Governor Doyle announces $2.15 million in Lift Bridge Aids for four cities
July 23, 2009
State funds will assist communities with operation/maintenance of nine lift bridges
Governor Jim Doyle today announced that checks totaling $2,153,700 were issued to four Wisconsin cities to cover costs incurred in 2008 for maintaining and operating nine lift bridges on Wisconsin's connecting highways. Lift Bridge Aids were distributed for these bridges as follows:
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City
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Lift Bridge Aids
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Street(s)
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Green Bay
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$414,469.49
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Main St.
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Manitowoc
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$211,660.25
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8
th St. and 10
th St
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Milwaukee
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$700,284.23
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Kinnickinnic St., Broadway St., Wells St., and State St.
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Racine
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$827,286.02
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Main St. and State St.
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For more information, see the
WisDOT Web
site.
The Governor's "Grow Wisconsin" plan calls for strategic investments in the transportation
network to spur economic development.
The Lift Bridge Aids program reimburses cities for costs associated with maintaining and
operating lift bridges on highways that provide connections to the state trunk highway
system. The program is administered through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and
funded through the Transportation Fund from state-collected highway user-fees, motor fuel taxes and
vehicle registration fees.
For more information, contact:
Kathryn Dustin, WisDOT Bureau of Transit, Local Roads, Railroads and Harbors
(608) 264-7336,
kathryn.dustin@dot.wi.gov
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