City of Phoenix, AZ

08/11/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/11/2022 20:23

Rio Salado Bike/Ped Bridge RAISE Grant News Conference

​U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego joined a host of community members and elected officials on Thursday at the Rio Salado Audubon Center to announce that the City of Phoenix is the recipient of a $25 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant. City staff submitted an application for the grant earlier this year.

READ MORE: Phoenix Awarded $25M RAISE Grant to Build Rio Salado Bike/Ped Bridge

Updates about the project and information regarding future community feedback opportunities will be available on the 3rd Street Rio Salado Projects webpage.

Congress dedicated $2.2 billion in fiscal year 2022 RAISE grants to fund projects like this one that have a significant local or regional transportation impact. RAISE funding is a result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that was passed by Congress in November 2021.​​​