Milwaukee safe streets funding, $4M federal grant for projects
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MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee will receive $4 million for street safety projects, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced this week.
The grant funding comes through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All program. It is the second round of funding through the program; initial awards were announced in October.
WisDOT said eight Wisconsin communities will receive a total of more than $11 million through this second round of funding alone, and more than $12 million total through the program.
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Safe Streets and Roads for All funding is distributed to communities to implement planning, infrastructure, behavioral and operational efforts aimed at preventing death and serious injuries on street and roads.
WisDOT said other municipalities that will receive funding include:
- City of Madison: $6,267,668
- Chippewa County: $200,000
- City of River Falls: $200,000
- City of Sheboygan: $200,000
- Portage County: $200,000
- City of West Bend: $197,600
- Menominee Indian Tribal Community: $54,990
Wisconsin communities can potentially tap into $1.1 billion in new federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, WisDOT said.