Source: United States Senator for Kentucky Mitch McConnell
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will grant $15,584,000 to support the Reimagine 9th Street project and $5,000,000 to support the planning of the Broadway All the Way project. DOT will distribute both of these grants to the City of Louisville through the RAISE grant program.
Senator McConnell supported both the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Fiscal Year 2022 government funding bill, which provide federal resources for the RAISE grant program.
The Reimagine 9th Street project aims to improve Louisville’s 9th Street by adding protected facilities for pedestrians, bikers, and buses, as well as new public spaces. The Broadway All the Way project aims to design and plan for transit enhancement along the Broadway corridor in Louisville.
“I supported last year’s bipartisan infrastructure bill because I understood how large its impact would be on the roads, bridges, railroads, airports, and transit systems that keep Kentucky on the move. Today’s grant announcement is just another in a long list of projects made possible by this legislation. I’m pleased my hometown is reaping the rewards of the RAISE grant program and look forward to supporting additional infrastructure development all across the Commonwealth,” said Senator McConnell.
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