Gov. Tony Evers, along with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), announced approximately $174 million in state funding that will help local communities across the state complete over 1,000 local road improvement projects over the next five years. The news comes after Gov. Evers announced about $200 million from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will support more than 150 projects to improve local roads and bridges across Wisconsin.
A total of 1,003 projects were selected to receive funding through WisDOT’s Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP) based on recommendations from county, municipal, and town officials who determine which roads have the greatest need for improvement in their communities.
The final 2023–25 biennial budget signed by Gov. Evers provided an increase of more than $4 million for LRIP, providing a 4% increase each year of the biennium. In addition, the final budget also included an additional $100 million for supplemental funds to be allocated for county trunk highway improvements, town road improvements, and municipal street improvements through LRIP.
Through LRIP, WisDOT works with Wisconsin’s communities by reimbursing a percentage of the total eligible project costs, with the balance funded by the local unit of government. This formula funding helps communities fund road repairs and improvements through three key disbursements: discretionary funds, supplemental funds, and entitlement funds.Â
A list of LRIP Discretionary and Supplemental projects can be found on the WisDOT website.
