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Highway Program and Non-Capital Uses
MDOT’s 2026-2030 Trunkline Highway Capital Program investment is estimated at approximately $10.6 billion. This total reflects investments for pre-construction (scoping, design, environmental clearance and right-of-way acquisition) and construction activities but excludes pre-capital program costs valued at $1.9 billion, such as debt service payments. This investment will provide Michigan travelers with an average of:
- 1,431 lane-mile improvements per year, covering:
- Replacement and improvement of 211 lane miles per year,
- Extending the life of 1,220 lane miles each year through capital preventive maintenance (CPM).
- Repair or replacement of 56 bridges per year.
2026-2030 Highway Program investment, including routine maintenance (in millions)
Trunkline Highway Capital Program (in millions) |
FY 2026 |
Five-year total |
Annual average |
Repair and rebuild roads * | $944.7 | $4,591.5 |
$918.3 |
Repair and rebuild roads ** | $331.2 | $1,702.5 | $340.5 |
Routine maintenance | $503.7 | $2,647.6 | $529.5 |
System safety, management and operations | $192.0 | $909.8 | $182.0 |
Roadside facilities | $15.0 | $56.5 | $11.3 |
Additional state and federally funded programs | $113.3 | $662.6 | $132.5 |
Total | $2,099.9 | $10,570.5 | $2,114.1 |
* Including trunkline modernization for I-94, with $216 million in FY 2026 and $749 million total.
** Includes
$90 million in FY 2026 and $560 million total for ongoing work on the Blue Water Bridge (BWB) Plaza accounted for in previous years.
Five-year total includes routine maintenance, BWB Plaza investments, and TAP, but excludes $1.9 billion in other pre-capital program costs such as debt service.
This figure illustrates Highway Program investments over the total five-year period, with system preservation, outlined in red, being funded by both the regular highway program as well as the addition of $31 million in Rebuilding Michigan bond funds in 2026. Routine maintenance is also expected to increase year by year.