Thursday, February 6, 2025

Wisconsin municipalities receive more than $141 million in quarterly transportation aids

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WISCONSIN – Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) this week announced that counties and municipalities across the state received more than $141 million in the first quarterly payments for 2025 for General Transportation, Connecting Highway and Expressway Policing Aids.

A release from Evers’ office said the funding goes to local governments to construct, repair and improve local streets and roads, “ensuring Wisconsinites have the safe, reliable, and strong local infrastructure in communities across our state.”

According to the release, for calendar year 2025, local governments will receive more than $540 million in General Transportation Aids for financial assistance to support transportation-related projects. The 2023-25 budget signed by Evers provided a 2% increase for general transportation aids for municipalities and counties in both calendar years 2024 and 2025.

“The investments in the 2023-25 state budget resulted in the largest amount of funding for the program in the state’s history, and total funding for all local programs makes up almost one-third of the state transportation budget,” the release stated.

General Transportation Aids help cover the costs of constructing, maintaining, and operating roads and streets under local jurisdiction. Connecting Highway Aids reimburse municipalities for maintenance and traffic control of certain state highways within municipalities. Expressway Policing Aids help the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department with the costs of patrolling expressways within the county.

The first quarter payments, made on January 6, totaled $141,362,893 and included:

  • General Transportation Aids – $136,848,144 to local units of government;
  • Connecting Highway Aids – $4,258,774 to 116 eligible municipalities; and
  • Expressway Policing Aids – $255,975 to Milwaukee County.

“We’re working to fix the darn roads, and I’m proud we’ve improved more than 8,600 miles of roads and more than 2,000 bridges across the state since I took office,” Evers stated. “Thanks to the historic efforts I’ve signed into law as governor to restore and bolster our statewide infrastructure, we’re helping ensure our local communities have the support to keep our roads in good repair to keep folks safe, support our local economies and ensure Wisconsin has the 21st-century infrastructure folks expect and deserve.”

“Our local roads are the first and last mile of nearly every trip Wisconsin’s residents, businesses and visitors make,” said WisDOT Secretary Kristina Boardman. “Whether you’re commuting home from work, delivering a product to a doorstep or visiting one of our many tourism destinations, a safe and efficient network of local roads is critical to our quality of life and strength of our economy.”

Quarterly payments for cities, villages, and towns are made in four installments on the first Monday in January, April, July and October. County payments are made in three installments, with 25% of the total annual payment on the first Monday in January; 50% on the first Monday in July; and 25% on the first Monday in October.

More information on the GTA program and quarterly aid payments can be found at www.tinyurl.com/3ynznbaz.

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