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Ephrata officials authorize application for freight grant to design railroad overpass
Summary
Ephrata officials voted to authorize staff to apply for an FMSIB Freight Mobility grant to fund preliminary engineering for a railroad overpass and related arterial road design. Discussion focused on a 13.5% match, estimated design costs and property-routing questions; the resolution passed by voice vote.
Ephrata officials voted to authorize staff to apply for a Freight Mobility grant (resolution R26-015) to fund preliminary engineering for a railroad overpass and an arterial road through the port area, officials said during a short public meeting.
Sean, the staff presenter, told the body the application must be filed soon and that the grant would support design work — not construction — to define the route and engineering for an overpass over the railroad tracks. “The match is 13 and a half percent,” Sean said, and the design-phase work is expected…
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