The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) made quarterly payments to 1,925 local governments totaling $132,782,070 for general transportation aids, connecting highway aids, and expressway policing aids, according to a recent announcement by Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI).
A total payment of $129,510,221 will be allocated for general transportation aids, $3,015,874 for municipalities entitled to receive connecting highway aids, and $255,975 for Milwaukee County expressway policing aids.
An estimated $433 million of state transportation funds will be paid in 2017 to build and maintain local roads and bridges, which includes expressway policing aids to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department.
Quarterly payments for cities, towns, and villages are made on the first Monday in January, April, July, and October.
County payments are made in three installments, 25 percent of which is made on the first Monday in January, 50 percent on the first Monday in July, and 25 percent on the first Monday in October.
State transportation fund revenues are also used for community public transit, elderly and disabled transportation, and airport and harbor development. Local communities may also receive both state and federal funds for specific projects related to highway and bridge construction.