Assemblyman Slater Applauds $50 Million Increase in Chips Funding for Local Roads
Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) with Westchester County and Putnam County highway superintendents.
With the help of local highway superintendents across the Hudson Valley, Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) commends the $50 million increase in state funding for the Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS). The additional funds, secured as part of the FY 2025-26 state budget, bring total CHIPS funding to $648.1 million—up from $598 million in the governor’s proposed budget and last year’s final allocation.
CHIPS funding is a critical resource for local municipalities to repave, repair and maintain roads and bridges. The program provides direct aid to towns, villages, cities and counties across New York state.
“State roads are notoriously underfunded, and we feel that acutely in the Hudson Valley,” said Slater. “Our roads are rated the worst in New York, but the billions in federal highway aid we receive don’t qualify for 90% of our local roads. Municipalities are struggling to keep up with rising costs.”
In February, Slater hosted a press conference at the Somers Highway Department to call for increased CHIPS funding. At the time, the governor had proposed flat funding of $598 million—matching the previous year’s allocation—despite escalating reconstruction costs and inflation.