Some eastern Wisconsin villages and cities are getting federal money for other forms of transportation.
The Wisconsin DOT’s Transportation Alternatives Program or TAP was given more than $32 million for 56 local improvement projects across Wisconsin over the next four years.
The money will go to projects that enhance safe, non-motorized transportation like bike and pedestrian trails and facilities, sidewalks, and Safe Route to School Initiatives.
The Village of Harrison in Calumet County will get about $935,500 for work on the Old Highway Road Trail, including construction of about .2 miles of sidewalk along the northside of State Highway 96.
The city of Green Bay is getting about $683,460 for new sidewalks, while the Village of Wrightstown will use the money to construct a multi-use trail along Plum Road from High Street to Golden Wheat Lane.
The trail will provide a connection to schools and subdivisions.
Lastly, the village of Sister Bay in Door County will get funding for another multi-use trail on State Highway 42/57 to the intersection of Northwoods Drive.
Wisconsin DOT Secretary Kristina Boardman says, “We excited to administer this funding to local governments and help make connectivity improvements in villages, towns, cities, and counties that otherwise wouldn’t be possible.”
