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Commission green-lights $25,000 benefit-cost study for BUILD grant, confirms SS4A award
Summary
Saint Clair County approved a $25,000 contract with Sain & Associates to produce a benefit-cost analysis for a BUILD grant to widen US HWY 411 and recorded a $504,000 SS4A grant award (total $630,000 with local match) to develop a safety action plan.
County engineers told the commission they will seek federal BUILD funding to widen a portion of US HWY 411. Commissioners approved a $25,000 proposal from Sain & Associates to complete a benefit-cost analysis supporting the BUILD grant application, with the proposal to be attached to the minutes as Attachment #4.
Engineer Dan Dahlke also reported that Saint Clair County received a Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant valued at $504,000 (with a full project value of $630,000 including the local match) to produce a new action plan and carry out supplemental planning and demonstration activities. The commission approved the FY25 County Rebuild Alabama Annual Report (CRAAR) during the same agenda item.
Why it matters: the benefit-cost analysis is a typical prerequisite for competitive federal BUILD applications and will shape whether funds are sought to widen US HWY 411. The SS4A award provides immediate funding for safety planning and demonstration projects that may affect local road design and pedestrian safety.
Next steps: Sain & Associates will complete the benefit-cost analysis; the FY25 CRAAR is adopted and will be included in the meeting attachments.
