Baker Offering $30 Million for Pothole Repair, Paving Projects
It’s part of the Baker-Polito administration’s Winter Recovery Assistance Program.
Governor Charlie Baker’s administration announced Thursday that it has launched the Winter Recovery Assistance Program (WRAP), through which $30 million will be released to assist Massachusetts cities and towns in repairing transportation infrastructure.
“After an unprecedented winter of heavy snowfall and frigid temperatures, this additional support will allow municipalities to patch up potholes and address local repairs as needed,’’ Baker said in a statement.
Under WRAP, the state Department of Transportation will reimburse cities and towns for work completed on roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure, as long as the work is completed by June 30, and invoices on the work are sent before July 31.
The statement listed projects eligible for reimbursement as “patching potholes, pavement cracking, surface defects, paving projects, repair or replacement of damaged signs, guardrail, storm drains, and line striping.’’
The amount of funding each city was appropriated was determined according to the Chapter 90 formula, which determines how much funding cities and towns are apportioned for road and bridge repair based on “a weighted average of a city or town’s population, employment, and total mileage of roads,’’ according to the governor’s statement.
A comprehensive list of the amounts allotted to each town or city under WRAP can be found here.
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