Planned Transportation Spending

Michigan

An examination of Michigan’s 2011-2014 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program reveals that road maintenance/minor widening projects account for the largest chunk of the planned spending (36 percent). Transit projects follow, comprising 28 percent of the STIP.* Bridge maintenance/replacement projects account for14 percent of the planned spending, while new road capacity projects make up 9 percent of the STIP. Projects classified as “other” account for 4 percent. Bridge capacity expansion projects and safety projects each are 3 percent of the planned spending; bicycle/pedestrian projects 2 percent. Road or bridge projects with bicycle/pedestrian components (such as adding sidewalks when reconstructing a roadway) account for less than 1 percent of the STIP.

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Proposed Spending, FY 2011-2014

Project Type Cost (Millions)
Total $4,026.78
Bridge Maintenance/Replacement $576.92
Road Maintenance/Minor Widening $1,427.73
Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components $22.53
New Road Capacity $352.39
Transit* $1,124.04
Bicycle/Pedestrian $94.56
Safety $124.31
Bridge Capacity Expansion $137.16
Other $167.14

* Transit total does not include $2.85 million of state-only operating assistance to transit but does include $550.85 million (49 percent of the total transit spending) of federal support (with state and local match where applicable) for transit operating costs.

Percentage of STIP by project type

  • bmr
    14
    Bridge Maintenance/Replacement
  • rmmw
    36
    Road Maintenance/Minor Widening
  • rbbp
    1
    Road/Bridge Project with Bike/Ped Components
  • nrc
    9
    New Road Capacity
  • tran
    28
    Transit
  • bp
    2
    Bicycle/Pedestrian
  • sfty
    3
    Safety
  • bce
    3
    Bridge Capacity Expansion
  • othr
    4
    Other
All percentages rounded

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