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Raytown moves to pursue up to $25 million federal RAISE grant to rebuild core corridors
Summary
The Raytown Board of Aldermen voted to back a USDOT RAISE grant application for a citywide 'Reconnecting Community' project that would repave major corridors, add a 15-foot multi-use trail and 5-foot sidewalks, and target historically disadvantaged census tracts to maximize federal support.
Raytown officials authorized staff to advance an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s RAISE grant program seeking up to $25 million for a corridor reconstruction project dubbed “Reconnecting Community.” The presentation, led by city staff and consultants, outlined pavement mill-and-overlay work, curb-and-gutter, installation of modern, fiber-connected traffic signals, 5-foot sidewalks on one side of the road and a 15-foot multi-use trail on the other, and pedestrian-refuge islands at key crossings.
Project presenters said the application is intentionally concentrated in historically disadvantaged census tracts to maximize federal cost-sharing…
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