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 Ohio Department of Transportation a $24 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 $24.45 million grant will help fund improvements along the ERI US6 Connectivity Corridor, replacing approximately five existing intersections with roundabouts along US6 and Rye Beach Road. The money will also be used to install part of the Sandusky Bay Pathway and a multi-use path along US6 and Rye Beach Road.
“This is great news for Erie County. I applaud the Department of Transportation for providing Ohio with the resources needed to improve roadways and bicycle and pedestrian amenities,” said Portman. “This project will increase safety and efficiency, while also creating needed jobs.”
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