Purpose:
To provide funding for transportation projects which:
Improve the operational level of service in heavily congested urban areas
Reduce the accident rate on heavily congested urban roadways
Improve the surface and base condition of heavily congested urban roadway
Eligible Recipients:
Eligible recipients are county and city road agencies, and transit agencies in counties with a
population greater that 400,000 (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee and Kent).
Eligible Projects:
To be eligible for Category C funding:
The project must reduce traffic congestion on county primary or city major streets within
urban counties
The project must be located in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, or Kent county
The project must demonstrate that, prior to April 1, 1993, the two lane road carried more
than 10,000 vehicles per day, or carried more than 25,000 vehicles per day on roads
with more than two lanes
The project must be for a county primary or city major street eligible for federal aid
The project must be for adding travel lanes, left turn lanes, intersection improvements, or
advanced traffic management systems
Eligible Project Costs
Eligible costs include costs normally associated with highway construction projects, such as
project planning, design, right-of-way acquisition and construction. Routine maintenance costs
are not eligible for funding. Costs associated with transit projects must be eligible under the
Federal Transit Capital Program.
Required Match:
20% local, non-TEDF funding
Application Process:
None. Funds are distributed to eligible recipients based on their annual federal aid allocation.
Project Selection:
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.
For further information contact:
County Road Commission -or- Economic Development and Enhancement Office
www.michigan.gov/tedf
(517) 335-1069
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