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Staff outlines three options after federal RAISE grant warnings for North Avenue project
Summary
Engineers flagged right‑of‑way impacts and federal eligibility concerns for the approved North Avenue design; staff offered three options — seek a federal grant conversion to planning, redesign to avoid right‑of‑way impacts, or proceed and risk losing RAISE funds if Congress does not grant an extension.
Staff from Transportation and Public Works reported on a feasibility study for the North Avenue corridor and told the commission that the current design would likely fail federal funding obligation deadlines unless Congress extends those deadlines.
Steven Bailey summarized the consultant (AECOM) findings and said the five‑lane typical section in the approved Comprehensive Development Option (CDO) would require significant right‑of‑way acquisition. “AECOM completed survey ... and found 49 parcels that would be impacted and need…
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