ANTIGO, WI (WSAU-WXPR) – Wisconsin has disbursed nearly $60 million in funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to counties and municipalities for road improvements.
But local roads in our area haven’t seen any of that money yet.
Antigo is hoping to change that by submitting a grant for $3.3 million. Antigo Mayor Bill Brandt showed Governor Tony Evers one of the roads that would be improved if the grant funding comes through during the Governor’s visit on Tuesday. “We’re a small community,” Brandt said. “But our people deserve the best we can give them.”
The Governor’s stop in Antigo was part of his Pothole Patrol. “We had a lot to do because of a lack of funding from the previous administration,” Evers said. “Our goal is to provide smaller towns with the resources to get the job done.”
In total the bipartisan infrastructure legislation is expected to provide Wisconsin with over $5 billion in federal highway formula funding over the next five years for highways and bridges.
