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City wins federal and state transportation grants for road reconstruction and Safe Routes sidewalks

5778020 · June 16, 2025
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Summary

Vermilion secured an 80% Surface Transportation Block Grant for the Vermilion Road (Bridal) Reconstruction Phase 4B project and a $362,443 ODOT transportation alternatives grant for Safe Routes to School Phase 3 sidewalks; the awards have multi-year funding timelines.

The city announced two transportation grants during the meeting. Service Director Tony Valerius told the council the city received a Surface Transportation Block Grant through the Metropolitan Planning Organization that will fund 80% of a nearly $1,800,000 construction cost and roughly 80% of the construction engineering for the Vermilion Road (Bridal) Reconstruction Phase 4B…

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