Press release:
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,” Ranzenhofer said.
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.
