Adam RollinsThe U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released $488 million in awards through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program. The program’s second round will support 30 projects, funding road, rail, maritime and aviation infrastructure improvement projects.
The following are a selection of projects receiving a share of the funding:
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will receive $24.5 million to support the final phase of the Springdale Northern Bypass project. Projected for a total cost of $326.2 million, the department will finish the 20-mile bypass by building approximately 6.6 miles of roadway. The road will have two 12-foot travel lanes in each direction and will be separated by a variable-width median.
The Raleigh Durham Airport Authority will spend $24.7 million to extend John Brantley Boulevard, which is estimated to cost $166.6 million in total. The authority will realign select sections of the roadway in front of two terminals at the airport. The roadway will also be widened to four lanes.
Dorchester County, South Carolina, will use its share of $24.7 million to fund Phase 3A of the US 78 Widening project. Slated to cost $81.9 million in total, the county will widen the highway from two lanes to five between Orangeburg Road and North Maple Street. The upgraded roadway will have 12-foot-wide travels lanes and a 15-foot-wide center turn lane. The county will install around 3.4 miles of sidewalk, 4.9 miles of bike lanes and .4 miles of multi-use paths. Additional work will center around improving intersections by installing dedicated turn lanes, concrete medians, replacing culverts and adding curb and gutter along the corridor.
The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority in Alabama will receive $25 million to build a $75 million Operations & Maintenace Facility. Located in Birmingham, the facility will support the authority’s fixed-route, paratransit and microtransit fleet services.
The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Bucks in Pennsylvania will use $25 million to revitalize the Bristol Port Terminal. Estimated to cost $64.8 million in total, the project will make improvements to the terminal by building a 1,100-foot dock, modernizing offloading equipment, dredging approximately 70,000 cubic yards of material and integrating upgraded rail systems.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) will receive $20 million to advance the Hochatown Community Access and Pedestrian Safety Project. The $66.3 million project will reconstruct 6.25 miles of US 259 within the Choctaw Nation. ODOT will widen the highway to two lanes in each direction, create a center turn lane, install 1 mile of sidewalk, add 2 miles of street lighting and build a 1.8-mile shared-use trail.
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