ISHPEMING, MI— The City of Ishpeming will benefit from state funding designed to help rebuild local roads in rural counties.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the grants from the Transportation Economic Development Fund will save taxpayers $2.9 million.
The City of Ishpeming will resurface Washington Street from County Road PAA to Old Washington Street. The project includes pulverizing the existing surface, widening, regrading, compacting and resurfacing the roadway, paving shoulders and installing pavement markings.
Washington Street is part of a truck route connecting the Tilden Mine to US-41. This project will increase pavement depth and improve road quality to allow an increase in truck traffic and safety. Commodities typically hauled on the roadway include mining materials and supplies.
The total project cost is $515,000, with up to $375,000 in TEDF Category F funds (73 percent of construction costs) and $140,000 in matching funds from the City of Ishpeming.
