Bipartisan Infrastructure Law money to provide $22.5M for 25 projects in Wisconsin

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Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, announced on Friday that the first year of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide about $22.5 million for 25 projects in Wisconsin areas with populations above 50,000.

Previously announced BIL funding provides about $35 million this year for projects in areas with fewer than 50,000 people. Since 2019, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has improved more than 4,600 miles of highways and roads, including more than 1,700 locally owned roads across the state.

The roughly $22.5 million in funding was distributed based on population. Federal expectations for this category of BIL requires WisDOT to distribute funding to population areas as defined by the census.

Projects were reviewed, ranked and selected by the state’s Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Transportation Management Areas, and then approved by WisDOT. Funds will go to two counties, one town, four villages and 15 cities. It is the first of five years of extra funding provided by BIL.

View a full list of the BIL funded projects for this round