WMPO awards nearly $1.5 million to fund four local transportation projects
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Published: Oct. 28, 2021 at 3:58 PM EDT
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Board of the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) awarded $1,481,100 to transportation projects in Wilmington, Navassa and Kure Beach at a meeting Wednesday.
The funds were allocated through the Coronavirus Response and Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), which appropriated $10 billion for highway infrastructure programs.
Four projects were selected from a call for applications and will be funded as follows:
- The Town of Navassa will receive $168,198 to complete the Navassa Park multi-use path along Brooklyn Street between Water Street and Navassa Road.
- The Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority (Wave Transit) will receive $273,343 for passenger amenity upgrades, including the installation of transit shelters and benches.
- The City of Wilmington will receive $680,000 for the cost to design Phase 1 of the Downtown Trail.
- The Town of Kure Beach will receive $359,559 to improve pedestrian access and safety at the intersection of Fort Fisher Blvd and K Avenue, including sidewalks.
According to the press release, the federal funds will support local efforts to improve transit facilities, pedestrian access, safety and traffic operations.
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