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City to apply for $500,000 CDBG critical-infrastructure grant for Ralston Avenue roundabout project
Summary
Council authorized staff to apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) critical-infrastructure award of approximately $500,000 to fund proposed roundabouts on the Ralston Corridor near the ProMedica area to improve traffic flow and safety.
Defiance City Council authorized city staff to submit an application for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) critical-infrastructure funds—estimated at about $500,000—for a proposed Ralston Avenue roundabout project near the ProMedica corridor.
City Administrator Ryan Mack and engineering staff said increased traffic along the Ralston corridor prompted the engineering study and plans for roundabouts at intersections near the ProMedica area to improve traffic flow and safety. The engineers have been assembling a funding package; one possible source is a CDBG critical-infrastructure grant the city will seek.
Council voted to submit the application and to proceed with the usual local coordination; the motion was made and seconded and carried on a recorded vote. Staff noted the project is costly and that engineers continue to refine plans and funding sources.
Why it matters: If funded, the roundabout improvements could alter traffic patterns and safety at a corridor with rising traffic; the application is one step in the larger funding strategy and does not commit the city to final construction without securing necessary funds.
