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Pleasant Hill approves $500,000 federal-aid agreement for Sherrylynn Boulevard and University Avenue improvements
Summary
The council approved Resolution #032426-07 to accept a $500,000 Surface Transportation Block Grant administered through the Iowa DOT and the Des Moines Area MPO for improvements at Sherrylynn Boulevard and University Avenue; the vote was 5-0.
On March 24 the Pleasant Hill City Council unanimously approved a federal-aid agreement accepting $500,000 in Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) funding for improvements at Sherrylynn Boulevard and University Avenue.
Assistant City Manager Madeline Sturms told the Council that the City applied for and was awarded STBG funding through the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. "This is an agreement for the State agency to provide funding for construction costs for the project," Sturms said. The resolution (#032426-07) approving the Iowa Department of Transportation federal-aid agreement passed on a 5-0 vote.
City staff framed the award as part of an overall infrastructure plan to improve intersections and road safety; details on a construction timeline were not specified in the discussion.
