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

Michael H. Ranzenhofer

April 9, 2015

Transportation
Highways

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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