Wisconsin Roads Will Benefit From Federal Infrastructure Package

Thursday, July 8th, 2021 -- 9:01 AM

(Bill Wise, WRN) The head of the state Department of Transportation says local roads will benefit from President Joe Biden's infrastructure package.

The latest infrastructure report card gave the Badger State a C-grade.  D-O-T Secretary Designee Craig Thompson says that’s a fair rating. "We've stopped the decline in the condition of our state highways, we've gotten more money to the locals. But we've got 115-thousand miles of road in the state, and 90 percent is owned by the locals. So they just have a lot of roadway, and they've got a long way to go."

Biden’s package includes nearly a trillion dollars in federal funding.  It’s aimed at improving local roads and bridges, public transportation, water systems, and broadband internet service.

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