Buckeye Reporter

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $20 million grant to the City of Toledo to improve transportation infrastructure. The investment was made possible through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Transportation Discretionary Grants program, which was scaled up in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that Brown helped to write and pass.

“Because of our work on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are working to make our roads and sidewalks safer for the millions of Ohioans who travel on them each day,” said Brown. “This investment will mean safer streets, better walkways, and will support new economic growth in Toledo’s downtown and the broader Lucas County region.”

The Toledo project will add a protected sidewalk to the Dorr Street overpass of Interstate 75 and add a new 10-foot-wide multi-use path that will reconnect the Junction neighborhood with the rest of central Toledo. It will also make complete street enhancements stretching across approximately 4.4 miles, including ADA-compliant sidewalks, on-street protected bike lanes, LED lighting, artistic crosswalks, street trees, landscaping, seating, bike shelters, and a public transit mobility hub.

The RAISE Discretionary Grant program provides a unique opportunity for the DOT to invest in road, rail, transit and port projects that promise to achieve national objectives. Previously known as the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grants, Congress has dedicated nearly $8.9 billion for 12 rounds of National Infrastructure Investments to fund projects that have a significant local or regional impact.

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