Roads and Bridges Project Spotlight - South Capitol Street Trail Construction
The Department of Transportation awarded $10 million in Rebuilding America with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant funds to the District Department of Transportation to construct a nearly four-mile walking and biking trail between South Capitol St./Firth Sterling Ave. SE and the Oxon Hill Farm Trail along DC Village Lane. The trail will extend the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail network into the southernmost areas of the District. The trail will provide pedestrians and cyclists with a safe, off-street transportation corridor, and provides disadvantaged neighborhoods with connections to the public transit system with access to jobs, schools, businesses, and recreational opportunities. There are strong workforce elements in this project -- over half of worked hours must be performed by residents of the District of Columbia and 20 percent of work under the project is reserved for journey-level positions.
See here for more information on awarded grants through the RAISE program.
Clean Buses Project Spotlight – District Department of Transportation Clean Buses
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration has awarded $9.5 million to the District Department of Transportation to buy battery electric buses to replace diesel vehicles through DOT’s Low- and No- Emission Bus Program. These investments will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
See here for more information on Low or No Emission Bus programs announced in 2022.
Brownfields Cleanup Project Spotlight
District of Columbia Cleanup Assessments The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the District of Columbia $1,996,589 to conduct 15 Phase II environmental site assessments. The funding will accelerate clean up efforts of contaminated sites to build safer, more resilient communities.
Bridge Project Spotlight
Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge The Department of Transportation awarded $72 million for the rehabilitation of the northbound I-395 bridge, also known as the Arland D. Williams Jr. Memorial Bridge. This is a four-lane, nearly half-mile bridge that carries people and goods from Arlington, Virginia, over the Potomac River to Washington, D.C. Over 88,000 vehicles cross this bridge every day and project sponsors estimate that this project will save millions of dollars in reduced maintenance costs, while improving travel times and safety for users.
See here for more information on recently announced rehabilitation bridge projects.