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 the City of Mansfield a $7 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 $7.38 million grant will help fund the city’s Main Street Revitalization project, as known as Mansfield Rising. This project will reconstruct the downtown Mansfield Streetscape from First Street to Fifth Street, including updated LED street lighting, new curbs and ADA compliant curb ramps, concrete sidewalks, brick pavers, delineated crosswalks, lighted plazas with seating. It will also rejoin Central Park via a mid-block crossing, reestablish two-way traffic to support local business, and provide on-street parking. In addition, aging water and sewer infrastructure will be replaced.
“This is great news for the city of Mansfield. I applaud the Department of Transportation for providing Ohio with the resources needed to revitalize communities,” said Portman. “By updating and improving aging infrastructure, this project will strengthen the region’s economy and improve quality of life for all residents.”
NOTE: In April, Portman sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in support of the City of Mansfield’s application for the RAISE grant.
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