H 4257
An Act financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges
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Bill overview
This bill allocates significant state funding to improve municipal roads and bridges throughout Massachusetts. It provides funds for various projects, including highway construction, bridge and pavement maintenance, culvert modernization, and transportation capital improvements aimed at reducing congestion and enhancing safety. The bill will be financed through the issuance of state bonds.
Key provisions
- Provides $300 million for construction and reconstruction of municipal ways, with municipalities receiving funds based on local road mileage.
- Allocates $500 million for a bridge and pavement lifecycle asset management program, covering repairs, construction, and improvements to roadways and bridges.
- Dedicates $200 million for a program to modernize culverts and small bridges (under 20 feet).
- Provides $185 million for transportation capital projects focused on congestion relief and safety improvements.
- Authorizes the issuance of state bonds to finance these projects, up to a total of $885 million.
- Establishes procedures for municipalities to apply for and receive funding, including requirements for project plans and documentation.
- Encourages municipalities to develop long-term capital plans for utilizing the funding.
- Specifies that bond proceeds will be used to fund transportation improvements and are payable from the General Fund or Commonwealth Transportation Fund.
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Primary sponsor
Joint Committee on Transportation
Cosponsor
Maura T. Healey
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Bill H.4257 194th (Current)
An Act financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges
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Bill Information
Sponsor: Joint Committee on Transportation
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to finance improvements to the commonwealth's transportation system, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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Bill History
Displaying 11 actions for Bill H.4257
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 7/10/2025 | House | Reported from the committee on Transportation |
| 7/10/2025 | House | New draft of H53 |
| 7/10/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets |
| 7/10/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/21/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 7/21/2025 | House | Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 7/23/2025 | House | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4307 |
| 7/23/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending |
| 7/23/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending |
| 7/23/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/23/2025 | House | Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) |
| 7/23/2025 | House | New draft substituted, see H4307 |
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