Clark County Receives Its Share of State Transportation Aid
Friday, April 28th, 2017 -- 9:24 AM
-Governor Scott Walker announced that earlier this month local governments received quarterly payments totaling $83,586,968 for General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids and Expressway Policing Aids from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.Payments to Wisconsin's 1,925 local units of government include $80,315,119 in General Transportation Aids, $3,015,874 to municipalities entitled to receive Connecting Highway Aids and $255,975 to Milwaukee County for Expressway Policing Aids. General Transportation Aids help defray the costs of constructing, maintaining, and operating roads and streets under local jurisdiction. Connecting Highway Aids reimburse municipalities for maintenance and traffic control of certain state highways within municipalities.
Communities also receive state transportation fund revenues for public transit, elderly and disabled transportation, and airport and harbor development. Local communities may also receive state and federal funds for specific highway and bridge construction projects. Clark County received a combined amount of over $1.085 million for the county’s various towns, villages and cities.
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