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High Point updates committee on $19.8M RAISE-funded Elm Street and Southwest Greenway, aims for Sept. 2027 readiness
Summary
City transportation staff told the Prosperity, Livability, and Safety committee the RAISE-funded 'High Point on the Rise' project totals about $28 million ($19.8M federal, ~$9M local), will create a 4.8-mile connection, and is negotiating railroad access and right-of-way acquisition with a target obligation date of Sept. 2027.
High Point officials on Jan. 2026 updated the Prosperity, Livability, and Safety committee on the federally funded RAISE project known as "High Point on the Rise," saying the program includes a $19,800,000 federal award plus about $9,000,000 in city and community commitments for an estimated total around $28,000,000.
"We applied for the RAISE grant back in July 2021 ... we were awarded in November 2021," Greg Venable, High Point transportation director, said, noting that Federal Highway and USDOT did not issue a notice to proceed until February 2023, which compressed the early schedule.
The project will deliver approximately 4.8 miles of urban connections including a Southwest Greenway and streetscape work on Elm Street to link Armstrong Park, the Catalyst District and surrounding neighborhoods to regional transit, the hospital, the library and other community assets. "It serves areas that really need non-highway…
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