Governor Proposes $300M Infrastructure Package to Boost Rural Road Funding

The Governor is proposing an infrastructure funding package that, if it passes, could bring more money to rural communities for roads and bridges. Last week the Governor filed a five-year legislation package in which $200 million a year would be distributed by a formula counting for road mileage, population and employment, as it has been for the last several years. But there would also be another $100 million based on just road mileage which would give more of the pie to rural communities. The Franklin Observer reports that could mean $1.4 million for Franklin and maybe $3.1 million for Medway.