The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has distributed $145 million in fourth quarter 2025 payments to repair, maintain and enhance transportation infrastructure across the state. This was the final payment for the year, closing out more than $540 million that has been allocated to local governments to repair, maintain and enhance local roads and highways throughout the year.
The allocations will be split across three separate funding sources, providing local communities with the financial aid needed to secure transportation infrastructure safety. These include:
- General Transportation Aids (GTA) – $136.8 million.
- Connecting Highway Aids (CHA) – $4.3 million.
- Expressway Policing Aids (EPA) – $4.8 million.
The GTA is a program that targets local units of government. The recipients will be able to use the awards to build, maintain and operate roads and streets. WisDOT pulls the money from fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees, ensuring local governments receive the support they need to offset roadway infrastructure-related costs.
While the GTA casts a wide net, the CHA program targets specific eligible municipalities. The state uses the funds to reimburse these towns and cities for state highway maintenance and traffic control expenses.
The EPA program has the most specialized award scope, exclusively delivering the full amount to Milwaukee County. The funds will be used to supplement the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department, covering costs associated with patrolling expressways in the county.
The quarterly transportation aids are Wisconsin’s latest effort to fulfill its promises to improve and support roadway infrastructure initiatives across the state. The programs are a part of the $1.1 billion investment incorporated into the 2025-2027 biennial budget to support transportation infrastructure. The GTA program – already the state’s second largest program – was grown by an additional 3% per year in the biennium.
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