The 2011 construction program will help fund about 450 projects, including 300 active construction projects and 150 maintenance projects.
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick speaks during a news conference outside his office at the Statehouse in Boston in this AP file photo.BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick is kicking off the 2011 construction season by announcing $931 million in road and bridge projects across Massachusetts.
Patrick said this year's funding builds on previous record annual investments and is nearly double the amount spent on infrastructure projects in 2007.
The 2011 construction program will help fund about 450 projects, including 300 active construction projects and 150 maintenance projects.
The money for the projects includes $550 million from the Statewide Road and Bridge Program, $208 million from the state's Accelerated Bridge Program, and $173 million in federal stimulus funds.
Patrick said in 2010 road and bridge construction projects created or sustained about 30,000 jobs.
The projects include a $57.5 million Great River Bridge project in Westfield and bridge projects along the Charles River basin.