Local governments receive share of fuel tax, registration fees

October 5, 2009

Governor Jim Doyle has announced that checks totaling $106,290,146.83 have been conveyed to Wisconsin units of local government for General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids, and Expressway Policing Aids.

The October payments from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) include $103,018,296.80 in General Transportation Aids to 1,922 units of government; $3,015,875.03 in Connecting Highway Aids to 122 municipalities; and $255,975 in Expressway Policing Aids to Milwaukee County.

Please visit the WisDOT Web for local information, in Excel  and PDF .

This year, local governments shared an estimated $414 million from the state transportation fund to build and maintain local roads and bridges, and in Expressway Policing Aids that support the Milwaukee County Sheriff Department’s patrol of Milwaukee expressways.  Starting in 2009, county payments are being 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.

General Transportation Aids help defray 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.

Communities also receive state transportation fund revenues from WisDOT for public transit, elderly and disabled transportation, and airport and harbor development.  State and federal funds are also allocated for specific highway and bridge construction projects.  

For more information, contact:
Lori Richter, WisDOT Bureau of Transit, Local Roads, Railroads and Harbors
(608) 266-0254, lori.richter@dot.wi.gov