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County officials outline timeline for $3 million Glacier Creek Ridge grant
Summary
Missoula County noted receipt of a $3,000,000 Bill Grama award for the Glacier Creek Ridge project and staff described a timeline that includes applying for matching funds in May 2027, final engineering by late 2027, and potential construction starting in 2028 or summer 2029.
Missoula County officials said the county recently received $3,000,000 in Bill Grama funding for the Glacier Creek Ridge project and will send letters thanking the congressional delegation for support. County staff described a schedule for matching funds and engineering and said they hope to obligate funding early rather than phasing the project.
A county official stated, "we received $3,000,000 for recently." Project staff said, "The hope was, summer of 28, we may begin construction. It's a little ambitious," and added that the county plans to apply in May 2027 for a matching grant and aims to obligate funds by Q1 or March 2027 to limit exposure to phased rescissions. Staff said final engineering work would likely finish by late 2027, with construction following in 2028 or possibly summer 2029.
Officials said they prefer to obligate grant funds all at once rather than in phases, to limit the risk that federal funding could be rescinded mid-project; a staff member indicated March 2027 as a target to obligate funds.
