The state announced a $117 million quarterly payment to keep traffic moving on Wisconsin roadways.
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation on Monday announced the second round of General Transportation, Connecting Highway, and Expressway Policing Aids, which are paid four times each year to repair, improve and police local roads and connecting highways in municipalities across Wisconsin.
The General Transportation Aids program is one of the largest state-funded programs in WisDOT’s budget and around 1,922 local governments receive payments based on road mileage and local expenditures, according to WisDOT. After a state transportation budget increase, municipalities and counties will get $570 million from the GTA program through the year…