Committee probes town highway aid and bridge programs as IIJA-funded work winds down
Members asked whether apparent reductions in town highway bridge funding reflect a policy pullback or the natural end of IIJA-funded project build-out; JFO said bridges were largely federally funded and suggested agency testimony to explain the program's status and town impacts.
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The Joint Fiscal Office noted that a substantial portion of town highway bridge work is federally funded and that some program lines are decreasing relative to last year, prompting members to ask whether the state intentionally reduced support or whether federal IIJA-funded projects are simply reaching completion.
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