State route M-50, provides east access to the interstate system. US-24 and 125 provide for heavy, local and regional traffic flow between Toledo and Detroit. Monroe Custer Airport is located within the city limits. The airport is equipped with a 5,000 ft. runway length with an asphalt surface, Metropolitan Airport of Detroit and Toledo Metro Airport are within a 25 mile drive of Monroe, both providing complete international connections. Transit Management of Monroe County provides schedules routes in the City, Bedford, Berlin, Frenchtown and Monroe Townships.
Transfers are free throughout the systems.
Total county public K-12 enrollment for September 1998 was approximately 24,504. Complimenting the public school system are 14 parochial schools that enrolled an additional 2932 students. It is a two-year college offering the opportunity to earn the first two years of a bachelor's degree, two year occupational degrees, certificate programs in a number of career areas, or any variety of course work to improve yourself personally or professionally. Monroe County is within easy driving distance of Detroit, Ann Arbor and Toledo, where other institutions of higher learning are located. The city owns, operates and provides water service to the immediate area from its water treatment plant on the River Raisin.