This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940) will analyze the Interstate 95 (Exit 29), Seaview Avenue, Stratford Avenue and Connecticut Avenue intersection in the East End of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The study will evaluate current and future uses of the transportation infrastructure and provide a forum for robust public engagement to better...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $2,151,780.05 through the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) on December 3, 2021 to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The funding will support operational improvements to the Seaview Avenue corridor in Bridgeport, Connecticut between Barnum Avenue and Boston Avenue (US Route 1), including an extension of Seaview Avenue north of Route 1 to provide access for a proposed Lake...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940), will fund planning activities for a pedestrian connection project in Naugatuck, Connecticut. The $816,000 award, granted on October 28, 2024, will support planning, feasibility studies, community engagement, and other pre-construction activities to link the borough's Metro North rail line and...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940) will provide $2,000,000.00 to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) to complete feasibility, planning, and early design work for two freeway lid parks in the Barrio Logan community of San Diego, CA. The project, titled "MEND THE GAP: REUNITING BARRIO LOGAN THROUGH FREEWAY LID PARKS,"...
This $1,235,700 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940) will fund a project in Tampa, Florida to improve community connectivity. The project will lower an interstate highway interchange ramp to street level, restore neighborhood connectivity eroded by the interstate, and introduce new roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian connections. The project will...
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to the City of Tucson under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940). The grant will support planning and design for a new bicycle and pedestrian bridge over I-19 to reconnect a community that has historically been disconnected from educational, medical, and community trail/greenway opportunities. The project aims to improve mobility, access, and economic development by mitigating...
The Federal Highway Administration awarded a $2,000,000 Reconnecting Communities Pilot (CFDA 20.940) Discretionary Grant to the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) for the Geary-Fillmore Underpass Community Planning Study. This project will develop transportation and land use concept designs to rethink the urban renewal-era Geary Expressway, advance a high-quality multimodal, mixed-use transit-oriented area, and promote community stabilization between the Japantown and...
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration awarded a $7,000,000 Project Grant to Cuyahoga County, Ohio, under the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 20.940). The grant funds the Veterans Memorial Detroit-Superior Bridge Project Connectivity Plan, which aims to re-open the former streetcar level of the bridge as a public thoroughfare for cyclists and pedestrians, as well as a venue for events programming and recreation. The project builds upon previous plans to...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $800,000 on November 2, 2022 to the Connecticut Department of Transportation under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) to modernize traffic signals at 10 intersections on Park Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. This project is phase two of signal modernization efforts on Park Avenue, continuing the state's work to improve transportation infrastructure and traffic flow. The Connecticut...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded the Connecticut Department of Transportation a $3.22 million Formula Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on May 20, 2021. The grant funds will support the modernization of traffic signals at seven intersections along Park Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Specifically, the project involves upgrading traffic signals at the intersections of Vine Street/Wood Avenue, Laurel Avenue, Washington...