LANSING (AP) — The Michigan House voted to spend $175 million on road and transportation projects Wednesday as the winter thaw reveals awful potholes — and flat tires — around the state.

Gov. Rick Snyder had proposed spending the money in the new budget year, which starts Oct. 1. But lawmakers decided to tap a budget surplus sooner in response to the poor road conditions.

Estimated county allocations are Delta County ($418,065), Dickinson County ($313,719) and Menominee County ($376,371). Also receiving increased funding are Escanaba ($102,890), Gladstone ($48,246), Manistique ($26,560), Stephenson ($9,487), Powers ($5,225), Daggett ($4,289), Carney ($3,267), Garden ($2,044)Menominee ($72,392), Iron Mountain ($69,973), Kingsford ($46,899) and Norway ($31,603), for their local streets.

“Driving from Iron Mountain to Lansing and back every week has given me plenty of reasons why this funding is needed,” said State Rep. Beau LaFave, of Iron Mountain. “We know first hand how damaging the freeze and thaw effect have on our roads and our cars. We have money available to give our road repairs a boost right now. This is an opportunity we can’t afford to miss.”

The money is carried over from the 2018 budget cycle and is already available, with no budget cuts made or additional taxes required. The money approved today comes in addition to previous changes that provide more funding for road and bridge projects across the state.

“This money will help with today’s potholes, but also projects our city and county road crews would like to do in 2018,” LaFave said. “We’re addressing the problem now, not waiting for our 2019 budget or beyond that.”

The bill now advances to the Senate for further consideration and a vote could be taken there next week.

“The roads are just kind of crazy,” said Republican Rep. Laura Cox of Livonia, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee.

She said moving on the money now will help communities prepare for the construction season.

Eighty percent of the money would go to the state Transportation Department and county road commissions, but cities and villages will benefit, too. The Detroit News reported the spending formula will include local population, pavement miles and other factors.

Detroit would receive $5.8 million; Grand Rapids, $1.47 million; Warren, $924,337; Sterling Heights, $810,884.

“I don’t have words for how many potholes and how the roads are crumbling,” said transportation department spokeswoman Diane Cross.

Democrats wanted to add another $70 million to $75 million, but their amendments failed in the Republican-controlled House.

The state would also be authorized to spend up to $15 million on connected vehicle projects, hydrogen fueling stations and ride-sharing projects for seniors and people with disabilities.