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Milwaukee County committee approves applying for up to $31 million in federal SS4A implementation funding
Summary
The County’s transportation committee voted 5-0 to authorize applying for Safe Streets and Roads for All implementation funds, a proposal the Department of Transportation says could fund up to $31 million in permanent safety projects with a required 20% local match.
The Milwaukee County Committee on Transportation and Transit voted 5-0 to recommend adoption of a request from the Department of Transportation to apply for implementation funding under the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary grant program.
The county sought authorization to apply for implementation funds that DOT staff said could total about $31,000,000, approximately $25,000,000 of which would be federal funds and the remainder provided via a required 20% local match. Jeff Spancia of the Milwaukee County Department of Transportation said the application would fund construction of permanent safety infrastructure identified in the countys Corridor of Concern and comprehensive safety action plan.
The DOT directors office described the SS4A application as the next phase after earlier studies and demonstration projects: a countywide roadway analysis published in February 2024, a safety action plan identifying 25 high‑hazard corridors, and smaller demonstration projects with five municipal partners. Spancia told supervisors the implementation grant would allow the county and its municipal partners to build permanent countermeasures intended to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes.
Supervisor Martinez moved the item; the motion was carried 5-0. During discussion, supervisors asked whether the grant would be administered through the state and how matching funds would be provided. Spancia said the current application is federal funding with a 20% local match and that local matches would be provided by the jurisdiction where each project is located; many of the projects are on municipal rather than county roadways and municipal partners had already given assurances they would provide matching funds.
Spancia and committee members described the application as competitive but presented it as a county priority based on prior planning and pilot projects. No amendments or conditions were recorded in the committees discussion.
The committee record shows the motion was recommended for adoption and forwarded as referred to the Committee on Finance. If awarded, staff said the projects would be built in later years (DOT referenced 20272028 as target years for construction).
