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Portman Announces Federal Grant for Cleveland, Ohio Trail Planning Project

Press Release

Date: Nov. 17, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Arts, Entertainment, and History

Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) praised the announcement that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a grant to Cleveland Metroparks through the FY21 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program.

The $950,000 grant will go towards the completion of construction planning for the Slavic Village Downtown Connector Phase 2 North, the Morgana Run/Booth Avenue Extension, feasibility and preliminary engineering on the Iron Court/Opportunity Corridor Connector, and the Euclid Creek Greenway Phase 2 North as part of the countywide active transportation plan in Cuyahoga County.

"This is great news for Northeast Ohio. I applaud the Department of Transportation for providing Ohio with the resources needed to advance bicycle & pedestrian trail planning ," said Portman. "This project will increase community access, while also creating needed jobs."


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