Wisconsin state officials said communities received $126 million in transportation funding payments on Jan. 4, noting the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) allocation represents the first quarterly payments for 2021.
“These payments represent part of the cooperative work we do with local governments across the state to keep goods and services moving throughout Wisconsin,” WisDOT Secretary-designee Craig Thompson said. “We are committed to investing wisely and working hard together to come up with innovative, efficient transportation solutions.”
During calendar year 2020, local governments received more than $505 million in general transportation aids (GTA) financial assistance to support transportation related projects – a 10 percent rise over calendar year 2019 allocations.
Additionally, the local assistance increase is part of more than $465 million in new funding for transportation projects included in the 2019-2020 state budget, with officials indicating it is the largest dedication of new, ongoing revenue to the transportation fund in a generation.
The first quarter payments to 1,922 villages, towns, cities, and counties included General Transportation Aids totaling $126,426,597.10 to all local governments; Connecting Highway Aids of $3,015,874.20 to 116 eligible municipalities; Supplemental Transportation Aids in the amount of $1,758,896.85 to 96 towns; and Expressway Policing Aids totaling $255,975 to Milwaukee County General Transportation Aids to help cover the costs of constructing, maintaining, and operating roads and streets under local jurisdiction.