Barrett, Secretary Duffy Announce More Than $12.5 Million In Funding For Real Infrastructure In Mid-Michigan

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) celebrated the announcement of more than $12.5 million in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) funding for real infrastructure improvements in Ingham County and the City of Lansing through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program.

"I'm grateful to Secretary Duffy and the Trump administration for recognizing the need for these investments that will significantly improve the roads that mid-Michigan families and businesses rely on every day," said Barrett. "These projects will make our communities safer, reduce congestion, and lay the groundwork for future economic growth. I look forward to seeing these investments move our transportation infrastructure forward."

"America is fortunate to have a Builder in the White House who knows America is only as great as our infrastructure," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. "That's why this Department is investing in repairing critical roads and bridges that connect Americans to job opportunities, port infrastructure that bolsters our national security, and aviation and transit projects that move American families. The impact of these dollars will be felt in communities nationwide for years to come."

The newly awarded funding includes:

• $11,352,306 for Ingham County to reconstruct sections of Okemos Road, including turn lanes, sidewalks, stormwater and sewer infrastructure, traffic signal modernization, and more.
• $1,200,000 for the City of Lansing to advance planning and preliminary engineering for roadway and intersection improvements, develop corridor-level concepts, evaluate alternatives, and more to create safer and more efficient streets.

The Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant is a longstanding U.S. DOT program that supports investments in surface transportation projects with significant local or regional impact. Originally created in 2009 as the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, BUILD grants help fund projects that improve safety, mobility, economic competitiveness, and quality of life in communities across the country.

Barrett supports extending funding for this critical program for local and regional infrastructure projects. The bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act, which Barrett and his colleagues approved this spring in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, would authorize the key program for another five years.