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

Goal/purpose: To provide funding for transportation projects which improve the operational level of service in heavily congested urban areas, reduce the crash rate on heavily congested urban roads, and improve the surface and base condition of heavily congested urban roads.

Additional applicant eligibility criteria: Eligible recipients are county and city road agencies in counties with a population greater than 400,000 (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee and Kent).

Project eligibility: The project must reduce traffic congestion on county primary or city major streets within urban counties. It must be located in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, or Kent county. It must be on two-lane roads carrying more than 10,000 vehicles per day, or more than 25,000 vehicles per day on roads with more than two lanes. It must be for a county primary or city major street eligible for federal aid. It must be for adding travel lanes, left turn lanes, intersection improvements, or advanced traffic management systems. Eligible costs include project planning, design, right-of-way acquisition and construction. Routine maintenance costs are not eligible.

Application process: None. Funds are distributed to eligible recipients based on the formula outlined in P.A. 231 of 1987. Eligible recipients present proposed transportation projects to Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) for review and funding recommendation. Projects selected by the MPO are administered by the Michigan Department of Transportation.