road repair

BOSTON — On Wednesday, Senator Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) voted in favor of a three-year, $600 million transportation financing bill that will provide cities and towns with much needed support for local road and bridge repairs over a three-year period...

The House is sticking with the $200 million funding level for annual road repairs, an allocation that falls far short of what cities and towns say is needed.

It's pothole season in Massachusetts, and Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday said he'll soon be filing legislation awaited each year by municipal officials eyeing the approaching construction season and a chance to fix their winter-battered pavement.

Help could soon be on the way for cities like New Bedford dealing with post-winter improvements. Representative Antonio Cabral has advanced a bill through the House Committe on Bonding, which he chairs, that authorizes up to $200 million for the maintenance of roads and bridges managed by municipalities throughout the state...