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Winneshiek County moves forward with RAISE grant application for W 14 South of Fort Atkinson; engineer lists $2.5M estimate and 72% federal share
Summary
County engineers briefed supervisors on a multi-county RAISE grant application for a W 14 corridor project, describing a roughly $2.5 million project cost, a roughly 72% grant share and a 28E intergovernmental agreement the board approved to allow five counties to submit a joint application.
County Engineer Mike Cutie told the Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 6 that the county is a finalist for a RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) grant and must finalize an intergovernmental 28E agreement to submit a joint application covering W 14 south of Fort Atkinson.
The application covers two main elements, Cutie said: replacing or extending a structure that functions as a culvert and placing a pavement overlay. "We estimate, roughly $2,500,000 as a project cost," Cutie said. He said roughly 72% of that cost would be covered by the RAISE grant, leaving a local match of about 28%.
Cutie said the county worked with a consultant and "we became finalists" in recent weeks and that Marion…
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