BOSTON, Mass. (WWLP)-- The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has awarded $50-million in funding to 45 municipalities across the state for paving projects, including fourteen in western Massachusetts. The money is part of the Municipal Pavement Program used to repair state roads that run through cities and towns, with an emphasis on National Highway System (NHS) roadways. Some 260 miles of road will be paved. I-91 South in Enfield shutdown due to serious crash “MassDOT is excited to announce the next round of awards for the Municipal Pavement Program, which will provide funding and technical assistance to 45 communities across the state,” said Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt. “By making this support available to municipalities, we will make our roads smoother and safer, particularly in 27 Environmental Justice communities and 22 rural communities.”  “Since the Municipal Pavement Program’s inception in 2021, MassDOT has funded $75 million in paving improvements for over 325 miles of roadways across the Commonwealth,” said Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver. “We look forward to supporting our municipal partners throughout the planning and construction process as these projects progress.”  Funding is awarded each fiscal year based on pavement condition data, the proportion of state numbered routes in poor condition in a municipality, and geographic equity. The following cities and towns will receive funding in Fiscal Year 2025      Ashfield – Route 116  Belmont - Route 2  Beverly – Route 22   Chesterfield – Route 143  Granville – Route 57  Great Barrington – Route 41  Groveland – Route 97  Hamilton – Route 22  Harvard – Route 110  Millis – Route 109  New Braintree – Route 67  North Brookfield – Route 67  Palmer – Route 32  Pittsfield – Route 7  Plympton – Route 106  Princeton – Route 31  Savoy – Route 8A  Southbridge – Route 169 and Route 198  Southwick – Route 57  Spencer – Route 31  Taunton – Route 138  Templeton – Route 101  Warren – Route 19  Westwood – Route 1A  Windsor – Route 8A  The following cities and towns will receive funding in Fiscal Year 2026:  Athol – Route 2A  Brimfield – Route 19  Charlton – Route 31  Chicopee – Route 141  Danvers – Route 62  Douglas – Route 96  East Longmeadow – Route 83 and Route 186  Gloucester – Route 127  Hudson – Route 62  North Adams – Route 2  North Reading – Route 62  Peabody – Route 114  Rockport – Route 127  Shrewsbury – Route 140  South Hadley – Route 33  Stockbridge – Route 183  Sutton – Route 122A  Townsend – Route 13  Winchendon – Route 202  Winthrop – Route 145