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West Fargo outlines $18M+ Ninth Street/Seventh Avenue reconstruction with major federal grants
Summary
City staff described a multi-segment reconstruction of Ninth Street NE and Seventh Avenue NE with roughly $18.4 million in federal grants and an expected 25-year assessment period; bridge funding is separate and city-funded.
West Fargo staff on June 24 described a multi-year reconstruction of Ninth Street Northeast and Seventh Avenue Northeast that will rely heavily on federal discretionary grants and a separate city-funded bridge.
Dan Hansen, senior director of community and development services, said the city received $9.6 million in Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funds through MetroCOG and an additional $8.8 million through a state DOT flex fund, together totaling about $18.4 million toward the project. “By the time that we get done with it, for the most part, the majority of the local amounts that would be paid for by the city would be the soft costs, including engineering, right away acquisition, and things like that,” Hansen said.
Project scope and funding: The reconstruction would rebuild Ninth…
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