Lansing, MI – Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced that 28 villages and cities across the state with populations less than 10,000 will receive road funding grants totaling $5.1 million.
“These grants will help 28 communities across Michigan fix their local roads faster to save drivers time and money,” said Governor Whitmer. “Since I took office, Michigan has fixed 23,000 lane miles of road and 1,600 bridges while supporting over 89,000 jobs, and today’s funding will build on that total. Let’s keep fixing the damn roads so people can go to work, drop their kids off at school, and run errands without blowing a tire or cracking an axle. Let’s keep fixing our roads to lower costs for drivers on repairs, save them valuable time, and improve their quality of life.”
Established by the state Legislature in 2018, the Community Service Infrastructure Fund (CSIF) Category B program is administered by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and serves as a stop-gap program to help fund road projects in small communities. Successful projects were selected, in part, because they are paired with planned infrastructure work, coordinated with other road agencies, focused on extending the useful life of the road and had limited funding sources.
Grant awards range from $54,000 to $250,000 for road resurfacing, culvert replacement, pavement crack sealing and other preservative measures.
Two local WLEN listening area awardees included the City of Morenci and the Village of Montgomery…in Hillsdale County. Morenci will receive just over $240,500 for work to be done on North Summit Street, Sims Highway, and Page Streets.
Montgomery is slated to get nearly $144,000 for work on Weaver Road, Hayward Street, Hakes Street, Michigan Street, and Park Place.
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