Areawide jackson urbanized area

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $299,173.41 to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) on September 3, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) for consolidated planning funds supporting the Jackson Urbanized Area during Fiscal Year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). This formula grant funds areawide transportation planning activities essential to the comprehensive transportation planning process in the Jackson metropolitan region. The funding supports the development and coordination of transportation planning priorities, project selection, and long-range transportation planning initiatives in compliance with federal planning requirements under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

MDOT administers the award with a sub-grant of planning funds to the Region II Planning Commission, which provides regional planning services across Hillsdale, Jackson, and Lenawee counties. The Region II Planning Commission utilizes the funding to conduct metropolitan transportation planning for the Jackson area, develop unified planning work programs, and coordinate transportation planning activities among local and regional stakeholders. These consolidated planning funds enable the continuation of the areawide planning process that guides project development and federal-aid highway investment decisions in the Jackson Urbanized Area, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2031.

Project description

FY26 (10/01/25-09/30/26) jackson consolidated planning funds jackson urbanized area