Local Wisconsin Governments Receive Transportation Aids
Thursday, October 10th, 2013 -- 8:14 AM
-Governor Scott Walker announced that payments totaling $104,151,847 for General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids and Expressway Policing Aids have been delivered to Wisconsin local governments.Payments to the state's 1,923 local units of government from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation include: $100,879,996 in General Transportation Aids; $3,015,876 to municipalities entitled to receive Connecting Highway Aids; and $255,975 to Milwaukee County for Expressway Policing Aids.
For calendar year 2013, local governments share an estimated $416.6 million in reimbursements from the state transportation fund. These reimbursements help defray the costs of constructing, maintaining, and operating local roads, streets and bridges. The payments include Connecting Highway Aids to 120 recipient municipalities for maintenance and traffic control of certain state highways within their municipal boundaries, and Expressway Policing Aids to the Milwaukee County Sheriff?s Department for patrol of Milwaukee expressways.
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