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     Maja Bolanowska or Bryan Gillett                                                 

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Overall Transportation Investment in MATS Area at $24.1 Million in FY 2020; Federal $$ Up Due to CARES Act.

MIDLAND, Mi., December 17th, 2020- The Midland Area Transportation Study (MATS) has released its 2020 Annual Report, showing Federal funding obligated in the MATS area for Fiscal Year 2020 for roads and transit.  State and Local funds are included in the report for reference where possible.  

The 2020 MATS Annual Report:

·         Shows that overall Federal investment in the MATS area is up slightly from FY 2019, partially due to assistance from the CARES Act of 2020.

·         Federal funding remained relatively consistent at 13 million dollars, with roads and bridges still being the largest beneficiary, and nearly 4.3 million dollars in Federal transit funding.

·         Overall transportation funding totaling $24.1 million was invested into the MATS area transportation network through Federal, State and Local sources.

·         State of Michigan investment in the area is also up slightly due to a number of traffic safety projects.

According to MATS Director Maja Bolanowska, these Federal obligations "reflect highway, urban, rural roads, safety, bridge, transit operating and transit capital funds.  They allow many projects to be completed each year. All these categories of funding represent federal gas tax revenues coming back to the local community”. 

About the Midland Area Transportation Study: MATS is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Midland Area, established in January 2013. MATS focuses on regional transportation planning services and helps to create intergovernmental cooperation. MATS is a policy-making agency, developing transportation plans and programming Federal-aid projects while providing public outreach regarding transportation issues. The MATS metropolitan planning region is defined as the entire geographic County of Midland, the geographic area of City of Auburn and Williams Township within Bay County and Tittabawassee Township in Saginaw County. For additional information, please visit www.midlandmpo.org or call (989) 832-6333.