Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) received a nearly $32 million federal grant to create a program that promotes transportation improvement projects that incorporate materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The investment, awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration’s Low-Carbon Transportation Materials (LCTM) grants program, is funded through the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act.
With these federal funds, WisDOT will launch a pilot program to study and incorporate evidence-based strategies that measure the environmental impact of construction materials as it relates to carbon emissions. The work will guide future infrastructure projects and build toward broader adoption of low-carbon transportation materials throughout the state.
