For the Tomahawk Leader
WISCONSIN – Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) recently announced that municipalities across the state received more than $101 million in the second quarterly payments for 2022 for General Transportation, Connecting Highway, and Expressway Policing Aids.
WisDOT said local governments will receive more than $505 million in general transportation aids (GTA) financial assistance to support transportation related projects during calendar year 2022, a 2% increase over calendar year 2021 allocations. GTA and other WisDOT Local Programs combined make up almost one-third of the state transportation budget.
General Transportation Aids help cover the costs of constructing, maintaining, and operating roads and streets under local jurisdiction.
Connecting Highway Aids reimburse municipalities for maintenance and traffic control of certain state highways within municipalities.
The first quarter payments, made on April 4, totaled $101,146,874.18 and included:
- General Transportation Aids – $97,793,317.86 to local units of government
- Connecting Highway Aids – $3,015,874.39 in CHA to 116 eligible municipalities
- Aid Limitations Adjustments – $81,706.93 in ALA to eligible towns
- Expressway Policing Aids – $255,975.00 to Milwaukee County
“Working closely with local governments across Wisconsin allows us to make good investments in our transportation network,” WisDOT Secretary Craig Thompson said. “Good investments in local transportation mean better safety, greater resilience, more economic opportunity and improved quality of life.”
Quarterly payments for cities, villages, and towns are sent the first Monday in January, April, July, and October. County payments are made in three installments, with 25% of the total annual payment on the first Monday in January; 50% on the first Monday in July; and 25% on the first Monday in October.
A list of the second quarter aid payments is available at www.bit.ly/3Kr3whc.
Local aid data
Municipality GTA CHA
City of Tomahawk $63,761.15 $7,280.87
City of Merrill $207,256.13 $26,339.38
City of Rhinelander $203,926.02
Town of Birch $17,234.69
Town of Bradley $52,849.21
Town of Cassian $60,637.51
Town of Corning $65,034.35
Town of Harding $22,674.55
Town of Harrison $39,075.57
Town of Hazelhurst $33,720.27
Town of Hill $21,139.68
Town of King $23,183.94
Town of Knox $24,825.68
Town of Little Rice $30,891.82
Town of Lynne $54,129.39
Town of Merrill $44,732.48
Town of Nokomis $35,583.57
Town of Ogema $39,256.54
Town of Pine River $43,445.60
Town of Rock Falls $25,120.97
Town of Russell $27,540.57
Town of Schley $36,039.34
Town of Scott $28,540.38
Town of Skanawan $15,931.84
Town of Somo $13,988.11
Town of Spirit $20,402.41
Town of Tomahawk $23,746.95
Town of Wilson $16,513.51
Data courtesy of WisDOT.