Individuals have reported receiving text messages claiming to be from MDOT and demanding toll payments. This is a scam. MDOT does not operate any toll roads; messages should be ignored and deleted immediately. Learn more from MDOT Director Bradley C. Wieferich and Attorney General Dana Nessel.
Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF)
The mission of the Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) is to enhance the ability of the state to compete in an international economy, to serve as a catalyst for economic growth of the state, and to improve the quality of life in the state.
TEDF Categories
Category A - Economic Development Road Projects
Category A grants promote increased economic potential and improve the quality of life through the support of job creation and retention in Michigan.
Category B - Villages and Small Cities
Category B grants were created and designed as a stop gap measure to provide additional road funding to the smallest communities in Michigan, particularly those with limited ability to fund road projects.
Category C - Urban Congestion Relief
Category C grants provide funding for transportation projects which improve the operational level of service in heavily congested urban areas and reduce crash rates on heavily congested urban roads.
Category D - Secondary All-Season Roads
Category D grants provide funding for transportation projects that complement the existing state trunkline system with improvements on connecting local routes that have high commercial traffic.
Category E - Forest Roads
Category E grants provide funding for transportation projects that increase access to forest resources harvestable over the next five years and increase the safety and efficiency of forest raw material transport.
Category F - Cities in Rural Counties
Category F grants provide funding for transportation projects that improve access to the state all-season system and improves safety and all-season capabilities on routes having high commercial traffic.
Questions? Contact Christine Zuzga, Program Manager, at 517-335-1069, or review the Economic Development contacts.