LANSING, MI -- On Dec 9th, Governor Gretchen Whitmer awarded $3.3 million in grants to city and county road agencies to help rebuild local roads?in nine areas across Michigan.?? 

“On Dec 9th’s road repair grants will help us fix the damn roads and help Michiganders go to work, drop their kids off at school, and run errands safely,” said Governor Whitmer. “Since I took office through the end of this year, Michigan will have fixed 16,000 lane miles of road and 1,200 bridges, bolstering our economy and connecting our hardworking communities. Today’s grants are the latest in a long line of economic development investments we have made in recent years to make Michigan more competitive. I will work with anyone to advance our economic development and build up our infrastructure so we can create opportunities for Michiganders everywhere."

Grantees include?the cities of Alpena, Battle Creek, Corunna, and Midland and county road agencies, including the Alpena County Road Commission, Chippewa County Road Commission, Mecosta County Road Commission, Monroe County Road Commission, and the St. Clair County Road Commission. More information?regarding?the?awarded projects is available at the?Category F section?of?TEDF?website.?

Enacted in 1987 and reauthorized in 1993, the TEDF helps finance highway, road and street projects that are critical to the movement of people and products, and getting workers to their jobs, materials to growers and manufacturers, and finished goods to consumers. TEDF "Category F," or "Urban Areas in Rural Counties," grants provide state funding for public roadway improvements that create system continuity with the secondary all-season road system.?Eligible entities for the Category F program are urban areas of 5,000 population or more, in rural counties having less than 400,000 population. 

Category F grants provide funding for projects that include improving access to the state all-season system or improving safety and all-season capabilities on routes having high commercial traffic. Eligible road agencies include county road agencies, cities, and villages. More information about the program is available online at?www.Michigan.gov/TEDF.? 

Rebuilding Michigan’s Roads and Bridges    

By the end of 2022, Governor Whitmer and Lt. Governor Gilchrist will have fixed, repaired, or replaced more than 16,000 lane miles of road and 1,200 bridges, supporting more than 89,000 jobs without raising taxes by a dime. These and future repairs are made possible by the Rebuilding Michigan plan, a five-year, $3.5 billion investment in our highways and bridges, and the bipartisan Building Michigan Together Plan, the largest one-time investment in Michigan's infrastructure in state history. These strategic investments in Michigan's infrastructure ensure that future Michiganders will have safer roads and bridges to run errands, travel, and strengthen the economy.