Shorewood Receives More than $150,000 in Transportation Funds

Shorewood will receive more than $150,000 in state aid this month to help defray the cost of constructing, maintaining, and operating roads, Gov. Scott Walker announced Monday.

The $155,647 in general transportation aid is the final installment of four payments Shorewood was allotted this year.

Wisconsin municipalities will share an estimated $446 million in transportation funds. October's checks totaled $111.5 million.

Additionally, the village will receive $10,862 in connecting highway aid from the state Department of Transportation, reimbursing it for maintenance and traffic control of state highways.

Local communities also receive state transportation fund revenues for public transit, elderly and disabled transportation, and airport and harbor development from the state DOT. State and federal funds are also allocated for specific highway and bridge construction projects.

Here's what neighboring communities received:

• Whitefish Bay: $175,450 in transportation aid; $10,794 in connecting highway aid.
• Glendale: $354,319 in transportation aid; $14,048.60 in connecting highway aid.
• Fox Point: $128,996 in transportation aid; $8,357 in connecting highway aid.