The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced that forty-two capital construction projects and 33 planning projects in 40 states will share $600 million in grants for major infrastructure projects for highways, bridges, transit, rail and ports under the TIGER II program.
In Michigan, the city of Ann Arbor has been awarded $13.9 million to replace two bridges in and around the University of Michigan including the now famous State Street bridge leading to UM stadium. And Oakland County has been awarded $300,000 for planning multi-modal connections in downtown Pontiac, its neighborhoods and surrounding communities.
The department received more than $19 billion in requests for the $600 million program, a continuing sign of the need around the country for upgrading our infrastructure. Roughly 29 percent of TIGER II money goes for road projects, 26 percent for transit, 20 percent for rail projects, 16 percent for ports, four percent for bicycle and pedestrian projects and five percent for planning projects. $140 million was also reserved for rural projects.
Arnold Weinfeld covers federal issues for the Michigan Municipal League. He can be reached at 517-908-0304 or by e-mail.
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