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Cherokee Nation reports $32 million US DOT grant for US‑59 corridor; tribe to provide $5 million match
Summary
Michael Lynn told the Community Services Committee that Cherokee Nation received a $32,000,000 USDOT INFRA-like grant for the US‑59 corridor between Jay and Grove and will provide a $5,000,000 match, creating a roughly $37,000,000 project; the tribe is transferring funds to ODOT for construction letting.
Michael Lynn, director of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, told the Cherokee Nation Community Services Committee that the tribe received a federal transportation grant for work on US‑59 between Jay and Grove. “There was a 32,000,000 grant that we received from the US Department of Transportation called INRFA,” Lynn said, and confirmed Cherokee Nation must provide a $5,000,000 match, making the tribe’s total investment about…
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