Route 310 (tapochau road) improvements

The U.S. Department of Transportation, through the National Infrastructure Investments (RAISE) grant program (CFDA 20.933), awarded the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Works a $12,069,935 grant to reconstruct and realign Route 310 (Tapochau Road), a 2.1-mile segment of roadway. The project will involve grading, utility relocation, constructing a new pavement section, installing drainage features, signage, and pavement striping. The award, dated September 24, 2024, aims to enhance safety, mobility, and sustainability of the transportation infrastructure in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Project description

The project shall realign and reconstruct route 310 (tapochau road), being approximately 2.1 miles. This includes realignment of roadway to best fit the right-of-way, grading, utility relocation, construction of new pavement section, drainage features, signing and striping. Include the roadway structures such as flexible pavements, base and subbase, embankments, drainage system, safety features, signage, pavement striping, and markers and all other items necessary to complete the roadway project.