RELEASE: Governor Whitmer Announces Funding to Fix the Damn Local Roads in Villages and Small Cities Across the State

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    

October 20, 2023    

Governor Whitmer Announces Funding to Fix the Damn Local Roads in Villages and Small Cities Across the State

LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced 47 villages and cities across the state with populations less than 10,000 will receive road funding grants totaling $8 million, awarded through the Community Service Infrastructure Fund (CSIF) Category B program. Established by the state Legislature in 2018, the CSIF is administered by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and serves as a stop-gap program to help fund road projects in small communities. Successful projects were selected, in part, because they are paired with planned infrastructure work, coordinated with other road agencies, focused on extending the useful life of the road, and had limited funding sources for road improvements.

"These grants will help communities across Michigan fix local roads faster to save drivers time and money," said Governor Whitmer. "Since I took office, Michigan has fixed 20,000 lane miles of road and 1,400 bridges while supporting over 100,000 jobs, and today’s funding will add to that total. Let’s keep working together to fix the damn roads so people can go to work, drop their kids off at school, and run errands without blowing a tire or cracking an axle. Let’s get this done to make a real difference in people’s lives."

Grant awards range from $46,000 to $250,000 for road resurfacing, culvert replacement, pavement crack sealing, preventative maintenance, and ancillary stormwater management measures. More details about the 2024 approved project grants and information about the CSIF Category B program are available online.

Grant awards range from $46,000 to $250,000 for road resurfacing, culvert replacement, pavement crack sealing, preventative maintenance, and ancillary stormwater management measures.

CSIF Category B grants for 2024


County	Applicant	Project/Route	Grant Amount
Allegan	City of Wayland	Church Street, Park Street, W. Elm Street, Mill Street	$250,000.00
Barry	Village of Middleville	High Street	$250,000.00
Benzie	Village of Elberta	Bye Street	$94,100.00
Benzie	City of Frankfort	Michigan Avenue, Beech Street, James Street, Parkview Lane	$232,000.00
Berrien	City of Benton Harbor	Jefferson Street	$192,950.00
Berrien	Village of Galien	Karen Drive and First Street	$46,700.00
Berrien	Village of Baroda	Pheasant Run	$100,000.00
Charlevoix	City of Boyne City	Vogel Street, Water Street, Main Street, Front Street, and Pleasant Street	$250,000.00
Eaton	City of Grand Ledge	W. River Street and Harrison Street	$250,000.00
Genesee	City of Swartz Creek	Winchester Woods Sub	$250,000.00
Genesee	City of Davison	E 3rd Street, E 4th Street, W Lexington Street	$246,500.00
Genesee	City of Davison	West 2nd Street and Aloha Street	$175,000.00
Genesee	City of Flushing	Mill Street and Clearview Drive	$250,000.00
Gratiot	Village of Breckenridge	Elm Street, Sixth Street, and First Street	$167,450.00
Houghton	City of Hancock	Minnesota Street	$237,412.00
Houghton	City of Hancock	North Street/Prospect Street	$142,386.50
Houghton	City of Houghton	West Lakeshore Drive	$161,000.00
Huron	Village of Elkton	West McKinley Street	$237,500.00
Ingham	City of Mason	Peachtree Place, McRoberts Street, Foxview, Middlebury, Steele Street	$250,000.00
Ingham	Village of Webberville	Highview Drive, Tech Drive, Mason Court	$170,000.00
Ingham	Village of Dansville	Union Street, Grove Street, Adams Street	$53,471.00
Ionia	City of Belding	Merrick Street	$151,250.00
Iosco	City of Tawas City	Harris Avenue, North Street, Townline Road, River Street, Tenth Avenue, Eleventh Avenue	$101,915.00
Iosco	City of Whittemore	Citywide	$150,000.00
Isabella	Village of Lake Isabella	Clubhouse Drive, Fairway Drive	$169,225.00
Jackson	Village of Concord	Allman Road	$59,709.00
Kalamazoo	City of Parchment	Haymac Drive, Island Avenue, and Link Lane	$62,729.00
Kent	Village of Caledonia	Glengarry Drive, N. Rodgers Court, Dobber Wenger Memorial Drive, Higley Street, Kaechele Street	$184,000.00
Lapeer	City of Imlay City	Blacks Corners Road	$249,311.00
Lenawee	Village of Clinton	Sunset Drive	$119,957.70
Livingston	Village of Fowlerville	Sharpe Road and Ann Street	$250,000.00
Macomb	Village of Romeo	East Washington Street, Dorsey Street, and East Lafayette Street	$250,000.00
Macomb	Village of Armada	First Street and Simons Street	$241,072.70
Manistee	City of Manistee	Lincoln Street	$250,000.00
Mecosta	Village of Barryton	Northern Avenue	$136,211.37
Missaukee	City of McBain	Cottage Grove Avenue and Roland Street	$167,550.00
Muskegon	City of Roosevelt Park	Eastland Road and Royal Oak	$232,055.00
Muskegon	City of Muskegon Heights	Baker Street and Park Street	$250,000.00
Newaygo	City of Newaygo	Croton Road	$67,710.00
Ontonagon	Village of Ontonagon	Michigan Street	$100,000.00
Osceola	Village of LeRoy	South Kent Street	$22,537.50
Shiawassee	City of Durand	Ann Arbor Street, Clinton Street, Lincoln Street and Monroe Street	$250,000.00
St. Clair	Village of Capac	Park Street	$100,000.00
St. Joseph	Village of Constantine	Florence Road, Industrial Drive, and Meyers Street	$250,000.00
Wayne	City of Ecorse	8th Street, 10th Street, and 12th Street	$250,000.00
Wayne	City of Belleville	Harbour Pointe, Light Tower Drive, and Bay Pointe Drive	$175,000.00
Wayne	City of Highland Park	Stevens Street and Winona Street	$250,000.00

Enacted in 1987 and reauthorized in 1993, the Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) helps finance highway, road and street projects that are critical to the movement of people and products, and for getting workers to their jobs, materials to growers and manufacturers, and finished goods to consumers. TEDF "Category B," or the "Community Service Infrastructure Fund," was enacted in 2018 and provided $3 million per year through Fiscal Year 2023 to be allocated for road improvements in cities and villages with a population of 10,000 or fewer. In 2023, legislators approved a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $25 million to be granted over three years.

For the FY2024 program, applications were received totaling $20 million in requests. The recommended grants, totaling $8 million will be matched with $13 million (61 percent) in other funds committed by local agencies.

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