What's Happening in Vermont

The state is cutting town highway aid by $7 million while half of Vermont's roads are falling apart.

The FY27 transportation budget cuts state aid for town highways from $96.7 million to $89.6 million — a 7.3% reduction. Meanwhile, a proposed plan to use PILOT surplus funds for highway aid was killed in committee less than 24 hours after it was approved. Current legislative proposals would use that surplus for state grand list and property-assessment costs instead of sending it back to town highway aid.