Contact:                                                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

     Maja Bolanowska or Bryan Gillett                                                 

     (989) 832-6333                                                               

     info@midlandmpo.com

Overall Transportation Investment in MATS Area at $12.7 Million in FY 2021; Federal $$ supported by CARES Act.

MIDLAND, Mi., December 27th, 2021- The Midland Area Transportation Study (MATS) has released its Annual Report, showing Federal funding obligated in the MATS area for Fiscal Year 2021 for roads and transit.  State and Local funds are included in the report for reference where possible.  

The 2021 MATS Annual Report:

• Shows that overall transportation investment in the MATS area is down somewhat from FY 2020, but was still aided by funding from the CARES Act of 2021.

• Federal funding was down regardless, at 6.4 million dollars, with roads and bridges still being the largest beneficiary, and nearly 1.7 million dollars in Federal transit funding.

• Overall transportation funding totaling $12.7 million was invested into the MATS area transportation network through Federal, State and Local sources.

• State of Michigan investment in the area is 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.

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