More Road Funding Touted by State House Representatives

LANSING, MI (WHTC) - State lawmakers issued separate press releases on Friday touting financial boosts for local road repair initiatives. Ottawa County is in line for 1.5 million dollars, Allegan County for over 700 grand, due to special funding allocated to roads and bridges in the state budget that went into effect on October 1^st. It's all part of 285 million dollars distributed statewide.Legislators are still under pressure from constituents, based on polls, and from Governor Snyder to increase road funding even more, with Mr. Snyder still pushing for 1.2 billion dollars annually for transportation infrastructure work.