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Over 700 projects in Michigan received funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

BIL Funding
A map showing the projects funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Michigan

It’s been over a year since the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law went into effect. Nearly $200 billion have been invested across the country to fund infrastructure for drinking water, public transportation, roads, clean energy, and internet.

The Infrastructure law has funded more than 700 projects in Michigan. The biggest investment – nearly $500 million dollars - has gone toward updating the Soo locks in Sault Ste. Marie.

To see where all the projects funded by BIL are taking place, check out the BIL map here.

Teresa Homsi is an environmental reporter and Report for America Corp Member based in northern Michigan for WCMU. She is covering rural environmental issues, public health and Michigan commerce. Homsi has a bachelor’s from Central Michigan University in environmental studies, journalism and anthropology. During her undergraduate, she was a beat reporter for CMU’s student newspaper Central Michigan Life and interned for the Huron Daily Tribune. She has also interned for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy in the superfund section. *Report for America is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms, more info at https://www.reportforamerica.org/