Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) - Category C - Urban Congestion Relief

The Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category C - Urban Congestion Relief program provides funding for transportation projects that improve the operational level of service, reduce crash rates, and improve the surface and base condition of heavily congested urban roads in Michigan.

Eligibility is restricted to county and city road agencies located within counties having a population greater than 400,000, specifically Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, and Kent counties.

Eligible projects must reduce traffic congestion on county primary or city major streets that are eligible for federal aid within these designated urban counties. Projects must be located on two-lane roads carrying more than 10,000 vehicles per day, or roads with more than two lanes carrying more than 25,000 vehicles per day. Eligible improvements include adding travel lanes, adding left turn lanes, making intersection improvements, or implementing advanced traffic management systems. Normal highway construction costs such as project planning, design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction are eligible, whereas routine maintenance costs are ineligible.

There is no formal grant application process. Funding is distributed to eligible recipients based on the statutory formula outlined in Public Act 231 of 1987. Eligible recipients present proposed transportation projects to their respective Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) for review and funding recommendations. Projects selected by the MPO are administered by the Michigan Department of Transportation.