The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $977,398 in grants to Michigan and $1 million to South Dakota to help them make cost-effective, timely upgrades to their transportation infrastructure.
The funding source — FHWA’s Accelerated Innovation Deployment Demonstration program — helps states make the most of limited resources.
Michigan’s FHWA funding will be used to improve bridge conditions on local routes. As a major grain-producing state, Michigan has more than 11,000 bridges that afford critical connections in grain transportation.
According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, in 2018, approximately 11% (1,234) of the state’s 11,156 bridges were structurally deficient.
FHWA’s funding for South Dakota (another major grain producer) will be used to develop criteria to adjust speed limits in response to weather, road, visibility and traffic conditions.
