Biden Administration Announces $67M for Detroit, Kalamazoo and Menominee Infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded about $66.9 million to three infrastructure improvement projects in Michigan.
The funds will go toward new shared-use paths in Detroit, a multimodal mobility network across 3.5 miles in Kalamazoo, and several improvements at Menominee Harbor on the Upper Peninsula.
“Because of a lack of investment infrastructure in America had been getting into worse and worse condition for decades until President Biden’s arrival,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a call with reporters. “These are projects that are going to improve everyday life and the cost of living in communities across the country.”
The announcement reflects the latest effort by President Joe Biden’s administration to allocate federal funds from the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021. It also reflects an election-year push by Biden to convince voters that his administration has been uniquely successful at directing much-needed resources to the country’s roads, bridges, ports, walkways and more.
