RICE LAKE, Wis. (WEAU) – Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation are announcing the next cycle of funding from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide more than $200 million for more than 150 local road and bridge improvement projects in counties across Wis.
“I ran for governor promising to fix the darn roads. After improving more than 7,400 miles of roads these past five years, today I’m excited we’re going to be able to continue building upon this important work with the help of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,” Evers said. “These critical investments, which will support more than 150 projects to improve local roads and bridges, will make a huge difference for communities across our state and go a long way in our efforts to build the 21st-century infrastructure Wisconsinites need and deserve. This is great news for Wisconsin.”
“When we invest in our infrastructure, we’re investing in our Made in Wisconsin economy—from the families who need safe roads and bridges to get to work and school every day to our businesses who rely on our infrastructure to get their products to market,” U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said. “I was proud to vote for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to make long overdue investments in the infrastructure families rely on, creating good-paying jobs all over our state as we get to work fixing our roads and bridges for the next generation.”
“Through our efforts to keep our local government partners informed about program opportunities and prepare them to meet their application deadlines, we are able to support local projects in nearly every county in Wisconsin through the Surface Transportation Program,” WisDOT Secretary Craig Thompson said.
Additional information regarding funding allocation is available HERE.
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