Sherrod Brown

08/09/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/09/2022 10:05

Brown Announces More Than $20 Million in Infrastructure Bill Funding for Cincinnati

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $20 million grant to the city of Cincinnati to improve street safety and create bike and pedestrian amenities. The funding was made possible through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Transportation Discretionary Grants program, which was scaled up in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Brown helped write and pass last year.


"The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is already getting resources to Ohio communities to improve transportation," said Brown. "I'm working to make sure Ohio gets its fair share - or more - of infrastructure investment, and this is the first step in that effort. This investment will mean safer streets, better intersections and will support new economic growth in Cincinnati and the greater Hamilton County region."

The Cincinnati project will connect the West End, Queensgate and Lower Price Hill neighborhoods with street safety improvements and will create new bicycle facilities and pedestrian amenities.

The RAISE Discretionary Grant program, provides a unique opportunity for the DOT to invest in road, rail, transit and port projects that promise to achieve national objectives. Previously known as the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) and Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grants, Congress has dedicated nearly $8.9 billion for 12 rounds of National Infrastructure Investments to fund projects that have a significant local or regional impact.

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