VTrans official outlines $31.24M town highway aid, stormwater grants and project list to Senate Transportation

Joel Perrigo, VTrans Municipal Assistance Program Manager, told the Senate Transportation committee that the town highway aid appropriation in the proposed budget is $31.24 million.

Perrigo said the statute apportions that sum by road class: 60% to class‑1 town highways (about $13,485 per mile for roughly 139 miles), 44% to class‑2 town highways (about $4,915 per mile for about 2,800 miles) and the remainder to class‑3 town highways (about $1,831 per mile for roughly 8,500 miles). "The statute requires 60% of the appropriation goes to class 1 town highways," he said. He added that towns receive payments quarterly.

The municipal aid is fungible within local highway budgets but Perrigo noted an eligibility requirement: towns must document a local highway budget that meets a minimum of $300 per certified mile to qualify for the program. He said the cited funding can be used for maintenance and highway improvements, including vehicle purchases and…