Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin DOT Announce First Quarterly Payments for 2024 Transportation Aid

Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 -- 11:00 AM

Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), announced that municipalities across the state received more than $138 million in the first quarterly payments for 2024 for General Transportation, Connecting Highway, and Expressway Policing Aids.

For calendar year 2024, local governments will receive more than $536 million in General Transportation Aids financial assistance to support transportation-related projects, a two percent increase over calendar year 2023 allocations provided by the 2023-25 biennial budget signed by Gov. Evers.

Total funding for all local programs makes up almost one-third of the state transportation budget. The first quarter payments, made in January, totaled $138,679,668.93 and included:

• General Transportation Aids - $134,164,869.44 to local units of government;
• Connecting Highway Aids - $4,258,824.49 to 116 eligible municipalities;
• And Expressway Policing Aids - $255,975.00 to Milwaukee County.

General Transportation Aids help cover 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.

Expressway Policing Aids help the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department with the costs of patrolling expressways within the county. Quarterly payments for cities, villages, and towns are sent on the first Monday in January, April, July, and October.

County payments are made in three installments, with 25 percent of the total annual payment on the first Monday in January; 50 percent on the first Monday in July; and 25 percent on the first Monday in October.

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