Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), announced that the next cycle of federal funding through the Surface Transportation Program (STP) and the Local Bridge Improvement Assistance Program will provide nearly $370 million for 195 local, rural, and urban road and bridge improvement projects in counties across Wisconsin.
These awards build upon the work of Gov. Evers and the Evers Administration to improve safety and efficiency on Wisconsin’s roads. Under Gov. Evers’ leadership, the state has improved more than 9,600 miles of roads and 2,400 bridges statewide since 2019. Wisconsinites could drive from Wausau, Wisconsin, to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and back three times with miles to spare on the miles of roads fixed.
“WisDOT’s core mission is to improve safety and efficiency for all types of transportation,” said WisDOT Secretary Kristina Boardman. “Eligible Wisconsin counties and their residents deserve reliable and accessible transportation to easily get around their communities, get to school, or get to work. These Surface Transportation and Local Bridge projects will help support that goal while also modernizing our transportation infrastructure.”
WisDOT’s STP allocates federal funds to complete a variety of improvements to federal-aid-eligible roadways in rural or urban areas. The Local Bridge Improvement Assistance Program distributes federal and state funds to help local governments rehabilitate and replace the most seriously deficient existing federal-aid-eligible local structures on Wisconsin’s local highway systems.
Learn more about STP-Urban, STP-Rural, STP-Local, and Local Bridge projects and the recipient communities on WisDOT’s website.
