Transportation

Lift bridge aid goes to Manitowoc, Menasha, Green Bay

Public infrastructure projects, like Menasha’s Racine Street Bridge replacement by Lunda Construction, have been fueling some of the industry growth.
Public infrastructure projects, like Menasha’s Racine Street Bridge replacement by Lunda Construction, have been fueling some of the industry growth. LUNDA CONSTRUCTION
Aaron Holbrook
By Aaron Holbrook
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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced more than $2.3 million in annual payments through the Lift Bridge Aids program will go to five Wisconsin cities to help maintain 10 lift bridges that support and bolster Wisconsin’s maritime industry.

Wisconsin’s lift bridges, which raise a section of roadway vertically to allow the passage of taller ships into the state’s city ports, are essential to the state’s maritime economy. The LBA program, which reimburses cities for the costs accrued from maintaining and operating lift bridges that provide connections to the state trunk highway system, is administered by WisDOT and is funded by the state’s Transportation Fund.

The city of Menasha will receive $116,122 for their Racine Street lift bridge. In addition, nine lift bridges received funding from the LBA program, which will cover the maintenance expenses submitted by these municipalities, including: 

  • Green Bay:
    • $383,67 for Main Street
  • Milwaukee:
    • $466,479 for Kinnickinnic Ave.
    • $300,557 for Broadway St.
    • $26,782 for Wells St.
    • $181,004 for State St.
  • Manitowoc:
    • $171,398 for 8th Street
    • $28,436 for 10th Street
  • Racine:
    • $369,218 for Main Street
    • $294,218 for State Street

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