About the program

Category C (Urban Congestion Relief) provides funding for transportation projects that:

• Improve the operational level of service in heavily congested urban areas.
• Reduce the crash rate on heavily congested urban roads.
• Improve the surface and base condition of heavily congested urban roads.

Eligible recipients

Eligible recipients are county and city road 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 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.
• 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.

Required match

20% local, non-TEDF funding

Application process

None. Funds are distributed to eligible recipients based on the formula outlined in P.A. 231 of 1987.

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 MDOT.

Questions? Contact your County Road Commission or MDOT's Office of Economic Development at 517-241-1456.