Source: United States Senator for Ohio Rob Portman
August 8, 2022 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding Washington County, Ohio, a $1 million federal grant through the FY 2022 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program. The RAISE grant program provides funding for surface transportation projects of local and regional significance. Previously, this program has been funded at $1 billion per year. Thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Portman spearheaded and was signed into law last November, annual funding levels have been increased to $1.5 billion. Between the IIJA and the FY 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, the RAISE grant program has been funded at $2.25 billion for this year.
The $1 million grant will help fund the planning of an intermodal transportation corridor that will connect Marietta College and Harmar Village to downtown Marietta and surrounding areas, as part of the County’s project to connect residents on safer streets.
“This is great news for southeast Ohio. I applaud the Department of Transportation for providing Ohio with the resources needed to improve transportation corridors, especially more rural areas of the state,” said Portman. “This project will promote safety and efficiency, and create needed jobs.”
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