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Belmont staff to pursue USDOT BUILD grant, council asks for prioritized project options
Summary
Belmont officials said the city will apply for a USDOT BUILD grant (up to $25 million) to improve the corridor from Catawba Street to I‑85; staff will hire engineers to firm up costs and present prioritized project options to council before the Feb. 24 application deadline.
Belmont City Manager Miles Braswell told the City Council on Jan. 5 that staff will seek a USDOT BUILD grant to pay for comprehensive corridor improvements from Catawba Street north to I‑85, with priority work at the Park Street intersections with Wilkinson Boulevard and Catawba Street.
"Belmont is located within a rural‑designated metropolitan statistical area and is therefore eligible for 100% federal funding," Braswell said, and noted the city could apply for up to $25,000,000. He told council that staff plans to engage an engineering firm to produce detailed cost…
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