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Wheeling seeks $3.44 million in congressional funding for Glenwood Road slip repair; requests $1.2 million for Hemphill tunnel
Summary
City Manager Harron told the council the city will submit a $4.3 million Glenwood Road slip project to Congressman Riley Moore, asking $3.44 million in congressional directed spending with a local match of $860,000, and will again request $1.2 million for repair of the Hemphill-filled tunnel on the Harris Port Trail (no local match required).
City Manager Harron told the Wheeling City Council on March 3 that the city will seek congressional directed spending to address two infrastructure projects.
Harron said the Glenwood Road slip project is a $4,300,000 effort; the city will request $3,440,000 in congressional directed spending with a local match of $860,000. He also said the city will again submit a request for $1,200,000 to repair the Hemphill-filled tunnel on the Harris Port Trail, a project that, as presented, does not require a local match.
Harron said those requests are being routed to Congressman Riley Moore’s office this week for consideration during the current congressional directed spending cycle. He noted the Elm Run engineering funding the city previously received is not yet complete and that the city is evaluating other possible funding pathways if the congressional requests are not approved.
The council did not take a formal vote on the funding requests during the meeting; Harron presented the projects as items the city will submit to congressional offices. He did not specify timelines beyond saying the requests are being submitted this week for consideration.
