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Board to consider applying for $9.9 million BUILD grant for 'Hot Springs Safe and Connected'

City of Hot Springs Board of Directors · February 11, 2026
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Summary

Assistant City Engineer Mike Hill told the board the city will seek up to $9,896,000 from USDOT BUILD for a multimodal 'Hot Springs Safe and Connected' initiative that would fund trailheads, connector and intersection safety improvements; as a rural applicant the city is not required to provide a local match and approval would authorize only the application filing.

Assistant City Engineer Mike Hill presented R26‑28 at the agenda meeting, asking the board to authorize submitting a BUILD discretionary grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for a comprehensive program called "Hot Springs Safe and Connected." The requested amount is $9,896,000.

Hill said the program bundles multiple coordinated…

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