State paving projects planned for River Road in Windham next year were canceled by the Department of Transportation last week due to lack of funding.

The Department of Transportation announced Friday that about 75 percent of all maintenance paving projects over the next two years will be canceled in order to meet the reduced funding levels set forth in the state Highway Fund Budget that was enacted this month.

“The reduced level of funding will require us to cancel nearly 40 percent of our maintenance paving projects for this year, and all of our maintenance paving projects for the following year unless more resources are identified,” said Department of Transportation Commissioner David Cole.