Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said the latest payment for road improvements, more than $180 million, to the state’s counties and municipalities is on its way.
Evers joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to announce counties and municipalities had received the third quarterly payments for 2026 General Transportation, Connecting Highway and Expressway Policing Aids. The funding supports the repair, maintenance, and improvement of local roads and connecting highways, officials said, and was part of the 2025-2027 Biennial Budget signed by Evers in 2025. That budget included the largest amount of funding for the General Transportation Aids (GTA) program in state history.
“Whether going on vacation, going to work or school, or visiting the grocery store or doctor’s office, local roads are the first and last mile of every trip, and they play a huge role in the safety of our communities and our overall quality of life,” said Gov. Evers. “I’ve been proud to secure historic investments over the years so that our cities, counties, towns, and villages can make essential improvements to our roads as we continue our work to build the 21st-century infrastructure Wisconsin needs to support our growing 21st-century workforce and economy that our people deserve.”
The announcement comes on the tails of Evers’ trip across the state helping to fix potholes on local roads himself while discussing his administration’s ongoing efforts to bring his state’s roads into the 21st century. This was Evers’ seventh statewide “Pothole Patrol” tour to “Fix the Darn Roads.” Since taking office, WisDOT has improved more than 9,600 miles of roads and 2,400 bridges across the state.
This year, local governments will receive more than $570 million in GTA funding to support transportation-related projects. Municipalities will receive $33.2 million more between 2025 and 2027, and counties will receive nearly $10 million more. Total funding for all local programs makes up a third of the state’s transportation budget, Evers’ office said.