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St. Louis Streets Department reports ARPA‑funded 50/50 sidewalk program has replaced 234,000 sq ft of sidewalks
Summary
Program manager Zachary Fortune told the Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee the ARPA‑funded 50/50 sidewalk program has completed 842 service requests, replaced about 234,000 square feet of sidewalk and nearly 2,000 linear feet of curb and expects to finish remaining ARPA work by July.
St. Louis City’s 50/50 sidewalk program, managed by the Streets Department, has used American Rescue Plan Act funds to clear a backlog of sidewalk repair requests and advance contracts for additional work, officials told the Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee on March 19.
“We were allocated $6,150,000 to alleviate the backlog of the city sidewalk requests,” Zachary Fortune, program manager for the Streets Department, told the committee in his presentation. Fortune said ARPA funding supported five contract awards, purchase of one replacement concrete truck and the replacement of about 234,000 square feet of…
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