MARQUETTE — The Keweenaw County community of Ahmeek is among a trio of Upper Peninsula municipalities that are among more than two dozen statewide to receive state grants for road repair.

The Village of Ahmeek was awarded $101,956 to repair Wright and Hubbell streets. Also in the western UP, the city of Ironwood received $250,000 to repair various streets. In the central UP, the city of Negaunee, in Marquette County, received $250,000 to repair Hungerford Avenue and West Prince and Ann street.

The program is the Community Service Infrastructure Fund Category B initiative. Established by the state Legislature in 2018 and administered by the Michigan Department of Transportation, it’s considered a stop-gap program to help fund road projects in small communities.

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