This $125,000 Formula Grant award was provided by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) to fund the repaving of 0.38 miles of the Southern Riverfront Park Trail in Billings, Montana. The project, titled "A Staple of Billings Outdoor Recreation: Southern Riverfront Park Trail Phase 1", will be executed by the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), the designated state agency for administering the Recreational Trails Program....
This $225,000 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund right-of-way activities, intersection improvements, widening and reconfiguration, shared use path construction, mill and overlay, traffic signal upgrades, ADA upgrades, median, striping and signing modifications for multiple locations in Yellowstone County, Montana. The project aims to enhance transportation infrastructure, including roadways,...
The City of Billings, MT was awarded a $1,008,311 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The grant, awarded on September 18, 2024, will fund a 5-year initiative called "A Lifetime of Learning, Walking, & Biking Systemic Safety for Billings Students." The project aims to improve roadway safety and prevent fatalities and serious injuries for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other...
This $2,614,784 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) will fund the design and construction of a remodel and expansion to the existing administrative and operations building for Billings Met Transit in Billings, Montana. The project aims to improve the efficiency of Met Transit's operations, assist in compliance with safety...
This $350,677 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) provides funding to the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) for preliminary engineering activities related to intersection improvements at various locations in Yellowstone County, Montana. The project scope includes adding an eastbound left-turn lane on Airport Road, widening Airport Road to two through lanes at Metra Park,...
The City of Billings, Montana received a $18.575 million Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration on July 28, 2022 to fund the Northwest Billings Connector and Marathon Trail project through December 31, 2025. The grant was awarded under the National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program, also known as the RAISE discretionary grant program. RAISE grants support surface transportation capital investments that lead to significant local and regional economic...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA), under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), provides $4,623,191.00 to the City of Billings Met Transit Division, doing business as Billings Metro Transit, to purchase four (4) replacement heavy-duty 35 low-floor diesel buses and implement a new automated vehicle location (AVL) system with real-time tracking features, vehicle...
This $125,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) funds the construction of a new pedestrian bridge and 3+ mile trail segment as part of the Yellowstone Heritage Trail project in Emigrant, Montana. The Montana Department of Transportation is the primary grantee, with a sub-award issued to the Trust for Public Land to implement the new trail and bridge construction. This project will connect a new 22-acre park to the broader...
This $995,416.55 Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) supports a construction project for sidewalk improvements along Route 56986 in Yellowstone County, Montana. The project will upgrade sidewalks from reference point 1.3 to 1.7 on Old Hardin Road within the Billings urban limits. The Montana Department of Transportation, the state government agency responsible for managing Montana's transportation...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $125,000 Formula Grant under the Recreational Trails Program (CFDA 20.219) to the Montana Department of Transportation on July 17, 2023. This grant funded the construction of a 0.25-mile asphalt trail, connecting existing trails in Rose Park to Rose Park Elementary School in Billings, Montana. The Montana Department of Transportation sub-awarded a portion of this grant to the City of Billings to carry out the trail...