Village of Baraga Receives State Grant For Hemlock Street Project

The village of Baraga is one of 23 small communities in Michigan to receive a road funding grant through a new Community Service Infrastructure Fund program.

The program was established last December by the Michigan Department of Transportation to help villages and small cities in the state with populations less than 10,000.

“This grant is great news for communities across the state that need help getting their roads fixed right now,” said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. “I’m glad we’ve been able to get this new funding out the door quickly so we can get to work meeting some of our most critical infrastructure needs. While this should not be viewed as a solution to our statewide road funding crisis, it will serve as a critical measure of relief for these communities until we implement a real transportation funding solution.”

$110,000 will go toward the Hemlock Street project with the village of Baraga matching those funds.

Grant awards range from $20,000 to $250,000 for road resurfacing, culvert replacement, pavement crack sealing and shoulder paving. See www.Michigan.gov/TEDF for the project list and details.  

Enacted in 1987 and reauthorized in 1993, the Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) helps finance highway, road and street projects that are critical to the movement of people and products, and for getting workers to their jobs, materials to growers and manufacturers, and finished goods to consumers.

TEDF “Category B,” or the “Community Service Infrastructure Fund,” grants provide $3 million per year through Fiscal Year 2023 to be allocated for road improvements in cities and villages with a population of 10,000 or fewer. FY 2020 grant awards will be announced at the end of May. More details about the individual grants and information about the program are available online at www.Michigan.gov/TEDF.