Michigan roads and bridges are getting a significant financial boost after years of underfunding and political promises to prioritize long-term solutions.

Lawmakers green-lit revenue changes early Friday morning, Oct. 3, that are expected to direct about $1.1 billion in new revenue to the transportation budget for Fiscal Year 2026.

Eventually, transportation revenue stream changes adopted as part of budget negotiations could generate more than $1.8 billion annually, according to the Senate Fiscal Agency.

Ed Noyola, chief deputy director for the Michigan County Road Association (CRA), called the state’s new road funding package its largest increase in transportation funding in his nearly 50 years in the industry.

“This is monumental and everyone should pat themselves on the back for

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