BOSTON (SHNS) - Cities and towns will all get a share of $300 million in local road and bridge repair funding made available over a year through legislation that Gov. Maura Healey signed into law Friday, with one-third of that total slated to be distributed in a way that rural communities have long sought.

The enhanced local road funding bond package combines $300 million for one year of the Chapter 90 program with an additional $885 million for a road and bridge lifecycle asset management program, culverts, small bridges and congestion hotspots.

Lawmakers carved out $100 million of the Chapter 90 funds to be distributed solely based on road mileage, pitching it as a boost to rural communities that have lots of pavement but small populations.

The legislation is based on a proposal that

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