MEDIA ALERT: City of West Fargo awarded $23.8 million U.S Department of Transportation Grant
Rachel E. Richter Lordemann
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact: Rachel Richter Lordemann, City of West Fargo Communication Manager rachel.rich...@westfargond.gov Office: 701-515-5324 Cell: 701-405-5692 Media Contact: 701-515-5329
City of West Fargo awarded $23.8 million U.S Department of Transportation Grant
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(WEST FARGO, N.D. – June 27, 2024) The City of West Fargo has been awarded $23,816,550 by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program.
The funds will be used to construct a railroad grade separation, or overpass, as a part of an upcoming 9th Street NE reconstruction project. The overpass at the BSNF rail crossing on 9th Street NE, north of Main Avenue, will improve safety and traffic flow for business and residential traffic in the area. The reconstruction will also include a complete reconstruction of 9th Street NE and 7th Avenue NE with improved pedestrian, bicycle, and ADA accommodations.
“The awarding of the RAISE Grant allows the City to incorporate this critical grade separation into the 9th Street NE reconstruction project and greatly reduces the financial impact to taxpayers,” said West Fargo Senior Director of Community and Development, Dan Hanson. “This addition to the project will improve safety at this rail crossing and will prevent delays from train crossings for commercial and residential traffic as well as emergency responders travelling the 9th Street NE corridor.”
The 9th Street NE Reconstruction and Grade Separation project is tentatively scheduled to be bid in the fall of 2025 with construction taking place in 2026.
The City of West Fargo received letters of support from North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer, Representative Kelly Armstrong, North
Dakota State Senator Judy Lee and Representatives Austen Schauer and Jim Jonas, West Fargo Mayor Bernie Dardis, the FMWF Chamber of Commerce, Marvin, MetroCOG, and was supported by BNSF in the grant application process. |
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Rachel Richter Lordemann Communication Manager, City of West Fargo
800 Fourth Ave. E., Suite #1 West Fargo, ND 58078 (701) 515-5324 (o) • (701) 405-5692 (m) |
