracut - $820,059 

• Dudley - $426,586  

• Dunstable - $184,722 

• Duxbury - $536,289 

• East Bridgewater - $389,516  

• East Brookfield - $93,423  

• East Longmeadow - $573,373 

• Eastham - $244,752 

• Easthampton - $479,018 

• Easton - $724,420 

• Edgartown - $240,493 

• Egremont - $150,037  

• Erving - $83,502  

• Essex - $130,002  

• Everett - $696,953 

• Fairhaven - $507,654  

• Fall River - $1,889,867 

• Falmouth - $1,255,705 

• Fitchburg - $1,106,435  

• Florida - $159,304 

• Foxborough - $621,564  

• Framingham - $1,765,973  

• Franklin - $939,828 

• Freetown - $401,116 

• Gardner - $595,266  

• Georgetown - $306,938 

• Gill - $146,502 

• Gloucester - $652,942 

• Goshen - $104,057 

• Gosnold - $8,553  

• Grafton - $502,553  

• Granby - $272,708  

• Granville - $259,425  

• Great Barrington - $400,670  

• Greenfield - $622,758 

• Groton - $511,162  

• Groveland - $226,403  

• Hadley- $352,859 

• Halifax - $262,573 

• Hamilton - $234,493 

• Hampden - $251,250 

• Hancock - $66,837 

• Hanover - $520,536  

• Hanson - $319,282 

• Hardwick - $353,856 

• Harvard - $354,085 

• Harwich - $680,375 

• Hatfield - $236,836 

• Haverhill - $1,556,313 

• Hawley - $162,221 

• Heath - $206,384 

• Hingham – $767,198 

• Hinsdale - $152,640  

• Holbrook - $250,542  

• Holden - $632,306  

• Holland - $151,532  

• Holliston - $507,781 

• Holyoke – $1,000,258 

• Hopedale - $172,319  

• Hopkinton - $637,543  

• Hubbardston - $357,072 

• Hudson - $575,936  

• Hull - $273,737 

• Huntington - $159,073  

• Ipswich - $437,677  

• Kingston - $413,800 

• Lakeville - $410,595  

• Lancaster - $323,173  

• Lanesboro – $212,254 

• Lawrence - $1,355,037 

• Lee - $284,382  

• Leicester - $422,454 

• Lenox - $274,945 

• Leominster - $1,125,569 

• Leverett - $147,269  

• Lexington - $964,592  

• Lincoln - $267,235  

• Littleton - $397,563  

• Longmeadow - $476,861 

• Lowell - $1,867,903  

• Ludlow - $684,604  

• Lunenburg - $418,227 

• Lynn - $1,513,008 

• Lynnfield - $414,236  

• Malden - $920,974  

• Manchester - $144,654  

• Mansfield - $730,448 

• Marblehead - $447,867  

• Marion - $166,641  

• Marlborough - $1,188,863  

• Marshfield - $740,623  

• Mashpee - $596,055  

• Mattapoisett - $229,721 

• Maynard - $264,869 

• Medfield - $411,101  

• Medford - $947,821 

• Medway - $395,457  

• Melrose - $523,286  

• Mendon - $274,704  

• Merrimac - $197,327  

• Methuen- $1,190,944 

• Middleboro - $874,773 

• Middlefield - $151,250  

• Middleton - $310,954 

• Milford - $815,521  

• Millbury - $419,799 

• Millis - $270,792 

• Millville - $109,084  

• Milton - $621,685 

• Monroe - $64,298 

• Monson - $454,957 

• Montague - $481,778 

• Monterey - $194,808 

• Montgomery - $123,052  

• Mount Washington - $68,974 

• Nahant - $88,312 

• Nantucket - $658,778 

• Natick - $975,699  

• Needham - $903,528 

• New Ashford - $42,533  

• New Bedford - $2,061,233  

• New Braintree - $203,707 

• New Marlborough - $337,028 

• New Salem - $143,939 

• Newbury - $265,986  

• Newburyport - $523,352  

• Newton - $2,248, 505  

• Norfolk - $401,897  

• North Adams - $414,871  

• North Andover - $809,565  

• North Attleboro - $785,095  

• North Brookfield - $306,023  

• North Reading - $515,025  

• Northampton - $1,022,897 

• Northborough - $515,682  

• Northbridge- $465,747  

麻州州長 Healey 將巡迴八地宣傳州政府房屋政策

Healey-Driscoll Administration to Launch Statewide Campaign in Support of Governor Healey’s Housing Agenda 

