The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded four Kansas infrastructure projects nearly $45.3 million in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants.
“The RAISE grant is a way for communities, large and small, to address transportation infrastructure by leveraging local investment to capture federal dollars,” Kansas Secretary of Transportation Calvin Reed said.
The Kansas Department of Transportation’s Canal Route Modernization Study was awarded $1.6 million. Funding will be used to develop transportation design options for a 5.5-mile segment of I-135.
The remaining awardees received free technical assistance with their grant application from the Kansas Infrastructure Hub which connects multiple state agencies and serves as a resource center for Kansas communities.
Topeka received $25 million for the Pathways for Progress project that will build approximately 50 miles of new or improved Americans with Disabilities Act compliant sidewalks.
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation received $16.02 million for the Road Repair and Rehabilitation Project that will construct approximately 2.5 miles of walking trails and improve approximately 14 miles of roadway within the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
Coffey County received $2.6 million for countywide trails planning and design. The project will plan and design an approximately 47 mile, multi-use, trail system within six communities.
RAISE grants support port, rail, road, and transit projects.