Wisconsin municipalities received $134.8 million in fourth quarterly payments on Oct. 2 for General Transportation, Connecting Highway, and Expressway Policing Aids, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
Local governments received $131.5 million in General Transportation Aids. General Transportation Aids are used to cover the costs of constructing, maintaining, and operating local roads and streets.
Local governments will receive more than $526 million, a 2 percent increase from calendar year 2022’s allocations, for calendar year 2023.
A total of 116 eligible municipalities received $3.02 million in Connecting Highway Aids as reimbursement for maintenance and traffic control of certain state highways.
Milwaukee County received $255,975 in Expressway Policing Aids to help the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department with the cost of patrolling expressways.
“Efficient and resilient transportation infrastructure starts with good local roads,” Craig Thompson, Wisconsin Department of Transportation secretary, said. “Thank you to all the municipal leaders in Wisconsin for their cooperative work to improve our roads and bridges.”
The programs comprise nearly one-third of the state transportation budget.
Payments are sent to cities, villages, and towns on the first Monday of January, April, July, and October.
Payments are sent to counties on the first Monday in January, 25 percent of the total annual payment, the first Monday in July, 50 percent, and on the first Monday in October, 25 percent.