Sen. Howard Marklein celebrated the announcement of the second round of Ag Road Improvement Program (ARIP) funding awards. The townships of Beetown, Harrison, and Jamestown in Grant County, in addition to Green County and Lafayette County were announced as awardees by the Department of Transportation (DOT) on February 5, 2025. 

The Town of Harrison was awarded $3,789,736 for Stanton Road, the Town of Jamestown was awarded $1,372,943 for Louisburg Road, and the Town of Beetown was awarded $1,296,294 for Dodge Road. Green County was awarded $2,806,400 to fix County Road FF, and Lafayette County was awarded $1,999,560 for County D.

The ARIP Program is the result of 2023 Wisconsin Act 13. Act 13 was coauthored by Sen. Marklein and Rep. Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) and funded through the 2023-25 Wisconsin State Budget.

“I am so happy to see so many southwestern Wisconsin communities were awarded ARIP grant money from the second round of applications. Rep. Travis Tranel and I worked hard to get this bill through the legislative process and funded in the state budget,” Marklein said. “I am glad that local farmers, producers, and small towns in southwestern Wisconsin will be able to benefit from our investment.

“I am proud of our work to upgrade and maintain our state’s roads and infrastructure. We have made tremendous progress and I will continue to listen to my constituents who want our roads to be improved.”

The ARIP program invested $150 million in upgrading local, rural roads that link farmers to county and state highways. There were $50 million in awards available during the first round of funding, which was announced in July 2024. A second round of applications awarded $100 million and was announced on Feb. 5, 2025.