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Federal BUILD (RAISE) planning grant awarded for two pedestrian bridges; committee approves 2026 capital budget
Summary
City engineers said the federal BUILD (formerly RAISE) program awarded Waukesha a planning grant to study and design two pedestrian bridges over the bypass; the grant covers planning and design with an 80/20 federal/local split.
City engineering staff told the Finance Committee Sept. 9 that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the city a RAISE (now called BUILD) planning grant to study and design two pedestrian bridges over the bypass — one at the New Berlin Trail crossing and one near Fox River Parkway.
City Engineer Brandon Schwen summarized the project history: a prior 2023 RAISE application had reached finalist status and earned U.S. DOT feedback; staff revised and resubmitted for the 2024 application and received an award for planning and design. Schwen said the grant is structured as an 80% federal / 20% local cost-share for planning, preliminary design…
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