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McKinney to pause Lower 5 Plaza after $15M federal grant rescinded; staff recommends redirecting COG funds to crossings
Summary
City staff told the council the U.S. DOT rescinded a $15 million Reconnecting Communities grant for the Lower 5 Plaza, and recommended stopping work on the plaza and redirecting $22.65 million in North Central Texas COG funds toward Highway 5 corridor grade‑crossing and pedestrian improvements.
Tracy Lund, assistant director of engineering, briefed the council at the Sept. 16 work session that the U.S. Department of Transportation rescinded a $15 million Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods grant for the Lower 5 Plaza project and that staff recommends pausing work on the plaza and redirecting funds to other Highway 5 corridor improvements.
Lund said the project originally had $45 million in total funding. She summarized the funding as $22,650,000 from the North Central Texas Council of Governments (COG), $15,000,000 from the Reconnecting Communities federal grant (rescinded), $4,000,000 described in staff materials as "tech stock" funding, and $3.35 million in local city funds. Lund said roughly $13,800,000 of the $45 million was TxDOT's portion (engineering and bridge construction) and about $31,200,000 was the city's portion for the plaza…
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