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Lubbock MPO pursues $21 million BUILD grant for Loop 88 ' knuckle/interchange
Summary
At its Feb. 17 meeting the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization's policy committee discussed staff's plan to apply for a $21 million BUILD grant to fund a knuckle/roundabout tabletop connecting phases of the Loop 88/US 84 project; staff sought partner letters and committed to TAC review before final action.
Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization staff told the Transportation Policy Committee on Feb. 17 that they will apply for a BUILD grant to help fund a knuckle/roundabout tabletop at the Phase 2/Phase 3 boundary of the US 84 / Loop 88 project, asking for $21,000,000 with no local match required at the time of application.
MPO staffer Mr. Lucero said the project aligns with this year's BUILD priorities'freight, safety and innovation'and that part of the funded work would be designated as a rural portion (in coordination with the South Plains Association of Governments, SPAG) so the application competes in a different pool. "The MPO has never gone for a BUILD grant before," Lucero said, "and we're looking to be able to go out, make an ask of $21,000,000; no match will be required at this time." He said staff planned to submit the application by Feb. 24 and had an internal target…
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