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County staff warns federal grant uncertainty could delay dozens of transportation projects
Summary
Montgomery County transportation staff warned the Transportation and Environment Committee on Monday, March 3, that uncertainty over federal grant execution is creating delays and risk for projects in the county’s FY25–30 Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
Montgomery County transportation staff warned the Transportation and Environment Committee on Monday, March 3, that uncertainty over federal grant execution is creating delays and risk for projects in the county’s FY25–30 Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
The county identified 18 federal grants embedded across transportation projects, totaling about $67 million, of which six have been executed and account for roughly $21 million, according to county staff. Several large awards also figure in the CIP: a recently closed $104 million grant for the I-355 crossing at the Medical Center Metro station and a $135 million Small Starts amount programmed for the Veirs Mill Road Bus Rapid Transit project that remains at the award-notice stage.
Why it matters: Many projects in the CIP assume federal or state-administered federal funds. If grants are not signed or are delayed, projects that county staff planned to advance with…
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