Appropriations Requests for : City of Sterling Heights

1. Cosponsoring legislators:

No Cosponsors

Recipient Information

2. Intended legislatively directed spending item recipient:

City of Sterling Heights

3. Physical address of legislatively directed spending item recipient and the intended location of the project or activity:

40555 Utica Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48313

4. The recipient's employer identification number:

38-1869375

Funding Details

5. Requested amount of the legislatively directed spending item:

$2,000,000.00

6. What is the purpose and how does the legislatively directed spending item provide a public benefit that is an appropriate use of taxpayer money?

Ryan Road is one of Sterling Heights’ most important north–south corridors, serving residents, businesses, and regional traffic every day. The City has completed the Ryan Road Corridor Study to establish a clear vision for how Ryan Road can function more safely and efficiently in the future, based on a five‑year crash analysis (2019–2023). The study examines multiple design concepts that modernize the roadway, improve traffic operations, and better accommodate pedestrians and non-motorized users. These concepts build on prior planning and public input and establish a clear vision for how Ryan Road can function more safely and efficiently in the future. Project Benefits • Improved roadway safety through reduced severe crash types (head-on, angle, and left-turn crashes), particularly at intersections, which currently account for nearly 63% of crashes along the corridor • Reduction in fatal and serious injury crashes, addressing a corridor that experiences 1,018 crashes, including 4 fatalities and 13 serious injuries between 2019 and 2023. • Safer pedestrian and bicyclist accommodations, including protected multi-use paths, buffered bike lanes lanes, improved crossings, RRFBs, and HAWK signals, enabling safer travel for non-motorized users of all ages and abilities. • Increased capacity where it is most needed, maintaining higher capacity between 14 Mile Road and 18 Mile Road while reducing lanes north of 18 Mile Road, where traffic demand is lower, improving overall traffic flow corridor efficiency • Traffic calming in residential areas, achieved through lane reductions, medians, and restricted left-turns movements, helping transform portions of Ryan Road from a commuter corridor to a neighborhood-friendly roadway. • Shorter and safer crossing distances for pedestrians by adding medians and protected mid-block crossings between widely spaced signalized intersections.

7. Has the legislatively directed spending item previously received or been awarded any of the following types of funding in the past 5 years?

✓ Yes: Federal Funding

Amount received: $500,000.00

8. Estimated time frame for completion of the legislatively directed spending item project:

FY 27

Additional Information For Nonprofit Corporations

9. Is the recipient a nonprofit corporation?

No

Certification By Sponsoring Legislator

• "I certify that my immediate family members, legislative staff members, and I have no direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the requested legislatively directed spending item."
• "I certify that the intended recipient of this legislatively directed spending item is not a for-profit entity."
• "I certify that the information in this form is true to the best of my knowledge."

Senator Michael Webber