Genesee County: Funding for Local Road, Bridge Repairs Hits New High

Michael H. Ranzenhofer

April 9, 2015

State Senator Michael H. Ranzenhofer has announced today that the 2015-16 State Budget makes a record level of investment to support local highway, road and bridge repair projects.  

 

The new State Budget allocates a total of $488 million in statewide funding, including $438 million for the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) and $50 million for Extreme Winter Recovery.

 

“Municipalities all across Genesee County will receive more funding than ever before to help repair our local infrastructure.  The final budget maintains a record level of funding as part of the CHIPS program for a third consecutive year, while allocating extra dollars for a second year to address potholes and road surface damage from the harsh winter,” said Ranzenhofer.  

 

 Municipality Breakdown: CHIPS + Extreme Winter Recovery

Municipality

2014-15 Budget ($)

2015-16 Budget ($)

Year-over-year Change ($)

Percent Change

City of Batavia

337,343

344,621

7,278

2.16

Town of Alabama

95,945

98,439

2,494

2.60

Town of Alexander

99,405

101,953

2,548

2.56

Town of Batavia

115,241

118,134

2,893

2.51

Town of Bergen

55,025

56,435

1,410

2.56

Town of Bethany

86,815

88,979

2,164

2.49

Town of Byron

107,622

110,483

2,861

2.66

Town of Darien

117,649

120,711

3,062

2.60

Town of Elba

85,738

88,026

2,288

2.67

Town of LeRoy

111,698

114,569

2,871

2.57

Town of Oakfield

56,278

57,693

1,415

2.51

Town of Pavilion

115,242

118,177

2,935

2.55

Town of Pembroke

106,478

109,164

2,686

2.52

Town of Stafford

106,160

108,891

2,731

2.57

Village of Alexander

9,861

10,110

249

2.53

Village of Bergen

21,685

22,201

516

2.38

Village of Corfu

14,920

15,316

396

2.65

Village of Elba

9,842

10,075

233

2.37

Village of Le Roy

83,020

85,146

2,126

2.56

Village of Oakfield

31,203

32,010

807

2.59

 

 

In addition to these initiatives, the State Budget designates $7.2 billion in capital funds over two years for the State Department of Transportation to support state-of-the-art infrastructure and an additional $1 billion in funds to repair and replace roads and bridges.

 

“For far too long, New York’s crumbling infrastructure has been put on the back burner.  The new budget makes a substantial down payment on addressing this issue.  These critical investments are important to keeping motorists and their passengers safe and to moving our economy forward,” said Ranzenhofer.  

 

The New York State Legislature started the CHIPS program in 1981.  The CHIPS program provides funding for the repair of highways, bridges and roads operated by local governments.

 

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