Cross-cabinet events will highlight housing’s impact on residents, communities, businesses, transportation, health and the economy  

BOSTON – Next week, the Healey-Driscoll administration will launch a statewide campaign calling attention to the urgent need to act to lower housing costs across Massachusetts and highlighting housing’s impact on everyday life. Each event hosted by the administration over the next few weeks will highlight a different way in which housing impacts residents’ lives and the need for action to make housing more affordable for everyone. Governor Maura T. Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, and cabinet secretaries will also advocate for the administration’s strategies to increase housing production and lower costs, including the Affordable Homes Act and the MBTA Communities Law. 

“Everywhere we go in Massachusetts, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll and I hear that the high cost of housing is the number one challenge facing our residents, communities, workers and businesses,” said Governor Healey. “That’s why we’ve gone big on our housing agenda to lower costs for everyone – from proposing the largest housing investment in state history with the Affordable Homes Act, to partnering with communities to help them rezone for multifamily housing as part of the MBTA Communities Act, to passing significant incentives for housing development and relief for renters and senior homeowners in our tax cuts package. Over the next few weeks, our team is going to be visiting communities across the state to highlight the ways in which housing impacts every aspect of our residents’ quality of life and our economy and call for urgent action to make housing more affordable for all.” 

On Monday, May 6, Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll will kick off the week in Lynn with mayors and municipal managers from across the state to highlight the ways in which increasing housing production will help municipalities meet the needs of their residents. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor will also applaud the communities that have complied or are on the path to complying with the MBTA Communities Law. On Wednesday, May 8, Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor

Driscoll will join business leaders in Worcester for a roundtable discussion about how building more housing and lowering costs is essential for our economic growth, competitiveness and innovation. 

On Thursday, May 9, Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll will join hospital executives and health care leaders for a roundtable discussion on the ways in which housing is a social determinant of health and critical to supporting Massachusetts’ world class health care workforce. The event will be held at Boston Medical Center, which is a national leader on innovative approaches to housing as medicine and has invested millions of dollars into affordable housing. 

On Friday May 10, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll and Secretary Augustus will visit a local housing authority development to highlight the importance of revitalizing and preserving public housing, which provides stable and affordable homes for residents with low incomes, including seniors and people with disabilities. The Affordable Homes Act proposes $1.6 billion for the repair, rehabilitation and modernization of the state’s more than 43,000 public housing units. 

On Thursday, May 16, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll and Secretary Augustus will visit a community development organization in Chesterfield to highlight the important role that partnership with neighborhood organizations plays in addressing our housing challenges. 

On Friday, May 17, Secretary Augustus and MBTA General Manager Phil Eng will visit Attleboro to highlight the importance of transit-oriented housing, which can increase housing affordability, reduce commuting costs, expand accessibility, and foster sustainable development. The MBTA recently executed an MOU with Attleboro for a transit-oriented development (TOD) project with up to 600 housing units. The MBTA also recently announced that service will be partially restored to the nearby South Attleboro train station on May 20. 

On Monday, May 20, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll and Secretary Augustus will visit Gloucester to highlight the importance of ensuring that affordable housing projects have supportive services for residents. They will also discuss the importance of senior housing, which provides tailored accommodations and support services for older adults, fostering independence, social connections, and access to health care, while addressing the unique needs and preferences of aging populations for a fulfilling retirement experience. Accordingly, the Affordable Homes Act authorizes $200 million for the Housing Innovation Fund, which supports innovative rental housing, including for seniors. It also establishes a commission to research and recommend policy changes to expand supportive housing for seniors.  

On Monday afternoon, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll and Secretary Augustus will visit Haverhill to highlight the ways in which the state supports first-time homebuyers through the CommonWealth Builder and MassDREAMS programs. The Affordable Homes Act proposes $100 million for CommonWealth Builder to spur construction of affordable homeownership opportunities and up to $50 million for MassDreams to create first-time homebuyer opportunities for households in Disproportionately Impacted Communities.